 | Book 13 Chapter 136
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | ke pūjyāḥ ke namaskāryāḥ kathaṃ varteta keṣu ca
kimācāraḥ kīdṛśeṣu pitāmaha na riṣyate
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | brāhmaṇānāṃ paribhavaḥ sādayed api devatāḥ
brāhmaṇānāṃ namaskartā yudhiṣṭhira na riṣyate
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| 3 | te pūjyās te namaskāryā vartethās teṣu putravat
te hi lokān imān sarvān dhārayanti manīṣiṇaḥ
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| 4 | brāhmaṇāḥ sarvalokānāṃ mahānto dharmasetavaḥ
dhanatyāgābhirāmāś ca vāksaṃyamaratāś ca ye
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| 5 | ramaṇīyāś ca bhūtānāṃ nidhānaṃ ca dhṛtavratāḥ
praṇetāraś ca lokānāṃ śāstrāṇāṃ ca yaśasvinaḥ
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| 6 | tapo yeṣāṃ dhanaṃ nityaṃ vāk caiva vipulaṃ balam
prabhavaś cāpi dharmāṇāṃ dharmajñāḥ sūkṣmadarśinaḥ
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| 7 | dharmakāmāḥ sthitā dharme sukṛtair dharmasetavaḥ
yān upāśritya jīvanti prajāḥ sarvāś caturvidhāḥ
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| 8 | panthānaḥ sarvanetāro yajñavāhāḥ sanātanāḥ
pitṛpaitāmahīṃ gurvīm udvahanti dhuraṃ sadā
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| 9 | dhuri ye nāvasīdanti viṣame sadgavā iva
pitṛdevātithimukhā havyakavyāgrabhojinaḥ
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| 10 | bhojanād eva ye lokāṃs trāyante mahato bhayāt
dīpāḥ sarvasya lokasya cakṣuś cakṣuṣmatām api
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| 11 | sarvaśilpādinidhayo nipuṇāḥ sūkṣmadarśinaḥ
gatijñāḥ sarvabhūtānām adhyātmagaticintakāḥ
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| 12 | ādimadhyāvasānānāṃ jñātāraś chinnasaṃśayāḥ
parāvaraviśeṣajñā gantāraḥ paramāṃ gatim
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| 13 | vimuktā dhutapāpmāno nirdvaṃdvā niṣparigrahāḥ
mānārhā mānitā nityaṃ jñānavidbhir mahātmabhiḥ
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| 14 | candane malapaṅke ca bhojane 'bhojane samāḥ
samaṃ yeṣāṃ dukūlaṃ ca śāṇakṣaumājināni ca
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| 15 | tiṣṭheyur apy abhuñjānā bahūni divasāny api
śoṣayeyuś ca gātrāṇi svādhyāyaiḥ saṃyatendriyāḥ
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| 16 | adaivaṃ daivataṃ kuryur daivataṃ cāpy adaivatam
lokān anyān sṛjeyuś ca lokapālāṃś ca kopitāḥ
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| 17 | apeyaḥ sāgaro yeṣām abhiśāpān mahātmanām
yeṣāṃ kopāgnir adyāpi daṇḍake nopaśāmyati
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| 18 | devānām api ye devāḥ kāraṇaṃ kāraṇasya ca
pramāṇasya pramāṇaṃ ca kas tān abhibhaved budhaḥ
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| 19 | yeṣāṃ vṛddhaś ca bālaś ca sarvaḥ saṃmānam arhati
tapovidyāviśeṣāt tu mānayanti parasparam
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| 20 | avidvān brāhmaṇo devaḥ pātraṃ vai pāvanaṃ mahat
vidvān bhūyastaro devaḥ pūrṇasāgarasaṃnibhaḥ
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| 21 | avidvāṃś caiva vidvāṃś ca brāhmaṇo daivataṃ mahat
praṇītaś cāpraṇītaś ca yathāgnir daivataṃ mahat
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| 22 | śmaśāne hy api tejasvī pāvako naiva duṣyati
havir yajñeṣu ca vahan bhūya evābhiśobhate
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| 23 | evaṃ yady apy aniṣṭeṣu vartate sarvakarmasu
sarvathā brāhmaṇo mānyo daivataṃ viddhi tat param
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