 | Book 13 Chapter 104
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | brāhmaṇasvāni ye mandā haranti bharatarṣabha
nṛśaṃsakāriṇo mūḍhāḥ kva te gacchanti mānavāḥ
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
caṇḍālasya ca saṃvādaṃ kṣatrabandhoś ca bhārata
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| 3 | rājanya uvāca
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| 3 | vṛddharūpo 'si caṇḍāla bālavac ca viceṣṭase
śvakharāṇāṃ rajaḥsevī kasmād udvijase gavām
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| 4 | sādhubhir garhitaṃ karma caṇḍālasya vidhīyate
kasmād gorajasā dhvastam apāṃ kuṇḍe niṣiñcasi
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| 5 | caṇḍāla uvāca
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| 5 | brāhmaṇasya gavāṃ rājan hriyatīnāṃ rajaḥ purā
somam uddhvaṃsayām āsa taṃ somaṃ ye 'piban dvijāḥ
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| 6 | dīkṣitaś ca sa rājāpi kṣipraṃ narakam āviśat
saha tair yājakaiḥ sarvair brahmasvam upajīvya tat
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| 7 | ye 'pi tatrāpiban kṣīraṃ ghṛtaṃ dadhi ca mānavāḥ
brāhmaṇāḥ saharājanyāḥ sarve narakam āviśan
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| 8 | jaghnus tāḥ payasā putrāṃs tathā pautrān vidhunvatīḥ
paśūn avekṣamāṇāś ca sādhuvṛttena daṃpatī
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| 9 | ahaṃ tatrāvasaṃ rājan brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ
tāsāṃ me rajasā dhvastaṃ bhaikṣam āsīn narādhipa
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| 10 | caṇḍālo 'haṃ tato rājan bhuktvā tad abhavaṃ mṛtaḥ
brahmasvahārī ca nṛpaḥ so 'pratiṣṭhāṃ gatiṃ yayau
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| 11 | tasmād dharen na viprasvaṃ kadā cid api kiṃ cana
brahmasvarajasā dhvastaṃ bhuktvā māṃ paśya yādṛśam
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| 12 | tasmāt somo 'py avikreyaḥ puruṣeṇa vipaścitā
vikrayaṃ hīha somasya garhayanti manīṣiṇaḥ
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| 13 | ye cainaṃ krīṇate rājan ye ca vikrīṇate janāḥ
te tu vaivasvataṃ prāpya rauravaṃ yānti sarvaśaḥ
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| 14 | somaṃ tu rajasā dhvastaṃ vikrīyād buddhipūrvakam
śrotriyo vārdhuṣī bhūtvā cirarātrāya naśyati
narakaṃ triṃśataṃ prāpya śvaviṣṭhām upajīvati
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| 15 | śvacaryām atimānaṃ ca sakhidāreṣu viplavam
tulayādhārayad dharmo hy atimāno 'tiricyate
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| 16 | śvānaṃ vai pāpinaṃ paśya vivarṇaṃ hariṇaṃ kṛśam
atimānena bhūtānām imāṃ gatim upāgatam
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| 17 | ahaṃ vai vipule jātaḥ kule dhanasamanvite
anyasmiñ janmani vibho jñānavijñānapāragaḥ
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| 18 | abhavaṃ tatra jānāno hy etān doṣān madāt tadā
saṃrabdha eva bhūtānāṃ pṛṣṭhamāṃsāny abhakṣayam
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| 19 | so 'haṃ tena ca vṛttena bhojanena ca tena vai
imām avasthāṃ saṃprāptaḥ paśya kālasya paryayam
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| 20 | ādīptam iva cailāntaṃ bhramarair iva cārditam
dhāvamānaṃ susaṃrabdhaṃ paśya māṃ rajasānvitam
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| 21 | svādhyāyais tu mahat pāpaṃ taranti gṛhamedhinaḥ
dānaiḥ pṛthagvidhaiś cāpi yathā prāhur manīṣiṇaḥ
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| 22 | tathā pāpakṛtaṃ vipram āśramasthaṃ mahīpate
sarvasaṅgavinirmuktaṃ chandāṃsy uttārayanty uta
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| 23 | ahaṃ tu pāpayonyāṃ vai prasūtaḥ kṣatriyarṣabha
niścayaṃ nādhigacchāmi kathaṃ mucyeyam ity uta
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| 24 | jātismaratvaṃ tu mama kena cit pūrvakarmaṇā
śubhena yena mokṣaṃ vai prāptum icchāmy ahaṃ nṛpa
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| 25 | tvam imaṃ me prapannāya saṃśayaṃ brūhi pṛcchate
caṇḍālatvāt katham ahaṃ mucyeyam iti sattama
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| 26 | rājanya uvāca
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| 26 | caṇḍāla pratijānīhi yena mokṣam avāpsyasi
brāhmaṇārthe tyajan prāṇān gatim iṣṭām avāpsyasi
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| 27 | dattvā śarīraṃ kravyādbhyo raṇāgnau dvijahetukam
hutvā prāṇān pramokṣas te nānyathā mokṣam arhasi
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| 28 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 28 | ity uktaḥ sa tadā rājan brahmasvārthe paraṃtapa
hutvā raṇamukhe prāṇān gatim iṣṭām avāpa ha
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| 29 | tasmād rakṣyaṃ tvayā putra brahmasvaṃ bharatarṣabha
yadīcchasi mahābāho śāśvatīṃ gatim uttamām
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