 | Book 13 Chapter 122
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| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 1 | evam uktaḥ pratyuvāca maitreyaḥ karmapūjakaḥ
atyantaṃ śrīmati kule jātaḥ prājño bahuśrutaḥ
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| 2 | asaṃśayaṃ mahāprājña yathaivāttha tathaiva tat
anujñātas tu bhavatā kiṃ cid brūyām ahaṃ vibho
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| 3 | vyāsa uvāca
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| 3 | yad yad icchasi maitreya yāvad yāvad yathā tathā
brūhi tāvan mahāprājña śuśrūṣe vacanaṃ tava
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| 4 | maitreya uvāca
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| 4 | nirdoṣaṃ nirmalaṃ caiva vacanaṃ dānasaṃhitam
vidyātapobhyāṃ hi bhavān bhāvitātmā na saṃśayaḥ
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| 5 | bhavato bhāvitātmatvād dāyo 'yaṃ sumahān mama
bhūyo buddhyānupaśyāmi susamṛddhatapā iva
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| 6 | api me darśanād eva bhavato 'bhyudayo mahān
manye bhavatprasādo 'yaṃ tad dhi karma svabhāvataḥ
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| 7 | tapaḥ śrutaṃ ca yoniś cāpy etad brāhmaṇyakāraṇam
tribhir guṇaiḥ samuditas tato bhavati vai dvijaḥ
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| 8 | tasmiṃs tṛpte ca tṛpyante pitaro daivatāni ca
na hi śrutavatāṃ kiṃ cid adhikaṃ brāhmaṇād ṛte
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| 9 | yathā hi sukṛte kṣetre phalaṃ vindati mānavaḥ
evaṃ dattvā śrutavati phalaṃ dātā samaśnute
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| 10 | brāhmaṇaś cen na vidyeta śrutavṛttopasaṃhitaḥ
pratigrahītā dānasya moghaṃ syād dhanināṃ dhanam
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| 11 | adan hy avidvān hanty annam adyamānaṃ ca hanti tam
taṃ ca hanyati yasyānnaṃ sa hatvā hanyate 'budhaḥ
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| 12 | prabhur hy annam adan vidvān punar janayatīśvaraḥ
sa cānnāj jāyate tasmāt sūkṣma eva vyatikramaḥ
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| 13 | yad eva dadataḥ puṇyaṃ tad eva pratigṛhṇataḥ
na hy ekacakraṃ varteta ity evam ṛṣayo viduḥ
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| 14 | yatra vai brāhmaṇāḥ santi śrutavṛttopasaṃhitāḥ
tatra dānaphalaṃ puṇyam iha cāmutra cāśnute
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| 15 | ye yoniśuddhāḥ satataṃ tapasy abhiratā bhṛśam
dānādhyayanasaṃpannās te vai pūjyatamāḥ sadā
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| 16 | tair hi sadbhiḥ kṛtaḥ panthāś cetayāno na muhyate
te hi svargasya netāro yajñavāhāḥ sanātanāḥ
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