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     vishvaM satyaM manute tanute karmANi lokasaMsid.hdhyai |
     vAchA mithyA jagaditi jalpati no vetti yo mahAbhraShTaH || 1||
saMsAra ko satya mAnatA hai, iha loka aura paraloka meM sukha
prApti kI ichChA se nAnA prakAra ke karma bhI karatA hai aura kevala
mukha se bolA karatA hai ki \ldq{}yaha jagat mithyA hai\rdq{} parantu jagat
ko yathArthatA se mithyA nahIM samajhatA vaha mahAbhraShTa hai || 1||

     brahmaivedaM jalpati doShAdoShottamAdhamAnpashyan |
     nagno bhUtvA vicharatyavadhUtatvaM pradarshayanbhraShTaH || 2||
vo bhalA burA mAnatA hai, uchcha nIcha bhI vichAratA hai aura
mukha se \ldq{}yaha saba brahma hai\rdq{} aisA bakavAda karatA hai aura na~NgA
Dolakara apane avadhUta hone kA pradarshana karatA hai, vaha bhraShTa hai || 2||

     kR^ityAkR^ityamasheShaM tyaktumashaktaM shruteragocharatAm |
     Atmani jalpanhAsyAspadatAmetyeSha mAnavo bhraShTaH || 3||
samasta vihita aura niShiddha karmoM kA tyAga kara nahIM sakatA
aura usakA samarthana karane ke liye kahatA hai ki \ldq{}shruti ne bhI
merA pAra nahIM pAyA\rdq{} aisI hAsyAspada avasthA ko prApta huA
manuShya bhraShTa hai || 3||

     pAshAShTakasa~NkaShTashliShTatanurmR^iShTabhojanaprItaH |
     shiShTo.ahaM manvAnaH kaShTamaho duShTa mAnavo bhraShTaH || 4||
mahAkaShTaprada ATha pAshoM se jisakA sharIra jaka.DA huA hai,
jisako ruchikara bhojana meM ati prIti hai aura jo apane ko
pratiShThita mAnatA hai, ba.De kaShTa kI bAta hai ki aisA duShTa puruSha
bhraShTa hai || 4||

     AtmaivedaM jalpaMllokoktIrasahamAnamedhAvI |
     stutivAkyAni shrotuM dhAvaMstuShTo na kiM bhavedbhraShTaH || 5||
baDA buddhimAn banakara \ldq{}yaha saba AtmA hI hai\rdq{}, aisA kahane
lagatA hai, parantu kisI kI burI bAta to sahI nahIM jAtI aura
apanI stuti sunane ke liye dauDatA phiratA hai aura sunakara
prasanna bhI hotA hai, aisA puruSha bhraShTa nahIM to kyA hai ? || 5||

     yasmin svasya cha niShThA taddharmiShThAnashiShTagaNanAyAm |
     kurvankarma hato.ayaM yadyapi shiShTo na kiM bhavedbhraShTaH || 6||
jinameM apanI niShThA hai aise karmoM ko dharmiShTha manuShyoM kI
avaj~nA karate hue maraNaparyanta karatA rahatA hai, aisA mUrkha manuShya
vidvAn hote hue bhI bhraShTa nahIM to kyA hai ? || 6||

     kartatvaM bhoktR^itvaM manvAnaH svAtmani prabhau shambhau |
     roditi hA kiM kR^itamiti kiM vA bhoktavyamityasau bhraShTaH || 7||
kartR^itva aura bhoktR^itva apane AtmasvarUpa paramAtmA shivajI
meM mAnatA hai aura phira \ldq{}hAya yaha kyA kiyA, hAya kaisA yaha
bhoga!\rdq{} isa prakAra chillAtA hai, rotA hai \- vaha bhraShTa hai || 7||

     chinmAtraM svAtmAnaM dehaM manvAna ejate yamataH |
     sarvAtmAnamabud.hdhvA brahmA.api syAdaho kila bhraShTaH || 8||
apane sharIra hI ko chaitanya svarUpa AtmA samajhakara jo
yama niyama se chyuta ho jAtA hai usakA to kahanA hI kyA ?
brahmA bhI kyoM nahIM yadi vaha saba kuCha AtmA hI hai aisA nahIM
jAne to vaha bhI bhraShTa hI hai || 8||

     bhraShTAShTakametadyatpravichArayatIha mAnavo dhanyaH |
     mAnyaH syAllokeShu bhraShTatvaM vetti nijachAritryAt || 9||
isa bhraShTAShTaka kA jo puruSha vichAra karatA hai vaha dhanya hai;
kyo~Nki jo apane AcharaNa kA bhraShTatva jAna letA hai vaha donoM
loka meM mAnya ho jAtA hai || 9||

iti bhraShTAShTakaM sampUrNam | 

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