 | Book 13 Chapter 61
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | idaṃ deyam idaṃ deyam itīyaṃ śruticodanā
bahudeyāś ca rājānaḥ kiṃ svid deyam anuttamam
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | ati dānāni sarvāṇi pṛthivīdānam ucyate
acalā hy akṣayā bhūmir dogdhrī kāmān anuttamān
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| 3 | dogdhrī vāsāṃsi ratnāni paśūn vrīhiyavāṃs tathā
bhūmidaḥ sarvabhūteṣu śāśvatīr edhate samāḥ
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| 4 | yāvad bhūmer āyur iha tāvad bhūmida edhate
na bhūmidānād astīha paraṃ kiṃ cid yudhiṣṭhira
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| 5 | apy alpaṃ pradaduḥ pūrve pṛthivyā iti naḥ śrutam
bhūmim ete daduḥ sarve ye bhūmiṃ bhuñjate janāḥ
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| 6 | svakarmaivopajīvanti narā iha paratra ca
bhūmir bhūtir mahādevī dātāraṃ kurute priyam
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| 7 | ya etāṃ dakṣiṇāṃ dadyād akṣayāṃ pṛthivīpatiḥ
punar naratvaṃ saṃprāpya bhavet sa pṛthivīpatiḥ
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| 8 | yathā dānaṃ tathā bhoga iti dharmeṣu niścayaḥ
saṃgrāme vā tanuṃ jahyād dadyād vā pṛthivīm imām
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| 9 | ity etāṃ kṣatrabandhūnāṃ vadanti param āśiṣam
punāti dattā pṛthivī dātāram iti śuśruma
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| 10 | api pāpasamācāraṃ brahmaghnam api vānṛtam
saiva pāpaṃ pāvayati saiva pāpāt pramocayet
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| 11 | api pāpakṛtāṃ rājñāṃ pratigṛhṇanti sādhavaḥ
pṛthivīṃ nānyad icchanti pāvanaṃ jananī yathā
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| 12 | nāmāsyāḥ priyadatteti guhyaṃ devyāḥ sanātanam
dānaṃ vāpy atha vā jñānaṃ nāmno 'syāḥ paramaṃ priyam
tasmāt prāpyaiva pṛthivīṃ dadyād viprāya pārthivaḥ
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| 13 | nābhūmipatinā bhūmir adhiṣṭheyā kathaṃ cana
na vā pātreṇa vā gūhed antardhānena vā caret
ye cānye bhūmim iccheyuḥ kuryur evam asaṃśayam
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| 14 | yaḥ sādhor bhūmim ādatte na bhūmiṃ vindate tu saḥ
bhūmiṃ tu dattvā sādhubhyo vindate bhūmim eva hi
pretyeha ca sa dharmātmā saṃprāpnoti mahad yaśaḥ
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| 15 | yasya viprānuśāsanti sādhor bhūmiṃ sadaiva hi
na tasya śatravo rājan praśāsanti vasuṃdharām
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| 16 | yat kiṃ cit puruṣaḥ pāpaṃ kurute vṛttikarśitaḥ
api gocarmamātreṇa bhūmidānena pūyate
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| 17 | ye 'pi saṃkīrṇakarmāṇo rājāno raudrakarmiṇaḥ
tebhyaḥ pavitram ākhyeyaṃ bhūmidānam anuttamam
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| 18 | alpāntaram idaṃ śaśvat purāṇā menire janāḥ
yo yajed aśvamedhena dadyād vā sādhave mahīm
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| 19 | api cet sukṛtaṃ kṛtvā śaṅkerann api paṇḍitāḥ
aśakyam ekam evaitad bhūmidānam anuttamam
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| 20 | suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ vastraṃ maṇimuktāvasūni ca
sarvam etan mahāprājña dadāti vasudhāṃ dadat
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| 21 | tapo yajñaḥ śrutaṃ śīlam alobhaḥ satyasaṃdhatā
gurudaivatapūjā ca nātivartanti bhūmidam
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| 22 | bhartur niḥśreyase yuktās tyaktātmāno raṇe hatāḥ
brahmalokagatāḥ siddhā nātikrāmanti bhūmidam
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| 23 | yathā janitrī kṣīreṇa svaputraṃ bharate sadā
anugṛhṇāti dātāraṃ tathā sarvarasair mahī
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| 24 | mṛtyor vai kiṃkaro daṇḍas tāpo vahneḥ sudāruṇaḥ
ghorāś ca vāruṇāḥ pāśā nopasarpanti bhūmidam
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| 25 | pitṝṃś ca pitṛlokasthān devaloke ca devatāḥ
saṃtarpayati śāntātmā yo dadāti vasuṃdharām
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| 26 | kṛśāya mriyamāṇāya vṛttimlānāya sīdate
bhūmiṃ vṛttikarīṃ dattvā satrī bhavati mānavaḥ
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| 27 | yathā dhāvati gaur vatsaṃ kṣīram abhyutsṛjanty uta
evam eva mahābhāga bhūmir bhavati bhūmidam
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| 28 | halakṛṣṭāṃ mahīṃ dattvā sabījāṃ saphalām api
udīrṇaṃ vāpi śaraṇaṃ tathā bhavati kāmadaḥ
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| 29 | brāhmaṇaṃ vṛttasaṃpannam āhitāgniṃ śucivratam
naraḥ pratigrāhya mahīṃ na yāti yamasādanam
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| 30 | yathā candramaso vṛddhir ahany ahani jāyate
tathā bhūmikṛtaṃ dānaṃ sasye sasye vivardhate
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| 31 | atra gāthā bhūmigītāḥ kīrtayanti purāvidaḥ
yāḥ śrutvā jāmadagnyena dattā bhūḥ kāśyapāya vai
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| 32 | mām evādatta māṃ datta māṃ dattvā mām avāpsyatha
asmiṃl loke pare caiva tataś cājanane punaḥ
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| 33 | ya imāṃ vyāhṛtiṃ veda brāhmaṇo brahmasaṃśritaḥ
śrāddhasya hūyamānasya brahmabhūyaṃ sa gacchati
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| 34 | kṛtyānām abhiśastānāṃ duriṣṭaśamanaṃ mahat
prāyaścittam ahaṃ kṛtvā punāty ubhayato daśa
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| 35 | punāti ya idaṃ veda veda cāhaṃ tathaiva ca
prakṛtiḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ bhūmir vai śāśvatī matā
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| 36 | abhiṣicyaiva nṛpatiṃ śrāvayed imam āgamam
yathā śrutvā mahīṃ dadyān nādadyāt sādhutaś ca tām
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| 37 | so 'yaṃ kṛtsno brāhmaṇārtho rājārthaś cāpy asaṃśayam
rājā hi dharmakuśalaḥ prathamaṃ bhūtilakṣaṇam
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| 38 | atha yeṣām adharmajño rājā bhavati nāstikaḥ
na te sukhaṃ prabudhyante na sukhaṃ prasvapanti ca
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| 39 | sadā bhavanti codvignās tasya duścaritair narāḥ
yogakṣemā hi bahavo rāṣṭraṃ nāsyāviśanti tat
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| 40 | atha yeṣāṃ punaḥ prājño rājā bhavati dhārmikaḥ
sukhaṃ te pratibudhyante susukhaṃ prasvapanti ca
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| 41 | tasya rājñaḥ śubhair āryaiḥ karmabhir nirvṛtāḥ prajāḥ
yogakṣemeṇa vṛṣṭyā ca vivardhante svakarmabhiḥ
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| 42 | sa kulīnaḥ sa puruṣaḥ sa bandhuḥ sa ca puṇyakṛt
sa dātā sa ca vikrānto yo dadāti vasuṃdharām
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| 43 | ādityā iva dīpyante tejasā bhuvi mānavāḥ
dadanti vasudhāṃ sphītāṃ ye vedaviduṣi dvije
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| 44 | yathā bījāni rohanti prakīrṇāni mahītale
tathā kāmāḥ prarohanti bhūmidānasamārjitāḥ
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| 45 | ādityo varuṇo viṣṇur brahmā somo hutāśanaḥ
śūlapāṇiś ca bhagavān pratinandanti bhūmidam
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| 46 | bhūmau jāyanti puruṣā bhūmau niṣṭhāṃ vrajanti ca
caturvidho hi loko 'yaṃ yo 'yaṃ bhūmiguṇātmakaḥ
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| 47 | eṣā mātā pitā caiva jagataḥ pṛthivīpate
nānayā sadṛśaṃ bhūtaṃ kiṃ cid asti janādhipa
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| 48 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
bṛhaspateś ca saṃvādam indrasya ca yudhiṣṭhira
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| 49 | iṣṭvā kratuśatenātha mahatā dakṣiṇāvatā
maghavā vāgvidāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ papracchedaṃ bṛhaspatim
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| 50 | bhagavan kena dānena svargataḥ sukham edhate
yad akṣayaṃ mahārghaṃ ca tad brūhi vadatāṃ vara
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| 51 | ity uktaḥ sa surendreṇa tato devapurohitaḥ
bṛhaspatir mahātejāḥ pratyuvāca śatakratum
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| 52 | suvarṇadānaṃ godānaṃ bhūmidānaṃ ca vṛtrahan
dadad etān mahāprājñaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
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| 53 | na bhūmidānād devendra paraṃ kiṃ cid iti prabho
viśiṣṭam iti manyāmi yathā prāhur manīṣiṇaḥ
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| 54 | ye śūrā nihatā yuddhe svaryātā dānagṛddhinaḥ
sarve te vibudhaśreṣṭha nātikrāmanti bhūmidam
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| 55 | bhartur niḥśreyase yuktās tyaktātmāno raṇe hatāḥ
brahmalokagatāḥ śūrā nātikrāmanti bhūmidam
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| 56 | pañca pūrvādipuruṣāḥ ṣaṭ ca ye vasudhāṃ gatāḥ
ekādaśa dadad bhūmiṃ paritrātīha mānavaḥ
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| 57 | ratnopakīrṇāṃ vasudhāṃ yo dadāti puraṃdara
sa muktaḥ sarvakaluṣaiḥ svargaloke mahīyate
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| 58 | mahīṃ sphītāṃ dadad rājā sarvakāmaguṇānvitām
rājādhirājo bhavati tad dhi dānam anuttamam
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| 59 | sarvakāmasamāyuktāṃ kāśyapīṃ yaḥ prayacchati
sarvabhūtāni manyante māṃ dadātīti vāsava
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| 60 | sarvakāmadughāṃ dhenuṃ sarvakāmapurogamām
dadāti yaḥ sahasrākṣa sa svargaṃ yāti mānavaḥ
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| 61 | madhusarpiḥpravāhinyaḥ payodadhivahās tathā
saritas tarpayantīha surendra vasudhāpradam
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| 62 | bhūmipradānān nṛpatir mucyate rājakilbiṣāt
na hi bhūmipradānena dānam anyad viśiṣyate
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| 63 | dadāti yaḥ samudrāntāṃ pṛthivīṃ śastranirjitām
taṃ janāḥ kathayantīha yāvad dharati gaur iyam
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| 64 | puṇyām ṛddharasāṃ bhūmiṃ yo dadāti puraṃdara
na tasya lokāḥ kṣīyante bhūmidānaguṇārjitāḥ
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| 65 | sarvathā pārthiveneha satataṃ bhūtim icchatā
bhūr deyā vidhivac chakra pātre sukham abhīpsatā
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| 66 | api kṛtvā naraḥ pāpaṃ bhūmiṃ dattvā dvijātaye
samutsṛjati tat pāpaṃ jīrṇāṃ tvacam ivoragaḥ
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| 67 | sāgarān saritaḥ śailān kānanāni ca sarvaśaḥ
sarvam etan naraḥ śakra dadāti vasudhāṃ dadat
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| 68 | taḍāgāny udapānāni srotāṃsi ca sarāṃsi ca
snehān sarvarasāṃś caiva dadāti vasudhāṃ dadat
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| 69 | oṣadhīḥ kṣīrasaṃpannā nagān puṣpaphalānvitān
kānanopalaśailāṃś ca dadāti vasudhāṃ dadat
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| 70 | agniṣṭomaprabhṛtibhir iṣṭvā ca svāptadakṣiṇaiḥ
na tat phalam avāpnoti bhūmidānād yad aśnute
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| 71 | dātā daśānugṛhṇāti daśa hanti tathā kṣipan
pūrvadattāṃ haran bhūmiṃ narakāyopagacchati
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| 72 | na dadāti pratiśrutya dattvā vā harate tu yaḥ
sa baddho vāruṇaiḥ pāśais tapyate mṛtyuśāsanāt
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| 73 | āhitāgniṃ sadāyajñaṃ kṛśabhṛtyaṃ priyātithim
ye bharanti dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ nopasarpanti te yamam
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| 74 | brāhmaṇeṣv ṛṇabhūtaṃ syāt pārthivasya puraṃdara
itareṣāṃ tu varṇānāṃ tārayet kṛśadurbalān
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| 75 | nācchindyāt sparśitāṃ bhūmiṃ pareṇa tridaśādhipa
brāhmaṇāya suraśreṣṭha kṛśabhṛtyāya kaś cana
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| 76 | athāśru patitaṃ teṣāṃ dīnānām avasīdatām
brāhmaṇānāṃ hṛte kṣetre hanyāt tripuruṣaṃ kulam
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| 77 | bhūmipālaṃ cyutaṃ rāṣṭrād yas tu saṃsthāpayet punaḥ
tasya vāsaḥ sahasrākṣa nākapṛṣṭhe mahīyate
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| 78 | ikṣubhiḥ saṃtatāṃ bhūmiṃ yavagodhūmasaṃkulām
gośvavāhanasaṃpūrṇāṃ bāhuvīryasamārjitām
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| 79 | nidhigarbhāṃ dadad bhūmiṃ sarvaratnaparicchadām
akṣayāṃl labhate lokān bhūmisatraṃ hi tasya tat
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| 80 | vidhūya kaluṣaṃ sarvaṃ virajāḥ saṃmataḥ satām
loke mahīyate sadbhir yo dadāti vasuṃdharām
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| 81 | yathāpsu patitaḥ śakra tailabindur visarpati
tathā bhūmikṛtaṃ dānaṃ sasye sasye visarpati
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| 82 | ye raṇāgre mahīpālāḥ śūrāḥ samitiśobhanāḥ
vadhyante 'bhimukhāḥ śakra brahmalokaṃ vrajanti te
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| 83 | nṛtyagītaparā nāryo divyamālyavibhūṣitāḥ
upatiṣṭhanti devendra sadā bhūmipradaṃ divi
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| 84 | modate ca sukhaṃ svarge devagandharvapūjitaḥ
yo dadāti mahīṃ samyag vidhineha dvijātaye
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| 85 | śatam apsarasaś caiva divyamālyavibhūṣitāḥ
upatiṣṭhanti devendra sadā bhūmipradaṃ naram
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| 86 | śaṅkhaṃ bhadrāsanaṃ chatraṃ varāśvā varavāraṇāḥ
bhūmipradānāt puṣpāṇi hiraṇyanicayās tathā
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| 87 | ājñā sadāpratihatā jayaśabdo bhavaty atha
bhūmidānasya puṣpāṇi phalaṃ svargaḥ puraṃdara
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| 88 | hiraṇyapuṣpāś cauṣadhyaḥ kuśakāñcanaśāḍvalāḥ
amṛtaprasavāṃ bhūmiṃ prāpnoti puruṣo dadat
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| 89 | nāsti bhūmisamaṃ dānaṃ nāsti mātṛsamo guruḥ
nāsti satyasamo dharmo nāsti dānasamo nidhiḥ
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| 90 | etad āṅgirasāc chrutvā vāsavo vasudhām imām
vasuratnasamākīrṇāṃ dadāv āṅgirase tadā
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| 91 | ya imaṃ śrāvayec chrāddhe bhūmidānasya saṃstavam
na tasya rakṣasāṃ bhāgo nāsurāṇāṃ bhavaty uta
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| 92 | akṣayaṃ ca bhaved dattaṃ pitṛbhyas tan na saṃśayaḥ
tasmāc chrāddheṣv idaṃ vipro bhuñjataḥ śrāvayed dvijān
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| 93 | ity etat sarvadānānāṃ śreṣṭham uktaṃ tavānagha
mayā bharataśārdūla kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi
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