 | Book 12 Chapter 214
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | dvijātayo vratopetā yad idaṃ bhuñjate haviḥ
annaṃ brāhmaṇakāmāya katham etat pitāmaha
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | avedoktavratopetā bhuñjānāḥ kāryakāriṇaḥ
vedokteṣu ca bhuñjānā vrataluptā yudhiṣṭhira
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| 3 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 3 | yad idaṃ tapa ity āhur upavāsaṃ pṛthagjanāḥ
etat tapo mahārāja utāho kiṃ tapo bhavet
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| 4 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 4 | māsapakṣopavāsena manyante yat tapo janāḥ
ātmatantropaghātaḥ sa na tapas tat satāṃ matam
tyāgaś ca sannatiś caiva śiṣyate tapa uttamam
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| 5 | sadopavāsī ca bhaved brahmacārī sadaiva ca
muniś ca syāt sadā vipro daivataṃ ca sadā bhajet
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| 6 | kuṭumbiko dharmakāmaḥ sadāsvapnaś ca bhārata
amāṃsāśī sadā ca syāt pavitraṃ ca sadā japet
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| 7 | amṛtāśī sadā ca syān na ca syād viṣabhojanaḥ
vighasāśī sadā ca syāt sadā caivātithipriyaḥ
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| 8 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 8 | kathaṃ sadopavāsī syād brahmacārī kathaṃ bhavet
vighasāśī kathaṃ ca syāt sadā caivātithipriyaḥ
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| 9 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 9 | antarā prātarāśaṃ ca sāyamāśaṃ tathaiva ca
sadopavāsī ca bhaved yo na bhuṅkte kathaṃ cana
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| 10 | bhāryāṃ gacchan brahmacārī ṛtau bhavati brāhmaṇaḥ
ṛtavādī sadā ca syāj jñānanityaś ca yo naraḥ
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| 11 | abhakṣayan vṛthāmāṃsam amāṃsāśī bhavaty uta
dānanityaḥ pavitraś ca asvapnaś ca divāsvapan
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| 12 | bhṛtyātithiṣu yo bhuṅkte bhuktavatsu sadā sa ha
amṛtaṃ sakalaṃ bhuṅkta iti viddhi yudhiṣṭhira
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| 13 | abhuktavatsu nāśnānaḥ satataṃ yas tu vai dvijaḥ
abhojanena tenāsya jitaḥ svargo bhavaty uta
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| 14 | devatābhyaḥ pitṛbhyaś ca bhṛtyebhyo 'tithibhiḥ saha
avaśiṣṭaṃ tu yo 'śnāti tam āhur vighasāśinam
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| 15 | teṣāṃ lokā hy aparyantāḥ sadane brahmaṇā saha
upasthitāś cāpsarobhiḥ pariyānti divaukasaḥ
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| 16 | devatābhiś ca ye sārdhaṃ pitṛbhiś copabhuñjate
ramante putrapautraiś ca teṣāṃ gatir anuttamā
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