 | Book 14 Chapter 38
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| 1 | brahmovāca
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| 1 | ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi tṛtīyaṃ guṇam uttamam
sarvabhūtahitaṃ loke satāṃ dharmam aninditam
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| 2 | ānandaḥ prītir udrekaḥ prākāśyaṃ sukham eva ca
akārpaṇyam asaṃrambhaḥ saṃtoṣaḥ śraddadhānatā
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| 3 | kṣamā dhṛtir ahiṃsā ca samatā satyam ārjavam
akrodhaś cānasūyā ca śaucaṃ dākṣyaṃ parākramaḥ
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| 4 | mudhā jñānaṃ mudhā vṛttaṃ mudhā sevā mudhā śramaḥ
evaṃ yo yuktadharmaḥ syāt so 'mutrānantyam aśnute
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| 5 | nirmamo nirahaṃkāro nirāśīḥ sarvataḥ samaḥ
akāmahata ity eṣa satāṃ dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
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| 6 | viśrambho hrīs titikṣā ca tyāgaḥ śaucam atandritā
ānṛśaṃsyam asaṃmoho dayā bhūteṣv apaiśunam
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| 7 | harṣas tuṣṭir vismayaś ca vinayaḥ sādhuvṛttatā
śāntikarma viśuddhiś ca śubhā buddhir vimocanam
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| 8 | upekṣā brahmacaryaṃ ca parityāgaś ca sarvaśaḥ
nirmamatvam anāśīstvam aparikrītadharmatā
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| 9 | mudhā dānaṃ mudhā yajño mudhādhītaṃ mudhā vratam
mudhā pratigrahaś caiva mudhā dharmo mudhā tapaḥ
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| 10 | evaṃvṛttās tu ye ke cil loke 'smin sattvasaṃśrayāḥ
brāhmaṇā brahmayonisthās te dhīrāḥ sādhudarśinaḥ
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| 11 | hitvā sarvāṇi pāpāni niḥśokā hy ajarāmarāḥ
divaṃ prāpya tu te dhīrāḥ kurvate vai tatas tataḥ
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| 12 | īśitvaṃ ca vaśitvaṃ ca laghutvaṃ manasaś ca te
vikurvate mahātmāno devās tridivagā iva
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| 13 | ūrdhvasrotasa ity ete devā vaikārikāḥ smṛtāḥ
vikurvate prakṛtyā vai divaṃ prāptās tatas tataḥ
yad yad icchanti tat sarvaṃ bhajante vibhajanti ca
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| 14 | ity etat sāttvikaṃ vṛttaṃ kathitaṃ vo dvijarṣabhāḥ
etad vijñāya vidhival labhate yad yad icchati
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| 15 | prakīrtitāḥ sattvaguṇā viśeṣato; yathāvad uktaṃ guṇavṛttam eva ca
naras tu yo veda guṇān imān sadā; guṇān sa bhuṅkte na guṇaiḥ sa bhujyate
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