Shloka 8
Śaṅkha–Likhita Upākhyāna: Daṇḍa, Confession, and the Purification of Kingship (शङ्ख-लिखितोपाख्यानम्)
“कुरुनन्दन! महाराज! पहले सर्वमेध और अश्वमेध यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान करो। उससे परम गतिको प्राप्त करोगे ।। भ्रातृश्व सर्वान् क्रतुभि: संयोज्य बहुदक्षिणै: । सम्प्राप्त: कीर्तिमतुलां पाण्डवेय भविष्यसि,'पाण्डुपुत्र! अपने समस्त भाइयोंको बहुत-सी दक्षिणावाले यज्ञोंमें लगाकर तुम अनुपम कीर्ति प्राप्त कर लोगे
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Kurunandana! Mahārāja! pūrvaṃ sarvamedha-aśvamedha-yajñānām anuṣṭhānaṃ kuru. tataḥ paramāṃ gatiṃ prāpsyasi. bhrātṝś ca sarvān kratubhiḥ saṃyojya bahu-dakṣiṇaiḥ, samprāptaḥ kīrtim atulāṃ pāṇḍaveya bhaviṣyasi.
Vaiśampāyana said: “O joy of the Kurus, O great king—first undertake the Sarvamedha and Aśvamedha sacrifices. By that you will attain the highest goal. And, O son of Pāṇḍu, by engaging all your brothers in sacrifices rich in gifts, you will win an incomparable fame.”
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