Adhyaya number 269 in Shanti Parva, Mahabharata critical edition (Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute BORI) does not include verses 15-16. In Kinjavadekar’s edition, the adhyaya is 278.
॥ Hirita Geetaa English Lyrics ॥
॥ haareetageetaa ॥ (Mahabharata Shantiparva Mokshadharma, Chapters 278)
adhyaayah’ 269
yudhisht’hira uvaacha
kim sheelah’ kim samaachaarah’ kim vidyah’ kim paraayanah’ ।
praapnoti brahmanah’ sthaanam yatparam prakri’terdhruvam ॥ 1 ॥
bheeshma uvaacha
mokshadharmeshu nirato laghvaahaaro jitendriyah’ ।
praapnoti paramam sthaanam yatparam prakri’terdhruvam ॥ 2 ॥
svagri’haadabhinih’sri’tya laabhaalaabhe samo munih’ ।
samupodheshu kaameshu nirapekshah’ parivrajet ॥ 3 ॥
na chakshushaa na manasaa na vaachaa doosayedapi ।
na pratyaksham paroksham vaa doosanam vyaaharetkva chit ॥ 4 ॥
na himsyaatsarvabhootaani maitraayana gatish charet ।
nedam jeevitamaasaadya vairam kurveeta kena chit ॥ 5 ॥
ativaadaamstitiksheta naabhimanyetkatham chana ।
krodhyamaanah’ priyam brooyaadaakrusht’ah’ kushalam vadet ॥ 6 ॥
pradakshinam prasavyam cha graamamadhye na chaacharet ।
bhaiksha charyaamanaapanno na gachchhetpoorvaketitah’ ॥ 7 ॥
avikeernah’ suguptashcha na vaachaa hyapriyam vadet ।
mri’duh’ syaadapratikrooro visrabdhah’ syaadaroshanah’ ॥ 8 ॥
vidhoome nyastamusale vyangaare bhuktavajjane ।
ateete paatrasanchaare bhikshaam lipseta vai munih’ ॥ 9 ॥
anuyaatrikamarthasya maatraa laabheshvanaadri’tah’ ।
alaabhe na vihanyeta laabhashchainam na harshayet ॥ 10 ॥
laabham saadhaaranam nechchhenna bhunjeetaabhipoojitah’ ।
abhipoojita laabham hi jugupsetaiva taadri’shah’ ॥ 11 ॥
na chaanna doshaannindeta na gunaanabhipoojayet ।
shayaasane vivikte cha nityamevaabhipoojayet ॥ 12 ॥
shoonyaagaram vri’kshamoolamaranyamatha vaa guhaam ।
ajnyaatacharyaam gatvaanyaam tato’nyatraiva samvishet ॥ 13 ॥
anurodhavirodhaabhyaam samah’ syaadachalo dhruvah’ ।
sukri’tam dushkri’tam chobhe naanurudhyeta karmani ॥ 14 ॥
nityatri’ptah’ susantusht’ah’ prasannavadanendriyah’ ।
vibheerjapyaparo maunee vairaagyam samupaashritah’ ॥ 15 ॥
abhyastam bhautikam pashyan bhootaanaamaagateem gatim ।
nispri’hah’ samadarshee cha pakvaapakvena vartayan ।
aatmanaa yah’ prashaantaatmaa laghvaahaaro jitendriyah’ ॥ 16 ॥
vaacho vegam manasah’ krodhavegam
vivitsaa vegamudaropastha vegam ।
etaanvegaanvinayedvai tapasvee
nindaa chaasya hri’dayam nopahanyaat ॥ 17 ॥
madhyastha eva tisht’heta prashamsaa nindayoh’ samah’ ।
etatpavitram paramam parivraajaka aashrame ॥ 18 ॥
mahaatmaa suvrato daantah’ sarvatraivaanapaashritah’ ।
apoorva chaarakah’ saumyo aniketah’ samaahitah’ ॥ 19 ॥
vaana prasthagri’hasthaabhyaam na samsri’jyeta karhi chit ।
ajnyaatalipsaam lipseta na chainam harsha aavishet ॥ 20 ॥
vijaanataam moksha esha shramah’ syaadavijaanataam ।
mokshayaanamidam kri’tsnam vidushaam haarito’braveet ॥ 21 ॥
abhayam sarvabhootebhyo dattvaa yah’ pravrajedgri’haat ।
lokaastejomayaastasya tathaanantyaaya kalpate ॥ 22 ॥
॥ iti shree mahaabhaarate shaantiparvani mokshadharmaparvani haareetageetaayaam
asht’asaptatyadhikadvishatatamo’sdhyaaya ॥
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