 | Book 12 Chapter 78
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | keṣāṃ rājā prabhavati vittasya bharatarṣabha
kayā ca vṛttyā varteta tan me brūhi pitāmaha
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | abrāhmaṇānāṃ vittasya svāmī rājeti vaidikam
brāhmaṇānāṃ ca ye ke cid vikarmasthā bhavanty uta
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| 3 | vikarmasthāś ca nopekṣyā viprā rājñā kathaṃ cana
iti rājñāṃ purāvṛttam abhijalpanti sādhavaḥ
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| 4 | yasya sma viṣaye rājñaḥ steno bhavati vai dvijaḥ
rājña evāparādhaṃ taṃ manyante kilbiṣaṃ nṛpa
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| 5 | abhiśastam ivātmānaṃ manyante tena karmaṇā
tasmād rājarṣayaḥ sarve brāhmaṇān anvapālayan
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| 6 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
gītaṃ kekayarājena hriyamāṇena rakṣasā
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| 7 | kekayānām adhipatiṃ rakṣo jagrāha dāruṇam
svādhyāyenānvitaṃ rājann araṇye saṃśitavratam
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| 8 | rājovāca
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| 8 | na me steno janapade na kadaryo na madyapaḥ
nānāhitāgnir nāyajvā māmakāntaram āviśaḥ
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| 9 | na ca me brāhmaṇo 'vidvān nāvratī nāpy asomapaḥ
nānāhitāgnir viṣaye māmakāntaram āviśaḥ
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| 10 | nānāptadakṣiṇair yajñair yajante viṣaye mama
adhīte nāvratī kaś cin māmakāntaram āviśaḥ
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| 11 | adhīyate 'dhyāpayanti yajante yājayanti ca
dadati pratigṛhṇanti ṣaṭsu karmasv avasthitāḥ
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| 12 | pūjitāḥ saṃvibhaktāś ca mṛdavaḥ satyavādinaḥ
brāhmaṇā me svakarmasthā māmakāntaram āviśaḥ
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| 13 | na yācante prayacchanti satyadharmaviśāradāḥ
nādhyāpayanty adhīyante yajante na ca yājakāḥ
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| 14 | brāhmaṇān parirakṣanti saṃgrāmeṣv apalāyinaḥ
kṣatriyā me svakarmasthā māmakāntaram āviśaḥ
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| 15 | kṛṣigorakṣavāṇijyam upajīvanty amāyayā
apramattāḥ kriyāvantaḥ suvratāḥ satyavādinaḥ
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| 16 | saṃvibhāgaṃ damaṃ śaucaṃ sauhṛdaṃ ca vyapāśritāḥ
mama vaiśyāḥ svakarmasthā māmakāntaram āviśaḥ
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| 17 | trīn varṇān anutiṣṭhanti yathāvad anasūyakāḥ
mama śūdrāḥ svakarmasthā māmakāntaram āviśaḥ
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| 18 | kṛpaṇānāthavṛddhānāṃ durbalāturayoṣitām
saṃvibhaktāsmi sarveṣāṃ māmakāntaram āviśaḥ
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| 19 | kuladeśādidharmāṇāṃ prathitānāṃ yathāvidhi
avyucchettāsmi sarveṣāṃ māmakāntaram āviśaḥ
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| 20 | tapasvino me viṣaye pūjitāḥ paripālitāḥ
saṃvibhaktāś ca satkṛtya māmakāntaram āviśaḥ
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| 21 | nāsaṃvibhajya bhoktāsmi na viśāmi parastriyam
svatantro jātu na krīḍe māmakāntaram āviśaḥ
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| 22 | nābrahmacārī bhikṣāvān bhikṣur vābrahmacārikaḥ
anṛtvijaṃ hutaṃ nāsti māmakāntaram āviśaḥ
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| 23 | nāvajānāmy ahaṃ vṛddhān na vaidyān na tapasvinaḥ
rāṣṭre svapati jāgarmi māmakāntaram āviśaḥ
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| 24 | vedādhyayanasaṃpannas tapasvī sarvadharmavit
svāmī sarvasya rājyasya śrīmān mama purohitaḥ
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| 25 | dānena divyān abhivāñchāmi lokān; satyenātho brāhmaṇānāṃ ca guptyā
śuśrūṣayā cāpi gurūn upaimi; na me bhayaṃ vidyate rākṣasebhyaḥ
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| 26 | na me rāṣṭre vidhavā brahmabandhur; na brāhmaṇaḥ kṛpaṇo nota coraḥ
na pārajāyī na ca pāpakarmā; na me bhayaṃ vidyate rākṣasebhyaḥ
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| 27 | na me śastrair anirbhinnam aṅge dvyaṅgulam antaram
dharmārthaṃ yudhyamānasya māmakāntaram āviśaḥ
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| 28 | gobrāhmaṇe ca yajñe ca nityaṃ svastyayanaṃ mama
āśāsate janā rāṣṭre māmakāntaram āviśaḥ
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| 29 | rākṣasa uvāca
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| 29 | yasmāt sarvāsv avasthāsu dharmam evānvavekṣase
tasmāt prāpnuhi kaikeya gṛhān svasti vrajāmy aham
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| 30 | yeṣāṃ gobrāhmaṇā rakṣyāḥ prajā rakṣyāś ca kekaya
na rakṣobhyo bhayaṃ teṣāṃ kuta eva tu mānuṣāt
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| 31 | yeṣāṃ purogamā viprā yeṣāṃ brahmabalaṃ balam
priyātithyās tathā dārās te vai svargajito narāḥ
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| 32 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 32 | tasmād dvijātīn rakṣeta te hi rakṣanti rakṣitāḥ
āśīr eṣāṃ bhaved rājñāṃ rāṣṭraṃ samyak pravardhate
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| 33 | tasmād rājñā viśeṣeṇa vikarmasthā dvijātayaḥ
niyamyāḥ saṃvibhajyāś ca prajānugrahakāraṇāt
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| 34 | ya evaṃ vartate rājā paurajānapadeṣv iha
anubhūyeha bhadrāṇi prāpnotīndrasalokatām
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