Book 12 Chapter 257 | |
1 | bhīṣma uvāca |
1 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
prajānām anukampārthaṃ gītaṃ rājñā vicakhnunā |
2 | chinnasthūṇaṃ vṛṣaṃ dṛṣṭvā virāvaṃ ca gavāṃ bhṛśam
gograhe yajñavāṭasya prekṣamāṇaḥ sa pārthivaḥ |
3 | svasti gobhyo 'stu lokeṣu tato nirvacanaṃ kṛtam
hiṃsāyāṃ hi pravṛttāyām āśīr eṣānukalpitā |
4 | avyavasthitamaryādair vimūḍhair nāstikair naraiḥ
saṃśayātmabhir avyaktair hiṃsā samanukīrtitā |
5 | sarvakarmasv ahiṃsā hi dharmātmā manur abravīt
kāmarāgād vihiṃsanti bahir vedyāṃ paśūn narāḥ |
6 | tasmāt pramāṇataḥ kāryo dharmaḥ sūkṣmo vijānatā
ahiṃsaiva hi sarvebhyo dharmebhyo jyāyasī matā |
7 | upoṣya saṃśito bhūtvā hitvā vedakṛtāḥ śrutīḥ
ācāra ity anācārāḥ kṛpaṇāḥ phalahetavaḥ |
8 | yadi yajñāṃś ca vṛkṣāṃś ca yūpāṃś coddiśya mānavāḥ
vṛthā māṃsāni khādanti naiṣa dharmaḥ praśasyate |
9 | māṃsaṃ madhu surā matsyā āsavaṃ kṛsaraudanam
dhūrtaiḥ pravartitaṃ hy etan naitad vedeṣu kalpitam |
10 | kāmān mohāc ca lobhāc ca laulyam etat pravartitam
viṣṇum evābhijānanti sarvayajñeṣu brāhmaṇāḥ pāyasaiḥ sumanobhiś ca tasyāpi yajanaṃ smṛtam |
11 | yajñiyāś caiva ye vṛkṣā vedeṣu parikalpitāḥ
yac cāpi kiṃ cit kartavyam anyac cokṣaiḥ susaṃskṛtam mahāsattvaiḥ śuddhabhāvaiḥ sarvaṃ devārham eva tat |
12 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
12 | śarīram āpadaś cāpi vivadanty avihiṃsataḥ
kathaṃ yātrā śarīrasya nirārambhasya setsyati |
13 | bhīṣma uvāca |
13 | yathā śarīraṃ na glāyen neyān mṛtyuvaśaṃ yathā
tathā karmasu varteta samartho dharmam ācaret |