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).

pulastya uvāca |
tato gaccheta dharmajña dharmatīrthaṃ purātanam |
tatra snātvā naro rājandharmaśīlaḥ samāhitaḥ |
āsaptamaṃ kulaṃ rājanpunīte nātra saṃśayaḥ || 1 ||
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tato gaccheta dharmajña kārāpatanamuttamam |
agniṣṭomamavāpnoti munilokaṃ ca gacchati || 2 ||
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saugandhikaṃ vanaṃ rājaṃstato gaccheta mānavaḥ |
yatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ || 3 ||
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siddhacāraṇagandharvāḥ kiṃnarāḥ samahoragāḥ |
tadvanaṃ praviśanneva sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 4 ||
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tato hi sā saricchreṣṭhā nadīnāmuttamā nadī |
plakṣāddevī srutā rājanmahāpuṇyā sarasvatī || 5 ||
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tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta valmīkānniḥsṛte jale |
arcayitvā pitṝndevānaśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet || 6 ||
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īśānādhyuṣitaṃ nāma tatra tīrthaṃ sudurlabham |
ṣaṭsu śamyānipāteṣu valmīkāditi niścayaḥ || 7 ||
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kapilānāṃ sahasraṃ ca vājimedhaṃ ca vindati |
tatra snātvā naravyāghra dṛṣṭametatpurātane || 8 ||
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sugandhāṃ śatakumbhāṃ ca pañcayajñāṃ ca bhārata |
abhigamya naraśreṣṭha svargaloke mahīyate || 9 ||
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triśūlakhātaṃ tatraiva tīrthamāsādya bhārata |
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta pitṛdevārcane rataḥ |
gāṇapatyaṃ sa labhate dehaṃ tyaktvā na saṃśayaḥ || 10 ||
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tato gaccheta rājendra devyāḥ sthānaṃ sudurlabham |
śākaṃbharīti vikhyātā triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā || 11 ||
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divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ hi śākena kila suvrata |
āhāraṃ sā kṛtavatī māsi māsi narādhipa || 12 ||
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ṛṣayo'bhyāgatāstatra devyā bhaktyā tapodhanāḥ |
ātithyaṃ ca kṛtaṃ teṣāṃ śākena kila bhārata |
tataḥ śākambharītyeva nāma tasyāḥ pratiṣṭhitam || 13 ||
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śākaṃbharīṃ samāsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ |
trirātramuṣitaḥ śākaṃ bhakṣayenniyataḥ śuciḥ || 14 ||
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śākāhārasya yatsamyagvarṣairdvādaśabhiḥ phalam |
tatphalaṃ tasya bhavati devyāśchandena bhārata || 15 ||
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tato gacchetsuvarṇākṣaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam |
yatra viṣṇuḥ prasādārthaṃ rudramārādhayatpurā || 16 ||
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varāṃśca subahūṃllebhe daivateṣu sudurlabhān |
uktaśca tripuraghnena parituṣṭena bhārata || 17 ||
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api cāsmatpriyataro loke kṛṣṇa bhaviṣyasi |
tvanmukhaṃ ca jagatkṛtsnaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 18 ||
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tatrābhigamya rājendra pūjayitvā vṛṣadhvajam |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti gāṇapatyaṃ ca vindati || 19 ||
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dhūmāvatīṃ tato gacchettriratropoṣito naraḥ |
manasā prārthitānkāmāṃllabhate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 20 ||
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devyāstu dakṣiṇārdhena rathāvarto narādhipa |
tatrāroheta dharmajña śraddadhāno jitendriyaḥ |
mahādevaprasādāddhi gaccheta paramāṃ gatim || 21 ||
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pradakṣiṇamupāvṛtya gaccheta bharatarṣabha |
dhārāṃ nāma mahāprājña sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm |
tatra snātvā naravyāghra na śocati narādhipa || 22 ||
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tato gaccheta dharmajña namaskṛtya mahāgirim |
svargadvāreṇa yattulyaṃ gaṅgādvāraṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 23 ||
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tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta koṭitīrthe samāhitaḥ |
puṇḍarīkamavāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet || 24 ||
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saptagaṅge trigaṅge ca śakrāvarte ca tarpayan |
devānpitṝṃśca vidhivatpuṇyaloke mahīyate || 25 ||
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tataḥ kanakhale snātvā trirātropoṣito naraḥ |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati || 26 ||
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kapilāvaṭaṃ ca gaccheta tīrthasevī narādhipa |
uṣyaikāṃ rajanīṃ tatra gosahasraphalaṃ labhet || 27 ||
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nāgarājasya rājendra kapilasya mahātmanāḥ |
tīrthaṃ kuruvaraśreṣṭha sarvalokeṣu viśrutam || 28 ||
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tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta nāgatīrthe narādhipa |
kapilānāṃ sahasrasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ || 29 ||
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tato lalitikāṃ gacchecchaṃtanostīrthamuttamam |
tatra snātvā naro rājanna durgatimavāpnuyāt || 30 ||
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gaṅgāsaṃgamayoścaiva snāti yaḥ saṃgame naraḥ |
daśāśvamedhānāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet || 31 ||
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tato gaccheta rājendra sugandhāṃ lokaviśrutām |
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā brahmaloke mahīyate || 32 ||
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rudrāvartaṃ tato gacchettīrthasevī narādhipa |
tatra snātvā naro rājansvargaloke mahīyate || 33 ||
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gaṅgāyāśca naraśreṣṭha sarasvatyāśca saṃgame |
snāto'śvamedhamāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati || 34 ||
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bhadrakarṇeśvaraṃ gatvā devamarcya yathāvidhi |
na durgatimavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati || 35 ||
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tataḥ kubjāmrakaṃ gacchettīrthasevī yathākramam |
gosahasramavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati || 36 ||
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arundhatīvaṭaṃ gacchettīrthasevī narādhipa |
sāmudrakamupaspṛśya trirātropoṣito naraḥ |
gosahasraphalaṃ vindetkulaṃ caiva samuddharet || 37 ||
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brahmāvartaṃ tato gacchedbrahmacārī samāhitaḥ |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati || 38 ||
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yamunāprabhavaṃ gatvā upaspṛśya ca yāmune |
aśvamedhaphalaṃ labdhvā svargaloke mahīyate || 39 ||
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darvīsaṃkramaṇaṃ prāpya tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati || 40 ||
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sindhośca prabhavaṃ gatvā siddhagandharvasevitam |
tatroṣya rajanīḥ pañca vindyādbahu suvarṇakam || 41 ||
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atha vedīṃ samāsādya naraḥ paramadurgamām |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti gaccheccauśanasīṃ gatim || 42 ||
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ṛṣikulyāṃ samāsādya vāsiṣṭhaṃ caiva bhārata |
vāsiṣṭhaṃ samatikramya sarve varṇā dvijātayaḥ || 43 ||
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ṛṣikulyāṃ naraḥ snātvā ṛṣilokaṃ prapadyate |
yadi tatra vasenmāsaṃ śākāhāro narādhipa || 44 ||
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bhṛgutuṅgaṃ samāsādya vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet |
gatvā vīrapramokṣaṃ ca sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 45 ||
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kṛttikāmaghayoścaiva tīrthamāsādya bhārata |
agniṣṭomātirātrābhyāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti puṇyakṛt || 46 ||
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tataḥ saṃdhyāṃ samāsādya vidyātīrthamanuttamam |
upaspṛśya ca vidyānāṃ sarvāsāṃ pārago bhavet || 47 ||
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mahāśrame vasedrātriṃ sarvapāpapramocane |
ekakālaṃ nirāhāro lokānāvasate śubhān || 48 ||
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ṣaṣṭhakālopavāsena māsamuṣya mahālaye |
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā vindyādbahu suvarṇakam || 49 ||
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atha vetasikāṃ gatvā pitāmahaniṣevitām |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti gaccheccauśanasīṃ gatim || 50 ||
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atha sundarikātīrthaṃ prāpya siddhaniṣevitam |
rūpasya bhāgī bhavati dṛṣṭametatpurātane || 51 ||
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tato vai brāhmaṇīṃ gatvā brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ |
padmavarṇena yānena brahmalokaṃ prapadyate || 52 ||
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tataśca naimiṣaṃ gacchetpuṇyaṃ siddhaniṣevitam |
tatra nityaṃ nivasati brahmā devagaṇairvṛtaḥ || 53 ||
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naimiṣaṃ prārthayānasya pāpasyārdhaṃ praṇaśyati |
praviṣṭamātrastu naraḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 54 ||
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tatra māsaṃ vaseddhīro naimiṣe tīrthatatparaḥ |
pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni naimiṣe tāni bhārata || 55 ||
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abhiṣekakṛtastatra niyato niyatāśanaḥ |
gavāmayasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti bhārata |
punātyāsaptamaṃ caiva kulaṃ bharatasattama || 56 ||
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yastyajennaimiṣe prāṇānupavāsaparāyaṇaḥ |
sa modetsvargalokastha evamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ |
nityaṃ puṇyaṃ ca medhyaṃ ca naimiṣaṃ nṛpasattama || 57 ||
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gaṅgodbhedaṃ samāsādya trirātropoṣito naraḥ |
vājapeyamavāpnoti brahmabhūtaśca jāyate || 58 ||
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sarasvatīṃ samāsādya tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ |
sārasvateṣu lokeṣu modate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 59 ||
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tataśca bāhudāṃ gacchedbrahmacārī samāhitaḥ |
devasatrasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ || 60 ||
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tataścīravatīṃ gacchetpuṇyāṃ puṇyatamairvṛtām |
pitṛdevārcanarato vājapeyamavāpnuyāt || 61 ||
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vimalāśokamāsādya virājati yathā śaśī |
tatroṣya rajanīmekāṃ svargaloke mahīyate || 62 ||
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gopratāraṃ tato gacchetsarayvāstīrthamuttamam |
yatra rāmo gataḥ svargaṃ sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ || 63 ||
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dehaṃ tyaktvā divaṃ yātastasya tīrthasya tejasā |
rāmasya ca prasādena vyavasāyācca bhārata || 64 ||
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tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā gopratāre narādhipa |
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā svargaloke mahīyate || 65 ||
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rāmatīrthe naraḥ snātvā gomatyāṃ kurunandana |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti punāti ca kulaṃ naraḥ || 66 ||
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śatasāhasrikaṃ tatra tīrthaṃ bharatasattama |
tatropasparśanaṃ kṛtvā niyato niyatāśanaḥ |
gosahasraphalaṃ puṇyaṃ prāpnoti bharatarṣabha || 67 ||
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tato gaccheta rājendra bhartṛsthānamanuttamam |
koṭitīrthe naraḥ snātvā arcayitvā guhaṃ nṛpa |
gosahasraphalaṃ vindettejasvī ca bhavennaraḥ || 68 ||
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tato vārāṇasīṃ gatvā arcayitvā vṛṣadhvajam |
kapilāhrade naraḥ snātvā rājasūyaphalaṃ labhet || 69 ||
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mārkaṇḍeyasya rājendra tīrthamāsādya durlabham |
gomatīgaṅgayoścaiva saṃgame lokaviśrute |
agniṣṭomamavāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet || 70 ||
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tato gayāṃ samāsādya brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti gamanādeva bhārata || 71 ||
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tatrākṣayavaṭo nāma triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ |
pitṝṇāṃ tatra vai dattamakṣayaṃ bhavati prabho || 72 ||
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mahānadyāmupaspṛśya tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ |
akṣayānprāpnuyāllokānkulaṃ caiva samuddharet || 73 ||
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tato brahmasaro gaccheddharmāraṇyopaśobhitam |
pauṇḍarīkamavāpnoti prabhātāmeva śarvarīm || 74 ||
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tasminsarasi rājendra brahmaṇo yūpa ucchritaḥ |
yūpaṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet || 75 ||
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tato gaccheta rājendra dhenukāṃ lokaviśrutām |
ekarātroṣito rājanprayacchettiladhenukām |
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā somalokaṃ vrajeddhruvam || 76 ||
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tatra cihnaṃ mahārāja adyāpi hi na saṃśayaḥ |
kapilā saha vatsena parvate vicaratyuta |
savatsāyāḥ padāni sma dṛśyante'dyāpi bhārata || 77 ||
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teṣūpaspṛśya rājendra padeṣu nṛpasattama |
yatkiṃcidaśubhaṃ karma tatpraṇaśyati bhārata || 78 ||
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tato gṛdhravaṭaṃ gacchetsthānaṃ devasya dhīmataḥ |
snāyīta bhasmanā tatra abhigamya vṛṣadhvajam || 79 ||
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brāhmaṇena bhaveccīrṇaṃ vrataṃ dvādaśavārṣikam |
itareṣāṃ tu varṇānāṃ sarvapāpaṃ praṇaśyati || 80 ||
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gaccheta tata udyantaṃ parvataṃ gītanāditam |
sāvitraṃ tu padaṃ tatra dṛśyate bharatarṣabha || 81 ||
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tatra saṃdhyāmupāsīta brāhmaṇaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ |
upāstā ca bhavetsaṃdhyā tena dvādaśavārṣikī || 82 ||
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yonidvāraṃ ca tatraiva viśrutaṃ bharatarṣabha |
tatrābhigamya mucyeta puruṣo yonisaṃkarāt || 83 ||
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kṛṣṇaśuklāvubhau pakṣau gayāyāṃ yo vasennaraḥ |
punātyāsaptamaṃ rājankulaṃ nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ || 84 ||
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eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā yadyeko'pi gayāṃ vrajet |
yajeta vāśvamedhena nīlaṃ vā vṛṣamutsṛjet || 85 ||
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tataḥ phalguṃ vrajedrājaṃstīrthasevī narādhipa |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti siddhiṃ ca mahatīṃ vrajet || 86 ||
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tato gaccheta rājendra dharmapṛṣṭhaṃ samāhitaḥ |
yatra dharmo mahārāja nityamāste yudhiṣṭhira |
abhigamya tatastatra vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet || 87 ||
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tato gaccheta rājendra brahmaṇastīrthamuttamam |
tatrārcayitvā rājendra brahmāṇamamitaujasam |
rājasūyāśvamedhābhyāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ || 88 ||
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tato rājagṛhaṃ gacchettīrthasevī narādhipa |
upaspṛśya tapodeṣu kākṣīvāniva modate || 89 ||
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yakṣiṇyā naityakaṃ tatra prāśnīta puruṣaḥ śuciḥ |
yakṣiṇyāstu prasādena mucyate bhrūṇahatyayā || 90 ||
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maṇināgaṃ tato gatvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet |
naityakaṃ bhuñjate yastu maṇināgasya mānavaḥ || 91 ||
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daṣṭasyāśīviṣeṇāpi na tasya kramate viṣam |
tatroṣya rajanīmekāṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 92 ||
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tato gaccheta brahmarṣergautamasya vanaṃ nṛpa |
ahalyāyā hrade snātvā vrajeta paramāṃ gatim |
abhigamya śriyaṃ rājanvindate śriyamuttamām || 93 ||
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tatrodapāno dharmajña triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ |
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kṛtvā tu vājimedhamavāpnuyāt || 94 ||
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janakasya tu rājarṣeḥ kūpastridaśapūjitaḥ |
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kṛtvā tu viṣṇulokamavāpnuyāt || 95 ||
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tato vinaśanaṃ gacchetsarvapāpapramocanam |
vājapeyamavāpnoti somalokaṃ ca gacchati || 96 ||
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gaṇḍakīṃ tu samāsādya sarvatīrthajalodbhavām |
vājapeyamavāpnoti sūryalokaṃ ca gacchati || 97 ||
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tato'dhivaṃśyaṃ dharmajña samāviśya tapovanam |
guhyakeṣu mahārāja modate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 98 ||
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kampanāṃ tu samāsādya nadīṃ siddhaniṣevitām |
puṇḍarīkamavāpnoti sūryalokaṃ ca gacchati || 99 ||
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tato viśālāmāsādya nadīṃ trailokyaviśrutām |
agniṣṭomamavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati || 100 ||
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atha māheśvarīṃ dhārāṃ samāsādya narādhipa |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet || 101 ||
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divaukasāṃ puṣkariṇīṃ samāsādya naraḥ śuciḥ |
na durgatimavāpnoti vājapeyaṃ ca vindati || 102 ||
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maheśvarapadaṃ gacchedbrahmacārī samāhitaḥ |
maheśvarapade snātvā vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet || 103 ||
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tatra koṭistu tīrthānāṃ viśrutā bharatarṣabha |
kūrmarūpeṇa rājendra asureṇa durātmanā |
hriyamāṇāhṛtā rājanviṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā || 104 ||
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tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇastīrthakoṭyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira |
puṇḍarīkamavāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati || 105 ||
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tato gaccheta rājendra sthānaṃ nārāyaṇasya tu |
sadā saṃnihito yatra harirvasati bhārata |
śālagrāma iti khyāto viṣṇoradbhutakarmaṇaḥ || 106 ||
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abhigamya trilokeśaṃ varadaṃ viṣṇumavyayam |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati || 107 ||
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tatrodapāno dharmajña sarvapāpapramocanaḥ |
samudrāstatra catvāraḥ kūpe saṃnihitāḥ sadā |
tatropaspṛśya rājendra na durgatimavāpnuyāt || 108 ||
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abhigamya mahādevaṃ varadaṃ viṣṇumavyayam |
virājati yathā soma ṛṇairmukto yudhiṣṭhira || 109 ||
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jātismara upaspṛśya śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ |
jātismaratvaṃ prāpnoti snātvā tatra na saṃśayaḥ || 110 ||
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vaṭeśvarapuraṃ gatvā arcayitvā tu keśavam |
īpsitāṃllabhate kāmānupavāsānna saṃśayaḥ || 111 ||
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tatastu vāmanaṃ gatvā sarvapāpapramocanam |
abhivādya hariṃ devaṃ na durgatimavāpnuyāt || 112 ||
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bharatasyāśramaṃ gatvā sarvapāpapramocanam |
kauśikīṃ tatra seveta mahāpātakanāśinīm |
rājasūyasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ || 113 ||
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tato gaccheta dharmajña campakāraṇyamuttamam |
tatroṣya rajanīmekāṃ gosahasraphalaṃ labhet || 114 ||
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atha jyeṣṭhilamāsādya tīrthaṃ paramasaṃmatam |
upoṣya rajanīmekāmagniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet || 115 ||
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tatra viśveśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā devyā saha mahādyutim |
mitrāvaruṇayorlokānāpnoti puruṣarṣabha || 116 ||
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kanyāsaṃvedyamāsādya niyato niyatāśanaḥ |
manoḥ prajāpaterlokānāpnoti bharatarṣabha || 117 ||
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kanyāyāṃ ye prayacchanti pānamannaṃ ca bhārata |
tadakṣayamiti prāhurṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ || 118 ||
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niścīrāṃ ca samāsādya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutām |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati || 119 ||
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ye tu dānaṃ prayacchanti niścīrāsaṃgame narāḥ |
te yānti naraśārdūla brahmalokaṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 120 ||
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tatrāśramo vasiṣṭhasya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ |
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇo vājapeyamavāpnuyāt || 121 ||
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devakūṭaṃ samāsādya brahmarṣigaṇasevitam |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet || 122 ||
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tato gaccheta rājendra kauśikasya munerhradam |
yatra siddhiṃ parāṃ prāpto viśvāmitro'tha kauśikaḥ || 123 ||
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tatra māsaṃ vasedvīra kauśikyāṃ bharatarṣabha |
aśvamedhasya yatpuṇyaṃ tanmāsenādhigacchati || 124 ||
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sarvatīrthavare caiva yo vaseta mahāhrade |
na durgatimavāpnoti vindedbahu suvarṇakam || 125 ||
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kumāramabhigatvā ca vīrāśramanivāsinam |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti naro nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ || 126 ||
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agnidhārāṃ samāsādya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutām |
agniṣṭomamavāpnoti na ca svargānnivartate || 127 ||
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pitāmahasaro gatvā śailarājapratiṣṭhitam |
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇo agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet || 128 ||
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pitāmahasya sarasaḥ prasrutā lokapāvanī |
kumāradhārā tatraiva triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā || 129 ||
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yatra snātvā kṛtārtho'smītyātmānamavagacchati |
ṣaṣṭhakālopavāsena mucyate brahmahatyayā || 130 ||
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śikharaṃ vai mahādevyā gauryāstrailokyaviśrutam |
samāruhya naraḥ śrāddhaḥ stanakuṇḍeṣu saṃviśet || 131 ||
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tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇaḥ pitṛdevārcane rataḥ |
hayamedhamavāpnoti śakralokaṃ ca gacchati || 132 ||
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tāmrāruṇaṃ samāsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti śakralokaṃ ca gacchati || 133 ||
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nandinyāṃ ca samāsādya kūpaṃ tridaśasevitam |
naramedhasya yatpuṇyaṃ tatprāpnoti kurūdvaha || 134 ||
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kālikāsaṃgame snātvā kauśikyāruṇayoryataḥ |
trirātropoṣito vidvānsarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 135 ||
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urvaśītīrthamāsādya tataḥ somāśramaṃ budhaḥ |
kumbhakarṇāśrame snātvā pūjyate bhuvi mānavaḥ || 136 ||
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snātvā kokāmukhe puṇye brahmacārī yatavrataḥ |
jātismaratvaṃ prāpnoti dṛṣṭametatpurātane || 137 ||
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sakṛnnandāṃ samāsādya kṛtātmā bhavati dvijaḥ |
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā śakralokaṃ ca gacchati || 138 ||
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ṛṣabhadvīpamāsādya sevyaṃ krauñcaniṣūdanam |
sarasvatyāmupaspṛśya vimānastho virājate || 139 ||
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auddālakaṃ mahārāja tīrthaṃ muniniṣevitam |
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 140 ||
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dharmatīrthaṃ samāsādya puṇyaṃ brahmarṣisevitam |
vājapeyamavāpnoti naro nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ || 141 ||
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tathā campāṃ samāsādya bhāgīrathyāṃ kṛtodakaḥ |
daṇḍārkamabhigamyaiva gosahasraphalaṃ labhet || 142 ||
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laveḍikāṃ tato gacchetpuṇyāṃ puṇyopasevitām |
vājapeyamavāpnoti vimānasthaśca pūjyate || 143 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 82

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

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

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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