 | Book 14 Chapter 18
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| 1 | brāhmaṇa uvāca
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| 1 | śubhānām aśubhānāṃ ca neha nāśo 'sti karmaṇām
prāpya prāpya tu pacyante kṣetraṃ kṣetraṃ tathā tathā
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| 2 | yathā prasūyamānas tu phalī dadyāt phalaṃ bahu
tathā syād vipulaṃ puṇyaṃ śuddhena manasā kṛtam
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| 3 | pāpaṃ cāpi tathaiva syāt pāpena manasā kṛtam
purodhāya mano hīha karmaṇy ātmā pravartate
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| 4 | yathā karmasamādiṣṭaṃ kāmamanyusamāvṛtaḥ
naro garbhaṃ praviśati tac cāpi śṛṇu cottaram
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| 5 | śukraṃ śoṇitasaṃsṛṣṭaṃ striyā garbhāśayaṃ gatam
kṣetraṃ karmajam āpnoti śubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham
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| 6 | saukṣmyād avyaktabhāvāc ca na sa kva cana sajjate
saṃprāpya brahmaṇaḥ kāyaṃ tasmāt tad brahma śāśvatam
tad bījaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ tena jīvanti jantavaḥ
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| 7 | sa jīvaḥ sarvagātrāṇi garbhasyāviśya bhāgaśaḥ
dadhāti cetasā sadyaḥ prāṇasthāneṣv avasthitaḥ
tataḥ spandayate 'ṅgāni sa garbhaś cetanānvitaḥ
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| 8 | yathā hi lohaniṣyando niṣikto bimbavigraham
upaiti tadvaj jānīhi garbhe jīvapraveśanam
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| 9 | lohapiṇḍaṃ yathā vahniḥ praviśaty abhitāpayan
tathā tvam api jānīhi garbhe jīvopapādanam
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| 10 | yathā ca dīpaḥ śaraṇaṃ dīpyamānaḥ prakāśayet
evam eva śarīrāṇi prakāśayati cetanā
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| 11 | yad yac ca kurute karma śubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham
pūrvadehakṛtaṃ sarvam avaśyam upabhujyate
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| 12 | tatas tat kṣīyate caiva punaś cānyat pracīyate
yāvat tan mokṣayogasthaṃ dharmaṃ naivāvabudhyate
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| 13 | tatra dharmaṃ pravakṣyāmi sukhī bhavati yena vai
āvartamāno jātīṣu tathānyonyāsu sattama
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| 14 | dānaṃ vrataṃ brahmacaryaṃ yathoktavratadhāraṇam
damaḥ praśāntatā caiva bhūtānāṃ cānukampanam
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| 15 | saṃyamaś cānṛśaṃsyaṃ ca parasvādānavarjanam
vyalīkānām akaraṇaṃ bhūtānāṃ yatra sā bhuvi
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| 16 | mātāpitroś ca śuśrūṣā devatātithipūjanam
gurupūjā ghṛṇā śaucaṃ nityam indriyasaṃyamaḥ
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| 17 | pravartanaṃ śubhānāṃ ca tat satāṃ vṛttam ucyate
tato dharmaḥ prabhavati yaḥ prajāḥ pāti śāśvatīḥ
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| 18 | evaṃ satsu sadā paśyet tatra hy eṣā dhruvā sthitiḥ
ācāro dharmam ācaṣṭe yasmin santo vyavasthitāḥ
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| 19 | teṣu tad dharmanikṣiptaṃ yaḥ sa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
yas taṃ samabhipadyeta na sa durgatim āpnuyāt
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| 20 | ato niyamyate lokaḥ pramuhya dharmavartmasu
yas tu yogī ca muktaś ca sa etebhyo viśiṣyate
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| 21 | vartamānasya dharmeṇa puruṣasya yathā tathā
saṃsāratāraṇaṃ hy asya kālena mahatā bhavet
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| 22 | evaṃ pūrvakṛtaṃ karma sarvo jantur niṣevate
sarvaṃ tat kāraṇaṃ yena nikṛto 'yam ihāgataḥ
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| 23 | śarīragrahaṇaṃ cāsya kena pūrvaṃ prakalpitam
ity evaṃ saṃśayo loke tac ca vakṣyāmy ataḥ param
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| 24 | śarīram ātmanaḥ kṛtvā sarvabhūtapitāmahaḥ
trailokyam asṛjad brahmā kṛtsnaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam
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| 25 | tataḥ pradhānam asṛjac cetanā sā śarīriṇām
yayā sarvam idaṃ vyāptaṃ yāṃ loke paramāṃ viduḥ
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| 26 | iha tat kṣaram ity uktaṃ paraṃ tv amṛtam akṣaram
trayāṇāṃ mithunaṃ sarvam ekaikasya pṛthak pṛthak
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| 27 | asṛjat sarvabhūtāni pūrvasṛṣṭaḥ prajāpatiḥ
sthāvarāṇi ca bhūtāni ity eṣā paurvikī śrutiḥ
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| 28 | tasya kālaparīmāṇam akarot sa pitāmahaḥ
bhūteṣu parivṛttiṃ ca punarāvṛttim eva ca
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| 29 | yathātra kaś cin medhāvī dṛṣṭātmā pūrvajanmani
yat pravakṣyāmi tat sarvaṃ yathāvad upapadyate
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| 30 | sukhaduḥkhe sadā samyag anitye yaḥ prapaśyati
kāyaṃ cāmedhyasaṃghātaṃ vināśaṃ karmasaṃhitam
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| 31 | yac ca kiṃ cit sukhaṃ tac ca sarvaṃ duḥkham iti smaran
saṃsārasāgaraṃ ghoraṃ tariṣyati sudustaram
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| 32 | jātīmaraṇarogaiś ca samāviṣṭaḥ pradhānavit
cetanāvatsu caitanyaṃ samaṃ bhūteṣu paśyati
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| 33 | nirvidyate tataḥ kṛtsnaṃ mārgamāṇaḥ paraṃ padam
tasyopadeśaṃ vakṣyāmi yāthātathyena sattama
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| 34 | śāśvatasyāvyayasyātha padasya jñānam uttamam
procyamānaṃ mayā vipra nibodhedam aśeṣataḥ
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