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 adhyAyaH 171
 yudhisthira
IhamAnaH samArambhAnyadi nAsAdayeddhanam .
dhanatR^iShNAbhibhUtashcha ki.n kurvansukhamApnuyAt .. 1..
 bhIShma
sarvasAmyamanAyAsaH satyavAkya.n cha bhArata .
nirvedashchAvivitsA cha yasya syAtsa sukhI naraH .. 2..
etAnyeva padAnyAhuH pa~ncha vR^iddhAH prashAntaye .
eSha svargashcha dharmashcha sukha.n chAnuttama.n satAm .. 3..
atrApyudAharantImamitihAsaM purAtanam .
nirvedAnma~NkinA gIta.n tannibodha yudhiShThira .. 4..
IhamAno dhanaM ma~Nkirbhagnehashcha punaH punaH .
kena chiddhanasheSheNa krItavAndamya goyugam .. 5..
susambaddhau tu tau damyau damanAyAbhiniHsR^itau .
AsInamuShTraM madhyena sahasaivAbhyadhAvatAm .. 6..
tayoH samprAptayoruShTraH skandhadeshamamarShaNaH .
utthAyotxipya tau damyau prasasAra mahAjavaH .. 7..
hriyamANau tu tau damyau tenoShTreNa pramAthinA .
mriyamANau cha samprexya ma~NkistatrAbravIdidam .. 8..
na chaivAvihita.n shakya.n daxeNApIhituM dhanam .
yuktena shraddhayA samyagIhA.n samanutiShThatA .. 9..
kR^itasya pUrva.n chAnarthairyuktasyApyanutiShThataH .
imaM pashyata sa~NgatyA mama daivamupaplavam .. 10..
udyamyodyamya me damyau viShameneva gachChati .
utxipya kAkatAlIyamunmAtheneva jambukaH .. 11..
manI voShTrasya lambete priyau vatsatarau mama .
shuddha.n hi daivamevedamato naivAsti pauruSham .. 12..
yadi vApyupapadyeta pauruShaM nAma karhi chit .
anviShyamANa.n tadapi daivamevAvatiShThate .. 13..
tasmAnnirveda eveha gantavyaH sukhamIpsatA .
sukha.n svapiti nirviNNo nirAshashchArthasAdhane .. 14..
aho samyakShukenokta.n sarvataH parimuchyatA .
pratiShThatA mahAraNya.n janakasya niveshanAt .. 15..
yaH kAmAnprApnuyAtsarvAnyashchainAnkevalA.nstyajet .
prApanAtsarvakAmAnAM parityAgo vishiShyate .. 16..
nAnta.n sarvavivitsAnA.n gatapUrvo.asti kash chana .
sharIre jIvite chaiva tR^iShNA mandasya vardhate .. 17..
nivartasva vivitsAbhyaH shAmya nirvidya mAmaka .
asakR^ichchAsi nikR^ito na cha nirvidyase tano .. 18..
yadi nAha.n vinAshyaste yadyevaM ramase mayA .
mA mA.n yojaya lobhena vR^ithA tvaM vittakAmuka .. 19..
sa~ncita.n sa~ncita.n dravyaM naShTaM tava punaH punaH .
kadA vimoxyase mUDha dhanehA.n dhanakAmuka .. 20..
aho nu mama bAlishya.n yo.aha.n krIdanakastava .
kiM naiva jAtu puruShaH pareShAM preShyatAmiyAt .. 21..
na pUrve nApare jAtu kAmAnAmantamApnuvan .
tyaktvA sarvasamArambhAnpratibuddho.asmi jAgR^imi .. 22..
nUna.n te hR^idayaM kAmavajra sAramayaM dR^idham .
yadanarthashatAviShTa.n shatadhA na vidIryate .. 23..
tyajAmi kAmatvA.n chaiva yachcha kiM chitpriyaM tava .
tavAha.n sukhamanvichChannAtmanyupalabhe sukham .. 24..
kAmajAnAmi te mUla.n sa~NkalpAtkila jAyase .
na tvA.n sa~NkalpayiShyAmi samUlo na bhaviShyati .. 25..
IhA dhanasya na sukhA labdhvA chintA cha bhUyasI .
labdhAnAsho yathA mR^ityurlabdhaM bhavati vA na vA .. 26..
paretya yo na labhate tato duHkhataraM nu kim .
na cha tuShyati labdhena bhUya eva cha mArgati .. 27..
anutarShula evArthaH svAdu gA~Ngamivodakam .
madvilApanametattu pratibuddho.asmi santyaja .. 28..
ya imaM mAmaka.n dehaM bhUtagrAmaH samAshritaH .
sa yAtvito yathAkAma.n vasatAM vA yathAsukham .. 29..
na yuShmAsviha me prItiH kAmalobhAnusAriShu .
tasmAdutsR^ijya sarvAnvaH satyamevAshrayAmyaham .. 30..
sarvabhUtAnyaha.n dehe pashyanmanasi chAtmanaH .
yoge buddhi.n shrute sattvaM mano brahmaNi dhArayan .. 31..
vihariShyAmyanAsaktaH sukhI lokAnnirAmayaH .
yathA mA tvaM punarnaiva.n duHkheShu pranidhAsyasi .. 32..
tvayA hi me pranunnasya gatiranyA na vidyate .
tR^iShNA shokashramANA.n hi tva.n kAmaprabhavaH sadA .. 33..
dhananAsho.adhika.n duHkhaM manye sarvamahattaram .
GYAtayo hyavamanyante mitrANi cha dhanachyutam .. 34..
avaGYAna sahasraistu doShAH kastatarAdhane .
dhane sukhakalA yA cha sApi duHkhairvidhIyate .. 35..
dhanamasyeti puruShaM purA nighnanti dasyavaH .
klishyanti vividhairdandairnityamudvejayanti cha .. 36..
mandalolupatA duHkhamiti buddhi.n chirAnmayA .
yadyadAlambase kAmatattadevAnurudhyase .. 37..
atattvaGYo.asi bAlashcha dustoSho.apUraNo.analaH .
naiva tva.n vettha sulabhaM naiva tvaM vettha durlabham .. 38..
pAtAlamiva duShpUro mA.n duHkhairyoktumichChasi .
nAhamadya samAveShTu.n shakyaH kAmapunastvayA .. 39..
nirvedamahamAsAdya dravyanAshAdyadR^ichChayA .
nirvR^itiM paramAM prApya nAdya kAmAnvichintaye .. 40..
atikleshAnsahAmIha nAhaM budhyAmyabuddhimAn .
nikR^ito dhananAshena shaye sarvA~NgavijvaraH .. 41..
parityajAmi kAmatvA.n hitvA sarvamanogatIH .
na tvaM mayA punaH kAmanasyoteneva ra.nsyase .. 42..
xamiShye.axamamANAnAM na hi.nsiShye cha hi.nsitaH .
dveShya muktaH priya.n vaxyAmyanAdR^itya tadapriyam .. 43..
tR^iptaH svasthendriyo nitya.n yathA labdhena vartayan .
na sakAma.n kariShyAmi tvAmaha.n shatrumAtmanaH .. 44..
nirvedaM nirvR^iti.n tR^ipti.n shAntiM satyaM damaM xamAm .
sarvabhUtadayA.n chaiva viddhi mA.n sharaNAgatam .. 45..
tasmAtkAmashcha lobhashcha tR^iShNA kArpaNyameva cha .
tyajantu mAM pratiShThanta.n sattvastho hyasmi sAmpratam .. 46..
prahAya kAma.n lobha.n cha krodhaM pAruShyameva cha .
nAdya lobhavashaM prApto duHkhaM prApsyAmyanAtmavAn .. 47..
yadyattyajati kAmAnA.n tatsukhasyAbhipUryate .
kAmasya vashago nitya.n duHkhameva prapadyate .. 48..
kAmAnvyudasya dhunute yatki.n chitpuruSho rajaH .
kAmakrodhodbhava.n duHkhamahrIraratireva cha .. 49..
eSha brahma praviShTo.aha.n grIsme shItamiva hradam .
shAmyAmi parinirvAmi sukhamAse cha kevalam .. 50..
yachcha kAmasukha.n loke yachcha divyaM mahatsukham .
tR^iShNA xayasukhasyaite nArhataH sodashI.n kalAm .. 51..
AtmanA saptama.n kAma.n hatvA shatrumivottamam .
prApyAvadhyaM brahma pura.n rAjeva syAmahaM sukhI .. 52..
etAM buddhi.n samAsthAya ma~NkirnirvedamAgataH .
sarvAnkAmAnparityajya prApya brahma mahatsukham .. 53..
damya nAsha kR^ite ma~Nkiramaratva.n kilAgamat .
aChinatkAmamUla.n sa tena prApa mahatsukham .. 54..

.. iti maN^kigItA samAptA ..
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Adhyaya number 177 in shAntiparva, Mahabharata critical edition
(Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute BORI).
In Kinjavadekar's edition it is 171.

Sunder Hattangadi  (sunderh at hotmail.com)
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