 | Book 13 Chapter 73
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| 1 | indra uvāca
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| 1 | jānan yo gām apahared vikrīyād vārthakāraṇāt
etad vijñātum icchāmi kā nu tasya gatir bhavet
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| 2 | brahmovāca
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| 2 | bhakṣārthaṃ vikrayārthaṃ vā ye 'pahāraṃ hi kurvate
dānārthaṃ vā brāhmaṇāya tatredaṃ śrūyatāṃ phalam
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| 3 | vikrayārthaṃ hi yo hiṃsyād bhakṣayed vā niraṅkuśaḥ
ghātayānaṃ hi puruṣaṃ ye 'numanyeyur arthinaḥ
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| 4 | ghātakaḥ khādako vāpi tathā yaś cānumanyate
yāvanti tasyā lomāni tāvad varṣāṇi majjati
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| 5 | ye doṣā yādṛśāś caiva dvijayajñopaghātake
vikraye cāpahāre ca te doṣā vai smṛtāḥ prabho
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| 6 | apahṛtya tu yo gāṃ vai brāhmaṇāya prayacchati
yāvad dāne phalaṃ tasyās tāvan nirayam ṛcchati
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| 7 | suvarṇaṃ dakṣiṇām āhur gopradāne mahādyute
suvarṇaṃ paramaṃ hy uktaṃ dakṣiṇārtham asaṃśayam
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| 8 | gopradānaṃ tārayate sapta pūrvāṃs tathā parān
suvarṇaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ dattvā tāvad dviguṇam ucyate
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| 9 | suvarṇaṃ paramaṃ dānaṃ suvarṇaṃ dakṣiṇā parā
suvarṇaṃ pāvanaṃ śakra pāvanānāṃ paraṃ smṛtam
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| 10 | kulānāṃ pāvanaṃ prāhur jātarūpaṃ śatakrato
eṣā me dakṣiṇā proktā samāsena mahādyute
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| 11 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 11 | etat pitāmahenoktam indrāya bharatarṣabha
indro daśarathāyāha rāmāyāha pitā tathā
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| 12 | rāghavo 'pi priyabhrātre lakṣmaṇāya yaśasvine
ṛṣibhyo lakṣmaṇenoktam araṇye vasatā vibho
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| 13 | pāraṃparyāgataṃ cedam ṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ
durdharaṃ dhārayām āsū rājānaś caiva dhārmikāḥ
upādhyāyena gaditaṃ mama cedaṃ yudhiṣṭhira
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| 14 | ya idaṃ brāhmaṇo nityaṃ vaded brāhmaṇasaṃsadi
yajñeṣu gopradāneṣu dvayor api samāgame
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| 15 | tasya lokāḥ kilākṣayyā daivataiḥ saha nityadā
iti brahmā sa bhagavān uvāca parameśvaraḥ
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