 | Book 13 Chapter 7
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | karmaṇāṃ me samastānāṃ śubhānāṃ bharatarṣabha
phalāni mahatāṃ śreṣṭha prabrūhi paripṛcchataḥ
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | rahasyaṃ yad ṛṣīṇāṃ tu tac chṛṇuṣva yudhiṣṭhira
yā gatiḥ prāpyate yena pretyabhāve cirepsitā
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| 3 | yena yena śarīreṇa yad yat karma karoti yaḥ
tena tena śarīreṇa tat tat phalam upāśnute
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| 4 | yasyāṃ yasyām avasthāyāṃ yat karoti śubhāśubham
tasyāṃ tasyām avasthāyāṃ bhuṅkte janmani janmani
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| 5 | na naśyati kṛtaṃ karma sadā pañcendriyair iha
te hy asya sākṣiṇo nityaṃ ṣaṣṭha ātmā tathaiva ca
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| 6 | cakṣur dadyān mano dadyād vācaṃ dadyāc ca sūnṛtām
anuvrajed upāsīta sa yajñaḥ pañcadakṣiṇaḥ
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| 7 | yo dadyād aparikliṣṭam annam adhvani vartate
śrāntāyādṛṣṭapūrvāya tasya puṇyaphalaṃ mahat
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| 8 | sthaṇḍile śayamānānāṃ gṛhāṇi śayanāni ca
cīravalkalasaṃvīte vāsāṃsy ābharaṇāni ca
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| 9 | vāhanāsanayānāni yogātmani tapodhane
agnīn upaśayānasya rājapauruṣam ucyate
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| 10 | rasānāṃ pratisaṃhāre saubhāgyam anugacchati
āmiṣapratisaṃhāre paśūn putrāṃś ca vindati
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| 11 | avākśirās tu yo lambed udavāsaṃ ca yo vaset
satataṃ caikaśāyī yaḥ sa labhetepsitāṃ gatim
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| 12 | pādyam āsanam evātha dīpam annaṃ pratiśrayam
dadyād atithipūjārthaṃ sa yajñaḥ pañcadakṣiṇaḥ
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| 13 | vīrāsanaṃ vīraśayyāṃ vīrasthānam upāsataḥ
akṣayās tasya vai lokāḥ sarvakāmagamās tathā
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| 14 | dhanaṃ labheta dānena maunenājñāṃ viśāṃ pate
upabhogāṃś ca tapasā brahmacaryeṇa jīvitam
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| 15 | rūpam aiśvaryam ārogyam ahiṃsāphalam aśnute
phalamūlāśināṃ rājyaṃ svargaḥ parṇāśināṃ tathā
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| 16 | prāyopaveśanād rājyaṃ sarvatra sukham ucyate
svargaṃ satyena labhate dīkṣayā kulam uttamam
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| 17 | gavāḍhyaḥ śākadīkṣāyāṃ svargagāmī tṛṇāśanaḥ
striyas triṣavaṇaṃ snātvā vāyuṃ pītvā kratuṃ labhet
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| 18 | salilāśī bhaved yaś ca sadāgniḥ saṃskṛto dvijaḥ
maruṃ sādhayato rājyaṃ nākapṛṣṭham anāśake
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| 19 | upavāsaṃ ca dīkṣāṃ ca abhiṣekaṃ ca pārthiva
kṛtvā dvādaśavarṣāṇi vīrasthānād viśiṣyate
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| 20 | adhītya sarvavedān vai sadyo duḥkhāt pramucyate
mānasaṃ hi caran dharmaṃ svargalokam avāpnuyāt
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| 21 | yā dustyajā durmatibhir yā na jīryati jīryataḥ
yo 'sau prāṇāntiko rogas tāṃ tṛṣṇāṃ tyajataḥ sukham
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| 22 | yathā dhenusahasreṣu vatso vindati mātaram
evaṃ pūrvakṛtaṃ karma kartāram anugacchati
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| 23 | acodyamānāni yathā puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca
svakālaṃ nātivartante tathā karma purākṛtam
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| 24 | jīryanti jīryataḥ keśā dantā jīryanti jīryataḥ
cakṣuḥśrotre ca jīryete tṛṣṇaikā tu na jīryate
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| 25 | yena prīṇāti pitaraṃ tena prītaḥ prajāpatiḥ
prīṇāti mātaraṃ yena pṛthivī tena pūjitā
yena prīṇāty upādhyāyaṃ tena syād brahma pūjitam
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| 26 | sarve tasyādṛtā dharmā yasyaite traya ādṛtāḥ
anādṛtās tu yasyaite sarvās tasyāphalāḥ kriyāḥ
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| 27 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 27 | bhīṣmasya tad vacaḥ śrutvā vismitāḥ kurupuṃgavāḥ
āsan prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ prītimanto 'bhavaṃs tadā
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| 28 | yan mantre bhavati vṛthā prayujyamāne; yat some bhavati vṛthābhiṣūyamāṇe
yac cāgnau bhavati vṛthābhihūyamāne; tat sarvaṃ bhavati vṛthābhidhīyamāne
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| 29 | ity etad ṛṣiṇā proktam uktavān asmi yad vibho
śubhāśubhaphalaprāptau kim ataḥ śrotum icchasi
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