Chapter 255

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agniruvāca |
tapasvino dānaśīlāḥ kulīnāḥ satyavādinaḥ |
dharmmapradhānā ṛjavaḥ putravavite davīvivutīḥ || 1 ||
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pañcayajñakriyāyuktāḥ sākṣaiṇaḥ pañca vā trayaḥ |
yathājāti yathāvarṇa sarvve sarvveṣu vā smṛtāḥ || 2 ||
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strīvṛddhabālakitavamattonmattābhiśastakāḥ |
raṅgāvatāripāṣaṇḍikūṭakṛdvikalendriyāḥ || 3 ||
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patitāptānnasambandhisahāyariputaskarāḥ |
asākṣiṇaḥ sarvvasākṣaī cauryyapāruṣyasāhase || 4 ||
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ubhayānumataḥ sākṣaī bhavatyekopi dharmmavita |
abruvan hinaraḥ sākṣaayamṛṇaṃ sadaśabandhakam || 5 ||
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rājñā sarvaṃ pradāpyaḥ syāt ṣaṭcatvāriṃśake'hani |
na dadāti hi yaḥ sākṣaayaṃ jānannapi narādhamaḥ || 6 ||
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sa kūṭasākṣaiṇaāṃ pāpaistulyo daṇḍena caiva hi |
sākṣiṇaḥ śrāvayedvādiprativādisamīpagān || 7 ||
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ye pātakakṛtāṃ lokā mahāpātakināṃ tathā |
agnidānāñca ye lokā ye ca strībālaghātināṃ || 8 ||
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tān sarvvān samavāpnoti yaḥ sākṣyamanṛtaṃ vadet |
sukṛtaṃ yattvāyā kiñaacijjanmāntaraśataiḥ kṛtam || 9 ||
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tastarvaṃ tasya jānīhi yaṃ parājayase mṛṣā |
dvaidhe bahūnāṃ vacanaṃ sameṣu guṇaināntathā || 10 ||
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guṇidvaidhe tu vacanaṃ grāhyaṃ ye guṇavattarāḥ |
yasyocuḥ sākṣaiṇaḥ satyāṃ pratijñāṃ sa jayī bhavet || 11 ||
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anyathā vādino yasya dhruvastasya parājayaḥ |
uktepi sākṣaibhiḥ sākṣye yadyanye guṇavattarāḥ || 12 ||
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dviguṇāvānyathā brayuḥ kūṭāḥ syu pūrvasākṣaiṇaḥ |
pṛthak pṛthagdaṇḍanīyāḥ kūṭakṛtsākṣaiṇastathā || 13 ||
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vivādād dviguṇaṃ daṇḍaṃ vivāsyo brāhmaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ |
yaḥ sākṣyaṃ śrāvito'nyebhyo nihnate tattamovṛtaḥ || 14 ||
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sa dāpyoṣṭaguṇaṃ daṇḍaṃ brāhmaṇantu vivāsayet |
varṇināṃ hi badho yatra tatra sākṣya'nṛtaṃ vadet || 15 ||
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yaḥ kaścidartho'bhimataḥ svarukacyā tu parasparaṃ |
lekhyaṃ tu sākṣimat kāryyaṃ tasmin dhanikapūrvakam || 16 ||
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samāmāsatadarddhāharnnāmajātisvagotrajaiḥ |
sabrahmacārikātmīyapitṛnāmādicihnitam || 17 ||
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samāpte'rthe ṛṇī nāma svahastena niveśayet |
mataṃ me'mukaputrasya yadatroparilekhitaṃ || 18 ||
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sākṣaiṇaśca svahastena pitṛnāmakarpūrvakam |
atrāhamamukaḥ sākṣī likheyuriti rte samāḥ || 19 ||
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alipijña ṛṇī yaḥ syāllekhayet svamatantu saḥ |
sākṣī vā sākṣaiṇānyena sarvasākṣisamīpataḥ || 20 ||
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ubhayābhyarthinaitanmayā hyamukasūnunā |
likhitaṃ hyamukeneti lekhako'thāntato likheta || 21 ||
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vināpi sākṣibhirllekhyaṃ svahastalikhitañca yat |
tat pramāṇaṃ smṛtaṃ sarvaṃ balopadhikṛtādṛte || 22 ||
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ṛṇaṃ lekhyakṛtaṃ deyaṃ puruṣaistribhireva tu |
ādhistu bhujyate tāvadyāvattanna pradīyate || 23 ||
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deśāntarasthe durllekhye naṣṭonmṛṣṭe hṛte tathā |
bhinne cchinne tathā dagdhe lekhyamanyattu kārayet || 24 ||
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sandigdhārthaviśuddhyarthaṃ svahastalikhitaṃ tu yat |
yuktiprāptikriyācihnasambandhāgamahetubhiḥ || 25 ||
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lekhyesya pṛṣṭhe'bhilikhet praviṣṭamaghamarṇinaḥ |
dhanī copagataṃ dadyāt svahastaparicihnitam || 26 ||
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datvarṇaṃ pāṭayellekhyaṃ śuddhyai cānyattu kārayet |
sākṣimacca bhavedyattu daddātavyaṃ samākṣikaṃ || 27 ||
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tulāgnyāpo viṣaṃ koṣo divyānīha viśuddhaye |
mahābhiyogeṣvetāni śīrṣakasthe'bhiyoktari || 28 ||
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rucyā vānyataraḥ kuryyāditaro varttayecchiraḥ |
vināpi śīrṣakāt kuryyānnṛpadrohe'tha pātake || 29 ||
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nāsahasrāddharet phālaṃ na tulānna viṣantathā |
nṛpārtheṣvabhiyogeṣu vaheyuḥ śucayaḥ sadā || 30 ||
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sahasrārthe lulādīni koṣamalpe'pi dāpayet |
śatārddhaṃ dāpayecchuddhamaśuddho daṇḍabhāga bhavet || 31 ||
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sacelasnātamāhūya sūryyodaya upoṣitam |
kārayetsarvadivyāni nṛpabrāhmaṇasannidhau || 32 ||
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tulā strībālavṛddhāndhapaṅgubrāhmaṇarogiṇāṃ |
agnirjjalaṃ vā śūdrasya yavāḥ sapta viṣasya vā || 33 ||
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tulādhāraṇavidvadbhirabhiyuktastulāśritaḥ |
pratimānasamībhūto rekhāṃ kṛtvāvatāritaḥ || 34 ||
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ādityacandrāvanilo'nalaśca dyaurbhūmirāpo hṛdayaṃ yamaśca |
ahaśca rātrisca ubhe ca sandhye dharmmaśca jānāti narasya vṛttam || 35 ||
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tvaṃ tule satyadhāmāsi purā devaivinirmitā |
satyaṃ vadasva kalyāṇi saṃśayānmāṃ vimocaya || 36 ||
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yadyasmi pāpakṛnmātastato māṃ tvamadho naya |
śuddhaścedgamayodrdhvammāṃ tulāmityabhimantrayet || 37 ||
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karau vimṛditavrīherlakṣayitvā tato nyaset |
saptāśvatthasya patrāṇi tāvat sūtreṇa veṣṭayet || 38 ||
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tvameva sarvabhūtānāmantaścarasi pāvaka |
sākṣivat puṇyapāpebhyo brūhi satyaṅkare mama || 39 ||
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tasyetyuktavato lauhaṃ paścāśatpalikaṃ samam |
agnivarṇaṃ nyaset piṇḍaṃ hastayorubhayorapi || 40 ||
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sa tamādāya saptaiva maṇḍalāni śanairvrajet |
ṣoḍa़śaṅgulakaṃ jñeyaṃ maṇḍalaṃ tāvadantaram || 41 ||
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muktvāgniṃ mṛditavrīhiradagdhaḥ śuddhimāpnuyāt |
antarā patite piṇḍe sandehe vā punarharet || 42 ||
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pavitrāṇāṃ pavitra tvaṃ śodhyaṃ śodhaya pāvaka |
satyena mābhirakṣasva varuṇetyabhiśastakam || 43 ||
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nābhidaghnodakasthasya gṛhītvorū jalaṃ viśet |
samakālamiṣuṃ muktamānīyādyo javī naraḥ || 44 ||
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yadi tasminnimagnāṅgaṃ paśyeccecchuddhimāpnuyāt |
tvaṃ viṣa brahmaṇaḥ putra satyadharme vyavasthitaḥ || 45 ||
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trāyasvāsmādabhīśāpāt satyena bhava me'mṛtam |
evamuktvā viṣaṃ śārṅga bhakṣayeddhimaśailajaṃ || 46 ||
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yasya vegairvinā jīrṇaṃ śuddhiṃ tasya vinirddiśet |
devānugrān samabhyarccya tatsnānodakamāharet || 47 ||
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saṃśrāvya pāyayettasmājjalāttu prasṛtitrayam |
ācaturddaśamādahno yasya no rājadaivikam || 48 ||
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vyasanaṃ jāyate ghoraṃ sa śuddhaḥ syādasaṃśayam |
satyavāhanaśastrāṇi gobījakanakāni ca || 49 ||
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devatāgurupādāśca iṣṭāpūrttakṛtāni ca |
ityete sukarāḥ proktāḥ śapathāḥ svalpasaṃśaye || 50 ||
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