 | Book 12 Chapter 73
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| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 1 | ya eva tu sato rakṣed asataś ca nibarhayet
sa eva rājñā kartavyo rājan rājapurohitaḥ
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| 2 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
purūravasa ailasya saṃvādaṃ mātariśvanaḥ
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| 3 | aila uvāca
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| 3 | kutaḥ svid brāhmaṇo jāto varṇāś cāpi kutas trayaḥ
kasmāc ca bhavati śreyān etad vāyo vicakṣva me
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| 4 | vāyur uvāca
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| 4 | brahmaṇo mukhataḥ sṛṣṭo brāhmaṇo rājasattama
bāhubhyāṃ kṣatriyaḥ sṛṣṭa ūrubhyāṃ vaiśya ucyate
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| 5 | varṇānāṃ paricaryārthaṃ trayāṇāṃ puruṣarṣabha
varṇaś caturthaḥ paścāt tu padbhyāṃ śūdro vinirmitaḥ
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| 6 | brāhmaṇo jātamātras tu pṛthivīm anvajāyata
īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ dharmakośasya guptaye
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| 7 | tataḥ pṛthivyā goptāraṃ kṣatriyaṃ daṇḍadhāriṇam
dvitīyaṃ varṇam akarot prajānām anuguptaye
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| 8 | vaiśyas tu dhanadhānyena trīn varṇān bibhṛyād imān
śūdro hy enān paricared iti brahmānuśāsanam
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| 9 | aila uvāca
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| 9 | dvijasya kṣatrabandhor vā kasyeyaṃ pṛthivī bhavet
dharmataḥ saha vittena samyag vāyo pracakṣva me
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| 10 | vāyur uvāca
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| 10 | viprasya sarvam evaitad yat kiṃ cij jagatīgatam
jyeṣṭhenābhijaneneha tad dharmakuśalā viduḥ
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| 11 | svam eva brāhmaṇo bhuṅkte svaṃ vaste svaṃ dadāti ca
gurur hi sarvavarṇānāṃ jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaś ca vai dvijaḥ
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| 12 | patyabhāve yathā strī hi devaraṃ kurute patim
ānantaryāt tathā kṣatraṃ pṛthivī kurute patim
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| 13 | eṣa te prathamaḥ kalpa āpady anyo bhaved ataḥ
yadi svarge paraṃ sthānaṃ dharmataḥ parimārgasi
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| 14 | yaḥ kaś cid vijayed bhūmiṃ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet
śrutavṛttopapannāya dharmajñāya tapasvine
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| 15 | svadharmaparitṛptāya yo na vittaparo bhavet
yo rājānaṃ nayed buddhyā sarvataḥ paripūrṇayā
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| 16 | brāhmaṇo hi kule jātaḥ kṛtaprajño vinītavāk
śreyo nayati rājānaṃ bruvaṃś citrāṃ sarasvatīm
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| 17 | rājā carati yaṃ dharmaṃ brāhmaṇena nidarśitam
śuśrūṣur anahaṃvādī kṣatradharmavrate sthitaḥ
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| 18 | tāvatā sa kṛtaprajñaś ciraṃ yaśasi tiṣṭhati
tasya dharmasya sarvasya bhāgī rājapurohitaḥ
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| 19 | evam eva prajāḥ sarvā rājānam abhisaṃśritāḥ
samyagvṛttāḥ svadharmasthā na kutaś cid bhayānvitāḥ
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| 20 | rāṣṭre caranti yaṃ dharmaṃ rājñā sādhv abhirakṣitāḥ
caturthaṃ tasya dharmasya rājā bhāgaṃ sa vindati
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| 21 | devā manuṣyāḥ pitaro gandharvoragarākṣasāḥ
yajñam evopajīvanti nāsti ceṣṭam arājake
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| 22 | ito dattena jīvanti devatāḥ pitaras tathā
rājany evāsya dharmasya yogakṣemaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ
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| 23 | chāyāyām apsu vāyau ca sukham uṣṇe 'dhigacchati
agnau vāsasi sūrye ca sukhaṃ śīte 'dhigacchati
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| 24 | śabde sparśe rase rūpe gandhe ca ramate manaḥ
teṣu bhogeṣu sarveṣu nabhīto labhate sukham
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| 25 | abhayasyaiva yo dātā tasyaiva sumahat phalam
na hi prāṇasamaṃ dānaṃ triṣu lokeṣu vidyate
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| 26 | indro rājā yamo rājā dharmo rājā tathaiva ca
rājā bibharti rūpāṇi rājñā sarvam idaṃ dhṛtam
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