 | Book 13 Chapter 67
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | tilānāṃ kīdṛśaṃ dānam atha dīpasya caiva ha
annānāṃ vāsasāṃ caiva bhūya eva bravīhi me
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
brāhmaṇasya ca saṃvādaṃ yamasya ca yudhiṣṭhira
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| 3 | madhyadeśe mahān grāmo brāhmaṇānāṃ babhūva ha
gaṅgāyamunayor madhye yāmunasya girer adhaḥ
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| 4 | parṇaśāleti vikhyāto ramaṇīyo narādhipa
vidvāṃsas tatra bhūyiṣṭhā brāhmaṇāś cāvasaṃs tadā
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| 5 | atha prāha yamaḥ kaṃ cit puruṣaṃ kṛṣṇavāsasam
raktākṣam ūrdhvaromāṇaṃ kākajaṅghākṣināsikam
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| 6 | gaccha tvaṃ brāhmaṇagrāmaṃ tato gatvā tam ānaya
agastyaṃ gotrataś cāpi nāmataś cāpi śarmiṇam
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| 7 | śame niviṣṭaṃ vidvāṃsam adhyāpakam anādṛtam
mā cānyam ānayethās tvaṃ sagotraṃ tasya pārśvataḥ
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| 8 | sa hi tādṛgguṇas tena tulyo 'dhyayanajanmanā
apatyeṣu tathā vṛtte samastenaiva dhīmatā
tam ānaya yathoddiṣṭaṃ pūjā kāryā hi tasya me
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| 9 | sa gatvā pratikūlaṃ tac cakāra yamaśāsanam
tam ākramyānayām āsa pratiṣiddho yamena yaḥ
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| 10 | tasmai yamaḥ samutthāya pūjāṃ kṛtvā ca vīryavān
provāca nīyatām eṣa so 'nya ānīyatām iti
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| 11 | evam ukte tu vacane dharmarājena sa dvijaḥ
uvāca dharmarājānaṃ nirviṇṇo 'dhyayanena vai
yo me kālo bhavec cheṣas taṃ vaseyam ihācyuta
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| 12 | yama uvāca
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| 12 | nāhaṃ kālasya vihitaṃ prāpnomīha kathaṃ cana
yo hi dharmaṃ carati vai taṃ tu jānāmi kevalam
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| 13 | gaccha vipra tvam adyaiva ālayaṃ svaṃ mahādyute
brūhi vā tvaṃ yathā svairaṃ karavāṇi kim ity uta
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| 14 | brāhmaṇa uvāca
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| 14 | yat tatra kṛtvā sumahat puṇyaṃ syāt tad bravīhi me
sarvasya hi pramāṇaṃ tvaṃ trailokyasyāpi sattama
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| 15 | yama uvāca
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| 15 | śṛṇu tattvena viprarṣe pradānavidhim uttamam
tilāḥ paramakaṃ dānaṃ puṇyaṃ caiveha śāśvatam
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| 16 | tilāś ca saṃpradātavyā yathāśakti dvijarṣabha
nityadānāt sarvakāmāṃs tilā nirvartayanty uta
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| 17 | tilāñ śrāddhe praśaṃsanti dānam etad dhy anuttamam
tān prayacchasva viprebhyo vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā
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| 18 | tilā bhakṣayitavyāś ca sadā tv ālabhanaṃ ca taiḥ
kāryaṃ satatam icchadbhiḥ śreyaḥ sarvātmanā gṛhe
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| 19 | tathāpaḥ sarvadā deyāḥ peyāś caiva na saṃśayaḥ
puṣkariṇyas taḍāgāni kūpāṃś caivātra khānayet
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| 20 | etat sudurlabhataram iha loke dvijottama
āpo nityaṃ pradeyās te puṇyaṃ hy etad anuttamam
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| 21 | prapāś ca kāryāḥ pānārthaṃ nityaṃ te dvijasattama
bhukte 'py atha pradeyaṃ te pānīyaṃ vai viśeṣataḥ
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| 22 | ity ukte sa tadā tena yamadūtena vai gṛhān
nītaś cakāra ca tathā sarvaṃ tad yamaśāsanam
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| 23 | nītvā taṃ yamadūto 'pi gṛhītvā śarmiṇaṃ tadā
yayau sa dharmarājāya nyavedayata cāpi tam
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| 24 | taṃ dharmarājo dharmajñaṃ pūjayitvā pratāpavān
kṛtvā ca saṃvidaṃ tena visasarja yathāgatam
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| 25 | tasyāpi ca yamaḥ sarvam upadeśaṃ cakāra ha
pratyetya ca sa tat sarvaṃ cakāroktaṃ yamena tat
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| 26 | tathā praśaṃsate dīpān yamaḥ pitṛhitepsayā
tasmād dīpaprado nityaṃ saṃtārayati vai pitṝn
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| 27 | dātavyāḥ satataṃ dīpās tasmād bharatasattama
devānāṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ ca cakṣuṣy āste matāḥ prabho
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| 28 | ratnadānaṃ ca sumahat puṇyam uktaṃ janādhipa
tāni vikrīya yajate brāhmaṇo hy abhayaṃkaraḥ
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| 29 | yad vai dadāti viprebhyo brāhmaṇaḥ pratigṛhya vai
ubhayoḥ syāt tad akṣayyaṃ dātur ādātur eva ca
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| 30 | yo dadāti sthitaḥ sthityāṃ tādṛśāya pratigraham
ubhayor akṣayaṃ dharmaṃ taṃ manuḥ prāha dharmavit
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| 31 | vāsasāṃ tu pradānena svadāranirato naraḥ
suvastraś ca suveṣaś ca bhavatīty anuśuśruma
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| 32 | gāvaḥ suvarṇaṃ ca tathā tilāś caivānuvarṇitāḥ
bahuśaḥ puruṣavyāghra vedaprāmāṇyadarśanāt
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| 33 | vivāhāṃś caiva kurvīta putrān utpādayeta ca
putralābho hi kauravya sarvalābhād viśiṣyate
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