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92. SECTION XCIII 186 93. SECTION XCIV 188 94. SECTION XCV 189 95. SECTION XCVI 190 96. SECTION XCVII 192 97. SECTION XCVIII 193 98. SECTION XCIX 196 99. SECTION C 197 100. SECTION CI 200 101. SECTION CII 201 102. SECTION CIII 203 103. SECTION CIV 206 104. SECTION CV 209 105. SECTION CVI 211 106. SECTION CVII 212 107. SECTION CVIII 214 108. SECTION CIX 216 109. SECTION CX 217 110. SECTION CXI 219 111. SECTION CXII 224 112. SECTION CXIII 225 113. SECTION CXIV 226 114. SECTION CXV 227 115. SECTION CXVI 228 116. SECTION CXVII 229 117. SECTION CXVIII 231 118. SECTION CXIX 232 119. SECTION CXX 233 120. SECTION CXXI 237 121. SECTION CXXII 240 122. SECTION CXXIII 243 123. SECTION CXXIV 244 124. SECTION CXXV 248 125. SECTION CXXVI 249 126. SECTION CXXVII 250 127. SECTION CXXVIII 251 128. SECTION CXXIX 253 129. SECTION CXXX 253 130. SECTION CXXXI 256 131. SECTION CXXXII 257 132. SECTION CXXXIII 259 133. SECTION CXXXIV 260 134. SECTION CXXXV 261 135. SECTION CXXXVI 262 136. SECTION CXXXVII 263 137. SECTION CXXXVIII 264 Mahabharta of Krishna Dwipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kesarimohan Ganguli 4
138. SECTION CXXXIX 274 139. SECTION CXL 280 140. SECTION CXLI 284 141. SECTION CXLII 290 142. SECTION CXLIII 292 143. SECTION CXLIV 294 144. SECTION CXLV 295 145. SECTION CXLVI 295 146. SECTION CXLVII 296 147. SECTION CXLVIII 297 148. SECTION CXLIX 298 149. SECTION CL 299 150. SECTION CLI 300 151. SECTION CLII 301 152. SECTION CLIII 303 153. SECTION CLIV 309 154. SECTION CLV 310 155. SECTION CLVI 311 156. SECTION CLVII 312 157. SECTION CLVIII 313 158. SECTION CLIX 315 159. SECTION CLX 315 160. SECTION CLXI 317 161. SECTION CLXII 318 162. SECTION CLXIII 319 163. SECTION CLXIV 321 164. SECTION CLXV 322 165. SECTION CLXVI 326 166. SECTION CLXVII 330 167. SECTION CLXVIII 333 168. SECTION CLXIX 336 169. SECTION CLXX 338 170. SECTION CLXXI 339 171. SECTION CLXXII 341 172. SECTION CLXXIII 342 173. SECTION CLXXIV 343 174. SECTION CLXXV 347 175. SECTION CLXXVI 349 176. SECTION CLXXVII 350 177. SECTION CLXXVIII 353 178. SECTION CLXXIX 354 179. SECTION CLXXX 356 180. SECTION CLXXXI 359 181. SECTION CLXXXII 360 182. SECTION CLXXXIII 362 183. SECTION CLXXXIV 363 Mahabharta of Krishna Dwipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kesarimohan Ganguli 5
Page 1 and 2: MAHABHARATA of Krishna-Dwaipayana V
Page 3: 46. SECTION XLVII 86 47. SECTION XL
Page 7 and 8: 230. SECTION CCXXXI 464 231. SECTIO
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Page 11 and 12: the strength of ten thousand elepha
Page 13 and 14: said, „Thou art welcome!‟ at wh
Page 15 and 16: SECTION IV “Narada said, „Havin
Page 17 and 18: ecame resolved upon wreaking his en
Page 19 and 20: elieved to be incapable of committi
Page 21 and 22: flesh, poured all creatures as sacr
Page 23 and 24: SECTION X Bhimasena said, “Thy un
Page 25 and 26: “The Rishis said, „We shall lis
Page 27 and 28: enunciation, always bear abundant f
Page 29 and 30: like the leader in the midst of a h
Page 31 and 32: the rod of chastisement in the king
Page 33 and 34: wealth; that wealth again is depend
Page 35 and 36: gratification, cannot, indeed, be f
Page 37 and 38: thou wait upon and worship others?
Page 39 and 40: possessed of tranquillity of soul,
Page 41 and 42: O son of Kunti, whatever religion i
Page 43 and 44: under control, contemplation, livin
Page 45 and 46: thou mayst then, O king, retire int
Page 47 and 48: “Vyasa said, „No man can acquir
Page 49 and 50: study of the Vedas and those that a
Page 51 and 52: my heart. He who had protected and
Page 53 and 54: eauty, prosperity, and objects of e
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Vaisampayana continued, “Thus add
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Ganga, that king of great energy, i
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When he, O Srinjaya, who transcende
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has come to be called Sagara after
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age and desire of vengeance, they t
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filled with joy. The king, accompan
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Therefore, O king without laying do
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prowess. All the kings have been va
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now said unto thee those acts by do
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and abstaining from speech. He shou
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e done arises, that should be regar
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“Vaisampayana continued, „Then
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SECTION XXXIX “Vaisampayana said,
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the hands of all creatures, subject
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Nakula for keeping the register of
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dissolution. In the beginning it is
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three worlds? When thou hast, O God
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Asita and Vasishtha and the high-so
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Salutation to thee in thy form of s
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in thy form as Everything! Salutati
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tiger among the Yadus? O thou of Vr
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Kunti, the thousand-armed monarch o
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protecting her). Those Kshatriya ra
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The universe is the handiwork. Thou
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and birds began to rove in peace. S
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The unslain remnant of the (assembl
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fear put questions to me. Let the s
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from the Brahmana, and iron from st
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„Like a snake swallowing up mice,
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sang these two verses respecting th
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subject like others to the same kin
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producing disunion among the chief
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Ananga begot a son named Ativala, w
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obey his words of command, though h
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may obtain great happiness. He shou
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contemplation, practising self-rest
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pursuits and cruel acts or fallen a
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Those kings, mindful of the declara
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are too much attached to the pursui
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worships those that are deserving o
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states. The Srutis declare that in
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him duly, enquired of the virtuous
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y acting against the king, can ever
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should, without doubt, look upon hi
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sacrifices who protects his people
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He should give away, but not to per
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thousand years. All those regions t
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“Aila said, „When the Brahmana
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subjugated the whole earth, repaire
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for thee courage, might, and truth.
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lore, the king of the Kaikeyas, O m
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sheep, the sin of selling the god o
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does not pour rain. That person who
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who would, upon one‟s desire, obt
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of thy own acts. Valadeva and other
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“The sage said, „Ascertaining t
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ourselves, we are Brahmanas, natura
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with success. A man of wicked heart
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who does not speak a word and whose
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should be regarded worthy. The comm
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SECTION LXXXVII “Yudhishthira sai
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defraying the expenses of his estab
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For these reasons, O monarch, do th
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e an embodiment of virtue. If a kin
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and the duties in respect of the fo
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men including the very ascetics in
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Kshatriya duties. The king should d
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compassion for all creatures, and p
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he should bring him to his palace a
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deserting his comrades in danger. L
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Khadira wood, for the hero who perf
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thou shouldst not cause thy troops
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gates of the king or of his ministe
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full of flesh, that have elevated s
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scriptures do not, however, applaud
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not proper, then only should the ki
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conversant with morality and full o
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understand that the calamities whic
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SECTION CVI “The king said, „I
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O scorcher of foes! Tell me also, O
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never earns any good in the next wo
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the giver. If a creditor desires to
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own pleasure. He is the puissant Lo
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punished for their offences. A larg
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tears said these words: „Honoured
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earth. O thou that art possessed of
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others, and who is regardless of hi
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agreeable. Coming to him they addre
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Sarabha once more assumed, in conse
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the position of a tiger; and a leop
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of action in his own mind he should
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and seeks for that which chance may
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efuge of all. Chastisement, O king,
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Kshatriya? Tell me all this. O thou
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eginning, the middle, and the end.
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“Bhishma said, Formerly, O giver
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“The Brahmana said, „If, the ki
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strength, the deer ran ahead, with
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sire, exceedingly cheerless, came t
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“Bhishma continued „Thus addres
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who are conversant with duties, sho
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counsels secret? What, indeed, shou
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discovers the track of a shaft-stru
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companions, one is pierced repeated
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utter, feed the gods, the Pitris, a
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friends really become his foes, wha
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enefit both of us. There are the mo
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wilt get upon the tree.‟ Thus add
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the dear son if fallen.[411] People
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these reasons, O good friend, it be
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“Bhishma said, „Listen, O king,
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“Brahmadatta said, „From the fa
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feats, while eunuchs only pay court
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uplifted in his hand, every one is
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should jump upon him like the wolf.
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“Bhishma said, „O mighty-armed
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destroyed my Vedic lore. I am weak
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“Viswamitra said, „Kine continu
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sometimes takes the shape of unrigh
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“Yudhishthira said, „How, indee
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wife is ever the best of medicines
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Indulging in such self-reproaches h
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this sacred and sin-cleansing story
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me (for what I am going to do). The
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are equal? Tell us, O great Rishi,
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have their root in penances. Penanc
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wisdom should, from a distance, avo
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this has been laid down for all the
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easons those foremost of trees bow
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SECTION CLVIII “Yudhishthira said
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SECTION CLIX “Yudhishthira said,
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path. Retiring from the world and b
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aversion, as also lust and wrath, a
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of truth, hast conquered all of tho
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as a wicked person and never succee
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years and devoting himself to penan
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“Bhishma said, „Hear the truth,
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speed, showering huge rocks upon hi
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“Vidura said, „Study of the var
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smeared with sandal-paste, and ador
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kings for forming alliances (of fri
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while passing through a valley, by
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sandal and aloe and birch trees tha
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egan to think, „Heavy is this loa
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to life. The prince of cranes, appr
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together.[502] Men of uncleansed so
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Human lovers, who are really the em
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season when the sun will progress t
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“Bhishma said, „He that regards
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injure even when injured. If anybod
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“Bhishma continued, „That intel
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Listen to it, O Yudhishthira! Once
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They that are born under an auspici
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Rishi Bhrigu blazing with energy an
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Bharadwaja said, „How did water s
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sweet, pungent, far-going, varied,
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lazing fire, either of them, enteri
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universal benevolence. He resides i
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sacrificial fire, worshipping the d
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They are also tortured by Death, im
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from injury, truth, and absence of
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wealth is also seen, a passion that
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should say, „Is it sufficient?‟
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states (by yoga), like the lord of
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expectation of fruit), do not becom
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such that they are both concerned a
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“Bhishma said, „Thou hast sprun
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“Dharma said, „Without (thus) s
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uttered. I have, before this, unhes
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I desire, O lord, even here, to giv
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SECTION CC “Yudhishthira said,
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ordinances (about sacrifices and ot
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have not to return from space. On t
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contradictory, of those states, and
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objects of the senses. He who casts
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again (by action) go to heaven. The
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leading a vessel tossed on the sea
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Varuna the lord of waters and gover
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and the illustrious son of the high
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SECTION CCX “Yudhishthira said,
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existence. Existence springs from t
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SECTION CCXII “Bhishma said, „P
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one does all acts fraught with cupi
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presently speak.[748] Purity of spe
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exercising one‟s intelligence, di
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thus been produced, the particular
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that) that knowledge which one obta
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completed all the rites and sacrifi
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the water that causes that seed to
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action, continue to devise the nece
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perception and they are the mind.[8
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fearless and wins great results. On
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Pitris, servants, and guests. Such
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“Sakra said, „Tell me the means
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SECTION CCXXIV “Bhishma said, „
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endued with prosperity, possessed o
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“Sakra said, „For what reason,
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end.[849] Indulgence in sorrow dest
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mind having been cleansed by penanc
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not the one person that hast done s
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master. Time is ever heedful. Time
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and seemed to illumine the three wo
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ease, refused to adore the former b
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expectation of beholding Maghavat s
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the Pisachas, and the Rakshasas, ca
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Upanishads, and desirous of leading
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Light, by modification, arises Wate
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the Richs, the Samans, the Yajuses
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a Brahmana. The rituals of all cere
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things. A Brahmana should live in t
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crossing the stream of time or life
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Brahman. That person who cherishes
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Such a man is firm in the accomplis
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y penance, by Brahmacharya, by renu
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Soul, that takes a pleasure in (suc
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time when the universal dissolution
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that is so, when there is this conf
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in sacrifices and religious rites i
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circumstances, upon grain of other
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attention to what should be done fo
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y the very deities as the foremost
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SECTION CCXLVII “Suka said, „O
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Understanding exists in the three s
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distinctions, succeeds in attaining
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lead to success).[1067] For this re
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The sense of touch (skin) has wind
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attaining to the end of both.[1097]
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possessed of equal prowess and migh
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destruction of created beings, I ha
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addressed, that lady, called by the
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meet with the deities; or, at such
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intelligence passed many years ther
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Living on a low land near the sea-s
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wisdom, may all be had by practisin
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of all this, O Jajali, is that thef
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perform Sacrifices (properly), who
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happiness,[1194] having reached the
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his practices, conduct, name and ra
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could not be regarded to have commi
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to a deadlock. If thou knowest how
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adhere to knowledge (instead of har
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hostility to anything, or set himse
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attaining to the Supreme. On the ot
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for the particular mode of life whi
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SECTION CCLXX “Kapila said, „Th
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purity of heart, we have heard the
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then, having concluded thus, worshi
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“Bhishma continued, „Thus addre
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SECTION CCLXXIII “Yudhishthira sa
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abandon affection by recollecting t
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functions, the owner of those organ
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SECTION CCLXXVII “Yudhishthira sa
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the Kshatriyas,--a Sacrifice that i
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assured all creatures of his perfec
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“Recapitulated by me, O lion amon
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falls below the mark, and Rajas kee
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into Brahma. All their Senses also
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Bhishma said, „In days of yore, I
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looked hard at the Daitya as the la
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endued with great ascetic merit, th
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“Maheswara said, „O lady that a
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SECTION CCLXXXIV “Janamejaya said
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the assistance of any one else, for
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SECTION CCLXXXV “Yudhishthira sai
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earest a foe-frightening bell, that
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art the deciduous herbs. Thou art a
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three Vedas for thy three eyes. Thy
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Cast off this fever of thy heart.
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and Tamas), the Understanding resol
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Behold, we too are living! When we,
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known rules, and all enquiries and
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the man who for earning his livelih
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man who regards linen and cloth mad
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practised.‟ Of inconceivable soul
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patience, energy, contentment, trut
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SECTION CCXCIII “Parasara said,
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where sacrifices are to be performe
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never prove beneficial. Do thou the
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abandoning (stainless penances), be
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truthfulness, subjugation of wrath,
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and Pisachas.[1552] Learned men, co
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the pledge of harmlessness, receive
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determination, and one‟s kinsmen
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the universe, and towards whom only
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objects, and, after departing from
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a whole year, the Yogin acquires Yo
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felicity of Emancipation like the r
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and diverse causes by hundreds of c
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places (and lose their powers) like
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highest knowledge which is for our
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Ignorance. In consequence of his bi
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Destruction, all existent objects a
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sixteen portions are the cause of t
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which is regarded as Knower and end
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Sankhya philosophy by which the Sup
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een said to be the Unmanifest, O ki
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espective scriptures. Verily, the s
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and the Supreme Soul.[1636] The Mul
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SECTION CCCX “Bhishma said, „On
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on all these topics unto me that am
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SECTION CCCXIII “Yajnavalkya said
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darkness and blind darkness. darkne
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principles themselves are subject t
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sound of hundreds of musical instru
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to ease, the Maker of light said un
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indestructible. Prakriti also, by u
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“Viswavasu said, „O puissant on
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SECTION CCCXX “Yudhishthira said,
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vanity in respect of my royal umbre
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Thou hast stopped up my body (by en
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the other (numbering five in all),
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condition, can not be marked, O kin
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are said to enjoy the kingdom like
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“Bhishma continued, „Hearing th
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flocks of ravens and vultures and o
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to go individually and without comp
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unbelievers have to pass, with grop
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It is for this that the matted lock
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proceed thither with simplicity and
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to his preceptor‟s son Suka. Afte
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senses and the mind even like a tor
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high-souled ascetic came, resemblin
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Vedic sound!--Hearing these words o
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“Having said these words, the pui
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things of no value, without attendi
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should not grieve, thinking of thei
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Others, though destitute of intelli
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Vedic lore. He, therefore, asked hi
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expanded by wonder. And they asked
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himself was not freed therefrom. At
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the universe. We know not who is th
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“Yudhishthira said,--„O grandsi
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