 | Book 12 Chapter 76
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | yayā vṛttyā mahīpālo vivardhayati mānavān
puṇyāṃś ca lokāñ jayati tan me brūhi pitāmaha
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | dānaśīlo bhaved rājā yajñaśīlaś ca bhārata
upavāsatapaḥśīlaḥ prajānāṃ pālane rataḥ
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| 3 | sarvāś caiva prajā nityaṃ rājā dharmeṇa pālayet
utthānenāpramādena pūjayec caiva dhārmikān
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| 4 | rājñā hi pūjito dharmas tataḥ sarvatra pūjyate
yad yad ācarate rājā tat prajānāṃ hi rocate
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| 5 | nityam udyatadaṇḍaś ca bhaven mṛtyur ivāriṣu
nihanyāt sarvato dasyūn na kāmāt kasya cit kṣamet
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| 6 | yaṃ hi dharmaṃ carantīha prajā rājñā surakṣitāḥ
caturthaṃ tasya dharmasya rājā bhārata vindati
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| 7 | yad adhīte yad yajate yad dadāti yad arcati
rājā caturthabhāk tasya prajā dharmeṇa pālayan
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| 8 | yad rāṣṭre 'kuśalaṃ kiṃ cid rājño 'rakṣayataḥ prajāḥ
caturthaṃ tasya pāpasya rājā bhārata vindati
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| 9 | apy āhuḥ sarvam eveti bhūyo 'rdham iti niścayaḥ
karmaṇaḥ pṛthivīpāla nṛśaṃso 'nṛtavāg api
tādṛśāt kilbiṣād rājā śṛṇu yena pramucyate
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| 10 | pratyāhartum aśakyaṃ syād dhanaṃ corair hṛtaṃ yadi
svakośāt tat pradeyaṃ syād aśaktenopajīvatā
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| 11 | sarvavarṇaiḥ sadā rakṣyaṃ brahmasvaṃ brāhmaṇās tathā
na stheyaṃ viṣaye teṣu yo 'pakuryād dvijātiṣu
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| 12 | brahmasve rakṣyamāṇe hi sarvaṃ bhavati rakṣitam
teṣāṃ prasāde nirvṛtte kṛtakṛtyo bhaven nṛpaḥ
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| 13 | parjanyam iva bhūtāni mahādrumam iva dvijāḥ
narās tam upajīvanti nṛpaṃ sarvārthasādhakam
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| 14 | na hi kāmātmanā rājñā satataṃ śaṭhabuddhinā
nṛśaṃsenātilubdhena śakyāḥ pālayituṃ prajāḥ
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| 15 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 15 | nāhaṃ rājyasukhānveṣī rājyam icchāmy api kṣaṇam
dharmārthaṃ rocaye rājyaṃ dharmaś cātra na vidyate
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| 16 | tad alaṃ mama rājyena yatra dharmo na vidyate
vanam eva gamiṣyāmi tasmād dharmacikīrṣayā
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| 17 | tatra medhyeṣv araṇyeṣu nyastadaṇḍo jitendriyaḥ
dharmam ārādhayiṣyāmi munir mūlaphalāśanaḥ
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| 18 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 18 | vedāhaṃ tava yā buddhir ānṛśaṃsyaguṇaiva sā
na ca śuddhānṛśaṃsyena śakyaṃ mahad upāsitum
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| 19 | api tu tvā mṛduṃ dāntam atyāryam atidhārmikam
klībaṃ dharmaghṛṇāyuktaṃ na loko bahu manyate
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| 20 | rājadharmān avekṣasva pitṛpaitāmahocitān
naitad rājñām atho vṛttaṃ yathā tvaṃ sthātum icchasi
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| 21 | na hi vaiklavyasaṃsṛṣṭam ānṛśaṃsyam ihāsthitaḥ
prajāpālanasaṃbhūtaṃ prāptā dharmaphalaṃ hy asi
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| 22 | na hy etām āśiṣaṃ pāṇḍur na ca kunty anvayācata
na caitāṃ prājñatāṃ tāta yayā carasi medhayā
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| 23 | śauryaṃ balaṃ ca sattvaṃ ca pitā tava sadābravīt
māhātmyaṃ balam audāryaṃ tava kunty anvayācata
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| 24 | nityaṃ svāhā svadhā nityam ubhe mānuṣadaivate
putreṣv āśāsate nityaṃ pitaro daivatāni ca
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| 25 | dānam adhyayanaṃ yajñaḥ prajānāṃ paripālanam
dharmam etam adharmaṃ vā janmanaivābhyajāyithāḥ
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| 26 | kāle dhuri niyuktānāṃ vahatāṃ bhāra āhite
sīdatām api kaunteya na kīrtir avasīdati
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| 27 | samantato viniyato vahaty askhalito hi yaḥ
nirdoṣakarmavacanāt siddhiḥ karmaṇa eva sā
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| 28 | naikāntavinipātena vicacāreha kaś cana
dharmī gṛhī vā rājā vā brahmacāry atha vā punaḥ
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| 29 | alpaṃ tu sādhubhūyiṣṭhaṃ yat karmodāram eva tat
kṛtam evākṛtāc chreyo na pāpīyo 'sty akarmaṇaḥ
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| 30 | yadā kulīno dharmajñaḥ prāpnoty aiśvaryam uttamam
yogakṣemas tadā rājan kuśalāyaiva kalpate
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| 31 | dānenānyaṃ balenānyam anyaṃ sūnṛtayā girā
sarvataḥ parigṛhṇīyād rājyaṃ prāpyeha dhārmikaḥ
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| 32 | yaṃ hi vaidyāḥ kule jātā avṛttibhayapīḍitāḥ
prāpya tṛptāḥ pratiṣṭhanti dharmaḥ ko 'bhyadhikas tataḥ
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| 33 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 33 | kiṃ nv ataḥ paramaṃ svargyaṃ kā nv ataḥ prītir uttamā
kiṃ nv ataḥ paramaiśvaryaṃ brūhi me yadi manyase
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| 34 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 34 | yasmin pratiṣṭhitāḥ samyak kṣemaṃ vindanti tatkṣaṇam
sa svargajittamo 'smākaṃ satyam etad bravīmi te
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| 35 | tvam eva prītimāṃs tasmāt kurūṇāṃ kurusattama
bhava rājā jaya svargaṃ sato rakṣāsato jahi
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| 36 | anu tvā tāta jīvantu suhṛdaḥ sādhubhiḥ saha
parjanyam iva bhūtāni svādudrumam ivāṇḍajāḥ
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| 37 | dhṛṣṭaṃ śūraṃ prahartāram anṛśaṃsaṃ jitendriyam
vatsalaṃ saṃvibhaktāram anu jīvantu tvāṃ janāḥ
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