 | Book 13 Chapter 28
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | prajñāśrutābhyāṃ vṛttena śīlena ca yathā bhavān
guṇaiḥ samuditaḥ sarvair vayasā ca samanvitaḥ
tasmād bhavantaṃ pṛcchāmi dharmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ vara
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| 2 | kṣatriyo yadi vā vaiśyaḥ śūdro vā rājasattama
brāhmaṇyaṃ prāpnuyāt kena tan me vyākhyātum arhasi
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| 3 | tapasā vā sumahatā karmaṇā vā śrutena vā
brāhmaṇyam atha ced icchet tan me brūhi pitāmaha
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| 4 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 4 | brāhmaṇyaṃ tāta duṣprāpaṃ varṇaiḥ kṣatrādibhis tribhiḥ
paraṃ hi sarvabhūtānāṃ sthānam etad yudhiṣṭhira
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| 5 | bahvīs tu saṃsaran yonīr jāyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
paryāye tāta kasmiṃś cid brāhmaṇo nāma jāyate
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| 6 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
mataṅgasya ca saṃvādaṃ gardabhyāś ca yudhiṣṭhira
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| 7 | dvijāteḥ kasya cit tāta tulyavarṇaḥ sutaḥ prabhuḥ
mataṅgo nāma nāmnābhūt sarvaiḥ samudito guṇaiḥ
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| 8 | sa yajñakāraḥ kaunteya pitrā sṛṣṭaḥ paraṃtapa
prāyād gardabhayuktena rathenehāśugāminā
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| 9 | sa bālaṃ gardabhaṃ rājan vahantaṃ mātur antike
niravidhyat pratodena nāsikāyāṃ punaḥ punaḥ
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| 10 | taṃ tu tīvravraṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā gardabhī putragṛddhinī
uvāca mā śucaḥ putra caṇḍālas tvādhitiṣṭhati
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| 11 | brāhmaṇe dāruṇaṃ nāsti maitro brāhmaṇa ucyate
ācāryaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ śāstā kiṃ prahariṣyati
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| 12 | ayaṃ tu pāpaprakṛtir bāle na kurute dayām
svayoniṃ mānayaty eṣa bhāvo bhāvaṃ nigacchati
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| 13 | etac chrutvā mataṅgas tu dāruṇaṃ rāsabhīvacaḥ
avatīrya rathāt tūrṇaṃ rāsabhīṃ pratyabhāṣata
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| 14 | brūhi rāsabhi kalyāṇi mātā me yena dūṣitā
kathaṃ māṃ vetsi caṇḍālaṃ kṣipraṃ rāsabhi śaṃsa me
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| 15 | kena jāto 'smi caṇḍālo brāhmaṇyaṃ yena me 'naśat
tattvenaitan mahāprājñe brūhi sarvam aśeṣataḥ
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| 16 | gardabhy uvāca
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| 16 | brāhmaṇyāṃ vṛṣalena tvaṃ mattāyāṃ nāpitena ha
jātas tvam asi caṇḍālo brāhmaṇyaṃ tena te 'naśat
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| 17 | evam ukto mataṅgas tu pratyupāyād gṛhaṃ prati
tam āgatam abhiprekṣya pitā vākyam athābravīt
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| 18 | mayā tvaṃ yajñasaṃsiddhau niyukto gurukarmaṇi
kasmāt pratinivṛtto 'si kaccin na kuśalaṃ tava
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| 19 | mataṅga uvāca
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| 19 | ayonir agryayonir vā yaḥ syāt sa kuśalī bhavet
kuśalaṃ tu kutas tasya yasyeyaṃ jananī pitaḥ
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| 20 | brāhmaṇyāṃ vṛṣalāj jātaṃ pitar vedayatīha mām
amānuṣī gardabhīyaṃ tasmāt tapsye tapo mahat
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| 21 | evam uktvā sa pitaraṃ pratasthe kṛtaniścayaḥ
tato gatvā mahāraṇyam atapyata mahat tapaḥ
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| 22 | tataḥ saṃtāpayām āsa vibudhāṃs tapasānvitaḥ
mataṅgaḥ susukhaṃ prepsuḥ sthānaṃ sucaritād api
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| 23 | taṃ tathā tapasā yuktam uvāca harivāhanaḥ
mataṅga tapyase kiṃ tvaṃ bhogān utsṛjya mānuṣān
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| 24 | varaṃ dadāni te hanta vṛṇīṣva tvaṃ yad icchasi
yac cāpy avāpyam anyat te sarvaṃ prabrūhi māciram
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| 25 | mataṅga uvāca
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| 25 | brāhmaṇyaṃ kāmayāno 'ham idam ārabdhavāṃs tapaḥ
gaccheyaṃ tad avāpyeha vara eṣa vṛto mayā
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| 26 | etac chrutvā tu vacanaṃ tam uvāca puraṃdaraḥ
brāhmaṇyaṃ prārthayānas tvam aprāpyam akṛtātmabhiḥ
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| 27 | śreṣṭhaṃ yat sarvabhūteṣu tapo yan nātivartate
tadagryaṃ prārthayānas tvam acirād vinaśiṣyasi
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| 28 | devatāsuramartyeṣu yat pavitraṃ paraṃ smṛtam
caṇḍālayonau jātena na tat prāpyaṃ kathaṃ cana
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