Brahmacharya

Mbh.1.2.368	In this parva is also narrated the birth of Bhishma uniting in himself portions of the energies of the other Vasus, his renunciation of royalty and adoption of the Brahmacharya mode of life, his adherence to his vows, his protection of Chitrangada, and after the death of Chitrangada, his protection of his younger brother, Vichitravirya, and his placing the latter on the throne: the birth of Dharma among men in consequence of the curse of Animondavya; the births of Dhritarashtra and Pandu through the potency of Vyasa's blessings and
Mbh.1.2.387	Then the story of Rishyasringa who adopted Brahmacharya mode of life from his very boyhood; then the history of Rama of great prowess, the son of Jamadagni, in which has been narrated the death of Kartavirya and the Haihayas; then the meeting between the Pandavas and the Vrishnis in the sacred spot called Prabhasa; then the story of Su-kanya in which Chyavana, the son of Bhrigu, made the twins, Aswinis, drink, at the sacrifice of king Saryati, the Soma juice from which they had been excluded by the other gods, and in which besides is shown how Chyavana himself acquired perpetual youth as a boon from the grateful Aswinis.
Mbh.1.15.1285	By practising the Brahmacharya mode of life he conciliated the Rishis; and by begetting offspring he gratified his ancestors.
Mbh.1.46.2375	But ye grandsires, having seen you hanging like birds, I have diverted my mind from the Brahmacharya mode of life.
Mbh.1.76.4219	Thyself becoming my preceptor, I shall practise the Brahmacharya mode of life for a thousand years.
Mbh.1.77.4324	Recollect my conduct towards thee during the period of thy vow Brahmacharya.
Mbh.1.81.4522	The monarch replied, During my vow of Brahmacharya, the whole Vedas entered my ears.
Mbh.1.100.5682	O fisherman, from this day I adopt the vow of Brahmacharya study and meditation in celibacy.
Mbh.1.119.6370	I shall now adopt the Brahmacharya mode of life and follow in the imperishable wake of my father.
Mbh.1.126.6774	He adopted the Brahmacharya mode of life, but for some inscrutable purpose the gods have in view, this his eldest son, Yudhishthira, was born there, begotten by Dharma himself.
Mbh.1.172.8833	The Brahmacharya is a very superior mode of life, and as thou art in that mode now, it is for this, O Partha, that I have been defeated by thee in battle.
Mbh.3.82.4023	He that goeth into the Southern ocean, practising the Brahmacharya mode of life, and with senses subdued, acquireth the fruit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice and ascendeth to heaven.
Mbh.3.82.4028	He that, leading a Brahmacharya mode of life batheth in the tirtha called Pinga, obtaineth, O tiger among kings, the merit of the gift of a hundred Kapila kine.
Mbh.3.82.4079	Proceeding then, with subdued soul and leading a Brahmacharya mode of life, to Manimat, and residing there for one night, one acquireth, O king, the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.3.83.4160	Leading a Brahmacharya mode of life and observing sacred vows, one should bathe in the lakes of Rama.
Mbh.3.83.4167	Leading a Brahmacharya mode of life and with concentrated soul, one should proceed next to the tirtha called Kapila.
Mbh.3.83.4192	Bathing in that tirtha, leading a Brahmacharya mode of life and with concentrated soul, a man becomes freed from all his sins and is adored in heaven.
Mbh.3.83.4319	With senses under control and practising the Brahmacharya mode of life, one should next repair to the woods of Panchavati.
Mbh.3.83.4326	With senses under control and leading a Brahmacharya mode of life, he that bathes in Kuru-tirtha, becometh cleansed of all his sins and obtaineth the region of Brahma.
Mbh.3.83.4358	With subdued senses and leading a Brahmacharya mode of life, one should next proceed to Kanyasrama.
Mbh.3.83.4372	One should bathe there, O virtuous one, with subdued soul and leading a Brahmacharya mode of life.
Mbh.3.84.4404	O Bharata, the man who arriveth at Sakamvari, with rapt attention and leading a Brahmacharya mode of life and passeth three nights there in purity and subsisting on herbs alone, obtaineth, at the will of the goddess, the merit of him that liveth upon herbs for twelve years.
Mbh.3.84.4438	Proceeding thither with concentrated soul and practising the Brahmacharya vows, one that batheth in Samudraka and fasteth for three nights, obtaineth the merit of the horse-sacrifice and of giving away a thousand kine, and also rescueth his race.
Mbh.3.84.4439	One should next proceed to Brahmavarta, with concentrated soul and practising the Brahmacharya vows.
Mbh.3.84.4457	Proceeding next to Brahmani with subdued senses and observing the Brahmacharya vow, a person ascendeth to the region of Brahma on a lotus-hued car.
Mbh.3.84.4469	Then should one wend to Vahuda, with subdued soul and observing the Brahmacharya vow.
Mbh.3.84.4473	Proceeding next to Vimalasoka, with subdued soul and observing the Brahmacharya vow, and residing there for one night, one is adored in heaven.
Mbh.3.84.4487	Sojourning next to Gaya, with subdued senses and observing the Brahmacharya vow, one obtaineth the merit of the horse-sacrifice and also rescueth his race.
Mbh.3.84.4540	One should next go to Somapada, with subdued soul and leading a Brahmacharya mode of life.
Mbh.3.84.4588	The ancients knew that by touching the waters of Kokamukha, with steady vows and leading Brahmacharya mode of life, the memory of one's former life is revived.
Mbh.3.85.4638	Coming next to Kusaplavana, with subdued soul and leading a Brahmacharya mode of life, and staying there for three nights he that bathes in it obtains the merit of the horse-sacrifice.
Mbh.3.85.4651	One should proceed next to the forest of Tungaka, with subdued senses and leading a Brahmacharya mode of life It was here that in olden days Muni Saraswata taught the Vedas to the ascetics.
Mbh.3.85.4676	Bathing with subdued senses and leading a Brahmacharya mode of life, in the Ganga, one is cleansed of every sin, and obtains also the merit of the Vajapeya sacrifice.
Mbh.3.102.5312	And they slew a full score of Brahmanas of subdued souls and leading a Brahmacharya mode of life and living upon air and water alone, in the retreat of Bharadwaja.
Mbh.3.165.8302	learned man who for a year leading the Brahmacharya mode of life, subduing his senses and observing vows, peruseth with rapt attention this meeting of Sakra with the Pandavas, liveth a hundred years free from disturbances, and enjoying happiness'
Mbh.3.196.9915	Know me as one possessed of Vedic lore, as one leading the Brahmacharya mode of life, as one possessed also of self-control and ascetic virtues.
Mbh.3.205.10540	The gods know that bull among the regenerate ones for a Brahmana who, endued with liberality of soul, practiseth the Brahmacharya vow and is devoted to study, in fact who is vigilantly devoted to the study of the Vedas.
Mbh.3.206.10605	Agriculture hath been ordained for the Vaisyas, and fighting for the Kshatriyas, while the practice of the Brahmacharya vow, asceticism, recitation of mantras, and truthfulness have been ordained for the Brahmanas.
Mbh.3.291.14200	And with the object of raising offspring, he observed rigid vows and began to live upon frugal fare, having recourse to the Brahmacharya mode of life, and restraining his senses.
Mbh.3.291.14205	And intent on conferring boons, she spoke these words unto the monarch, I have been gratified, O king, with thy Brahmacharya practices, thy purity and self-restraint and observance of vows, and all thy endeavours and veneration!
Mbh.3.296.14624	And I have led a celibate existence, practising also the Brahmacharya mode of life.
Mbh.3.312.15515	Fame, truth, self-restraint, purity, candour, modesty, steadiness, charity, austerities and Brahmacharya, these are my body!
Mbh.4.6.215	O thou that art identical with Krishna, O maiden, O thou that hast observed the vow of Brahmacharya, O thou of body bright as the newly-risen Sun, O thou efface beautiful as the full moon.
Mbh.4.6.218	O thou that rangest the etherial regions, thy true form and thy Brahmacharya are both of the purest kind.
Mbh.4.58.2217	Of long arms and endued with mighty energy possessed of strength and beauty of person, celebrated over all the worlds for his prowess, resembling Usanas himself in intelligence and Vrihaspati in knowledge of morality, he is conversant with the four Vedas and devoted to the practice of Brahmacharya virtues.
Mbh.5.22.960	His austerities are great; he is devoted to Brahmacharya practices.
Mbh.5.30.1330	Proceeding hence, O Sanjaya, with all speed, thou shouldst wait upon those Brahmanas of pure energy and devoted to study according to the Brahmacharya mode, those, namely, that are devoted to the study of the Vedas while leading lives of mendicancy, those ascetics that habitually dwell in the woods, as also the aged ones of other classes, should all be addressed by thee in my name, O Sanjaya, and then their welfare should be enquired into by thee.
Mbh.5.30.1334	Our beloved preceptor Drona, who is fully versed in morality, who is our counsellor, who had practised the Brahmacharya vow for mastering the Vedas, who once again hath made the science of weapons full and complete, and who is always graciously inclined towards us, should be greeted by thee in our name.
Mbh.5.30.1335	Thou shouldst also enquire into the welfare of Aswatthaman, endued with great learning, devoted to the study of the Vedas, leading the Brahmacharya mode of life, possessed of great activity, and like unto a youth of the Gandharva race, and who, besides, hath once again made the science of weapons full and complete.
Mbh.5.38.1997	A physician, a maker of arrows, even one that hath given up the vow of Brahmacharya before it is complete, a thief, a crooked-minded man, a Brahmana that drinks, one that causeth miscarriage, one that liveth by serving in the army, and one that selleth the Vedas, when arrived as a guest, however undeserving he may be the offer of water should be regarded by a householder as exceedingly dear.
Mbh.5.43.2393	These are truth, meditation, distinction of subject and object, capacity for drawing inferences, withdrawal from the world, never taking what belongeth to others, the practices of Brahmacharya vows abstinence, and non-acceptance of gifts.
Mbh.5.44.2455	It is attainable only by practising Brahmacharya'
Mbh.5.44.2456	Dhritarashtra said, Thou sayest that the knowledge of Brahman dwelleth of itself in the mind, being only discovered by Brahmacharya; that is dwelling in the mind, it requires for its manifestation no efforts such as are necessary for work being manifested of itself during the seeking by means of Brahmacharya.
Mbh.5.44.2459	It is by the aid of the pure intellect and Brahmacharya that, that knowledge is made manifest.
Mbh.5.44.2463	Dhritarashtra said, What should be the nature of that Brahmacharya by which the knowledge of Brahman might be attained without much difficulty?
Mbh.5.44.2465	Sanat-sujata said, They, who, residing in the abodes of their preceptors and winning their good will and friendship, practise Brahmacharya austerities, become even in this world the embodiments of Brahman and casting off their bodies are united with the Supreme Soul.
Mbh.5.44.2471	Even this is the first step of Brahmacharya.
Mbh.5.44.2472	The practices of that disciple who acquires knowledge by observing the duties ordained for one of his class are regarded also as the first step of Brahmacharya.
Mbh.5.44.2474	This is regarded as the second step of Brahmacharya.
Mbh.5.44.2476	This also is regarded as the second step of Brahmacharya.
Mbh.5.44.2478	This is the third step of Brahmacharya.
Mbh.5.44.2480	This is the fourth step of Brahmacharya.
Mbh.5.44.2481	He attaineth the first step of knowledge of Brahman which is the object of Brahmacharya by aid of time; the second step, through the preceptor's prelections; the third, by the power of his own understanding; and finally, the fourth, by discussion.
Mbh.5.44.2482	The learned have said that Brahmacharya is constituted by the twelve virtues, the Yoga-practices are called its Angas, and perseverance in Yoga-meditation called is its Valam and one is crowned with success in this in consequence of the preceptor's aid and the understanding of the sense of the Vedas.
Mbh.5.44.2486	Thus stationed in Brahmacharya, the disciple thriveth by all means in this world and obtaineth numerous progeny and fame.
Mbh.5.44.2487	Men also from all directions shower wealth upon him; and many people come to his abode for practising Brahmacharya.
Mbh.5.44.2488	It is through Brahmacharya of this kind that the celestials attained to their divinity, and sages, highly blessed and of great wisdom, have obtained the region of Brahman.
Mbh.5.44.2489	It is by this that the Gandharvas and the Apsaras acquired such personal beauty, and it is through Brahmacharya that Surya riseth to make the day.
Mbh.5.44.2490	As the seekers of the philosopher's stone derive great happiness when they obtain the object of their search those mentioned above the celestials and others, on completing their Brahmacharya, derive great happiness in consequence of being able to have whatever they desire.
Mbh.5.44.2491	He, O king, who devoted to the practice of ascetic austerities, betaketh himself to Brahmacharya in its entirety and thereby purifieth his body, is truly wise, for by this he becometh like a child free from all evil passions and triumpheth over death at last.
Mbh.5.58.3205	SECTION LVIII Dhritarashtra said, Yudhishthira the son of Pandu is endued with Kshatriya energy and leadeth the Brahmacharya mode of life from his very youth.
Mbh.5.73.3670	A long-life Brahmacharya is not, O lord of earth, the duty of a Kshatriya.
Mbh.5.120.5356	Reducing her body by means of fasts of various kinds and religious rites and rigid vows, she adopted the deer's mode of life And subsisting upon soft and green grass-blades, resembling the sprouts of lapis lazuli and which were both bitter and sweet to the taste, and drinking the sweet, pure, cool, crystal, and very superior water of sacred mountain-streams, and wandering with the deer in forests destitute of lions and tigers, in deserts free from forest-conflagration, and in thick woods, that maiden, leading the life of a wild doe, earned great religious merit by the practice of Brahmacharya austerities.
Mbh.5.153.6836	And many kings who had practised Brahmacharya vows, drunk consecrated Soma and had made large presents to Brahmanas at sacrifices, came there for the success of the sons of Pandu
Mbh.5.170.7698	All of them, O sire, have practised Brahmacharya vows and other ascetic austerities.
Mbh.5.173.7793	The world knows how from a desire of doing what was agreeable to my father, that I gave up the kingdom that had become mine and lived in the observance of the Brahmacharya vow.
Mbh.7.10.374	That warrior who, having crushed the mighty host of the Sauvira king, took for his wife the beautiful Bhoja maiden of symmetrical limbs, that bull among men, viz, Yuyudhana, in whom are always truth and firmness and bravery and Brahmacharya, that warrior gifted with great might, always practising truth, never cheerless, never vanquished, who in battle is equal to Vasudeva and is regarded as his second self, who, through Dhananjaya's instructions, hath become foremost in the use of arrows, and who is equal to Partha himself in weapons, O, what warrior of my army resisted that Satyaki, for keeping him away from Drona?
Mbh.7.10.381	That foremost hero of the Vrishni race, that chief of all bowmen, that brave warrior in whom all accomplishments exist in a greater degree than in Dhananajaya himself, in whom are ever weapons and truth and Brahmacharya, who is equal to Vasudeva in energy and Dhananjaya in strength, who in splendour is equal to Aditya and in intelligence to Vrihaspati, viz, the high-souled Abhimanyu, resembling Death himself with wide-open mouth, O what heroes of my army surrounded him when he rushed towards Drona?
Mbh.7.11.446	Indeed, neither by Brahmacharya, nor by the study of the Vedas, nor by religious rites, nor by weapons, can any one prevent death.
Mbh.7.17.778	And equipped in mail, bathed in clarified butter, clad in robes of Kusa grass, and with their bow-strings serving as girdles, those heroes, who had given away hundreds and thousands as presents to Brahmanas, who had performed many sacrifices, had been blessed with children, and were deserving of blessed regions hereafter, who had nothing more to do in this world, who were deserving of blessed regions hereafter, who were prepared to lay down their lives in battle, and who devoted their souls to the attainment of fame and victory, who were desirous of soon repairing by fair fight to those regions hereafter that are attainable by means only of sacrifices, with abundant presents to Brahmanas, and by means also of the rites, the chief amongst which are Brahmacharya and study of the Vedas, those heroes, having each gratified Brahmanas by giving them gold and kine, and robes, and having addressed one another in loving discourse, ignited those fires and took that vow in battle.
Mbh.7.53.2595	He always contributed to the gratification of the Rishis, the Pitris, and the gods, and thereby made them happy, by practising Brahmacharya, study of the Vedas, obsequial rites, and all kinds of gifts.
Mbh.7.64.2786	Gaya solicited the boon desired, saying, I desire to have a thorough knowledge of the Vedas through ascetic penances, through practice of Brahmacharya, and of vows and rules, and through the grace of my superiors
Mbh.7.69.2961	Those inaccessible regions that are attainable by Brahmacharya, by knowledge, by acquaintance with the scriptures, by foremost of sacrifices, even, these have been obtained by thy son.
Mbh.7.75.3281	Thy son hath attained that end which the righteous attain by penance, by Brahmacharya, by knowledge of the scriptures, and by wisdom.
Mbh.7.76.3319	O son, let that end be thine which is theirs that perform sacrifices and theirs that are Brahmanas of purified soul, and theirs that have practised Brahmacharya, and theirs that have bathed in sacred waters, and theirs that are grateful and charitable and devoted to the service of their preceptors, and theirs that have made sacrificial presents in profusion.
Mbh.7.76.3322	That end which is attained by Munis of rigid vows by Brahmacharya, or that which is attained by those women that adhere to but one husband, O son, let that end be thine.
Mbh.7.199.11503	And since his Phallic emblem is always supposed to be in the observance of the vow of Brahmacharya, and since he always gladden the world, therefore he is called Maheswara.
Mbh.7.199.11531	With that auspicious form he practiseth Brahmacharya.
Mbh.9.52.3755	Here a Brahmani maiden, leading from youth the vow of Brahmacharya, became crowned with ascetic success.
Mbh.9.52.3757	The high-souled Sandilya, O king, got a beautiful daughter who was chaste, wedded to severe vows, self-restrained, and observant of Brahmacharya.
Mbh.12.7.220	Practising asceticism and Brahmacharya and truth and renunciation, sires wish for sons endued with every kind of prosperity.
Mbh.12.17.765	By penances, by Brahmacharya, by study of the Vedas, the great Rishis, casting off their bodies, proceeded to regions that are above the power of Death.
Mbh.12.26.1156	They, O Dhananjaya, who always observe the practices of the Rishis by betaking themselves to Brahmacharya and who become acquainted with all duties, are regarded by the gods as Brahmanas.
Mbh.12.28.1340	What pure heart, one should practise first the vow of Brahmacharya and then beget children and then perform sacrifices, for paying off the debt one owes to the Pitris, the gods, and men.
Mbh.12.28.1341	Performing sacrifices and engaged in procreating children, after having first observed the vow of Brahmacharya, one who bath wisdom for his eyes, casting off all anxiety of heart, should pay court to heaven, this world, and his own soul
Mbh.12.30.1596	Hearing these words of his, the uncle Narada, filled with wrath, cursed his nephew Parvata in return, saying, Although thou hast ascetic merit and Brahmacharya and truth and self-restraint, and although thou art ever devoted to virtue, thou shalt not yet succeed in proceeding to heaven'
Mbh.12.34.1802	The person in the observance of the Brahmacharya vow, who rises from bed after the sun has risen or goes to bed while the sun is setting, one who has a rotten nail or black teeth, one whose younger brother weds first, one who weds before his elder brother is wedded, one who has been guilty of the slaughter of a Brahmana, one who speaks ill of others, one who weds a younger sister before the elder sister has been wedded, one who weds an elder sister after having wedded a younger one, one who falls away from a vow, one who slays any one of the regenerate classes, one who imparts a knowledge of the Vedas to a person unworthy of it, one who does not impart a knowledge thereof to a person that is worthy of it, one who takes many lives, one who sells flesh, one who has abandoned his sacred fire, one who sells a knowledge of the Vedas one who slays his preceptor or a woman, one born in a sinful family, one who slays an animal wilfully one who sets fire to a dwelling house, one who lives by deceit, one who acts in opposition to his preceptor, and one who has violated a compact, these all are guilty of sins requiring expiation.
Mbh.12.34.1823	One's vow of Brahmacharya is not broken by having wet dreams.
Mbh.12.35.1864	One who has fallen off from the vow of Brahmacharya may become cleansed of that sin by wearing the hide of a cow for six months and observing the penances laid down in the case of the slaughter of a Brahmana.
Mbh.12.54.2896	Let the son of Pandu, in whom are intelligence, self-restraint, Brahmacharya, forgiveness, righteousness, mental vigour and energy, put questions to me.
Mbh.12.60.3399	The four modes are Vanaprastha, Bhaikshya, Garhasthya of great merit, and Brahmacharya which is adopted by Brahmanas.
Mbh.12.60.3404	The Brahmana, O king, that is desirous of emancipation, it is well known, is competent to adopt the Bhaikshya mode after having gone through the mode called Brahmacharya.
Mbh.12.60.3423	Always attending to the Vedas, silently reciting the mantras obtained from his preceptor, worshipping all the deities, O Yudhishthira, dutifully waiting upon and serving his preceptor with his own body smeared with clay and filth, the person leading the Brahmacharya mode of life should always observe rigid vows and, with senses under control, should always pay attention to the instructions he has received.
Mbh.12.64.3546	The Kshatriya, desirous of acquiring religious merit, should, after having gone through the Brahmacharya mode, should lead a life of domesticity which is always meritorious.
Mbh.12.65.3611	Study of the Vedas every day, forgiveness, and worship of preceptors, and services rendered to one's own teacher, lead to the attainment of the object of Brahmacharya.
Mbh.12.70.4015	All those regions that are acquired by persons leading duly the Garhasthya, the Brahmacharya, and the Vanaprastha modes of life, are soon acquired by a king by only protecting his subjects righteously.
Mbh.12.77.4362	Bhishma said, By penances, by Brahmacharya, by weapons, and by physical might, applied with or without the aid of deceit, the Kshatriyas should be subjugated.
Mbh.12.90.5092	Menial service attaches to the Sudra; agriculture to the Vaisya; the science of chastisement to the Kshatriya, and Brahmacharya, penances, mantras, and truth, attach, to the Brahmana.
Mbh.12.97.5419	Amvarisha said, Having duly governed the whole earth bounded by the seas, having from desire of earning religious merit practised all those duties that are common to the four orders as declared by the scriptures, having practised with rigid austerity all the duties of the Brahmacharya mode, having waited with dutiful obedience upon my preceptors and other reverend seniors, having studied with due observances the Vedas and the scriptures on kingly duties, having gratified guests with food and drink, the Pitris with offerings in Sraddhas, the Rishis with attentive study of the scriptures and with initiation under proper forms into the mysteries of religion, and the gods with many excellent and high sacrifices, having duly observed Kshatriya duties according to the injunctions of the scriptures, having cast my eyes fearlessly upon hostile troops, I won many victories in battle, O Vasava!
Mbh.12.103.5888	A person of such mildness of disposition, well-restrained soul, and settled conclusions, and observant of Brahmacharya vows, never indulges in grief and never becomes restless from desire of acquiring or fear of losing anything of small value.
Mbh.12.109.6197	Those Brahmanas that betake themselves to a life of celibacy and Brahmacharya, that perform penances, and that are cleansed by learning, Vedic knowledge, and proper vows, succeed in overcoming all difficulties.
Mbh.12.123.7101	The goddess of Prosperity said, Devoted to the vow of Brahmacharya, that Brahmana who was instructed by thee was Sukra.
Mbh.12.164.9758	The slayer of a Brahmana should practise the vow of Brahmacharya for twelve years and devoting himself to penances, wander, holding in his hands the skull of the slain all the time and proclaiming his sin unto all.
Mbh.12.164.9762	A drinker of alcoholic liquor should live on frugal fare, practising Brahmacharya vows, and sleep on the bare ground, and perform, for more than three years the sacrifice next to the Agnishtoma.
Mbh.12.164.9771	For congress with the wife of a Brahmana conversant with the Vedas, one should for three years practise the vow of Brahmacharya, taking a little food at the fourth part of the day.
Mbh.12.167.10084	Of a humble disposition, frugal in fare, devoted to the Brahmanas, thoroughly conversant with the Vedas, and observant of Brahmacharya vows, that Brahmana had been a dear friend of Gautama and belonged to that part of the country from which Gautama had emigrated.
Mbh.12.170.10191	The king asked him about the race of his birth and his practices, his study of the Vedas and his observance of the Brahmacharya vow.
Mbh.12.174.10461	The sire said, O son, observing the Brahmacharya mode of life, one should first study the Vedas.
Mbh.12.189.11327	It is heard that the Creator of the three worlds, viz, the puissant Brahman, lives alone, observant of the vow of Brahmacharya.
Mbh.12.195.11732	The manner in which the acts of the Reciter observing the vow of Brahmacharya may cease, I will presently declare.
Mbh.12.213.12904	That which is called Brahmacharya religion of abstention or yoga is regarded as the means of attaining to Brahma.
Mbh.12.213.12907	Brahmacharya is divested of all connection with the five vital breaths, mind, understanding, the five senses of perception, and the five senses of action.
Mbh.12.213.12914	Brahmacharya is exceedingly difficult to practise.
Mbh.12.215.12993	SECTION CCXVI Bhishma said, The yogin who wishes to always practise sinless Brahmacharya and who is impressed with the faults attaching to dreams should, with his whole heart, seek to abandon sleep.
Mbh.12.216.13075	Brahmacharya and abstention from injury are said to constitute yoga of the body; while restraining mind and speech properly are said to constitute yoga of the mind.
Mbh.12.219.13351	Subjugating lust and wrath, practising the vow of Brahmacharya and becoming a complete master of his senses, the Brahmana, exerting himself with endurance in the austerest of penances, and observing the most rigid restraints, should live in this world, calmly waiting for his time like one seeming to have a body though fully knowing that he is not subject to destruction
Mbh.12.220.13364	He who betakes himself to such penance is regarded as one that is always fasting and that is always leading a life of Brahmacharya.
Mbh.12.220.13369	Yudhishthira said, How can one practising such penance come to be regarded as one that is always fasting or as one that is ever devoted to the vow of Brahmacharya, or as one that is always subsisting upon sacrificial remnants or as one that is ever regardful of guests'
Mbh.12.230.14280	Having studied the illimitable Vedas with all their branches and the Upanishads, and desirous of leading a life of Brahmacharya in consequence of his having earned excellence of religious merit, Suka addressed these very questions, about which his doubts had been solved, to his father the island-born Rishi who had removed by study and contemplation all doubts connected with the topic of the true import of duties'
Mbh.12.233.14460	He should either lead a life of domesticity with spouses and engaged in creating offspring, or live in the observance of Brahmacharya; or in the forest in the company of his preceptor, or in the practice of the duties laid down for a yati.
Mbh.12.235.14608	That person who cherishes no desire for earthly objects, who is not unwilling to take what comes, who is dependent on earthly objects to only that extent which is necessary for sustaining life, who is free from cupidity, who has driven off all grief, who has restrained his senses, who goes through all necessary acts, who is regardless of personal appearance and attire, whose senses are all collected for devotion to the true objects of life, whose purposes are never left, unaccomplished who bears himself with equal friendliness towards all creatures, who regards a clod of earth and a lump of gold with an equal eye, who is equally disposed towards friend and foe, who is possessed of patience, who takes praise and blame equally who is free from longing with respect to all objects of desire, who practises Brahmacharya, and who is firm and steady in all his vows and observances, who has no malice or envy for any creature in the universe, is a Yogin who according to the Sankhya system succeeds in winning Emancipation.
Mbh.12.238.14716	Is it by penance, by Brahmacharya, by renunciation of everything, by intelligence, by the aid of the Sankhya philosophy, or by Yoga?
Mbh.12.241.14879	The great Rishis conquer all the worlds by the practice of Brahmacharya.
Mbh.12.241.14908	Whatever scents or tastes the Brahmacharin may abstain from while actually leading a life of Brahmacharya may be used by him after his return from the preceptor's abode.
Mbh.12.242.14964	Accordingly, domesticity is superior to Brahmacharya, forest life is superior to domesticity, and a life of mendicancy or complete renunciation is superior to a forest life.
Mbh.12.244.15045	Vyasa said, Having acquired purity of conduct and body by the practice of the first two modes of life, viz, Brahmacharya and domesticity, one should, after that, set one's soul on Yoga in the third mode of life.
Mbh.12.250.15338	He that hath studied all the Vedas, having waited dutifully on his preceptor and observed the vow of Brahmacharya, he that knows all the Richs, Yajuses, and Samans, is not a regenerate person
Mbh.12.269.16547	They too that observe the domestic mode of life attain to the highest end by duly practising the same conduct; and, lastly, those that lead the Brahmacharya mode obtain the same end by a due observance of the same conduct
Mbh.12.276.16897	The sire said, Having studied the Vedas all the while observing the duties of Brahmacharya, O son, one should then desire for offspring for the sake of rescuing one's sires.
Mbh.12.284.17749	Thou art conversant with Brahma, thou art Penance, thou art Truth, thou art the soul of Brahmacharya, and thou art Simplicity
Mbh.12.284.17850	That woman, again, who listens to this hymn with pious faith, observing the while the practices of Brahmacharya, wins worship as a goddess in the family of her sire and that of her husband
Mbh.13.7.452	The man who renounces the enjoyment of all delicacies, attains to prosperity, and he that abstains from animal food, obtains children and cattle, He who lies down with his head downwards, or who lives in water, or who lives secluded and alone in the practice of Brahmacharya, attains to all the desired ends.
Mbh.13.7.456	One secures obedience to one's command by the vow of silence, all the enjoyments of life by practice of austerities, long life by Brahmacharya, and beauty, prosperity and freedom from disease by abstaining from injury to others.
Mbh.13.75.6838	What are the fruits that have been declared to attach to the observance of purity and to the practice of Brahmacharya?
Mbh.13.75.6903	Listen now to me, O lord of Earth, as I expound to thee the merits of Brahmacharya.
Mbh.13.75.6904	That man, who practises the vow of Brahmacharya from his birth to the time of his death, know, O king, has nothing unattainable!
Mbh.13.75.6907	The vow of Brahmacharya, O king, duly observed by a Brahmana, is sure to burn all his sins.
Mbh.13.75.6911	Even this is the visible fruit of the vow of Brahmacharya that is observed by the Rishis.
Mbh.13.76.6970	By giving away a bull, one attains to the merit that attaches to the divine vow Brahmacharya.
Mbh.13.83.7391	What austerities, what Brahmacharya, O lord, did kine perform in consequence of which they are able to reside happily in a region that is even above that of the deities'
Mbh.13.83.7435	There many beautiful cars, all excellently equipped, which move at the will of the rider, may be seen, O Vasava, O thou of eyes like lotus-petals, it is only by Brahmacharya, by penances, by Truth, by self-restraint, by gifts, by diverse kinds of righteous deeds, by sojourns to sacred waters, in fact, by severe austerities and righteous acts well-performed, that one can attain to Goloka.
Mbh.13.85.7869	Let all of them be endued with high penances and let all of them be devoted to high Brahmacharya, All of us, as also all these are thy progeny, O thou of great puissance.
Mbh.13.90.8092	He who reads the Atharva-siras, who is devoted to the observance of Brahmacharya practices, and who is steady in observance of righteous vows, who is truthful and of righteous conduct, and who is duly observant of the duties laid down for his order, they also that have undergone fatigue and labour for bathing in the waters of tirthas, that have undergone the final bath after performing sacrifices with proper Mantras that are freed from the sway of wrath, that are not restless, that are endued with forgiving dispositions, that are self-restrained masters of their senses, and they are devoted to the good of all creatures, these should be invited to Sraddhas.
Mbh.13.93.8246	A Brahmana should always be an abstainer from food, and observe the vow called Brahmacharya
Mbh.13.93.8261	He who has congress with only his wedded wife and that only at her season, is said to be observant of the vow of Brahmacharya.
Mbh.13.93.8518	Sunahsakha said, Let him who has removed the lotus-stalks obtain the merit of bestowing his daughter in marriage upon a Brahmana, who has studied all the Samans and the Yajuses and who has carefully observed the vow of Brahmacharya, Let him perform the final ablutions after having studied all the Atharvans
Mbh.13.94.8639	Sakra said, Let him who has stolen thy stalks be possessed of the merit of him who bestows his daughter in marriage upon a Brahmana that has duly observed the vow of Brahmacharya or that has duly studied the Samans and the Yajuses!
Mbh.13.101.9019	As regards myself, O king, I used to live in the observance of the vow of Brahmacharya in that place where these kine were placed after they had been stolen away.
Mbh.13.102.9140	Dhritarashtra said, He who, owning thousand kine, gives away a hundred kine every year, or owning a hundred kine gives away ten every year to the best of his might, or owning only ten or even five kine gives away therefrom one cow, and they who attain to a mature old age practising the vows of Brahmacharya all their days, who obey the declarations of the Vedas, and who, endued with energy of mind, betake themselves to pilgrimages to sacred waters and shrines, dwell in felicity in the region of kine.
Mbh.13.103.9184	Bhagiratha said, I used to make gifts of hundreds of thousands of gold coin unto the Brahmanas, observing the Brahmacharya vow all the while, it is not through the merit on those gifts, O learned one, that I have attained to this region.
Mbh.13.104.9267	Is it by penances, or Brahmacharya, or silent recitation of sacred Mantras, or drugs?
Mbh.13.104.9308	One should always observe the vow of Brahmacharya, and should never cross one's legs.
Mbh.13.104.9309	One should observe the vow of Brahmacharya on the day of the new moon, as also on that of the full moon, as also on the eighth lunar day of both fortnights.
Mbh.13.107.9754	Fasting for five days, he who takes food on only the sixth day, and pours libations on his sacred fire every day for a whole year, and who performs three ablutions in course of the day for purifying himself and saying his prayers and doing his worship, and who leads a life of Brahmacharya, divested of malice in his conduct, acquires the merit of the Gomedha sacrifice.
Mbh.13.107.9759	Fasting for six days, he who eats only one meal every seventh day and pours libations on the sacred fire every day, for a full year, restraining speech all the while and observing the vow of Brahmacharya, and abstaining from the use of flowers and unguents and honey and meat, attains to the region of the Maruts and of India.
Mbh.13.126.10988	If one beholding a Brahmana leading the Brahmacharya mode of life arrived at one's house, offers unto him the first portion of one's food that belongs as of right to a Brahmana, and eats what remains thereafter, one is regarded as eating Amrita.
Mbh.13.141.11623	The proper observance of the duties of Brahmacharya, O goddess, are his ritual.
Mbh.13.141.11631	Maheswara said, Listening to the mysteries of religion and duty, observance of the vows indicated in the Vedas, attention to the sacred fire, and accomplishment of the business of the preceptor, leading a mendicant life, always bearing the sacred thread, constant recitation of the Vedas, and rigid observance of the duties of Brahmacharya, are the duties of the Brahmana.
Mbh.13.141.11635	Walking along the path of righteousness, always observing fasts and the practices of Brahmacharya, are his other duties
Mbh.13.161.13427	That form of his which is mild and auspicious is said to be engaged in the practice of the Brahmacharya vow.
Mbh.13.161.13446	Since his emblem is always observant of the vow of Brahmacharya, all the worlds worship it accordingly.
Mbh.13.162.13555	One that never approaches one's spouses at any other time save after the functional period, is said to observe the vow of Brahmacharya.

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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