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BRP217.115.1 eteṣām eva pāpānāṃ bhāryātvam upayānti tāḥ |
BRP217.115.2 prāyeṇa haraṇe doṣāḥ sarva eva prakīrtitāḥ || 115 ||
BRP217.116.1 etad vai leśamātreṇa kathitaṃ vo dvijarṣabhāḥ |
BRP217.116.2 aparasmin kathāyoge bhūyaḥ śroṣyatha bho dvijāḥ || 116 ||
BRP217.117.1 etan mayā mahābhāgā brahmaṇo vadataḥ purā |
BRP217.117.2 surarṣīṇāṃ śrutaṃ madhye pṛṣṭaṃ cāpi yathā tathā || 117 ||
BRP217.118.1 mayāpi tubhyaṃ kārtsnyena yathāvad anuvarṇitam |
BRP217.118.2 etac chrutvā muniśreṣṭhā dharme kuruta mānasam || 118 ||

Chapter 218: Merit of giving food to Brahmins

SS 335-336

munaya ūcuḥ:

BRP218.001.1 adharmasya gatir brahman kathitā nas tvayānagha |
BRP218.001.2 dharmasya ca gatiṃ śrotum icchāmo vadatāṃ vara || 1 ||
BRP218.002.1 kṛtvā pāpāni karmāṇi kathaṃ yānty aśubhāṃ gatim |
BRP218.002.2 karmaṇā ca kṛteneha kena yānti śubhāṃ gatim || 2 ||

vyāsa uvāca:

BRP218.003.1 kṛtvā pāpāni karmāṇi tv adharmavaśam āgataḥ |
BRP218.003.2 manasā viparītena nirayaṃ pratipadyate || 3 ||
BRP218.004.1 mohād adharmaṃ yaḥ kṛtvā punaḥ samanutapyate |
BRP218.004.2 manaḥsamādhisaṃyukto na sa seveta duṣkṛtam || 4 ||
BRP218.005.1 yadi viprāḥ kathayate viprāṇāṃ dharmavādinām |
BRP218.005.2 tato 'dharmakṛtāt kṣipram aparādhāt pramucyate || 5 ||
BRP218.006.1 yathā yathā naraḥ samyag adharmam anubhāṣate |
BRP218.006.2 samāhitena manasā vimuñcati tathā tathā || 6 ||
BRP218.007.1 yathā yathā manas tasya duṣkṛtaṃ karma garhate |
BRP218.007.2 tathā tathā śarīraṃ tu tenādharmeṇa mucyate || 7 ||
BRP218.008.1 bhujaṅga iva nirmokān pūrvabhuktāñ jahāti tān |
BRP218.008.2 dattvā viprasya dānāni vividhāni samāhitaḥ || 8 ||
BRP218.009.1 manaḥsamādhisaṃyuktaḥ svargatiṃ pratipadyate |
BRP218.009.2 dānāni tu pravakṣyāmi yāni dattvā dvijottamāḥ || 9 ||
BRP218.010.1 naraḥ kṛtvāpy akāryāṇi tato dharmeṇa yujyate |
BRP218.010.2 sarveṣām eva dānānām annaṃ śreṣṭham udāhṛtam || 10 ||
BRP218.011.1 sarvam annaṃ pradātavyam ṛjunā dharmam icchatā |
BRP218.011.2 prāṇā hy annaṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ tasmāj jantuḥ prajāyate || 11 ||
BRP218.012.1 anne pratiṣṭhitā lokās tasmād annaṃ praśasyate |
BRP218.012.2 annam eva praśaṃsanti devarṣipitṛmānavāḥ || 12 ||
BRP218.013.1 annasya hi pradānena svargam āpnoti mānavaḥ |
BRP218.013.2 nyāyalabdhaṃ pradātavyaṃ dvijātibhyo 'nnam uttamam || 13 ||