 | Book 13 Chapter 57
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | muhyāmīva niśamyādya cintayānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
hīnāṃ pārthivasaṃghātaiḥ śrīmadbhiḥ pṛthivīm imām
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| 2 | prāpya rājyāni śataśo mahīṃ jitvāpi bhārata
koṭiśaḥ puruṣān hatvā paritapye pitāmaha
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| 3 | kā nu tāsāṃ varastrīṇām avasthādya bhaviṣyati
yā hīnāḥ patibhiḥ putrair mātulair bhrātṛbhis tathā
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| 4 | vayaṃ hi tān gurūn hatvā jñātīṃś ca suhṛdo 'pi ca
avākśīrṣāḥ patiṣyāmo narake nātra saṃśayaḥ
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| 5 | śarīraṃ yoktum icchāmi tapasogreṇa bhārata
upadiṣṭam ihecchāmi tattvato 'haṃ viśāṃ pate
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| 6 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 6 | yudhiṣṭhirasya tad vākyaṃ śrutvā bhīṣmo mahāmanāḥ
parīkṣya nipuṇaṃ buddhyā yudhiṣṭhiram abhāṣata
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| 7 | rahasyam adbhutaṃ caiva śṛṇu vakṣyāmi yat tvayi
yā gatiḥ prāpyate yena pretyabhāveṣu bhārata
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| 8 | tapasā prāpyate svargas tapasā prāpyate yaśaḥ
āyuḥprakarṣo bhogāś ca labhyante tapasā vibho
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| 9 | jñānaṃ vijñānam ārogyaṃ rūpaṃ saṃpat tathaiva ca
saubhāgyaṃ caiva tapasā prāpyate bharatarṣabha
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| 10 | dhanaṃ prāpnoti tapasā maunaṃ jñānaṃ prayacchati
upabhogāṃs tu dānena brahmacaryeṇa jīvitam
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| 11 | ahiṃsāyāḥ phalaṃ rūpaṃ dīkṣāyā janma vai kule
phalamūlāśināṃ rājyaṃ svargaḥ parṇāśināṃ bhavet
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| 12 | payobhakṣo divaṃ yāti snānena draviṇādhikaḥ
guruśuśrūṣayā vidyā nityaśrāddhena saṃtatiḥ
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| 13 | gavāḍhyaḥ śākadīkṣābhiḥ svargam āhus tṛṇāśanāt
striyas triṣavaṇasnānād vāyuṃ pītvā kratuṃ labhet
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| 14 | nityasnāyī bhaved dakṣaḥ saṃdhye tu dve japan dvijaḥ
maruṃ sādhayato rājyaṃ nākapṛṣṭham anāśake
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| 15 | sthaṇḍile śayamānānāṃ gṛhāṇi śayanāni ca
cīravalkalavāsobhir vāsāṃsy ābharaṇāni ca
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| 16 | śayyāsanāni yānāni yogayukte tapodhane
agnipraveśe niyataṃ brahmaloko vidhīyate
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| 17 | rasānāṃ pratisaṃhārāt saubhāgyam iha vindati
āmiṣapratisaṃhārāt prajāsyāyuṣmatī bhavet
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| 18 | udavāsaṃ vased yas tu sa narādhipatir bhavet
satyavādī naraśreṣṭha daivataiḥ saha modate
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| 19 | kīrtir bhavati dānena tathārogyam ahiṃsayā
dvijaśuśrūṣayā rājyaṃ dvijatvaṃ vāpi puṣkalam
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| 20 | pānīyasya pradānena kīrtir bhavati śāśvatī
annapānapradānena tṛpyate kāmabhogataḥ
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| 21 | sāntvadaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvaśokair vimucyate
devaśuśrūṣayā rājyaṃ divyaṃ rūpaṃ niyacchati
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| 22 | dīpālokapradānena cakṣuṣmān bhavate naraḥ
prekṣaṇīyapradānena smṛtiṃ medhāṃ ca vindati
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| 23 | gandhamālyanivṛttyā tu kīrtir bhavati puṣkalā
keśaśmaśrūn dhārayatām agryā bhavati saṃtatiḥ
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| 24 | upavāsaṃ ca dīkṣāṃ ca abhiṣekaṃ ca pārthiva
kṛtvā dvādaśa varṣāṇi vīrasthānād viśiṣyate
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| 25 | dāsīdāsam alaṃkārān kṣetrāṇi ca gṛhāṇi ca
brahmadeyāṃ sutāṃ dattvā prāpnoti manujarṣabha
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| 26 | kratubhiś copavāsaiś ca tridivaṃ yāti bhārata
labhate ca ciraṃ sthānaṃ balipuṣpaprado naraḥ
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| 27 | suvarṇaśṛṅgais tu vibhūṣitānāṃ; gavāṃ sahasrasya naraḥ pradātā
prāpnoti puṇyaṃ divi devalokam; ity evam āhur munidevasaṃghāḥ
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| 28 | prayacchate yaḥ kapilāṃ sacailāṃ; kāṃsyopadohāṃ kanakāgraśṛṅgīm
tais tair guṇaiḥ kāmadughāsya bhūtvā; naraṃ pradātāram upaiti sā gauḥ
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| 29 | yāvanti lomāni bhavanti dhenvās; tāvat phalaṃ prāpnute gopradātā
putrāṃś ca pautrāṃś ca kulaṃ ca sarvam; āsaptamaṃ tārayate paratra
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| 30 | sadakṣiṇāṃ kāñcanacāruśṛṅgīṃ; kāṃsyopadohāṃ draviṇottarīyām
dhenuṃ tilānāṃ dadato dvijāya; lokā vasūnāṃ sulabhā bhavanti
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| 31 | svakarmabhir mānavaṃ saṃnibaddhaṃ; tīvrāndhakāre narake patantam
mahārṇave naur iva vāyuyuktā; dānaṃ gavāṃ tārayate paratra
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| 32 | yo brahmadeyāṃ tu dadāti kanyāṃ; bhūmipradānaṃ ca karoti vipre
dadāti cānnaṃ vidhivac ca yaś ca; sa lokam āpnoti puraṃdarasya
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| 33 | naiveśikaṃ sarvaguṇopapannaṃ; dadāti vai yas tu naro dvijāya
svādhyāyacāritraguṇānvitāya; tasyāpi lokāḥ kuruṣūttareṣu
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| 34 | dhuryapradānena gavāṃ tathāśvair; lokān avāpnoti naro vasūnām
svargāya cāhur hi hiraṇyadānaṃ; tato viśiṣṭaṃ kanakapradānam
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| 35 | chatrapradānena gṛhaṃ variṣṭhaṃ; yānaṃ tathopānahasaṃpradāne
vastrapradānena phalaṃ surūpaṃ; gandhapradāne surabhir naraḥ syāt
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| 36 | puṣpopagaṃ vātha phalopagaṃ vā; yaḥ pādapaṃ sparśayate dvijāya
sa strīsamṛddhaṃ bahuratnapūrṇaṃ; labhaty ayatnopagataṃ gṛhaṃ vai
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| 37 | bhakṣānnapānīyarasapradātā; sarvān avāpnoti rasān prakāmam
pratiśrayācchādanasaṃpradātā; prāpnoti tān eva na saṃśayo 'tra
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| 38 | sragdhūpagandhāny anulepanāni; snānāni mālyāni ca mānavo yaḥ
dadyād dvijebhyaḥ sa bhaved arogas; tathābhirūpaś ca narendraloke
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| 39 | bījair aśūnyaṃ śayanair upetaṃ; dadyād gṛhaṃ yaḥ puruṣo dvijāya
puṇyābhirāmaṃ bahuratnapūrṇaṃ; labhaty adhiṣṭhānavaraṃ sa rājan
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| 40 | sugandhacitrāstaraṇopapannaṃ; dadyān naro yaḥ śayanaṃ dvijāya
rūpānvitāṃ pakṣavatīṃ manojñāṃ; bhāryām ayatnopagatāṃ labhet saḥ
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| 41 | pitāmahasyānucaro vīraśāyī bhaven naraḥ
nādhikaṃ vidyate tasmād ity āhuḥ paramarṣayaḥ
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| 42 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 42 | tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā prītātmā kurunandanaḥ
nāśrame 'rocayad vāsaṃ vīramārgābhikāṅkṣayā
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| 43 | tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ prāha pāṇḍavān bharatarṣabha
pitāmahasya yad vākyaṃ tad vo rocatv iti prabhuḥ
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| 44 | tatas tu pāṇḍavāḥ sarve draupadī ca yaśasvinī
yudhiṣṭhirasya tad vākyaṃ bāḍham ity abhyapūjayan
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