Mahabharata · Chapter 12.279

kathaṃ bhavati pāpātmā kathaṃ dharmaṃ karoti vā /
kena nirvedamādatte mokṣaṃ vā kena gacchati //
bhīṣma uvāca /

viditāḥ sarvadharmāste sthityarthamanupṛcchasi /
śṛṇu mokṣaṃ sanirvedaṃ pāpaṃ dharmaṃ ca mūlataḥ //

vijñānārthaṃ hi pañcānāmicchāpūrvaṃ pravartate /
prāpyatāṃ vartate kāmo dveṣo vā bharatarṣabha //

tatastadarthaṃ yatate karma cārabhate mahat /
iṣṭānāṃ rūpagandhānāmabhyāsaṃ ca cikīrṣati //

tato rāgaḥ prabhavati dveṣaśca tadanantaram /
tato lobhaḥ prabhavati mohaśca tadanantaram //

lobhamohābhibhūtasya rāgadveṣānvitasya ca /
na dharme jāyate buddhirvyājāddharmaṃ karoti ca //

vyājena carate dharmamarthaṃ vyājena rocate /
vyājena siddhyamāneṣu dharmeṣu kurunandana //

tatraiva kurute buddhiṃ tataḥ pāpaṃ cikīrṣati /
suhṛdbhirvāryamāṇo'pi paṇ़ḍitaiścāpi bhārata //

uttaraṃ nyāyasambaddhaṃ bravīti vidhicoditam /
adharmastrividhastasya vardhate rāgamohajaḥ //

pāpaṃ cintayate karma prabravīti karoti ca /
tasyādharmapravṛttasya doṣānpaśyanti sādhavaḥ //

ekaśīlāśca mitratvaṃ bhajante pāpakarmiṇaḥ /
sa neha sukhamāpnoti kuta eva paratra vai //

evaṃ bhavati pāpātmā dharmātmānaṃ tu me śṛṇu /
yathā kuśaladharmā sa kuśalaṃ pratipadyate //

kuśalenaiva dharmeṇa gatimiṣṭāṃ prapadyate /
ya etānprajñayā doṣānpūrvamevānupaśyati //

kuśalastu sukhārthāya sādhūṃścāpyupasevate /
tasya sādhusamācārādabhyāsāccaiva vardhate //

prājño dharme ca ramate dharmaṃ caivopajīvati /
so'tha dharmādavāpteṣu dhaneṣu kurunandana //

tasyaiva siñcate mūlaṃ guṇānpaśyati yatra vai /
dharmātmā bhavati hyevaṃ mitraṃ ca labhate śubham //

sa mitradhanalābhāttu pretya ceha ca nandati /
śabde sparśe rase rūpe tathā gandhe ca bhārata //

prabhutvaṃ labhate janturdharmasyaitatphalaṃ viduḥ /
sa tu dharmaphalaṃ labdhvā na tṛṣyati yudhiṣṭhira //

dharme sthitānāṃ kaunteya sarvabhogakriyāsu ca / atṛpyamāṇo nirvedamādatte jñānacakṣuṣā /
prajñācakṣuryadā kāme doṣamevānupaśyati //

śabde sparśe tathā rūpe na ca bhāvayate manaḥ /
vimucyate tadā kāmānna ca dharmaṃ vimuñcati //

sarvatyāge ca yatate dṛṣṭvā lokaṃ kṣayātmakam /
tato mokṣāya yatate nānupāyādupāyataḥ //

śanairnirvedamādatte pāpaṃ karma jahāti ca /
dharmātmā caiva bhavati mokṣaṃ ca labhate param //

etatte kathitaṃ tāta yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi /
pāpaṃ dharmastathā mokṣo nirvedaścaiva bhārata //

tasmāddharme pravartethāḥ sarvāvasthaṃ yudhiṣṭhira /
dharme sthitānāṃ kaunteya siddhirbhavati śāśvatī //