 | Book 12 Chapter 227
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| 1 | vyāsa uvāca
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| 1 | trayīvidyām avekṣeta vedeṣūktām athāṅgataḥ
ṛksāmavarṇākṣarato yajuṣo 'tharvaṇas tathā
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| 2 | vedavādeṣu kuśalā hy adhyātmakuśalāś ca ye
sattvavanto mahābhāgāḥ paśyanti prabhavāpyayau
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| 3 | evaṃ dharmeṇa varteta kriyāḥ śiṣṭavad ācaret
asaṃrodhena bhūtānāṃ vṛttiṃ lipseta vai dvijaḥ
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| 4 | sadbhya āgatavijñānaḥ śiṣṭaḥ śāstravicakṣaṇaḥ
svadharmeṇa kriyā loke kurvāṇaḥ satyasaṃgaraḥ
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| 5 | tiṣṭhaty eteṣu gṛhavān ṣaṭsu karmasu sa dvijaḥ
pañcabhiḥ satataṃ yajñaiḥ śraddadhāno yajeta ca
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| 6 | dhṛtimān apramattaś ca dānto dharmavid ātmavān
vītaharṣabhayakrodho brāhmaṇo nāvasīdati
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| 7 | dānam adhyayanaṃ yajñas tapo hrīr ārjavaṃ damaḥ
etair vardhayate tejaḥ pāpmānaṃ cāpakarṣati
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| 8 | dhūtapāpmā tu medhāvī laghvāhāro jitendriyaḥ
kāmakrodhau vaśe kṛtvā ninīṣed brahmaṇaḥ padam
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| 9 | agnīṃś ca brāhmaṇāṃś cārced devatāḥ praṇameta ca
varjayed ruṣatīṃ vācaṃ hiṃsāṃ cādharmasaṃhitām
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| 10 | eṣā pūrvatarā vṛttir brāhmaṇasya vidhīyate
jñānāgamena karmāṇi kurvan karmasu sidhyati
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| 11 | pañcendriyajalāṃ ghorāṃ lobhakūlāṃ sudustarām
manyupaṅkām anādhṛṣyāṃ nadīṃ tarati buddhimān
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| 12 | kāmamanyūddhataṃ yat syān nityam atyantamohitam
mahatā vidhidṛṣṭena balenāpratighātinā
svabhāvasrotasā vṛttam uhyate satataṃ jagat
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| 13 | kālodakena mahatā varṣāvartena saṃtatam
māsormiṇartuvegena pakṣolapatṛṇena ca
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| 14 | nimeṣonmeṣaphenena ahorātrajavena ca
kāmagrāheṇa ghoreṇa vedayajñaplavena ca
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| 15 | dharmadvīpena bhūtānāṃ cārthakāmaraveṇa ca
ṛtasopānatīreṇa vihiṃsātaruvāhinā
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| 16 | yugahradaughamadhyena brahmaprāyabhavena ca
dhātrā sṛṣṭāni bhūtāni kṛṣyante yamasādanam
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| 17 | etat prajñāmayair dhīrā nistaranti manīṣiṇaḥ
plavair aplavavanto hi kiṃ kariṣyanty acetasaḥ
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| 18 | upapannaṃ hi yat prājño nistaren netaro janaḥ
dūrato guṇadoṣau hi prājñaḥ sarvatra paśyati
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| 19 | saṃśayātmā sa kāmātmā calacitto 'lpacetanaḥ
aprājño na taraty eva yo hy āste na sa gacchati
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| 20 | aplavo hi mahādoṣam uhyamāno 'dhigacchati
kāmagrāhagṛhītasya jñānam apy asya na plavaḥ
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| 21 | tasmād unmajjanasyārthe prayateta vicakṣaṇaḥ
etad unmajjanaṃ tasya yad ayaṃ brāhmaṇo bhavet
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| 22 | tryavadāte kule jātas trisaṃdehas trikarmakṛt
tasmād unmajjanas tiṣṭhen nistaret prajñayā yathā
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| 23 | saṃskṛtasya hi dāntasya niyatasya kṛtātmanaḥ
prājñasyānantarā siddhir iha loke paratra ca
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| 24 | vartate teṣu gṛhavān akrudhyann anasūyakaḥ
pañcabhiḥ satataṃ yajñair vighasāśī yajeta ca
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| 25 | satāṃ vṛttena varteta kriyāḥ śiṣṭavad ācaret
asaṃrodhena dharmasya vṛttiṃ lipsed agarhitām
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| 26 | śrutivijñānatattvajñaḥ śiṣṭācāro vicakṣaṇaḥ
svadharmeṇa kriyāvāṃś ca karmaṇā so 'py asaṃkaraḥ
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| 27 | kriyāvāñ śraddadhānaś ca dātā prājño 'nasūyakaḥ
dharmādharmaviśeṣajñaḥ sarvaṃ tarati dustaram
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| 28 | dhṛtimān apramattaś ca dānto dharmavid ātmavān
vītaharṣabhayakrodho brāhmaṇo nāvasīdati
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| 29 | eṣā pūrvatarā vṛttir brāhmaṇasya vidhīyate
jñānavittvena karmāṇi kurvan sarvatra sidhyati
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| 30 | adharmaṃ dharmakāmo hi karotīhāvicakṣaṇaḥ
dharmaṃ cādharmasaṃkāśaṃ śocann iva karoti saḥ
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| 31 | dharmaṃ karomīti karoty adharmam; adharmakāmaś ca karoti dharmam
ubhe bālaḥ karmaṇī na prajānan; sa jāyate mriyate cāpi dehī
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