 | Book 13 Chapter 142
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| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 1 | tūṣṇīm āsīd arjunas tu pavanas tv abravīt punaḥ
śṛṇu me brāhmaṇeṣv eva mukhyaṃ karma janādhipa
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| 2 | madasyāsyam anuprāptā yadā sendrā divaukasaḥ
tadeyaṃ cyavaneneha hṛtā teṣāṃ vasuṃdharā
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| 3 | ubhau lokau hṛtau matvā te devā duḥkhitābhavan
śokārtāś ca mahātmānaṃ brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ
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| 4 | devā ūcuḥ
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| 4 | madāsyavyatiṣiktānām asmākaṃ lokapūjita
cyavanena hṛtā bhūmiḥ kapaiś cāpi divaṃ prabho
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| 5 | brahmovāca
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| 5 | gacchadhvaṃ śaraṇaṃ viprān āśu sendrā divaukasaḥ
prasādya tān ubhau lokāv avāpsyatha yathā purā
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| 6 | te yayuḥ śaraṇaṃ viprāṃs ta ūcuḥ kāñ jayāmahe
ity uktās te dvijān prāhur jayateha kapān iti
bhūgatān hi vijetāro vayam ity eva pārthiva
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| 7 | tataḥ karma samārabdhaṃ brāhmaṇaiḥ kapanāśanam
tac chrutvā preṣito dūto brāhmaṇebhyo dhanī kapaiḥ
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| 8 | sa ca tān brāhmaṇān āha dhanī kapavaco yathā
bhavadbhiḥ sadṛśāḥ sarve kapāḥ kim iha vartate
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| 9 | sarve vedavidaḥ prājñāḥ sarve ca kratuyājinaḥ
sarve satyavratāś caiva sarve tulyā maharṣibhiḥ
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| 10 | śrīś caiva ramate teṣu dhārayanti śriyaṃ ca te
vṛthā dārān na gacchanti vṛthāmāṃsaṃ na bhuñjate
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| 11 | dīptam agniṃ juhvati ca gurūṇāṃ vacane sthitāḥ
sarve ca niyatātmāno bālānāṃ saṃvibhāginaḥ
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| 12 | upetya śakaṭair yānti na sevanti rajasvalām
abhuktavatsu nāśnanti divā caiva na śerate
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| 13 | etaiś cānyaiś ca bahubhir guṇair yuktān kathaṃ kapān
vijeṣyatha nivartadhvaṃ nivṛttānāṃ śubhaṃ hi vaḥ
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| 14 | brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ
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| 14 | kapān vayaṃ vijeṣyāmo ye devās te vayaṃ smṛtāḥ
tasmād vadhyāḥ kapāsmākaṃ dhanin yāhi yathāgatam
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| 15 | dhanī gatvā kapān āha na vo viprāḥ priyaṃkarāḥ
gṛhītvāstrāṇy atho viprān kapāḥ sarve samādravan
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| 16 | samudagradhvajān dṛṣṭvā kapān sarve dvijātayaḥ
vyasṛjañ jvalitān agnīn kapānāṃ prāṇanāśanān
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| 17 | brahmasṛṣṭā havyabhujaḥ kapān bhuktvā sanātanāḥ
nabhasīva yathābhrāṇi vyarājanta narādhipa
praśaśaṃsur dvijāṃś caiva brahmāṇaṃ ca yaśasvinam
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| 18 | teṣāṃ tejas tathā vīryaṃ devānāṃ vavṛdhe tataḥ
avāpnuvaṃś cāmaratvaṃ triṣu lokeṣu pūjitam
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| 19 | ity uktavacanaṃ vāyum arjunaḥ pratyabhāṣata
pratipūjya mahābāho yat tac chṛṇu narādhipa
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| 20 | jīvāmy ahaṃ brāhmaṇārthe sarvathā satataṃ prabho
brahmaṇe brāhmaṇebhyaś ca praṇamāmi ca nityaśaḥ
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| 21 | dattātreyaprasādāc ca mayā prāptam idaṃ yaśaḥ
loke ca paramā kīrtir dharmaś ca carito mahān
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| 22 | aho brāhmaṇakarmāṇi yathā māruta tattvataḥ
tvayā proktāni kārtsnyena śrutāni prayatena ha
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| 23 | vāyur uvāca
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| 23 | brāhmaṇān kṣatradharmeṇa pālayasvendriyāṇi ca
bhṛgubhyas te bhayaṃ ghoraṃ tat tu kālād bhaviṣyati
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