"Dost thou, with passions under complete control and with singleness of mind, strive to perform the sacrifices called Vajapeya and Pundarika with their full complement of rites? Bowest thou unto thy relatives and superiors, the aged, the gods, the ascetics, the Brahmanas, and the tall trees (banian) in villages, that are of so much benefit to people ? O sinless one, causest thou ever grief or anger in any one ? Do priests capable of granting thee auspicious fruits ever stand by thy side ? O sinless one, are thy inclinations and practices such as I have described them, and as always enhance the duration of life and spread one's renown and as always help the cause of religion, pleasure, and profit ? He who conducteth himself according to this way, never findeth his kingaom distressed or afflicted ; and that monarch, subjugating the whole earth, enjoyeth a high degree of felicity." —THE MAHABHARATA OF KRISHNA-DWAIPAYANA VYASA TRANSLATE BY SABHA PARVA AND VANA PARVA
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