Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Chapter 111

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
yadvaraṃ sarvatīrthānāṃ tadbravīhi pitāmaha |
yatra vai paramaṃ śaucaṃ tanme vyākhyātumarhasi || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
sarvāṇi khalu tīrthāni guṇavanti manīṣiṇām |
yattu tīrthaṃ ca śaucaṃ ca tanme śṛṇu samāhitaḥ || 2 ||
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agādhe vimale śuddhe satyatoye dhṛtihrade |
snātavyaṃ mānase tīrthe sattvamālambya śāśvatam || 3 ||
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tīrthaśaucamanarthitvamārdavaṃ satyamārjavam |
ahiṃsā sarvabhūtānāmānṛśaṃsyaṃ damaḥ śamaḥ || 4 ||
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nirmamā nirahaṃkārā nirdvaṃdvā niṣparigrahāḥ |
śucayastīrthabhūtāste ye bhaikṣamupabhuñjate || 5 ||
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tattvavittvanahaṃbuddhistīrthaṃ paramamucyate |
śaucalakṣaṇametatte sarvatraivānvavekṣaṇam || 6 ||
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rajastamaḥ sattvamatho yeṣāṃ nirdhautamātmanaḥ |
śaucāśauce na te saktāḥ svakāryaparimārgiṇaḥ || 7 ||
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sarvatyāgeṣvabhiratāḥ sarvajñāḥ sarvadarśinaḥ |
śaucena vṛttaśaucārthāste tīrthāḥ śucayaśca te || 8 ||
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nodakaklinnagātrastu snāta ityabhidhīyate |
sa snāto yo damasnātaḥ sabāhyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ || 9 ||
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atīteṣvanapekṣā ye prāpteṣvartheṣu nirmamāḥ |
śaucameva paraṃ teṣāṃ yeṣāṃ notpadyate spṛhā || 10 ||
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prajñānaṃ śaucameveha śarīrasya viśeṣataḥ |
tathā niṣkiṃcanatvaṃ ca manasaśca prasannatā || 11 ||
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vṛttaśaucaṃ manaḥśaucaṃ tīrthaśaucaṃ paraṃ hitam |
jñānotpannaṃ ca yacchaucaṃ tacchaucaṃ paramaṃ matam || 12 ||
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manasātha pradīpena brahmajñānabalena ca |
snātā ye mānase tīrthe tajjñāḥ kṣetrajñadarśinaḥ || 13 ||
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samāropitaśaucastu nityaṃ bhāvasamanvitaḥ |
kevalaṃ guṇasaṃpannaḥ śucireva naraḥ sadā || 14 ||
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śarīrasthāni tīrthāni proktānyetāni bhārata |
pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni puṇyāni śṛṇu tānyapi || 15 ||
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yathā śarīrasyoddeśāḥ śucayaḥ parinirmitāḥ |
tathā pṛthivyā bhāgāśca puṇyāni salilāni ca || 16 ||
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prārthanāccaiva tīrthasya snānācca pitṛtarpaṇāt |
dhunanti pāpaṃ tīrtheṣu pūtā yānti divaṃ sukham || 17 ||
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parigrahācca sādhūnāṃ pṛthivyāścaiva tejasā |
atīva puṇyāste bhāgāḥ salilasya ca tejasā || 18 ||
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manasaśca pṛthivyāśca puṇyatīrthāstathāpare |
ubhayoreva yaḥ snātaḥ sa siddhiṃ śīghramāpnuyāt || 19 ||
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yathā balaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ kriyā vā balavarjitā |
neha sādhayate kāryaṃ samāyuktastu sidhyati || 20 ||
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evaṃ śarīraśaucena tīrthaśaucena cānvitaḥ |
tataḥ siddhimavāpnoti dvividhaṃ śaucamuttamam || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 111

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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