 | Book 13 Chapter 68
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | bhūya eva kuruśreṣṭha dānānāṃ vidhim uttamam
kathayasva mahāprājña bhūmidānaṃ viśeṣataḥ
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| 2 | pṛthivīṃ kṣatriyo dadyād brāhmaṇas tāṃ svakarmaṇā
vidhivat pratigṛhṇīyān na tv anyo dātum arhati
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| 3 | sarvavarṇais tu yac chakyaṃ pradātuṃ phalakāṅkṣibhiḥ
vede vā yat samāmnātaṃ tan me vyākhyātum arhasi
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| 4 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 4 | tulyanāmāni deyāni trīṇi tulyaphalāni ca
sarvakāmaphalānīha gāvaḥ pṛthvī sarasvatī
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| 5 | yo brūyāc cāpi śiṣyāya dharmyāṃ brāhmīṃ sarasvatīm
pṛthivīgopradānābhyāṃ sa tulyaṃ phalam aśnute
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| 6 | tathaiva gāḥ praśaṃsanti na ca deyaṃ tataḥ param
saṃnikṛṣṭaphalās tā hi laghvarthāś ca yudhiṣṭhira
mātaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ gāvaḥ sarvasukhapradāḥ
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| 7 | vṛddhim ākāṅkṣatā nityaṃ gāvaḥ kāryāḥ pradakṣiṇāḥ
maṅgalāyatanaṃ devyas tasmāt pūjyāḥ sadaiva hi
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| 8 | pracodanaṃ devakṛtaṃ gavāṃ karmasu vartatām
pūrvam evākṣaraṃ nānyad abhidheyaṃ kathaṃ cana
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| 9 | pracāre vā nipāne vā budho nodvejayeta gāḥ
tṛṣitā hy abhivīkṣantyo naraṃ hanyuḥ sabāndhavam
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| 10 | pitṛsadmāni satataṃ devatāyatanāni ca
pūyante śakṛtā yāsāṃ pūtaṃ kim adhikaṃ tataḥ
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| 11 | grāsamuṣṭiṃ paragave dadyāt saṃvatsaraṃ tu yaḥ
akṛtvā svayam āhāraṃ vrataṃ tat sārvakāmikam
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| 12 | sa hi putrān yaśorthaṃ ca śriyaṃ cāpy adhigacchati
nāśayaty aśubhaṃ caiva duḥsvapnaṃ ca vyapohati
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| 13 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 13 | deyāḥ kiṃlakṣaṇā gāvaḥ kāś cāpi parivarjayet
kīdṛśāya pradātavyā na deyāḥ kīdṛśāya ca
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| 14 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 14 | asadvṛttāya pāpāya lubdhāyānṛtavādine
havyakavyavyapetāya na deyā gauḥ kathaṃ cana
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| 15 | bhikṣave bahuputrāya śrotriyāyāhitāgnaye
dattvā daśagavāṃ dātā lokān āpnoty anuttamān
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| 16 | yaṃ caiva dharmaṃ kurute tasya puṇyaphalaṃ ca yat
sarvasyaivāṃśabhāg dātā tannimittaṃ pravṛttayaḥ
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| 17 | yaś cainam utpādayati yaś cainaṃ trāyate bhayāt
yaś cāsya kurute vṛttiṃ sarve te pitaras trayaḥ
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| 18 | kalmaṣaṃ guruśuśrūṣā hanti māno mahad yaśaḥ
aputratāṃ trayaḥ putrā avṛttiṃ daśa dhenavaḥ
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| 19 | vedāntaniṣṭhasya bahuśrutasya; prajñānatṛptasya jitendriyasya
śiṣṭasya dāntasya yatasya caiva; bhūteṣu nityaṃ priyavādinaś ca
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| 20 | yaḥ kṣudbhayād vai na vikarma kuryān; mṛdur dāntaś cātitheyaś ca nityam
vṛttiṃ viprāyātisṛjeta tasmai; yas tulyaśīlaś ca saputradāraḥ
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| 21 | śubhe pātre ye guṇā gopradāne; tāvān doṣo brāhmaṇasvāpahāre
sarvāvasthaṃ brāhmaṇasvāpahāro; dārāś caiṣāṃ dūrato varjanīyāḥ
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