 | Book 13 Chapter 2
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | pitāmaha mahāprājña sarvaśāstraviśārada
śrutaṃ me mahad ākhyānam idaṃ matimatāṃ vara
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| 2 | bhūyas tu śrotum icchāmi dharmārthasahitaṃ nṛpa
kathyamānaṃ tvayā kiṃ cit tan me vyākhyātum arhasi
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| 3 | kena mṛtyur gṛhasthena dharmam āśritya nirjitaḥ
ity etat sarvam ācakṣva tattvena mama pārthiva
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| 4 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 4 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
yathā mṛtyur gṛhasthena dharmam āśritya nirjitaḥ
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| 5 | manoḥ prajāpate rājann ikṣvākur abhavat sutaḥ
tasya putraśataṃ jajñe nṛpateḥ sūryavarcasaḥ
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| 6 | daśamas tasya putras tu daśāśvo nāma bhārata
māhiṣmatyām abhūd rājā dharmātmā satyavikramaḥ
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| 7 | daśāśvasya sutas tv āsīd rājā paramadhārmikaḥ
satye tapasi dāne ca yasya nityaṃ rataṃ manaḥ
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| 8 | madirāśva iti khyātaḥ pṛthivyāṃ pṛthivīpatiḥ
dhanurvede ca vede ca nirato yo 'bhavat sadā
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| 9 | madirāśvasya putras tu dyutimān nāma pārthivaḥ
mahābhāgo mahātejā mahāsattvo mahābalaḥ
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| 10 | putro dyutimatas tv āsīt suvīro nāma pārthivaḥ
dharmātmā kośavāṃś cāpi devarāja ivāparaḥ
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| 11 | suvīrasya tu putro 'bhūt sarvasaṃgrāmadurjayaḥ
durjayety abhivikhyātaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ
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| 12 | durjayasyendravapuṣaḥ putro 'gnisadṛśadyutiḥ
duryodhano nāma mahān rājāsīd rājasattama
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| 13 | tasyendrasamavīryasya saṃgrāmeṣv anivartinaḥ
viṣayaś ca prabhāvaś ca tulyam evābhyavartata
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| 14 | ratnair dhanaiś ca paśubhiḥ sasyaiś cāpi pṛthagvidhaiḥ
nagaraṃ viṣayaś cāsya pratipūrṇaṃ tadābhavat
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| 15 | na tasya viṣaye cābhūt kṛpaṇo nāpi durgataḥ
vyādhito vā kṛśo vāpi tasmin nābhūn naraḥ kva cit
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| 16 | sudakṣiṇo madhuravāg anasūyur jitendriyaḥ
dharmātmā cānṛśaṃsaś ca vikrānto 'thāvikatthanaḥ
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| 17 | yajvā vadānyo medhāvī brahmaṇyaḥ satyasaṃgaraḥ
na cāvamantā dātā ca vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ
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| 18 | taṃ narmadā devanadī puṇyā śītajalā śivā
cakame puruṣaśreṣṭhaṃ svena bhāvena bhārata
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| 19 | tasya jajñe tadā nadyāṃ kanyā rājīvalocanā
nāmnā sudarśanā rājan rūpeṇa ca sudarśanā
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| 20 | tādṛgrūpā na nārīṣu bhūtapūrvā yudhiṣṭhira
duryodhanasutā yādṛg abhavad varavarṇinī
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| 21 | tām agniś cakame sākṣād rājakanyāṃ sudarśanām
bhūtvā ca brāhmaṇaḥ sākṣād varayām āsa taṃ nṛpam
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| 22 | daridraś cāsavarṇaś ca mamāyam iti pārthivaḥ
na ditsati sutāṃ tasmai tāṃ viprāya sudarśanām
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| 23 | tato 'sya vitate yajñe naṣṭo 'bhūd dhavyavāhanaḥ
tato duryodhano rājā vākyam āhartvijas tadā
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| 24 | duṣkṛtaṃ mama kiṃ nu syād bhavatāṃ vā dvijarṣabhāḥ
yena nāśaṃ jagāmāgniḥ kṛtaṃ kupuruṣeṣv iva
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| 25 | na hy alpaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ no 'sti yenāgnir nāśam āgataḥ
bhavatāṃ vātha vā mahyaṃ tattvenaitad vimṛśyatām
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| 26 | etad rājño vacaḥ śrutvā viprās te bharatarṣabha
niyatā vāgyatāś caiva pāvakaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ
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| 27 | tān darśayām āsa tadā bhagavān havyavāhanaḥ
svaṃ rūpaṃ dīptimat kṛtvā śaradarkasamadyutiḥ
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| 28 | tato mahātmā tān āha dahano brāhmaṇarṣabhān
varayāmy ātmano 'rthāya duryodhanasutām iti
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| 29 | tatas te kālyam utthāya tasmai rājñe nyavedayan
brāhmaṇā vismitāḥ sarve yad uktaṃ citrabhānunā
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| 30 | tataḥ sa rājā tac chrutvā vacanaṃ brahmavādinām
avāpya paramaṃ harṣaṃ tatheti prāha buddhimān
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| 31 | prāyācata nṛpaḥ śulkaṃ bhagavantaṃ vibhāvasum
nityaṃ sāṃnidhyam iha te citrabhāno bhaved iti
tam āha bhagavān agnir evam astv iti pārthivam
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| 32 | tataḥ sāṃnidhyam adhyāpi māhiṣmatyāṃ vibhāvasoḥ
dṛṣṭaṃ hi sahadevena diśo vijayatā tadā
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| 33 | tatas tāṃ samalaṃkṛtya kanyām ahatavāsasam
dadau duryodhano rājā pāvakāya mahātmane
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| 34 | pratijagrāha cāgnis tāṃ rājaputrīṃ sudarśanām
vidhinā vedadṛṣṭena vasor dhārām ivādhvare
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| 35 | tasyā rūpeṇa śīlena kulena vapuṣā śriyā
abhavat prītimān agnir garbhaṃ tasyāṃ samādadhe
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| 36 | tasyāṃ samabhavat putro nāmnāgneyaḥ sudarśanaḥ
śiśur evādhyagāt sarvaṃ sa ca brahma sanātanam
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| 37 | athaughavān nāma nṛpo nṛgasyāsīt pitāmahaḥ
tasyāpy oghavatī kanyā putraś caugharatho 'bhavat
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| 38 | tām oghavān dadau tasmai svayam oghavatīṃ sutām
sudarśanāya viduṣe bhāryārthe devarūpiṇīm
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| 39 | sa gṛhasthāśramaratas tayā saha sudarśanaḥ
kurukṣetre 'vasad rājann oghavatyā samanvitaḥ
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| 40 | gṛhasthaś cāvajeṣyāmi mṛtyum ity eva sa prabho
pratijñām akarod dhīmān dīptatejā viśāṃ pate
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| 41 | tām athaughavatīṃ rājan sa pāvakasuto 'bravīt
atitheḥ pratikūlaṃ te na kartavyaṃ kathaṃ cana
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| 42 | yena yena ca tuṣyeta nityam eva tvayātithiḥ
apy ātmanaḥ pradānena na te kāryā vicāraṇā
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| 43 | etad vrataṃ mama sadā hṛdi saṃparivartate
gṛhasthānāṃ hi suśroṇi nātither vidyate param
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| 44 | pramāṇaṃ yadi vāmoru vacas te mama śobhane
idaṃ vacanam avyagrā hṛdi tvaṃ dhārayeḥ sadā
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| 45 | niṣkrānte mayi kalyāṇi tathā saṃnihite 'naghe
nātithis te 'vamantavyaḥ pramāṇaṃ yady ahaṃ tava
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| 46 | tam abravīd oghavatī yatā mūrdhni kṛtāñjaliḥ
na me tvadvacanāt kiṃ cid akartavyaṃ kathaṃ cana
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| 47 | jigīṣamāṇaṃ tu gṛhe tadā mṛtyuḥ sudarśanam
pṛṣṭhato 'nvagamad rājan randhrānveṣī tadā sadā
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| 48 | idhmārthaṃ tu gate tasminn agniputre sudarśane
atithir brāhmaṇaḥ śrīmāṃs tām āhaughavatīṃ tadā
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| 49 | ātithyaṃ dattam icchāmi tvayādya varavarṇini
pramāṇaṃ yadi dharmas te gṛhasthāśramasaṃmataḥ
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| 50 | ity uktā tena vipreṇa rājaputrī yaśasvinī
vidhinā pratijagrāha vedoktena viśāṃ pate
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| 51 | āsanaṃ caiva pādyaṃ ca tasmai dattvā dvijātaye
provācaughavatī vipraṃ kenārthaḥ kiṃ dadāmi te
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| 52 | tām abravīt tato vipro rājaputrīṃ sudarśanām
tvayā mamārthaḥ kalyāṇi nirviśaṅke tad ācara
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| 53 | yadi pramāṇaṃ dharmas te gṛhasthāśramasaṃmataḥ
pradānenātmano rājñi kartum arhasi me priyam
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| 54 | tathā saṃchandyamāno 'nyair īpsitair nṛpakanyayā
nānyam ātmapradānāt sa tasyā vavre varaṃ dvijaḥ
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| 55 | sā tu rājasutā smṛtvā bhartur vacanam āditaḥ
tatheti lajjamānā sā tam uvāca dvijarṣabham
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| 56 | tato rahaḥ sa viprarṣiḥ sā caivopaviveśa ha
saṃsmṛtya bhartur vacanaṃ gṛhasthāśramakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
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| 57 | athedhmān samupādāya sa pāvakir upāgamat
mṛtyunā raudrabhāvena nityaṃ bandhur ivānvitaḥ
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| 58 | tatas tv āśramam āgamya sa pāvakasutas tadā
tām ājuhāvaughavatīṃ kvāsi yāteti cāsakṛt
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| 59 | tasmai prativacaḥ sā tu bhartre na pradadau tadā
karābhyāṃ tena vipreṇa spṛṣṭā bhartṛvratā satī
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| 60 | ucchiṣṭāsmīti manvānā lajjitā bhartur eva ca
tūṣṇīṃbhūtābhavat sādhvī na covācātha kiṃ cana
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| 61 | atha tāṃ punar evedaṃ provāca sa sudarśanaḥ
kva sā sādhvī kva sā yātā garīyaḥ kim ato mama
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| 62 | pativratā satyaśīlā nityaṃ caivārjave ratā
kathaṃ na pratyudety adya smayamānā yathā purā
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| 63 | uṭajasthas tu taṃ vipraḥ pratyuvāca sudarśanam
atithiṃ viddhi saṃprāptaṃ pāvake brāhmaṇaṃ ca mām
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| 64 | anayā chandyamāno 'haṃ bhāryayā tava sattama
tais tair atithisatkārair ārjave 'syā dṛḍhaṃ manaḥ
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| 65 | anena vidhinā seyaṃ mām arcati śubhānanā
anurūpaṃ yad atrādya tad bhavān vaktum arhati
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| 66 | kūṭamudgarahastas tu mṛtyus taṃ vai samanvayāt
hīnapratijñam atrainaṃ vadhiṣyāmīti cintayan
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| 67 | sudarśanas tu manasā karmaṇā cakṣuṣā girā
tyakterṣyas tyaktamanyuś ca smayamāno 'bravīd idam
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| 68 | surataṃ te 'stu viprāgrya prītir hi paramā mama
gṛhasthasya hi dharmo 'gryaḥ saṃprāptātithipūjanam
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| 69 | atithiḥ pūjito yasya gṛhasthasya tu gacchati
nānyas tasmāt paro dharma iti prāhur manīṣiṇaḥ
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| 70 | prāṇā hi mama dārāś ca yac cānyad vidyate vasu
atithibhyo mayā deyam iti me vratam āhitam
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| 71 | niḥsaṃdigdhaṃ mayā vākyam etat te samudāhṛtam
tenāhaṃ vipra satyena svayam ātmānam ālabhe
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| 72 | pṛthivī vāyur ākāśam āpo jyotiś ca pañcamam
buddhir ātmā manaḥ kālo diśaś caiva guṇā daśa
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| 73 | nityam ete hi paśyanti dehināṃ dehasaṃśritāḥ
sukṛtaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ cāpi karma dharmabhṛtāṃ vara
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| 74 | yathaiṣā nānṛtā vāṇī mayādya samudāhṛtā
tena satyena māṃ devāḥ pālayantu dahantu vā
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| 75 | tato nādaḥ samabhavad dikṣu sarvāsu bhārata
asakṛt satyam ity eva naitan mithyeti sarvaśaḥ
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| 76 | uṭajāt tu tatas tasmān niścakrāma sa vai dvijaḥ
vapuṣā khaṃ ca bhūmiṃ ca vyāpya vāyur ivodyataḥ
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| 77 | svareṇa vipraḥ śaikṣeṇa trīṃl lokān anunādayan
uvāca cainaṃ dharmajñaṃ pūrvam āmantrya nāmataḥ
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| 78 | dharmo 'ham asmi bhadraṃ te jijñāsārthaṃ tavānagha
prāptaḥ satyaṃ ca te jñātvā prītir me paramā tvayi
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| 79 | vijitaś ca tvayā mṛtyur yo 'yaṃ tvām anugacchati
randhrānveṣī tava sadā tvayā dhṛtyā vaśīkṛtaḥ
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| 80 | na cāsti śaktis trailokye kasya cit puruṣottama
pativratām imāṃ sādhvīṃ tavodvīkṣitum apy uta
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| 81 | rakṣitā tvadguṇair eṣā pativrataguṇais tathā
adhṛṣyā yad iyaṃ brūyāt tathā tan nānyathā bhavet
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| 82 | eṣā hi tapasā svena saṃyuktā brahmavādinī
pāvanārthaṃ ca lokasya saricchreṣṭhā bhaviṣyati
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| 83 | ardhenaughavatī nāma tvām ardhenānuyāsyati
śarīreṇa mahābhāgā yogo hy asyā vaśe sthitaḥ
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| 84 | anayā saha lokāṃś ca gantāsi tapasārjitān
yatra nāvṛttim abhyeti śāśvatāṃs tān sanātanān
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| 85 | anena caiva dehena lokāṃs tvam abhipatsyase
nirjitaś ca tvayā mṛtyur aiśvaryaṃ ca tavottamam
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| 86 | pañca bhūtāny atikrāntaḥ svavīryāc ca manobhavaḥ
gṛhasthadharmeṇānena kāmakrodhau ca te jitau
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| 87 | sneho rāgaś ca tandrī ca moho drohaś ca kevalaḥ
tava śuśrūṣayā rājan rājaputryā vinirjitāḥ
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| 88 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 88 | śuklānāṃ tu sahasreṇa vājināṃ ratham uttamam
yuktaṃ pragṛhya bhagavān vyavasāyo jagāma tam
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| 89 | mṛtyur ātmā ca lokāś ca jitā bhūtāni pañca ca
buddhiḥ kālo mano vyoma kāmakrodhau tathaiva ca
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| 90 | tasmād gṛhāśramasthasya nānyad daivatam asti vai
ṛte 'tithiṃ naravyāghra manasaitad vicāraya
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| 91 | atithiḥ pūjito yasya dhyāyate manasā śubham
na tat kratuśatenāpi tulyam āhur manīṣiṇaḥ
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| 92 | pātraṃ tv atithim āsādya śīlāḍhyaṃ yo na pūjayet
sa dattvā sukṛtaṃ tasya kṣapayeta hy anarcitaḥ
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| 93 | etat te kathitaṃ putra mayākhyānam anuttamam
yathā hi vijito mṛtyur gṛhasthena purābhavat
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| 94 | dhanyaṃ yaśasyam āyuṣyam idam ākhyānam uttamam
bubhūṣatābhimantavyaṃ sarvaduścaritāpaham
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| 95 | ya idaṃ kathayed vidvān ahany ahani bhārata
sudarśanasya caritaṃ puṇyāṃl lokān avāpnuyāt
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