 | Book 12 Chapter 66
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | śrutā me kathitāḥ pūrvaiś catvāro mānavāśramāḥ
vyākhyānam eṣām ācakṣva pṛcchato me pitāmaha
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | viditāḥ sarva eveha dharmās tava yudhiṣṭhira
yathā mama mahābāho viditāḥ sādhusaṃmatāḥ
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| 3 | yat tu liṅgāntaragataṃ pṛcchase māṃ yudhiṣṭhira
dharmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha tan nibodha narādhipa
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| 4 | sarvāṇy etāni kaunteya vidyante manujarṣabha
sādhvācārapravṛttānāṃ cāturāśramyakarmaṇām
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| 5 | akāmadveṣayuktasya daṇḍanītyā yudhiṣṭhira
samekṣiṇaś ca bhūteṣu bhaikṣāśramapadaṃ bhavet
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| 6 | vetty ādānavisargaṃ yo nigrahānugrahau tathā
yathoktavṛtter vīrasya kṣemāśramapadaṃ bhavet
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| 7 | jñātisaṃbandhimitrāṇi vyāpannāni yudhiṣṭhira
samabhyuddharamāṇasya dīkṣāśramapadaṃ bhavet
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| 8 | āhnikaṃ bhūtayajñāṃś ca pitṛyajñāṃś ca mānuṣān
kurvataḥ pārtha vipulān vanyāśramapadaṃ bhavet
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| 9 | pālanāt sarvabhūtānāṃ svarāṣṭraparipālanāt
dīkṣā bahuvidhā rājño vanyāśramapadaṃ bhavet
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| 10 | vedādhyayananityatvaṃ kṣamāthācāryapūjanam
tathopādhyāyaśuśrūṣā brahmāśramapadaṃ bhavet
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| 11 | ajihmam aśaṭhaṃ mārgaṃ sevamānasya bhārata
sarvadā sarvabhūteṣu brahmāśramapadaṃ bhavet
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| 12 | vānaprastheṣu vipreṣu traividyeṣu ca bhārata
prayacchato 'rthān vipulān vanyāśramapadaṃ bhavet
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| 13 | sarvabhūteṣv anukrośaṃ kurvatas tasya bhārata
ānṛśaṃsyapravṛttasya sarvāvasthaṃ padaṃ bhavet
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| 14 | bālavṛddheṣu kauravya sarvāvasthaṃ yudhiṣṭhira
anukrośaṃ vidadhataḥ sarvāvasthaṃ padaṃ bhavet
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| 15 | balātkṛteṣu bhūteṣu paritrāṇaṃ kurūdvaha
śaraṇāgateṣu kauravya kurvan gārhasthyam āvaset
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| 16 | carācarāṇāṃ bhūtānāṃ rakṣām api ca sarvaśaḥ
yathārhapūjāṃ ca sadā kurvan gārhasthyam āvaset
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| 17 | jyeṣṭhānujyeṣṭhapatnīnāṃ bhrātṝṇāṃ putranaptṛṇām
nigrahānugrahau pārtha gārhasthyam iti tat tapaḥ
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| 18 | sādhūnām arcanīyānāṃ prajāsu viditātmanām
pālanaṃ puruṣavyāghra gṛhāśramapadaṃ bhavet
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| 19 | āśramasthāni sarvāṇi yas tu veśmani bhārata
ādadīteha bhojyena tad gārhasthyaṃ yudhiṣṭhira
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| 20 | yaḥ sthitaḥ puruṣo dharme dhātrā sṛṣṭe yathārthavat
āśramāṇāṃ sa sarveṣāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoty anuttamam
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| 21 | yasmin na naśyanti guṇāḥ kaunteya puruṣe sadā
āśramasthaṃ tam apy āhur naraśreṣṭhaṃ yudhiṣṭhira
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| 22 | sthānamānaṃ vayomānaṃ kulamānaṃ tathaiva ca
kurvan vasati sarveṣu hy āśrameṣu yudhiṣṭhira
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| 23 | deśadharmāṃś ca kaunteya kuladharmāṃs tathaiva ca
pālayan puruṣavyāghra rājā sarvāśramī bhavet
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| 24 | kāle vibhūtiṃ bhūtānām upahārāṃs tathaiva ca
arhayan puruṣavyāghra sādhūnām āśrame vaset
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| 25 | daśadharmagataś cāpi yo dharmaṃ pratyavekṣate
sarvalokasya kaunteya rājā bhavati so 'śramī
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| 26 | ye dharmakuśalā loke dharmaṃ kurvanti sādhavaḥ
pālitā yasya viṣaye pādo 'ṃśas tasya bhūpateḥ
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| 27 | dharmārāmān dharmaparān ye na rakṣanti mānavān
pārthivāḥ puruṣavyāghra teṣāṃ pāpaṃ haranti te
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| 28 | ye ca rakṣāsahāyāḥ syuḥ pārthivānāṃ yudhiṣṭhira
te caivāṃśaharāḥ sarve dharme parakṛte 'nagha
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| 29 | sarvāśramapade hy āhur gārhasthyaṃ dīptanirṇayam
pāvanaṃ puruṣavyāghra yaṃ vayaṃ paryupāsmahe
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| 30 | ātmopamas tu bhūteṣu yo vai bhavati mānavaḥ
nyastadaṇḍo jitakrodhaḥ sa pretya labhate sukham
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| 31 | dharmotthitā sattvavīryā dharmasetuvaṭākarā
tyāgavātādhvagā śīghrā naus tvā saṃtārayiṣyati
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| 32 | yadā nivṛttaḥ sarvasmāt kāmo yo 'sya hṛdi sthitaḥ
tadā bhavati sattvasthas tato brahma samaśnute
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| 33 | suprasannas tu bhāvena yogena ca narādhipa
dharmaṃ puruṣaśārdūla prāpsyase pālane rataḥ
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| 34 | vedādhyayanaśīlānāṃ viprāṇāṃ sādhukarmaṇām
pālane yatnam ātiṣṭha sarvalokasya cānagha
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| 35 | vane carati yo dharmam āśrameṣu ca bhārata
rakṣayā tac chataguṇaṃ dharmaṃ prāpnoti pārthivaḥ
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| 36 | eṣa te vividho dharmaḥ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha kīrtitaḥ
anutiṣṭha tvam enaṃ vai pūrvair dṛṣṭaṃ sanātanam
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| 37 | cāturāśramyam ekāgraḥ cāturvarṇyaṃ ca pāṇḍava
dharmaṃ puruṣaśārdūla prāpsyase pālane rataḥ
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