 | Book 12 Chapter 65
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| 1 | indra uvāca
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| 1 | evaṃvīryaḥ sarvadharmopapannaḥ; kṣātraḥ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvadharmeṣu dharmaḥ
pālyo yuṣmābhir lokasiṃhair udārair; viparyaye syād abhāvaḥ prajānām
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| 2 | bhuvaḥ saṃskāraṃ rājasaṃskārayogam; abhaikṣacaryāṃ pālanaṃ ca prajānām
vidyād rājā sarvabhūtānukampāṃ; dehatyāgaṃ cāhave dharmam agryam
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| 3 | tyāgaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ munayo vai vadanti; sarvaśreṣṭho yaḥ śarīraṃ tyajeta
nityaṃ tyaktaṃ rājadharmeṣu sarvaṃ; pratyakṣaṃ te bhūmipālāḥ sadaite
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| 4 | bahuśrutyā guruśuśrūṣayā vā; parasya vā saṃhananād vadanti
nityaṃ dharmaṃ kṣatriyo brahmacārī; cared eko hy āśramaṃ dharmakāmaḥ
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| 5 | sāmānyārthe vyavahāre pravṛtte; priyāpriye varjayann eva yatnāt
cāturvarṇyasthāpanāt pālanāc ca; tais tair yogair niyamair aurasaiś ca
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| 6 | sarvodyogair āśramaṃ dharmam āhuḥ; kṣātraṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ sarvadharmopapannam
svaṃ svaṃ dharmaṃ ye na caranti varṇās; tāṃs tān dharmān ayathāvad vadanti
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| 7 | nirmaryāde nityam arthe vinaṣṭān; āhus tān vai paśubhūtān manuṣyān
yathā nītiṃ gamayaty arthalobhāc; chreyāṃs tasmād āśramaḥ kṣatradharmaḥ
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| 8 | traividyānāṃ yā gatir brāhmaṇānāṃ; yaś caivokto 'thāśramo brāhmaṇānām
etat karma brāhmaṇasyāhur agryam; anyat kurvañ śūdravac chastravadhyaḥ
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| 9 | cāturāśramyadharmāś ca vedadharmāś ca pārthiva
brāhmaṇenānugantavyā nānyo vidyāt kathaṃ cana
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| 10 | anyathā vartamānasya na sā vṛttiḥ prakalpyate
karmaṇā vyajyate dharmo yathaiva śvā tathaiva saḥ
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| 11 | yo vikarmasthito vipro na sa sanmānam arhati
karmasv anupayuñjānam aviśvāsyaṃ hi taṃ viduḥ
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| 12 | ete dharmāḥ sarvavarṇāś ca vīrair; utkraṣṭavyāḥ kṣatriyair eṣa dharmaḥ
tasmāj jyeṣṭhā rājadharmā na cānye; vīryajyeṣṭhā vīradharmā matā me
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| 13 | māndhātovāca
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| 13 | yavanāḥ kirātā gāndhārāś cīnāḥ śabarabarbarāḥ
śakās tuṣārāḥ kahvāś ca pahlavāś cāndhramadrakāḥ
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| 14 | oḍrāḥ pulindā ramaṭhāḥ kācā mlecchāś ca sarvaśaḥ
brahmakṣatraprasūtāś ca vaiśyāḥ śūdrāś ca mānavāḥ
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| 15 | kathaṃ dharmaṃ careyus te sarve viṣayavāsinaḥ
madvidhaiś ca kathaṃ sthāpyāḥ sarve te dasyujīvinaḥ
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| 16 | etad icchāmy ahaṃ śrotuṃ bhagavaṃs tad bravīhi me
tvaṃ bandhubhūto hy asmākaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ sureśvara
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| 17 | indra uvāca
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| 17 | mātāpitror hi kartavyā śuśrūṣā sarvadasyubhiḥ
ācāryaguruśuśrūṣā tathaivāśramavāsinām
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| 18 | bhūmipālānāṃ ca śuśrūṣā kartavyā sarvadasyubhiḥ
vedadharmakriyāś caiva teṣāṃ dharmo vidhīyate
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| 19 | pitṛyajñās tathā kūpāḥ prapāś ca śayanāni ca
dānāni ca yathākālaṃ dvijeṣu dadyur eva te
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| 20 | ahiṃsā satyam akrodho vṛttidāyānupālanam
bharaṇaṃ putradārāṇāṃ śaucam adroha eva ca
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| 21 | dakṣiṇā sarvayajñānāṃ dātavyā bhūtim icchatā
pākayajñā mahārhāś ca kartavyāḥ sarvadasyubhiḥ
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| 22 | etāny evaṃprakārāṇi vihitāni purānagha
sarvalokasya karmāṇi kartavyānīha pārthiva
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| 23 | māndhātovāca
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| 23 | dṛśyante mānavā loke sarvavarṇeṣu dasyavaḥ
liṅgāntare vartamānā āśrameṣu caturṣv api
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| 24 | indra uvāca
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| 24 | vinaṣṭāyāṃ daṇḍanītau rājadharme nirākṛte
saṃpramuhyanti bhūtāni rājadaurātmyato nṛpa
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| 25 | asaṃkhyātā bhaviṣyanti bhikṣavo liṅginas tathā
āśramāṇāṃ vikalpāś ca nivṛtte 'smin kṛte yuge
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| 26 | aśṛṇvānāḥ purāṇānāṃ dharmāṇāṃ pravarā gatīḥ
utpathaṃ pratipatsyante kāmamanyusamīritāḥ
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| 27 | yadā nivartyate pāpo daṇḍanītyā mahātmabhiḥ
tadā dharmo na calate sadbhūtaḥ śāśvataḥ paraḥ
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| 28 | paralokaguruṃ caiva rājānaṃ yo 'vamanyate
na tasya dattaṃ na hutaṃ na śrāddhaṃ phalati kva cit
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| 29 | mānuṣāṇām adhipatiṃ devabhūtaṃ sanātanam
devāś ca bahu manyante dharmakāmaṃ nareśvaram
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| 30 | prajāpatir hi bhagavān yaḥ sarvam asṛjaj jagat
sa pravṛttinivṛttyarthaṃ dharmāṇāṃ kṣatram icchati
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| 31 | pravṛttasya hi dharmasya buddhyā yaḥ smarate gatim
sa me mānyaś ca pūjyaś ca tatra kṣatraṃ pratiṣṭhitam
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| 32 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 32 | evam uktvā sa bhagavān marudgaṇavṛtaḥ prabhuḥ
jagāma bhavanaṃ viṣṇur akṣaraṃ paramaṃ padam
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| 33 | evaṃ pravartite dharme purā sucarite 'nagha
kaḥ kṣatram avamanyeta cetanāvān bahuśrutaḥ
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| 34 | anyāyena pravṛttāni nivṛttāni tathaiva ca
antarā vilayaṃ yānti yathā pathi vicakṣuṣaḥ
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| 35 | ādau pravartite cakre tathaivādiparāyaṇe
vartasva puruṣavyāghra saṃvijānāmi te 'nagha
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