 | Book 13 Chapter 34
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| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 1 | brāhmaṇān eva satataṃ bhṛśaṃ saṃpratipūjayet
ete hi somarājāna īśvarāḥ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ
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| 2 | ete bhogair alaṃkārair anyaiś caiva kim icchakaiḥ
sadā pūjyā namaskāryā rakṣyāś ca pitṛvan nṛpaiḥ
ato rāṣṭrasya śāntir hi bhūtānām iva vāsavāt
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| 3 | jāyatāṃ brahmavarcasvī rāṣṭre vai brāhmaṇaḥ śuciḥ
mahārathaś ca rājanya eṣṭavyaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ
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| 4 | brāhmaṇaṃ jātisaṃpannaṃ dharmajñaṃ saṃśitavratam
vāsayeta gṛhe rājan na tasmāt param asti vai
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| 5 | brāhmaṇebhyo havir dattaṃ pratigṛhṇanti devatāḥ
pitaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ naitebhyo vidyate param
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| 6 | ādityaś candramā vāyur bhūmir āpo 'mbaraṃ diśaḥ
sarve brāhmaṇam āviśya sadānnam upabhuñjate
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| 7 | na tasyāśnanti pitaro yasya viprā na bhuñjate
devāś cāpy asya nāśnanti pāpasya brāhmaṇadviṣaḥ
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| 8 | brāhmaṇeṣu tu tuṣṭeṣu prīyante pitaraḥ sadā
tathaiva devatā rājan nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
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| 9 | tathaiva te 'pi prīyante yeṣāṃ bhavati tad dhaviḥ
na ca pretya vinaśyanti gacchanti paramāṃ gatim
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| 10 | yena yenaiva haviṣā brāhmaṇāṃs tarpayen naraḥ
tena tenaiva prīyante pitaro devatās tathā
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| 11 | brāhmaṇād eva tad bhūtaṃ prabhavanti yataḥ prajāḥ
yataś cāyaṃ prabhavati pretya yatra ca gacchati
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| 12 | vedaiṣa mārgaṃ svargasya tathaiva narakasya ca
āgatānāgate cobhe brāhmaṇo dvipadāṃ varaḥ
brāhmaṇo bharataśreṣṭha svadharmaṃ veda medhayā
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| 13 | ye cainam anuvartante te na yānti parābhavam
na te pretya vinaśyanti gacchanti na parābhavam
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| 14 | ye brāhmaṇamukhāt prāptaṃ pratigṛhṇanti vai vacaḥ
kṛtātmāno mahātmānas te na yānti parābhavam
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| 15 | kṣatriyāṇāṃ pratapatāṃ tejasā ca balena ca
brāhmaṇeṣv eva śāmyanti tejāṃsi ca balāni ca
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| 16 | bhṛgavo 'jayaṃs tālajaṅghān nīpān aṅgiraso 'jayan
bharadvājo vaitahavyān ailāṃś ca bharatarṣabha
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| 17 | citrāyudhāṃś cāpy ajayann ete kṛṣṇājinadhvajāḥ
prakṣipyātha ca kumbhān vai pāragāminam ārabhet
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| 18 | yat kiṃ cit kathyate loke śrūyate paśyate 'pi vā
sarvaṃ tad brāhmaṇeṣv eva gūḍho 'gnir iva dāruṣu
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| 19 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
saṃvādaṃ vāsudevasya pṛthvyāś ca bharatarṣabha
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| 20 | vāsudeva uvāca
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| 20 | mātaraṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ pṛcche tvā saṃśayaṃ śubhe
kena svit karmaṇā pāpaṃ vyapohati naro gṛhī
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| 21 | pṛthivy uvāca
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| 21 | brāhmaṇān eva seveta pavitraṃ hy etad uttamam
brāhmaṇān sevamānasya rajaḥ sarvaṃ praṇaśyati
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| 22 | ato bhūtir ataḥ kīrtir ato buddhiḥ prajāyate
apareṣāṃ pareṣāṃ ca parebhyaś caiva ye pare
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| 23 | brāhmaṇā yaṃ praśaṃsanti puruṣaḥ sa pravardhate
atha yo brāhmaṇākruṣṭaḥ parābhavati so 'cirāt
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| 24 | yathā mahārṇave kṣipta āmaloṣṭo vinaśyati
tathā duścaritaṃ karma parābhāvāya kalpate
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| 25 | paśya candre kṛtaṃ lakṣma samudre lavaṇodakam
tathā bhagasahasreṇa mahendraṃ paricihnitam
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| 26 | teṣām eva prabhāvena sahasranayano hy asau
śatakratuḥ samabhavat paśya mādhava yādṛśam
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| 27 | icchan bhūtiṃ ca kīrtiṃ ca lokāṃś ca madhusūdana
brāhmaṇānumate tiṣṭhet puruṣaḥ śucir ātmavān
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| 28 | ity etad vacanaṃ śrutvā medinyā madhusūdanaḥ
sādhu sādhv ity athety uktvā medinīṃ pratyapūjayat
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| 29 | etāṃ śrutvopamāṃ pārtha prayato brāhmaṇarṣabhān
satataṃ pūjayethās tvaṃ tataḥ śreyo 'bhipatsyase
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