Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.118
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14.118.1
देशान्तरगते विप्रे संयुक्ते कालधर्मणा ।
शरीरनाशे संप्राप्ते कथं प्रेतत्वकल्पना ॥ १४.११८.१ ॥
How is the notion of a departed spirit (preta) to be conceived for a brāhmaṇa who has gone to a foreign land, been joined to the law of time, and whose body has been destroyed?
14.118.2
श्रूयतामाहिताग्नेस्तु तथाभूतस्य संस्क्रिया ।
पालाशबृन्दैः प्रतिमा कर्तव्या कल्पचोदिता ॥ १४.११८.२ ॥
Hear now the funeral rite for one who kept the sacred fires in such a state: an image must be made of bundles of palāśa twigs, as prescribed by the ritual manual.
14.118.3
त्रीणि षष्टिशतान्याहुरस्थीन्यस्य युधिष्ठिर ।
तेषां विकल्पना कार्या यथाशास्त्रं विनिश्चितम् ॥ १४.११८.३ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira, they say that three hundred and sixty bones are in his body; their distribution is to be made firmly, according to the scripture.
14.118.4
अशीत्यर्धं शिरसि च ग्रीवायां दश एव च ।
बाह्वोश्चापि शतं दद्यादङ्गुलीषु पुनर्दश ॥ १४.११८.४ ॥
Forty are to be assigned to the head, ten to the neck, a hundred to the two arms, and again ten to the fingers.
14.118.5
उरसि त्रिंशतं दद्याज्जठरे वाऽपि विंशतिम् ।
वृषणे द्वादशार्धं तु शिश्ने चाष्टार्धमेव च ॥ १४.११८.५ ॥
Thirty are to be assigned to the chest, twenty to the belly or else, six to the testicles, and likewise four to the penis.
14.118.6
दद्यात्तु शतमूर्वोस्तु षष्ट्यर्थं जानुजङ्घयोः ।
दश दद्याच्चरणयोरेषा प्रेतस्य निष्कृतिः ॥ १४.११८.६ ॥
A hundred are to be assigned to the thighs, sixty to the knees and shins, and ten to the feet; this is the expiation of the preta.
14.118.7
विशेषतीर्थं सर्वेषामशक्तानामनुग्रहात् ।
भक्तानां तारणार्तं तु वक्तुमर्हसि धर्मतः ॥ १४.११८.७ ॥
For all, and especially for the weak and the devoted, out of compassion, you ought to tell according to dharma a special sacred place for their deliverance.
14.118.8
पावनं सर्वतीर्थानां सत्यं गायन्ति सामगाः ।
सत्यस्य वचनं तीर्थमहिंसा तीर्थमुच्यते ॥ १४.११८.८ ॥
The Sāma singers sing that truth is the purifier of all sacred places; a truthful speech is a tīrtha, and non-violence is called a tīrtha.
14.118.9
तपस्तीर्थं दया तीर्थं शीलं तीर्थं युधिष्ठिर ।
अल्पसंतोषकं तीर्थं नारी तीर्थं पतिव्रता ॥ १४.११८.९ ॥
Austerity is a sacred place, compassion is a sacred place, good conduct is a sacred place, O Yudhiṣṭhira; little contentment is a sacred place, and a woman devoted to her husband is a sacred place.
14.118.10
संतुष्टो ब्राह्मणस्तीर्थं ज्ञानं वा तीर्थमुच्यते ।
मद्भक्तः सततं तीर्थं शङ्करस्य विशेषतः ॥ १४.११८.१० ॥
A contented brahmin is a sacred place, or knowledge is called a sacred place; my devotee is always a sacred place, and especially a devotee of Śaṅkara.
14.118.11
यतयस्तीर्थमित्येवं विद्वांसस्तीर्थमुच्यते ।
शरण्यपुरुषस्तीर्थमभयं तीर्थमुच्यते ॥ १४.११८.११ ॥
Ascetics are sacred places, and thus learned men are called sacred places; a man who gives refuge is a sacred place, and fearlessness is called a sacred place.
14.118.12
त्रैलोक्येऽस्मिन्निरुद्विग्नो न बिभेमि कुतश्चन ।
न दिवा यदि वा रात्रावुद्वेगः शूद्रलङ्घनात् ॥ १४.११८.१२ ॥
In these three worlds I am free from agitation and fear nothing at all; whether by day or by night, agitation arises only from transgressing against a śūdra.
14.118.13
न भयं देवदैत्येभ्यो रक्षोभ्यश्चैव मे नृप ।
शूद्रवक्त्राच्च्युतं ब्रह्म भयं तु मम सर्वदा ॥ १४.११८.१३ ॥
O king, I have no fear of gods, demons, or rākṣasas. But the Brahman (Veda) fallen from the mouth of a śūdra is always a fear to me.
14.118.14
तस्मात्सप्रणवं शूद्रो मन्नामापि न कीर्तयेत् ।
प्रणवं हि परं लोके ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो विदुः ॥ १४.११८.१४ ॥
Therefore a śūdra should not recite my name even together with the syllable om, for in the world the praṇava (om) is the supreme Brahman, as the knowers of Brahman know.
14.118.15
द्विजशुश्रूषणं धर्मः शूद्राणां भक्तितो मयि ।
तेन गच्छन्ति ते स्वर्गं चिन्तयन्तो हि मां सदा ॥ १४.११८.१५ ॥
Service to the twice-born is the dharma of śūdras. Through devotion to me, always meditating on me, they go to heaven by that.
14.118.16
द्विजशुश्रूषया शूद्रः परं श्रेयोऽधिगच्छति ।
द्विजशुश्रूषणादन्यन्नास्ति शूद्रस्य निष्कृतिः ॥ १४.११८.१६ ॥
By serving the twice-born, a śūdra attains the highest good; there is no other means of release for a śūdra than service to the twice-born.
14.118.17
रागो द्वेषश्च मोहश्च पारुष्यं चानृशंसता ।
शाठ्यं च दीर्घवैरित्वमतिमानमनार्जवम् ॥ १४.११८.१७ ॥
Passion, hatred, delusion, harshness, cruelty, deceit, long-lasting enmity, excessive pride and dishonesty—
14.118.18
अनृतं चापवादं च पैशुन्यमतिलोभता ।
हिंसा स्तेयो मृषावादो वञ्चना रोषलोभता ॥ १४.११८.१८ ॥
Falsehood, slander, backbiting, excessive greed, violence, theft, lying speech, fraud, and anger and greed—
14.118.19
अबुद्धिता च नास्तिक्यं भयमालस्यमेव च ।
अशौचं चाकृतज्ञत्वं डंभता स्तंभ एव च।
निकृतिश्चाप्यविज्ञानं जातके शूद्रमाविशेत् ॥ १४.११८.१९ ॥
Ignorance, unbelief, fear, idleness, impurity, ingratitude, hypocrisy, arrogance, deceit and lack of discernment enter the śūdra at birth.
14.118.20
सृष्ट्वा पितामहः शूद्रमभिभूतं तु तामसैः ।
द्विजशुश्रूषणं धर्मं शूद्राणां तु प्रयुक्तवान्।
नश्यन्ति तामसा भावाः शूद्रस्य द्विजभक्तितः ॥ १४.११८.२० ॥
Having created the śūdra, overpowered by the qualities of darkness, the grandfather prescribed service to the twice-born as the duty of śūdras. Through devotion to the twice-born, the dark states of the śūdra perish.
14.118.21
पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति ।
तदहं भक्त्युपहृतं मूर्ध्ना गृह्णामि शूद्रतः ॥ १४.११८.२१ ॥
Whoever offers me with devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, that offering brought in devotion I accept with bowed head, even from a śūdra.
14.118.22
अग्रजो वाऽपि यः कश्चित्सर्वपापसमन्वितः ।
यदि मां सततं ध्यायेत्सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ १४.११८.२२ ॥
Whether he is a first-born brahmin or anyone at all, even one endowed with every sin, if he constantly meditates on me, he is freed from all sins.
14.118.23
विद्याविनयसंपन्ना ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः ।
मयि भक्ति न कुर्वन्ति चण्डालसदृशा हि ते ॥ १४.११८.२३ ॥
Brahmins endowed with learning and humility, masters of the Vedas, who do not make devotion to me are indeed like outcastes.
14.118.24
वृथा दानं वृथा तप्तं वृथा चेष्टं वृथा हुतम् ।
वृथाऽऽतिथ्यं च तत्तस्य यो न भक्तो मम द्विजः ॥ १४.११८.२४ ॥
For the twice-born who is not devoted to me, gifts are in vain, austerity is in vain, sacrifice is in vain, oblation is in vain, and hospitality too is in vain.
14.118.25
यत्कृतं च हुतं चापि यदिष्टं दत्तमेव च ।
अभक्तिमत्कृतं सर्वं राक्षसा एव भुञ्जते ॥ १४.११८.२५ ॥
Whatever is done, offered in fire, sacrificed, or given in gift — all of it, if done without devotion, is consumed only by the rākṣasas.
14.118.26
स्थावरे जङ्गमे वाऽपि सर्वभूतेषु पाण्डव ।
समत्वेन यदा कुर्यान्मद्भक्तो मित्रशत्रुषु ॥ १४.११८.२६ ॥
O Pāṇḍava, when my devotee treats all beings, the immobile and the mobile alike, and friends and enemies with equal regard—
14.118.27
आनृशंस्यमहिंसा च यथा सत्यं तथाऽऽर्जवम् ।
अद्रोहश्चैव भूतानां मद्गतानां व्रतं नृप ॥ १४.११८.२७ ॥
O king, compassion and non-violence, truth and uprightness, and not harboring malice toward beings — this is the vow of those whose minds are fixed on me.
14.118.28
नम इत्येव यो ब्रूयान्मद्भक्तं श्रुद्धयाऽन्वितः ।
तस्याक्षयाऽभवँल्लोकाः श्वपाकस्यापि पार्थिव ॥ १४.११८.२८ ॥
O king, one who, endowed with faith, merely says "namaḥ" to my devotee — even for a dog-cooker, imperishable worlds come into being.
14.118.29
किं पुनर्ये यजन्ते मां सदारं विधिपूर्वकम् ।
मद्भक्ता मद्गतप्राणाः कथयन्तश्च मां सदा ॥ १४.११८.२९ ॥
What then of those who worship me according to rule along with their wives, who are my devotees, whose life is fixed on me, and who always proclaim my praises!
14.118.30
बहुवर्षसहस्राणि तपस्तप्यति यो नरः ।
नासौ पदमवाप्नोति मद्भक्तैर्यदवाप्यते ॥ १४.११८.३० ॥
A man who performs austerities for many thousands of years does not attain that state which is attained by my devotees.
14.118.31
मामेव तस्माद्राजेन्द्र ध्यायन्नित्यमतन्द्रितः ।
अवाप्स्यति ततः सिद्धिं द्रक्ष्यत्येव परं पदम् ॥ १४.११८.३१ ॥
Therefore, O lord of kings, whoever constantly meditates on Me without sloth will attain perfection and surely see the supreme state.
14.118.32
अपार्थकं प्रभाषन्तः शूद्रा भागवता इति ।
न शूद्रा भगवद्भक्ता विप्रा भागवताः स्मृताः ॥ १४.११८.३२ ॥
Śūdras who speak of themselves as 'Bhāgavatas' speak in vain. Śūdras are not devotees of the Lord; brahmins are held to be the Bhāgavatas.
14.118.33
द्वादशाक्षरतत्वज्ञश्चतुर्व्यूहविभागवित् ।
अच्छिद्रपञ्चकालज्ञः स वै भागवतः स्मृतः ॥ १४.११८.३३ ॥
He who knows the truth of the twelve-syllable mantra, understands the division of the four vyūhas, and knows the faultless fivefold rule — he is indeed held to be a Bhāgavata.
14.118.34
ऋग्वेदेनैव होता च यजुषाऽध्वर्युरेव च ।
सामवेदेन चोद्गाता पुण्येनाभिष्टुवन्ति माम् ॥ १४.११८.३४ ॥
With the Ṛgveda the hotṛ, with the Yajurveda the adhvaryu, and with the Sāmaveda the udgātṛ, with meritorious praise, extol Me.
14.118.35
अथर्वशिरसा चैव नित्यमाथर्वाणा द्विजाः ।
स्तुवन्ति सततं ये मां ते वै भागवताः स्मृताः ॥ १४.११८.३५ ॥
With the Atharvaśiras, the twice-born who know the Atharvaveda constantly praise Me; they are indeed held to be Bhāgavatas.
14.118.36
वेदाधीनाः सदा यज्ञा यज्ञाधीनास्तु देवताः ।
देवता ब्राह्मणाधीनास्तस्माद्विप्रास्तु देवताः ॥ १४.११८.३६ ॥
Sacrifices always depend on the Vedas, the gods depend on sacrifice, and the gods depend on brahmins; therefore the brahmins are indeed the gods.
14.118.37
अनाश्रित्योच्छ्रयं नास्ति मुख्यमानश्रयमाश्रयेत् ।
रुद्रं समाश्रिता देवा रुद्रो ब्रह्माणमाश्रितः ॥ १४.११८.३७ ॥
Without taking support there is no elevation; one should take refuge in the chief support. The gods have taken refuge in Rudra, and Rudra has taken refuge in Brahmā.
14.118.38
ब्रह्मा मामाश्रितो राजन्नाहं कंचिदुपाश्रितः ।
ममाश्रयो न कश्चित्तु सर्वेषामाश्रयो ह्यहम् ॥ १४.११८.३८ ॥
O king, Brahmā has taken refuge in me; I have taken refuge in no one. I have no support, for I am the support of all.
14.118.39
एवमेतन्मया प्रोक्तं रहस्यमिदमुत्तमम् ।
धर्मप्रियस्य ते नित्यं राजन्नेवं समाचर ॥ १४.११८.३९ ॥
Thus has this supreme secret been told by me. O king, dear to dharma, always conduct yourself in this way.
14.118.40
इदं पवित्रमाख्यानं पुण्यं वेदेन संमितम् ।
यः पठेन्मामकं धर्ममहन्यहनि पाण्डव ॥ १४.११८.४० ॥
This sacred and meritorious narrative, equal to the Veda: whoever recites this teaching of mine day after day, O Pāṇḍava—
14.118.41
धर्मोति वर्धते तस्य बुद्धिश्चापि प्रसीदति ।
पापक्षयमुपेत्यैवं कल्याणं च विवर्धते ॥ १४.११८.४१ ॥
His dharma grows, and his intellect also becomes clear. Thus, attaining the destruction of sin, his welfare increases as well.
14.118.42
एतत्पुण्यं पवित्रं च पामनाशनमुत्तमम् ।
श्रोतव्यं श्रद्धया युक्तैः श्रोत्रियैश्च विशेषतः ॥ १४.११८.४२ ॥
This is a meritorious, purifying, supremely sin-destroying teaching; it should be heard by those endowed with faith, and especially by learned Brahmins.
14.118.43
श्रावयेद्यस्त्विदं भक्त्या प्रयतोथ शृणोति वा ।
स गच्छेन्मम सायुज्यं नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ १४.११८.४३ ॥
Whoever recites this with devotion, or listens to it with self-control, attains union with me; there should be no doubt about this.
14.118.44
यश्चेमं श्रावयेच्छ्राद्धे मद्भक्तो मत्परायणः ।
पितरस्तस्य तृप्यन्ति यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् ॥ १४.११८.४४ ॥
The devotee who is devoted to me and intent on me, and who has this recited at a shraddha rite, his ancestors remain satisfied until the cosmic dissolution.
14.118.45
श्रुत्वा भागवतान्धर्मान्साक्षाद्विष्णोर्जगद्गुरोः ।
प्रहृष्टमनसो भूत्वा चिन्तयन्तोद्भुताः कथाः ॥ १४.११८.४५ ॥
Having heard directly the Bhāgavata duties of Viṣṇu, the teacher of the world, with joyful minds, reflecting on the wondrous tales...
14.118.46
ऋषय पाण्डवाश्चैव प्रणेमुस्तं जनार्दनम् ।
पूजयामास गोविन्दं धर्मपुत्रः पुनः पुनः ॥ १४.११८.४६ ॥
The sages and the Pāṇḍavas bowed down to Janārdana, and the son of Dharma worshipped Govinda again and again.
14.118.47
देवा ब्रह्मर्षयः सिद्धा गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा ।
ऋषयस्च महात्मानो गुह्यका भुजगास्तता ॥ १४.११८.४७ ॥
The gods, the brahmarshis, the perfected beings, the Gandharvas and Apsarases, likewise the great-souled sages, the Guhyakas and the serpents were there.
14.118.48
वालखिल्या महात्मानो योगिनस्तत्वदर्शिनः ।
तथा भागवताश्चापि पञ्चकालमुपासकाः ॥ १४.११८.४८ ॥
The great-souled Vālakhilyas, the yogis who see the truth, and likewise the Bhāgavatas who worship by the Pañcakāla rite, were also there.
14.118.49
कौतूहलसमायुक्ता भगवद्भक्तिमागताः ।
श्रुत्वा तु परमं पुण्यं वैष्णवं धर्मशासनम् ॥ १४.११८.४९ ॥
Filled with eager curiosity, having come to devotion to the Lord, and having heard the supremely sacred teaching of dharma concerning Viṣṇu,
14.118.50
विमुक्तपापाः पूतास्ते संवृत्तास्तत्क्षणेन् तु ।
प्रणम्य शिरसा विष्णु प्रतिनन्द्य च ताः कथाः ॥ १४.११८.५० ॥
Freed from sin and made pure, they were transformed in that very instant. Bowing their heads to Viṣṇu and gladly greeting those tales in return,
14.118.51
द्रष्टारो द्वारकायां वै वयं सर्वे जगद्गुरुम् ।
इति प्रहृष्टमनसो ययुर्देवगणैः सह।
सर्वे ऋषिगणा राजन्ययुः स्वंस्वं निवेशनम् ॥ १४.११८.५१ ॥
"We shall all surely behold the world-teacher in Dvārakā," thus, with joyful minds, they departed together with the host of gods. O king, all the groups of sages also went, each to their own dwelling.
14.118.52
गतेषु तेषु सर्वेषु केशवः केशिहा हरिः ।
सस्मार दारुकं राजन्स च सात्यकिना सह।
समीपस्थोऽभवत्सूतो याहि देवेति चाब्रवीत् ॥ १४.११८.५२ ॥
When all of them had departed, Keśava Hari, slayer of the demon Keśin, O king, remembered Dāruka. He drew near together with Sātyaki and said, "Go on, O god."
14.118.53
ततो विषण्णवदनाः पाण्डवाः पुरुषोत्तमम् ।
अञ्जलिं मूर्ध्नि संधाय नेत्रैरश्रुपरिप्लुतैः।
पिबन्तः सततं कृष्णं नोचुरार्ततरास्तदा ॥ १४.११८.५३ ॥
Then the Pāṇḍavas, their faces downcast, placed their joined palms upon their heads, and with eyes drenched in tears, drinking in Kṛṣṇa, the best of persons, without ceasing, being most afflicted, they spoke nothing at that time.
14.118.54
कृष्णोपि भगवान्देवः पृथामामन्त्र्य चार्तवत् ।
धृतराष्ट्रं च गान्धारीं विगदुरं द्रौपदीं तथा ॥ १४.११८.५४ ॥
The blessed god Kṛṣṇa too, having taken leave of Pṛthā, and, as one distressed, of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Gāndhārī, Vidura and Draupadī.
14.118.55
कृष्णद्वैपायनं व्यासमृषीनन्यांस्च मन्त्रिणः ।
सुभद्रामात्मजयुतामुत्तरां स्पृश्य पाणिना।
निर्गत्य वेश्मनस्तस्मादारुरोह तदा रथम् ॥ १४.११८.५५ ॥
Then, having touched with his hand Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa, the other sages and the counselors, and Subhadrā together with her son and Uttarā, he went out of that palace and mounted the chariot.
14.118.56
वाजिभिः शैव्यसुग्रीवमेघपुष्पबलाहकैः ।
युक्तं तु ध्वजभूतेन पतगेन्द्रेण धीमता ॥ १४.११८.५६ ॥
yoked with horses named Śaibya, Sugrīva, Meghapuṣpa and Balāhaka, and furnished with the wise lord of birds as its banner.
14.118.57
अन्वारुरोह चाप्येन प्रेम्या राजा युधिष्ठिरः ।
अपास्य चाशु यन्तारं दारुकं सूतसत्तमम्।
अभीशून्प्रतिजग्राह स्वयं कुरुपतिस्तदा ॥ १४.११८.५७ ॥
King Yudhiṣṭhira, too, lovingly mounted after it; and quickly pushing aside the charioteer Dāruka, the best of charioteers, the lord of the Kurus himself took up the reins.
14.118.58
उपारुह्यार्जुनश्चापि चामरव्यजनं शुभम् ।
रुक्मदण्डं बृहन्मूर्ध्नि दुधावाभिप्रदक्षिणम् ॥ १४.११८.५८ ॥
Arjuna too mounted and waved over the head a large, auspicious chowrie with a golden handle, turning it clockwise.
14.118.59
तथैव भीमसेनोपि रथमारुह्य वीर्यवान् ।
छत्रं शतशलाकं च दिव्यमाल्योपशोभितम् ॥ १४.११८.५९ ॥
In the same way, Bhīmasena, the mighty one, also mounted the chariot, holding an umbrella of a hundred ribs, adorned with divine garlands.
14.118.60
वैडूर्यमणिदण्डं च चामीकरविभूषितम् ।
दधार तरसा भीमश्छत्रं तच्छार्ङ्गधन्वनः ॥ १४.११८.६० ॥
Bhīma swiftly held that parasol of Kṛṣṇa, the bearer of the Śārṅga bow, its handle made of vaiḍūrya gems and adorned with gold.
14.118.61
उपारुह्य रथं शीघ्रं चामरव्यजने सिते ।
नकुलः सहदेवश्च धूयमानौ जनार्दनम् ॥ १४.११८.६१ ॥
Having quickly mounted the chariot, Nakula and Sahadeva fanned Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa) with white yak-tail fans and hand-fans.
14.118.62
भीमसेनोऽर्जुनश्चैव यमावप्यरिसूदनौ ।
पृष्ठतोऽनुययुः कृष्णं माशब्द इति हर्षिताः ॥ १४.११८.६२ ॥
Bhīmasena, Arjuna and the two twins, destroyers of foes, followed Kṛṣṇa from behind, rejoicing and crying 'māśabda'.
14.118.63
त्रियोजने व्यतीते तु परिष्वज्य च पाण्डवान् ।
विसृज्य कृष्णस्तान्सर्वान्प्रणतान्द्वारका ययौ ॥ १४.११८.६३ ॥
After three yojanas had passed, Kṛṣṇa embraced the Pāṇḍavas, dismissed them all as they bowed, and went on to Dvārakā.
14.118.64
तथा प्रणम्य गोविन्दं तदाप्रभृति पाण्डवाः ।
कपिलाद्यानि दानानि ददुर्धर्मपरायणाः ॥ १४.११८.६४ ॥
Likewise, having bowed to Govinda, from that time the Pāṇḍavas, intent on dharma, gave gifts beginning with the cows of Kapila.
14.118.65
मधुसूदनवाक्यानि स्मृत्वास्मृत्वा पुनःपुनः ।
मनसा पूजयामासुर्हदयस्थानि पाण्डवाः ॥ १४.११८.६५ ॥
Again and again remembering and forgetting the words of Madhusūdana, the Pāṇḍavas honored in their minds those words dwelling in their hearts.
14.118.66
युधिष्ठिरस्तु धर्मात्मा हृदि कृत्वा जनार्दनम् ।
तद्भक्तस्तन्मना युक्तस्तद्याजी तत्परोऽभवत् ॥ १४.११८.६६ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira, righteous in soul, having placed Janārdana in his heart, became his devotee, his mind fixed upon him, worshipping him, intent upon him alone.
14.118.67
एवमुक्तं पुरावृत्तं वैष्णवं धर्मशासनम् ।
मया ते कथितं राजन्पिवित्रं पापनाशनम् ॥ १४.११८.६७ ॥
Thus have I recounted to you this ancient account, the Vaiṣṇava sacred teaching of dharma. O king, it is purifying and destroys sin.
14.118.68
तच्छृणुष्व महाराज विष्णुप्रोक्तं कुरूद्वह ।
तेन गच्छसि नान्येन तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् ॥ १४.११८.६८ ॥
Listen, great king, best of the Kurus, to that which was declared by Viṣṇu. By that alone you shall go to the supreme abode of Viṣṇu, and by no other means.