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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
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krodho hantā manuṣyāṇāṃ krodho bhāvayitā punaḥ
iti viddhi mahāprājñe krodhamūlau bhavābhavau |
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yo hi saṃharate krodhaṃ bhāvas tasya suœobhane
yaḥ punaḥ puruṣaḥ krodhaṃ nityaṃ na sahate œubhe
tasyābhāvāya bhavati krodhaḥ paramadāruṇaḥ |
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krodhamūlo vināœo hi prajānām iha dṛœyate
tat kathaṃ mādṛœaḥ krodham utsṛjel lokanāœanam |
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kruddhaḥ pāpaṃ naraḥ kuryāt kruddho hanyād gurūn api
kruddhaḥ paruṣayā vācā œreyaso 'py avamanyate |
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vācyāvācye hi kupito na prajānāti karhi cit
nākāryam asti kruddhasya nāvācyaṃ vidyate tathā |
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hiṃsyāt krodhād avadhyāṃœ ca vadhyān saṃpūjayed api
ātmānam api ca kruddhaḥ preṣayed yamasādanam |
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etān doṣān prapaœyadbhir jitaḥ krodho manīṣibhiḥ
icchadbhiḥ paramaṃ œreya iha cāmutra cottamam |
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taṃ krodhaṃ varjitaṃ dhīraiḥ katham asmadvidhaœ caret
etad draupadi saṃdhāya na me manyuḥ pravardhate |
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ātmānaṃ ca paraṃ caiva trāyate mahato bhayāt
krudhyantam apratikrudhyan dvayor eṣa cikitsakaḥ |
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mūḍho yadi kliœyamānaḥ krudhyate 'œaktimān naraḥ
balīyasāṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ tyajaty ātmānam antataḥ |
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tasyātmānaṃ saṃtyajato lokā naœyanty anātmanaḥ
tasmād draupady aœaktasya manyor niyamanaṃ smṛtam |
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vidvāṃs tathaiva yaḥ œaktaḥ kliœyamāno na kupyati
sa nāœayitvā kleṣṭāraṃ paraloke ca nandati |
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tasmād balavatā caiva durbalena ca nityadā
kṣantavyaṃ puruṣeṇāhur āpatsv api vijānatā |
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manyor hi vijayaṃ kṛṣṇe praœaṃsantīha sādhavaḥ
kṣamāvato jayo nityaṃ sādhor iha satāṃ matam |
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satyaṃ cānṛtataḥ œreyo nṛœaṃsāc cānṛœaṃsatā
tam evaṃ bahudoṣaṃ tu krodhaṃ sādhuvivarjitam
mādṛœaḥ prasṛjet kasmāt suyodhanavadhād api |
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tejasvīti yam āhur vai paṇḍitā dīrghadarœinaḥ
na krodho 'bhyantaras tasya bhavatīti viniœcitam |
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yas tu krodhaṃ samutpannaṃ prajñayā pratibādhate
tejasvinaṃ taṃ vidvāṃso manyante tattvadarœinaḥ |
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kruddho hi kāryaṃ suœroṇi na yathāvat prapaœyati
na kāryaṃ na ca maryādāṃ naraḥ kruddho 'nupaœyati |
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hanty avadhyān api kruddho gurūn rūkṣais tudaty api
tasmāt tejasi kartavye krodho dūrāt pratiṣṭhitaḥ |
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dākṣyaṃ hy amarṣaḥ œauryaṃ ca œīghratvam iti tejasaḥ
guṇāḥ krodhābhibhūtena na œakyāḥ prāptum añjasā |
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krodhaṃ tyaktvā tu puruṣaḥ samyak tejo 'bhipadyate
kālayuktaṃ mahāprājñe kruddhais tejaḥ suduḥsaham |
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krodhas tv apaṇḍitaiḥ œaœvat teja ity abhidhīyate
rajas tal lokanāœāya vihitaṃ mānuṣān prati |
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tasmāc chaœvat tyajet krodhaṃ puruṣaḥ samyag ācaran
œreyān svadharmānapago na kruddha iti niœcitam |
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yadi sarvam abuddhīnām atikrāntam amedhasām
atikramo madvidhasya kathaṃ svit syād anindite |
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yadi na syur manuṣyeṣu kṣamiṇaḥ pṛthivīsamāḥ
na syāt saṃdhir manuṣyāṇāṃ krodhamūlo hi vigrahaḥ |
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abhiṣakto hy abhiṣajed āhanyād guruṇā hataḥ
evaṃ vināœo bhūtānām adharmaḥ prathito bhavet |
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ākruṣṭaḥ puruṣaḥ sarvaḥ pratyākroœed anantaram
pratihanyād dhataœ caiva tathā hiṃsyāc ca hiṃsitaḥ |
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hanyur hi pitaraḥ putrān putrāœ cāpi tathā pitṝn
hanyuœ ca patayo bhāryāḥ patīn bhāryās tathaiva ca |
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evaṃ saṃkupite loke janma kṛṣṇe na vidyate
prajānāṃ saṃdhimūlaṃ hi janma viddhi œubhānane |
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tāḥ kṣīyeran prajāḥ sarvāḥ kṣipraṃ draupadi tādṛœe
tasmān manyur vināœāya prajānām abhavāya ca |
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yasmāt tu loke dṛœyante kṣamiṇaḥ pṛthivīsamāḥ
tasmāj janma ca bhūtānāṃ bhavaœ ca pratipadyate |
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kṣantavyaṃ puruṣeṇeha sarvāsv āpatsu œobhane
kṣamā bhavo hi bhūtānāṃ janma caiva prakīrtitam |
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ākruṣṭas tāḍitaḥ kruddhaḥ kṣamate yo balīyasā
yaœ ca nityaṃ jitakrodho vidvān uttamapūruṣaḥ |
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prabhāvavān api naras tasya lokāḥ sanātanāḥ
krodhanas tv alpavijñānaḥ pretya ceha ca naœyati |
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atrāpy udāharantīmā gāthā nityaṃ kṣamāvatām
gītāḥ kṣamāvatā kṛṣṇe kāœyapena mahātmanā |
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kṣamā dharmaḥ kṣamā yajñaḥ kṣamā vedāḥ kṣamā œrutam
yas tām evaṃ vijānāti sa sarvaṃ kṣantum arhati |
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kṣamā brahma kṣamā satyaṃ kṣamā bhūtaṃ ca bhāvi ca
kṣamā tapaḥ kṣamā œaucaṃ kṣamayā coddhṛtaṃ jagat |
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ati brahmavidāṃ lokān ati cāpi tapasvinām
ati yajñavidāṃ caiva kṣamiṇaḥ prāpnuvanti tān |
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kṣamā tejasvināṃ tejaḥ kṣamā brahma tapasvinām
kṣamā satyaṃ satyavatāṃ kṣamā dānaṃ kṣamā yaœaḥ |
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tāṃ kṣamām īdṛœīṃ kṛṣṇe katham asmadvidhas tyajet
yasyāṃ brahma ca satyaṃ ca yajñā lokāœ ca viṣṭhitāḥ
bhujyante yajvanāṃ lokāḥ kṣamiṇām apare tathā |
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kṣantavyam eva satataṃ puruṣeṇa vijānatā
yadā hi kṣamate sarvaṃ brahma saṃpadyate tadā |
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kṣamāvatām ayaṃ lokaḥ paraœ caiva kṣamāvatām
iha saṃmānam ṛcchanti paratra ca œubhāṃ gatim |
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yeṣāṃ manyur manuṣyāṇāṃ kṣamayā nihataḥ sadā
teṣāṃ paratare lokās tasmāt kṣāntiḥ parā matā |
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iti gītāḥ kāœyapena gāthā nityaṃ kṣamāvatām
œrutvā gāthāḥ kṣamāyās tvaṃ tuṣya draupadi mā krudhaḥ |
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pitāmahaḥ œāṃtanavaḥ œamaṃ saṃpūjayiṣyati
ācāryo viduraḥ kṣattā œamam eva vadiṣyataḥ
kṛpaœ ca saṃjayaœ caiva œamam eva vadiṣyataḥ |
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somadatto yuyutsuœ ca droṇaputras tathaiva ca
pitāmahaœ ca no vyāsaḥ œamaṃ vadati nityaœaḥ |
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etair hi rājā niyataṃ codyamānaḥ œamaṃ prati
rājyaṃ dāteti me buddhir na cel lobhān naœiṣyati |
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kālo 'yaṃ dāruṇaḥ prāpto bharatānām abhūtaye
niœcitaṃ me sadaivaitat purastād api bhāmini |
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suyodhano nārhatīti kṣamām evaṃ na vindati
arhas tasyāham ity eva tasmān māṃ vindate kṣamā |
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etad ātmavatāṃ vṛttam eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
kṣamā caivānṛœaṃsyaṃ ca tat kartāsmy aham añjasā |