Righteousness

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 28 Feb 2010 18:00 and updated at 28 Feb 2010 18:00

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MAHABHARATA NOUN

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Mbh.2.36.1525 Righteousness hath today been abandoned by Yudhishthira and meanness only hath been displayed by him in consequence of his having offered the Arghya to Krishna.
Mbh.5.33.1553 Righteousness is the one highest good; and forgiveness is the one supreme peace; knowledge is one supreme contentment; and benevolence, one sole happiness.
Mbh.5.43.2368 Righteousness, truth abstention from injury and truthfulness of speech, self-restraint, asceticism, delight in the happiness of others, modesty, forbearance, love of others, sacrifices, gifts, perseverance, knowledge of the scriptures, these twelve constitute the practices of Brahmanas.
Mbh.5.45.2512 Righteousness, truth, asceticism, self-restraint, contentment, modesty, renunciation, love of others, gift, acquaintance with the scriptures, patience, and forgiveness, these twelve are the practices of a Brahmana.
Mbh.6.67.3682 He is Righteousness and of righteous soul.
Mbh.7.11.452 In consequence of his very disposition, hath Righteousness gone over to the side of Yudhishthira, while it is hostile to my son.
Mbh.9.44.3285 Exertion, and Victory, and Righteousness, and Success, and Prosperity, and Courage, and the Scriptures in their embodied forms proceeded in the van of Kartikeya's army, O king!
Mbh.12.15.593 For this, the wise have characterised the rod of chastisement to be Righteousness itself.
Mbh.12.15.594 The rod of chastisement protects Righteousness and Profit.
Mbh.12.58.3136 Upon the disappearance of the Vedas, Righteousness was lost.
Mbh.12.68.3887 Righteousness sets in the Krita age.
Mbh.12.77.4379 Righteousness becomes unrighteousness, and unrighteousness becomes righteousness, according to place and time.
Mbh.12.89.5027 Righteousness, in its turn, rests upon the king.
Mbh.12.89.5046 Righteousness, therefore, should never be permitted to decay.
Mbh.12.89.5047 Righteousness is called Dharma because it aids the acquisition and preservation of wealth Dhana.
Mbh.12.91.5190 That king who disregards righteousness and desires to act with brute force, soon falls away from righteousness and loses both Righteousness and Profit.
Mbh.12.108.6137 Righteousness was declared by Brahman for the advancement and growth of all creatures.
Mbh.12.108.6139 Righteousness was declared for restraining creatures from injuring one another.
Mbh.12.108.6140 Therefore, that is Righteousness which prevents injury to creatures.
Mbh.12.108.6141 Righteousness Dharma is so called because it upholds all creatures.
Mbh.12.120.6791 These, O Yudhishthira, are some of the names which Chastisement bears, viz, Sword, Sabre, Righteousness, Fury, the Irresistible, the Parent of prosperity, Victory, Punisher, Checker, the Eternal, the Scriptures, Brahmana, Mantra, Avenger, the Foremost of first Legislators, Judge, the Undecaying, God, the individual whose course is irresistible, the Ever-agoing, the First.
Mbh.12.120.6828 There is nothing more worthy of respect by kings than Chastisement by which the ways of Righteousness are pointed out.
Mbh.12.120.6847 That which is morality and duty is the path of Righteousness.
Mbh.12.121.6897 From that form, having Righteousness for its legs, the goddess Saraswati created Danda-niti Science of Chastisement which very soon became celebrated over the world.
Mbh.12.121.6912 Upon the completion of that sacrifice according to due rites, Mahadeva, after doing proper reverence made over Chastisement, that protector of Righteousness, unto Vishnu
Mbh.12.121.6926 At the top of the scale, the divine Indra is awake with the rod of chastisement; after him, Agni of blazing flames; after him, Varuna; after Varuna, Prajapati; after Prajapati, Righteousness whose essence consists of restraint after Righteousness the son of Brahman, viz, the eternal Law; after Law, Energy is awake, employed in the act of protection; after Energy, the herbs offered in sacrifices for supporting the gods and used as food and medicines; after the herbs, the mountains; after the mountains, all kinds of juices and their attributes; after these, the goddess Niriti; after Niriti, the planets and the luminous bodies in heaven; after these, the Vedas; after the Vedas, the puissant form of Vishnu with equine head; after him, the almighty and eternal Grandsire, viz, Brahman; after the Grandsire, the divine and blessed Mahadeva; after Mahadeva, the Viswedevas; after them, the great Rishis; after the Rishis the divine Soma; after Soma, the deities who are all eternal; after the deities, know that the Brahmanas are awake.
Mbh.12.123.7082 The form answered, saying, Know me, O Prahlada, for the embodiment of Righteousness.
Mbh.12.123.7084 Upon the disappearance of Righteousness, a third form, O monarch, blazing with splendour, issued out of the body of the high souled Prahlada.
Mbh.12.123.7086 I shall leave thee, following the way of Righteousness'
Mbh.12.123.7087 After Truth had left Prahlada, following in the wake of Righteousness, another great person issued out of Prahlada's body.
Mbh.12.123.7105 Righteousness and Truth and Good deeds and Might and myself, O thou of great wisdom, all have our root verily in Behaviour'
Mbh.12.126.7197 Then, O monarch, that foremost of virtuous men, viz, Tanu, began to discourse in the midst of the Rishis dwelling in that asylum upon topics connected with Righteousness and Profit.
Mbh.12.133.7506 If, however, the two be compared, Power will appear to be superior to Righteousness.
Mbh.12.133.7507 It is from Power that Righteousness springs.
Mbh.12.133.7508 Righteousness rests upon Power as all immobile things upon the earth.
Mbh.12.133.7509 As smoke depends upon the wind for its motion, even so Righteousness depends upon Power.
Mbh.12.133.7510 Righteousness which is the weaker of the two depends for its support upon a tree.
Mbh.12.133.7511 Righteousness is dependent on them that are powerful even as pleasure is dependent upon them that are given to enjoyment.
Mbh.12.141.8628 Righteousness sometimes takes the shape of unrighteousness.
Mbh.12.146.8847 Righteousness is the highest refuge of all creatures.
Mbh.12.165.9883 Having slain the Danavas and re-established Righteousness on earth, the auspicious Rudra cast off his awful form and assumed his own beneficent shape.
Mbh.12.181.10981 From the Lotus of which I have already spoken was first created the Omniscient lord, Brahman, endued with form, of essence comprised of Righteousness, and the Creator of all mobile and immobile things.
Mbh.12.189.11309 In this world also, truth and untruth lead to opposite courses of conduct and opposite indications, such as Righteousness and Unrighteousness, light and darkness, pleasure and pain.
Mbh.12.189.11310 Amongst these, that which is Truth is Righteousness; that which is Righteousness is Light; and that which is Light is Happiness.
Mbh.12.189.11335 They that are overwhelmed by Darkness pursue only Unrighteousness and not Righteousness, being overmastered by wrath, covetousness, malice, falsehood, and similar evils.
Mbh.12.190.11355 What of Righteousness?
Mbh.12.192.11546 Righteousness is the origin of mankind.
Mbh.12.192.11547 Righteousness is the ambrosia of the gods.
Mbh.12.192.11548 After death, men enjoy, through Righteousness, eternal happiness'
Mbh.12.198.11941 From Truth arise Righteousness and Self-restraint.
Mbh.12.198.11957 There is Truth where Righteousness is.
Mbh.12.198.11963 If thou refusest, O monarch, to accept the fruits that I have given thee of my recitations, thou shalt then have to wander over the world, fallen away from Righteousness!
Mbh.12.209.12675 He is Truth, Knowledge, Sacrifice, Renunciation, Self-restraint, and Righteousness.
Mbh.12.258.15622 Who is this that is called Righteousness?
Mbh.12.258.15623 Whence also does Righteousness come?
Mbh.12.258.15625 Is Righteousness for service in this world or is it for service in the next world?
Mbh.12.259.15706 Righteousness in the form of sacrifices and other religious acts at first appears in the form of the romantic edifices of vapour seen in the distant sky.
Mbh.12.266.16247 Dyumatsena said, As long as those barriers within which men should be kept are not transgressed, so long are they designated by the name of Righteousness.
Mbh.12.272.16764 I have now told thee, O son, of that about which thou hadst asked me, viz, the topics of Sin, Righteousness, Renunciation, and Emancipation, O Bharata!
Mbh.12.279.17117 He is Brahma; He is the highest Righteousness; He is Sat and He is Asat He is Sruti; He is the scriptures; He is the Sacrificial vessel; He is the six and ten Ritwijes; He is all the Sacrifices; He is the Grandsire Brahman; He is Vishnu; He is the twin Aswins; and He is Purandara He is Mitra; He is Varuna; He is Yama; He is Kuvera the lord of treasures.
Mbh.12.284.17624 Salutations to thee that causest rain, that helpest the cause of righteousness, that art identifiable with the form of Nandi, and that art Righteousness' self!
Mbh.12.284.17690 Thou art Righteousness which is marked by ten virtues; thou art Wealth or Profit of every kind; and thou art Pleasure.
Mbh.12.290.18204 Parasara said, Righteousness earned by acts is supreme benefit both in this world and the next.
Mbh.12.290.18205 The sages of the old have said that there is nothing higher than Righteousness.
Mbh.12.290.18207 The Righteousness, again, of embodied creatures, O best of kings, consists in the ordinance laid down in the scriptures on the subject of acts
Mbh.12.292.18309 Righteousness is eternal.
Mbh.12.294.18362 At the time of which we speak, O king, Righteousness, and nothing else, was much applauded among men.
Mbh.12.303.19090 In consequence of his being invested with Ignorance, the Soul adopts different attributes of Sattwa and Rajas and Tamas, and Righteousness and Wealth and pleasure.
Mbh.12.309.19471 Righteousness is beneficial unto them that are good.
Mbh.12.309.19472 Righteousness is the refuge of those that are good.
Mbh.12.309.19473 From Righteousness have flowed the three worlds with their mobile and immobile creatures.
Mbh.12.309.19476 As one desirous of earning the fruits of knowledge should set oneself to the acquisition of knowledge, even so one desirous of earning the fruits of Righteousness should set oneself to the acquisition of Righteousness.
Mbh.12.309.19488 Righteousness becomes unrighteousness, and unrighteousness becomes righteousness, according to the character of the doer, of time, and of place
Mbh.12.309.19504 Bhishma continued, Hearing these words of the sage, king Vasuman, possessed of a good disposition, withdrawing his mind from the pursuits of desire, set it upon the acquisition of Righteousness
Mbh.12.320.20164 The words I shall utter will be fraught with sense, free from ambiguity in consequence of each of them not being symbols of many things, logical, free from pleonasm or tautology, smooth, certain, free from bombast, agreeable or sweet, truthful, not inconsistent with the aggregate of three, viz, Righteousness, Wealth and Pleasure, refined ie, free from Prakriti, not elliptical or imperfect, destitute of harshness or difficulty of comprehension, characterised by due order, not far-fetched in respect of sense, corrected with one another as cause and effect and each having a specific object
Mbh.12.321.20391 Repairing to the fight of steps constituted by Righteousness, do thou ascend those steps one after another.
Mbh.12.321.20396 Do thou cross, with the raft of Righteousness, the world that is affected by Death and afflicted by Decrepitude, and upon which the thunder-bolts constituted by days and nights are falling incessantly.
Mbh.12.321.20481 Know, however, that the puissant cleanser viz, Righteousness, keeps all foolish persons in the Dark
Mbh.12.321.20489 When men have to go individually and without companions to the region of Yama, it is plain that in view of such a situation of terror, thou shouldst seek to acquire that one only treasure viz, Righteousness or Yogasamadhi.
Mbh.12.340.22151 In this age, ye celestials, Righteousness will flourish in its entirety
Mbh.12.340.22156 As regards Righteousness again, it will lose one quarter; only three quarters thereof will flourish.
Mbh.12.340.22158 In that Yuga, Righteousness will lose two quarters and only two quarters thereof will flourish.
Mbh.12.340.22160 Righteousness will lose full three quarters.
Mbh.12.340.22162 When the great God said these words, the deities and the celestial Rishis addressed him and said, If only a fourth part of Righteousness is to exist in that age in every place, tell us O holy one, whither shall we then go and what shall we do!
Mbh.13.6.408 Righteousness is the refuge of the gods, and by righteousness is everything attained.
Mbh.13.17.1793 Thou art of immeasurable form, thou art of vast body, thou art of the form of Righteousness, thou art of great fame, thou art of high Soul, thou art the Soul of all creatures, thou hast the universe for thy form
Mbh.13.17.2167 Thou art in the form of the Deity of Righteousness, the distributor of the fruits that attach to acts good and bad.
Mbh.13.17.2277 Thou residest in the form of Righteousness or duly in the four modes of life.
Mbh.13.17.2278 Thou art that Righteousness which is of the form of rites and sacrifices.
Mbh.13.17.2369 Thou art he that is known with the aid of Righteousness
Mbh.13.17.2431 Thou art the giver of the fruits of Righteousness and sin.
Mbh.13.17.2506 Thou art he who possessed of great fame in consequence of the Righteousness of his behaviour.
Mbh.13.17.2511 Thou art of the form of Righteousness and sin and their intermixture such as are displayed in the successive Yugas.
Mbh.13.22.3233 Bhishma said, Abstention from injury to others, truthfulness, the absence of wrath forgiveness, compassion, self-restraint, and sincerity or candour, O monarch, are the indications of Righteousness.
Mbh.13.22.3241 Righteousness consists in keeping within boundaries or in self-restraint, the best indication of Righteousness is Renunciation which is also the highest kind of purity
Mbh.13.22.3242 Yudhishthira said, In what time should one practise Righteousness?
Mbh.13.22.3247 Then should one earn Righteousness, and then enjoy pleasure.
Mbh.13.26.3616 They who bathe in her waters every day in the morning, succeed in obtaining the aggregate of three, viz, Righteousness, Wealth and Pleasure.
Mbh.13.26.3622 Truly, O monarch, Ganga is Righteousness in liquefied form.
Mbh.13.27.3660 I shall, therefore, O thou that art the foremost of all righteous men, desire to address enquiries to thee respecting Righteousness.
Mbh.13.32.3954 SECTION XXXII Yudhishthira said, O grandsire, O thou of great wisdom, O thou that art conversant with all branches of knowledge, I desire to hear thee discourse on topics connected with duty and Righteousness.
Mbh.13.35.4143 From them flow all the great objects of life viz, Righteousness and Wealth and Pleasure and Emancipation.
Mbh.13.58.5730 The wise have said that the excavation of a tank contributes to the aggregate of three, Righteousness, Wealth and Pleasure.
Mbh.13.94.8561 It is heard that Time assails the energy of Righteousness.
Mbh.13.94.8563 Hence, Righteousness is afflicted.
Mbh.13.94.8565 Before the time comes when Brahmanas, loudly uttering the fully Vedas, within the precincts of villages and inhabited places, cause the Sudras to hear them, before the time comes when kings often against the rules of Righteousness from motives of policy, I shall go to heaven for good!
Mbh.13.104.9280 Righteousness has conduct for its indication.
Mbh.13.106.9715 There is no acquisition superior to that of Righteousness, and no penance superior to fast.
Mbh.13.111.9951 Only Righteousness follows the body that is thus abandoned by them all.
Mbh.13.111.9952 Hence, it is plain, that Righteousness is the only friend and that Righteousness only should be sought by all.
Mbh.13.111.9966 With these, Righteousness follows the creature when dead
Mbh.13.111.9973 Yudhishthira said, Thy illustrious self has explained how Righteousness follows Jiva.
Mbh.13.112.10152 I desire now to hear, O foremost of speakers, of what the end is of Righteousness.
Mbh.13.113.10207 This, in brief, is the rule of Righteousness.
Mbh.13.113.10213 I have told thee what Righteousness is even by this subtile way'
Mbh.13.120.10605 Thy puissance is that of Righteousness: Thy appearance is that of Righteousness.
Mbh.13.120.10606 The fragrance of Righteousness is about thee.
Mbh.13.120.10613 The duties that constitute Righteousness are established in them.
Mbh.13.121.10647 The distinction between Righteousness and Unrighteousness.
Mbh.13.122.10699 Be thou devoted to Righteousness.
Mbh.13.124.10809 Verily, thy acts connected with Righteousness, with Wealth, and with Pleasure, as also the well-timed words spoken by thee, do not bear fruit.
Mbh.13.142.11847 Sincerity, it has been said, is Righteousness; while insincerity or crookedness is the reverse.
Mbh.13.142.11848 That man who conducts himself with sincerity becomes endued with Righteousness.
Mbh.13.142.11851 Possessed of a forgiving disposition and of self-restraint, and with wrath under complete subjection, one should transform oneself into an embodiment of Righteousness and become freed from malice.
Mbh.13.142.11852 Such a man, who becomes devoted, besides, to the discharge of all the duties Religion, becomes endued with the merit of Righteousness.
Mbh.13.142.11853 Freed from drowsiness and procrastination, the pious person, who adheres to the path of Righteousness to the best of his power, and becomes possessed of pure conduct, and who is venerable in years, comes to be regarded as equal to Brahma himself'
Mbh.13.143.11955 He should pursue the aggregate of Three viz, Righteousness, Wealth, and Pleasure, and be always cheerful.
Mbh.13.147.12371 Even this, ye ascetics possessed of wealth of penances, is Righteousness, I have declared all this to you so that ye may, with reverence and care, worship Krishna, that foremost one of Yadu's race
Mbh.13.149.12524 He that is well suited to the offerings made unto Him and that has the power to enjoy them properly, the Unrivalled, He that is incapable of being discomfited, He that knows all acts that are done, He that is identical with all acts, He that rests on His own true self LXXIV, LXXXIV the Lord of all the deities, He that is the Refuge of all, the embodiment of the highest felicity, He whose seed is the universe, He that is the source of all things, the day in consequence of His awakening Jiva who is steeped in the sleep of Nescience, the Year, the Snake owing to His being incapable of being seized, the embodiment of Conviction, He that sees all things LXXXV, XCIV the Unborn, the Lord of all creatures, He that has achieved success, He that is Success itself, He that is the beginning of all things in consequence of His being the cause of all things, He that is above deterioration, He that is Righteousness in the form of the bovine bull and the great boar that raised the submerged Earth, He that is of immeasurable soul, He that stands aloof from all kinds of union XCV, CIII He that is Pauaka among the deities called Vasus or, He that dwells in His worshippers.
Mbh.13.149.12526 Truth whose soul is equable in consequence of His thorough impartiality, He that has been measured by His worshippers, He that is always equal, being above all change or modification, He that never refuses to grant the wishes of His worshippers, He whose eyes are like the petals of the lotus, He whose acts are always characterised by Righteousness or He who is always engaged in granting the wishes of those that are devoted to Him, He that is of the form of Righteousness CIV, CXIII; He that destroys all creatures or their pains, the Many headed, He that upholds the universe, He that is the source of the universe, He who is of pure or spotless fame, the Immortal One He that is Eternal and Fixed, He that is possessed of beautiful limbs, or, He the ascension unto whom is the best of all acts, He who has such knowledge having penance for its indication that He is able to agitable Prakriti for evolving the universe out of her CXIV, CXXII; He that goes everywhere in the sense of pervading all things as their cause, the Omniscient One, He that blazes forth in unmodified effulgence, He whose troops are everywhere in the form of devoted associates, or He at whose very sight the Danava troops are scattered in all directions.
Mbh.13.149.12527 He that is coveted or sought by all or, He that grinds all His foes, He that is the Veda, He that is conversant with the Veda, He that is conversant with all the limbs or branches of the Veda, He that represents the limbs or branches of the Veda ie, all the subsidiary sciences, He that settles the interpretations of the Vedas, He that has no superior in wisdom CXXIII, CXXXIII; He that is the master of all the worlds, He that is the master of the deities, He that is the Supervisor of both Righteousness and Unrighteousness for giving the fruits thereof to those that seek the one or the other, He that is both Effect and Cause, or, He whose life has not been determined by acts achieved on any previous occasion in consequence of His transcending Prakriti.
Mbh.13.149.12531 He whose acts are never futile, He that cleanses those that worship Him, those that hear of Him and those that think of Him, He that is endued with pre-eminent energy and strength, He that transcends Indra in all attributes, He that accepts all His worshippers, He that is the Creation itself in consequence of His being the Causes thereof, He that upholds His self in the same form without being ever subject to birth, growth, or death, He that sustains all creatures in their respective functions in the universe, He that controls the hearts of all creatures CLI, CLXII; He that deserves to be known by those who wish to achieve what is for their highest good; He who is the celestial physician in the form of Dhanwantari, or He who cures that foremost of all diseases, viz, the bonds that bind one to the world; He that is always engaged in Yoga; He that slays great Asuras for establishing Righteousness; He that is the Lord of that Lakshmi who sprang from the ocean when it was churned by the deities and the Asuras, or, He that cherishes both the goddesses of prosperity and learning; He that is honey in consequence of the pleasure He gives to those that succeed in having a taste of him; He that transcends the senses or is invisible to those that turn away from Him; He that is possessed of great powers of illusion manifested in His beguiling Mahadeva and the deities on many occasions; He that puts forth great energy in achieving mighty feats; He that transcends all in might CLXIII, CLXXII; He that transcends all in intelligence; He that transcends all in puissance; He that transcends all in ability; He that discovers the universe by the effulgence emanating from his body; He whose body is incapable of being ascertained by the eye or any other sense organ of knowledge; He that is possessed of every beauty; He whose soul is incapable of being comprehended by either deities or men; He that held on his back, in the form of the vast tortoise, the huge mountain, Mandara, which was made the churning staff by the deities and the Asuras when they set themselves to churn the great ocean for obtaining therefrom all the valuables hid in its bosom; or, He who held up the mountains of Govardhana in the woods of Brinda for protecting the denizens of that delightful place, who were especial objects of His kindness, from the wrath of Indra who poured incessant showers for days together with a view to drowning every thing CLXXIII, CLXXX; He that can shoot His shafts to a great distance, piercing through obstruction of every kind; He that raised the submerged Earth, having assumed the form of the mighty Boar; He on whose bosom dwells the goddess of Prosperity; or He that is identical with Kama, the lord of Rati; He that is the Refuge of those that are righteous; He that is incapable of being won without thorough devotion; or, He that is incapable of being immured or restrained by any one putting forth his powers; He that is the delight of the deities, or, He that is the embodiment of fullness of joy; He that rescued the submerged Earth; or He that understands the hymns addressed to him by His devotees; He that is the Master of ell eloquent persons or He that dispels the calamities of all those who know him CLXXXL, CLXXXVIII; He that is full of blazing effulgence He that suppressed the afflictions of His adorers; or, He that assumes the form of Yama, the universal Destroyer, for chastising all persons that fall away from their duties; He that assumed the form of a Swan for communicating the Vedas to the Grandsire Brahman; or, He that enters into the bodies of all persons; He that has Garuda, the prince of the feathery denizens of the welkin, for His vehicle; He that is the foremost of snakes in consequence of His identity with Sesha or Ananta who upholds on his head the vast Earth, or, He that has the hood of the prince of snakes for His bed while He lies down to sleep on the vast expansion of water after the dissolution of the universe; He whose navel is as beautiful as gold; He that underwent the severest austerities in the form of Narayana at Vadari on the breast of Himavat; He whose navel resembles a lotus; or, He from whose navel sprang the primeval lotus in which the Grandsire Brahma was born; He that is the Lord of all creatures CLXXXIX, CXCVII; He that transcends death; or, He that wards off Death from those that are devoted to him; He that always casts a kind eye on His worshippers; or, He that sees all things in the universe; He that destroys all things; or, He that drenches with nectar all those that worship Him with single-minded devotion; He that is the Ordainer of all ordainers; or, He that unites all persons with the consequences of their acts; He that himself enjoys and endures the fruits of all acts, or, He that assumed the form of Rama, the son of Dasaratha, and going into exile at the command of His sire made a treaty with Sugriva the chief of the Apes for aiding him in the recovery of his kingdom from the grasp of his elder brother Vali in return for the assistance which Sugriva promised Him for recovering from Ravana His wife Sita who had been ravished by that Rakshasa and borne away to his island home in Lanka, He that is always of the same form; or, He that is exceedingly affectionate unto His worshippers; He that is always moving; or, He that is of the form of Kama who springs up in the heart of every creature; He that is incapable of being endured by Danavas and Asuras or, He that rescued His wife Sita after slaying Ravana, or, He that shows compassion towards even Chandalas and members of other low castes when they approach Him with devotion, in allusion to His friendship, in the form of Rama, for Guhaka the chief of the Chandalas, inhabiting the country known by the name of Sringaverapura; He that chastises the wicked; or, He that regulates the conduct of all persons by the dictates of the Srutis and the Smritis; He whose soul has true knowledge for its indication; or, He that destroyed Ravana, the foe of the gods, having assumed the form of Rama that was full of compassion and other amiable virtues; He that destroys the foes of the deities or, He that slays those who obstruct or forbid the giving of presents unto deserving persons CXCVII, CCVIII; He that is the instructor in all sciences and the father of all; He that is the instructor of even the Grandsire Brahma; He that is the abode or resting place of all creatures; He that is the benefactor of those that are good and is free from the stain of falsehood; He whose prowess is incapable of being baffled; He that never casts his eye on such acts as are not sanctioned or approved by the scriptures; He that casts his eye on such acts as are sanctioned or approved by the scriptures; or, He whose eye never winks or sleeps; He that wears the unfading garland of victory called by the name of Vaijayanti; He that is the Lord of speech and that is possessed of great liberality insomuch that He rescued the lowest of the low and the vilest of the vile by granting them His grace CCLX, CCXVIII; He that leads persons desirous of Emancipation to the foremost of all conditions, viz, Emancipation itself; or, He that assumes the form of a mighty Fish and scudding through the vast expanse of waters that cover the Earth when the universal dissolution comes, and dragging the boat tied to His horns, leads Manu and others to safety; He that is the leader of all creatures; or, He that sports in the vast expanse of waters which overwhelm all things at the universal dissolution; He whose words are the Veda and who rescued the Vedas when they were submerged in the waters at the universal dissolution; He that is the accomplisher of all functions in the universe; He that assumes the form of the wind for making all living creatures act or exert themselves; or, He whose motions are always beautiful, or, who wishes His creatures to glorify Him; He that is endued with a thousand heads; He that is the Soul of the universe and as such pervades all things; He that has a thousand eyes and a thousand legs; CCXIX, CCXXVI; He that causes the wheel of the universe to revolve at His will; He whose soul is freed from desire and who transcends those conditions that invest Jiva and to which Jiva is liable; He that is concealed from the view of all persons that are attached to the world; or, He that has covered the eyes of all persons with the bandage of nescience; He that grinds those that turn away from him; He that sets the days a-going in consequence of His being identical with the Sun; He that is the destroyer of all-destroying Time itself; He that conveys the libations poured on the sacred fire unto those for whom they are intended; or, He that bears the universe, placing it on only a minute fraction of His body; He that has no beginning; or, He that has no fixed habitation He that upholds the Earth in space in the form of Sesha, or, rescues her in the form of the mighty boar or supports her as a subtil pervader CCXXVII, CCXXXV; He that is exceedingly inclined to grace, insomuch that He grants happiness to even foes like Sisupala; He that has been freed from the attributes of Rajas passion and Tamas darkness so that He is pure or stainless Sattwa by itself; or, He that has obtained the fruition of all His wishes; He that supports the universe; He that feeds or enjoys the universe; He that is displayed in infinite puissance; He that honours the deities, the Pitris, and His own worshippers; He that is honoured or adored by those that are themselves honoured or adored by others; or, He whose acts are all beautiful and enduring; He that accomplishes the purposes of others; or, He that is the benefactor of others; He that withdraws all things unto Himself at the universal dissolution; or, He that destroys the foes of the deities or of His worshippers; He that has the waters for his home; or, He that is the sole Refuge of all creatures or He that destroys the ignorance of all creatures CCXXXVI, CCXLVI; He that is distinguished above all, He that cherishes the righteous, He that cleanses all the worlds, He that crowns with fruition the desires of all creatures, He whose wishes are always crowned with fruition, He that gives success to all, He that bestows success upon those that solicit Him for it CCXLVII, CCLVI; He that presides over all sacred days; or, He that overwhelms Indra himself with His own excellent attributes, He that showers all objects of desire upon His worshippers, He that walks over all the universe, He that offers the excellent flight of steps constituted by Righteousness unto those that desire to ascend to the highest place; He that has Righteousness in His abdomen; or, He that protects Indra even as a mother protects the child in her womb; He that aggrandises His worshippers, He that spreads Himself out for becoming the vast universe, He that is aloof from all things though pervading them; He that is the receptacle of the ocean of Srutis CCLVII, CCLXIV; He that is possessed of excellent arms ie, arms capable of upholding the universe; He that is incapable of being borne by any creature, He from whom flowed the sounds called Brahman or Veda, He that is the Lord of all Lords of the universe, He that is the giver of wealth, He that dwells in His own puissance, He that is multiform, He that is of vast form, He that resides in the form of Sacrifice in all animals, He that causes all things to be displayed CCLXV, CCLXXIV, He that is endued with great might, energy, and splendour; He that displays Himself in visible forms to His worshippers, He that scorches the unrighteous with His burning energy, He that is enriched with the sixfold attributes of affluence, etc,
Mbh.13.149.12533 He that is Himself immobile and in whom all things rest for ever; He that is an object of proof; He that is the Indestructible and unchanging seed; He that is sought by all in consequence of His being happiness; He that has no desire in consequence of all His desires having been gratified; He that is the great cause which covers the universe: He that has all sorts of things to enjoy; He that has great wealth wherewith to secure all objects of desire CDXXVI, CDXXXIV; He that is above despair; He that exists in the form of Renunciation; He that is without birth; He that is the stake unto which Righteousness is tethered; He that is the great embodiment of sacrifice; He who is the nave of the starry wheel that revolves in the firmament He that is the Moon among the constellations; He that is competent to achieve every feat; He that stays in His own soul when all things disappear He that cherishes the desire for Creation CDXXXV, CDXLIV; He that is the embodiment of all sacrifices; He that is adored in all sacrifices and religious rites; He that is the most adorable of the deities present in the sacrifices that men perform; He that is the embodiment of all such sacrifices in which animals are offered up according to the ordinance; He that is adored by persons before they take any food He that is the Refuge of those that seek emancipation; He that beholds the acts and omissions of all creatures; He whose soul transcends all attributes; He that is possessed of omniscience; He that is identical with knowledge that is unacquired, unlimited, and capable of accomplishing everything CDXLV, CDLIV; He that is observant of excellent vows chief amongst which is the granting of favour unto one that solicits it with a pure heart; He that has a face always full of delight; He that is exceedingly subtle; He that utters the most agreeable sounds in the form of the Veda or as Krishna playing on the lute; He that gives happiness to all His worshippers; He that does good to others without expecting any return; He that fills all creatures with delight; He that has subdued wrath; He that has mighty arms so mighty that He has slain as if in sport the mightiest of Asuras; He that tears those that are unrighteous CDLV, CDLXIV; He that causes those persons who are destitute of knowledge of the soul to be steeped in the deep sleep of His illusion; He that relies on Himself being entirely independent of all persons and things; He that overspreads the entire universe; He that exists in infinite forms; He that is engaged in vocations infinite in number; He that lives in everything; He that is full of affection towards all His worshippers; He that is the universal father all living creatures of the universe being as calves sprung from Him; He that holds, in the form of the vast Ocean, all jewels and gems in His abdomen, He that is the Lord of all treasures CDLXV, CDLXXIV; He that is the protector of righteousness; He that accomplishes all the duties of righteousness; He that is the substratum of righteousness; He that is existent for all time; He that is non-existent in the form of the universe, for the manifested universe is the result of illusion; He that is destructible in the form of the universe; He that is indestructible as Chit; He that is, in the form of Jiva, destitute of true knowledge; He that is, in the form of the Sun, is endued with a thousand rays; He that ordains even all such great and mighty creatures as Sesha and Garuda, etc;
Mbh.13.149.12536 He that is the foremost Refuge of all things DLIX, DLXVIII; He that is armed with the best of bows called Saranga; He that was divested of His battle-axe by Rama of Bhrigu's race He that is fierce; He that is the giver of all objects of desire; He that is so tall as to touch the very heavens with his head in allusion to the form He assumed at Valis sacrifice; He whose vision extends over the entire universe; He that is Vyasa who distributed the Vedas; He that is the Master of speech or all learning; He that has started into existence without the intervention of genital organs DLXVIII, DLXXVI; He that is hymned with the three foremost Samans; He that is the singer of the Samans; He that is the Extinction of all worldly attachments in consequence of His being the embodiment of Renunciation; He that is the Medicine; He that is the Physician who applies the medicine; He that has ordained the fourth or last mode of life called renunciation for enabling His creatures to attain to emancipation; He that causes the passions of His worshippers to be quieted with a view to give them tranquillity of soul; He that is contented in consequence of His utter dissociation with all worldly objects; He that is the Refuge of devotion and tranquillity of Soul DLXXVII, DLXXXV; He that is possessed of beautiful limbs; He that is the giver of tranquillity of soul; He that is Creator; He that sports in joy on the bosom of the earth; He that sleeps in Yoga lying on the body of the prince of snakes, Sesha, after the universal dissolution; the Benefactor of kine; or, He that took a human form for relieving the earth of the weight of her population; the Master of the universe; the Protector of the universe; He that is endued with eyes like those of the bull; He that cherishes Righteousness with love DLXXXVI, DXCV: He that is the unreturning hero; He whose soul has been withdrawn from all attachments; He that reduces to a subtle form the universe at the time of the universal dissolution; He that does good to His afflicted worshippers; He whose name, as soon as heard, cleanses the hearer of all his sins; He who has the auspicious whorl on His breast; He in whom dwells the goddess of Prosperity for ever; He who was chosen by Lakshmi the goddess of Prosperity as her Lord; He that is the foremost one of all Beings endued with prosperity DXCVI, DCIV; He that give prosperity unto His worshippers; the Master of prosperity; He that always lives with those that are endued with prosperity; He that is the receptacle of all kinds of prosperity; He that gives prosperity unto all persons of righteous acts according to the measure of their righteousness; He that holds the goddess of Prosperity on his bosom; He that bestows prosperity upon those that hear of, praise, and mediate on Him; He that is the embodiment of that condition which represents the attainment of unattainable happiness; He that is possessed of every kind of beauty; He that is the Refuge of the three worlds DCV, DCXIV; He that is possessed of beautiful eye; He that is possessed of beautiful limbs; He that is possessed of a hundred sources of delight; He that represents the highest delight; He that is the Master of all the luminaries in the firmament for it is He that maintains them in their places and orbits; He that has subjugated His soul; He whose soul is not swayed by any superior Being; He that is always of beautiful acts; He whose doubts have all been dispelled for He is said to behold the whole universe as an Amlaka in His palm DCXV, DCXXIII; He that transcends all creatures; He whose vision extends in all directions: He that has no Master; He that at all times transcends all changes; He that in the form of Rama had to lie down on that bare ground; He that adorns the earth by His incarnations; He that is puissance's self; He that transcends all grief; He that dispels the griefs of all His worshippers as soon as they remember His DCXXIV, DCXXXII; He that is possessed of effulgence, He that is worshipped by all; He that is the water-pot as all things reside within Him; He that is of pure soul; He that cleanses all as soon as they hear of him; He that is free and unrestrained; He whose car never turns away from battles; He that is possessed of great wealth; He whose prowess is incapable of being measured DCXXXIII, DCXLI; He that is the slayer of the Asura named Kalanemi; He that is the Hero; He that has taken birth in the race of Sura; He that is the Lord of all the deities; the soul of the three worlds; the Master of the three worlds; He that has the solar and lunar rays for his hair; the slayer of Kesi; He that destroys all things at the universal dissolution DCXLII, DCL; the Deity from whom the fruition of all desires is sought; He that grants the wishes of all; He that has desires; He that has a handsome form; He that is endued with thorough knowledge of Srutis and Smritis; He that is possessed of a form that is indescribable by attributes; He whose brightest rays overwhelm heaven; He that has no end; He that in the form of Arjuna or Nara acquired vast wealth on the occasion of his campaign of conquest DCLI, DCLX; He who is the foremost object of silent recitation, of sacrifice, of the Vedas, and of all religious acts; He that is the creator of penances and the like; He that is the form of the grandsire Brahman, He that is the augmentor of penances; He that is conversant with Brahma; He that is of the form of Brahmana; He that has for His limbs Him that is called Brahma; He that knows all the Vedas and everything in the universe; He that is always fond of Brahmanas and of whom the Brahmanas also are fond DCLXI, DCLXX; He whose footsteps cover vast areas; He whose feats are mighty; He who is possessed of vast energy; He that is identical with Vasuki, the king of the snakes; He that is the foremost of all sacrifices; He that is Japa, that first of sacrifices; He that is the foremost of all offerings made in sacrifices DCLXXI, DCLXXVIII He that is hymned by all; He that loves to be hymned by his worshippers; He that is himself the hymns uttered by His worshippers; He that is the very act of hymning; He that is the person that hymns; He that is fond of battling with everything that is evil; He that is full in every respect; He that fills others with every kind of affluence; He that destroys all sins as soon as He is remembered; He whose acts are all righteous; He that transcends all kinds of disease DCLXXIX, DCLXXXIX; He that is endued with the speed of the mind; He that is the creator and promulgator of all kinds of learning; He whose vital seed is gold; He that is giver of wealth being identical with Kuvera the Lord of treasures; He that takes away all the wealth of the Asuras; the son of Vasudeva; He in whom all creatures dwell; He whose mind dwells in all things in thorough identity with them; He that takes away the sins of all who seek refuge in him DCXC, DCXCVIII; He that is attainable by the righteous; He whose acts are always good; He that is the one entity in the universe; He that displays Himself in diverse forms; He that is the refuge of all those that are conversant with truth; He who has the greatest of heroes for his troops He that is the foremost of the Yadavas; He that is the abode of the righteous He that sports in joy in the woods of Brinda on the banks of Yamuna DCXCIX, DCCVVII; He in whom all created things dwell; the deity that overwhelms the universe with His Maya illusion; He in whom all foremost of Beings become merged when they achieve their emancipation He whose hunger is never gratified; He that humbles the pride of all; He that fills the righteous with just pride; He that swells with joy; He that is incapable of being seized; He that has never been vanquished DCCVII, DCCXVI; He that is of universal form; He that is of vast form; He whose form blazes forth with energy and effulgence; He that is without form as determined by acts; He that is of diverse forms; He that is unmanifest; He that is of a hundred forms; He that is of a hundred faces DCCXVII, DCCXXIV; He that is one; He that is many through illusion; He that is full of felicity; He that forms the one grand topic of investigation; He from whom is this all; He that is called THAT; He that is the highest Refuge; He that confines Jiva within material causes; He that is coveted by all; He that took birth in the race of Madhu; He that is exceedingly affectionate towards His worshippers DCCXXV, DCCXXXV; He that is of golden complexion; He whose limbs are like gold in hue; He that is possessed of beautiful limbs; He whose person is decked with Angadas made with sandal-paste; He that is the slayer of heroes; He that has no equal; He that is like cipher in consequence of no attributes being affirmable of Him; He that stands in need of no blessings in consequence of His fulness; He that never swerves from His own nature and puissance and knowledge; He that is mobile in the form of wind DCCXXXVI, DCCXLV; He that never identifies Himself with anything that is not-soul He that confers honours on His worshippers; He that is honoured by all; He that is the Lord of the three worlds; He that upholds the three worlds; He that is possessed of intelligence and memory capable of holding in His mind the contents of all treatises; He that took birth in a sacrifice; He that is worthy of the highest praise; He whose intelligence and memory are never futile; He that upholds the earth DCCXLVI, DCCLV; He that pours forth heat in the form of the Sun; He that is the bearer of great beauty of limbs; He that is the foremost of all bearers of weapons; He that accepts the flowery and leafy offerings made to Him by His worshippers; He that has subdued all his passions and grinds all His foes; He that has none to walk before Him; He that has four horns; He that is the elder brother of Gada DCCLVI, DCCLXIV; He that has four arms; He from whom the four Purushas have sprung; He that is the refuge of the four modes of life and the four orders of men; He that is of four souls Mind, Understanding, Consciousness, and Memory; He from whom spring the four objects of life, viz, Righteousness, Wealth, Pleasure, and Emancipation; He that is conversant with the four Vedas; He that has displayed only a fraction of His puissance DCCLXV, DCCLXXII; He that sets the wheel of the world to revolve round and round; He whose soul is dissociated from all worldly attachments; He that is incapable of being vanquished; He that cannot be transcended; He that is exceedingly difficult of being attained; He that is difficult of being approached; He that is difficult of access; He that is difficult of being brought within the heart by even Yogins; He that slays even the most powerful foes among the Danavas DCCLXXIII, DCCLXXXI; He that has beautiful limbs; He that takes the essence of all things in the universe; He that owns the most beautiful warp and woof for weaving this texture of fabric of the universe; He that weaves with ever-extending warp and woof; He whose acts are done by Indra; He whose acts are great; He who has no acts undone; He who has composed all the Vedas and scriptures DCCLXXXII, DCCLXXXIX; He whose birth is high; He that is exceedingly handsome; He whose heart is full of commiseration; He that has precious gems in His navel; He that has excellent knowledge for His eye; He that is worthy of worship by Brahman himself and other foremost ones in the universe; He that is giver of food; He that assumed horns at the time of the universal dissolution; He that has always subjugated His foes most wonderfully; He that knows all things; He that is ever victorious over those that are of irresistible prowess DCCXC, DCCXCIX; He whose limbs are like gold; He that is incapable of being agitated by wrath or aversion or other passion; He that is Master of all those who are masters of all speech; He that is the deepest lake; He that is the deepest pit; He that transcends the influence of Time; He in whom the primal elements are established DCCC, DCCCVI; He that gladdens the earth; He that grants fruits which are as agreeable as the Kunda flowers Jasmim pubescens, Linn; He that gave away the earth unto Kasyapa in His incarnation as Rama; He that extinguishes the three kinds of misery mentioned in the Sankhya philosophy like a rain-charged cloud cooling the heat of the earth by its downpour; He that cleanses all creatures; He that has none to urge Him; He that drank nectar; He that has an undying body; He that is possessed of omniscience; He that has face and eyes turned towards every direction DCCCVIII, DCCCXVI; He that is easily won with, that is, such gifts as consist of flowers and leaves; He that has performed excellent vows; He that is crowned with success by Himself; He that is victorious over all foes; He that scorches all foes; He that is the ever-growing and tall Banian that overtops all other trees; He that is the sacred fig tree Ficus glomerata, Willd; He that is the Ficus religiosa; or, He that is not durable, in consequence of His being all perishable forms in the universe even as he is all the imperishable forms that exist; He that is the slayer of Chanura of the Andhra country DCCCXVII, DCCCXXV; He that is endued with a thousand rays; He that has seven tongues in the forms of Kali, Karali, etc;
Mbh.13.149.12537 He that has seven flames in consequence of His being identical with the deity of fire; He that has seven horses for bearing His vehicle; or, He that owns the steed called Sapta; He that is formless; He that is sinless: He that is inconceivable; He that dispels all fears; He that destroys all fears DCCCXXVI, DCCCXXXIV; He that is minute; He that is gross; He that is emaciated; He that is adipose; He that is endued with attributes; He that transcends all attributes; He that is unseizable; He that suffers Himself to be easily seized by His worshippers; He that has an excellent face; He that has for His descendants the people of the accidental regions; He that extends the creation consisting of the fivefold primal elements DCCCXXXV, DCCCXLVI; He that bears heavy weights in the form of Ananta; He that has been declared by the Vedas; He that is devoted to Yoga; He that is the lord of all Yogins; He that is the giver of all wishes; He that affords an asylum to those that seek it; He that sets Yogins to practise Yoga anew after their return to life upon the conclusion of their life of felicity in heaven; He that invests Yogins with puissance even after the exhaustion of their merits; He that has goodly leaves in the form of the Schhandas of the Vedas, Himself being the tree of the world; He that causes the winds to blow DCCCXLVII, DCCCLVI; He that is armed with the bow in the form of Rama; He that is conversant with the science of arms; He that is the rod of chastisement; He that is chastiser; He that executes all sentences of chastisement; He that has never been vanquished; He that is competent in all acts; He that sets all persons to their respective duties; He that has none to set Him to any work; He that has no Yama to slay Him DCCLVII, DCCCLXVI; He that is endued with heroism and prowess; He that has the attribute of Sattwa Goodness; He that is identical with Truth; He that is devoted to Truth and Righteousness; He that is sought by those who are resolved to achieve emancipation; or, He towards whom the universe proceeds when the dissolution comes; He that deserves to have all objects which His worshippers present unto Him; He that is worthy of being adored with hymns and flowers and other offering of reverence; He that does good to all; He that enhances the delights of all DCCCLXVII, DCCCLXV; He whose track is through the firmament; He that blazes forth in His own effulgence; He that is endued with great beauty; He that eats the offerings made on the sacrificial fire; He that dwells everywhere and is endued with supreme puissance; He that sucks the moisture of the earth in the form of the Sun; He that has diverse desires; He that brings forth all things; He that is the parent of the universe; He that has the Sun for His eye DCCCLXXVI, DCCCLXXXV; He that is Infinite; He that accepts all sacrificial offerings; He that enjoys Prakriti in the form of Mind; He that is giver of felicity; He that has taken repeated births for the protection of righteousness and the righteous; He that is First-born of all existent things; He that transcends despair in consequence of the fruition of all His wishes; He that forgives the righteous when they trip; He that is the foundation upon which the universe rests; He that is most wonderful DCCCLXXXVI, DCCCXCV; He that is existent from the beginning of Time; He that has been existing from before the birth of the Grandsire and others; He that is of a tawny hue; or, He that discovers or illumines all existent things by His rays; He that assumed the form of the great Boar; He that exists even when all things are dissolved; He that is the giver of all blessings; He that creates blessings; He that is identifiable with all blessings; He that enjoys blessings; He that is able to scatter blessings DCCCXXI, CMV; He that is without wrath; He that lies ensconced in folds in the form of the snake Sesha; or, He that is adorned with ear-rings; He that is armed with the discus; He that is endued with great prowess; He whose sway is regulated by the high precepts of the Srutis and the Smritis; He that is incapable of being described by the aid of speech; He whom the Vedantas have striven to express with the aid of speech; He that is the dew which cools those who are afflicted with the three kinds of grief; He that lives in all bodies, endued with the capacity of dispelling darkness CMVI, CMXIV; He that is divested of wrath; He that is well-skilled in accomplishing all acts by thought, word, and deed; He that can accomplish all acts within the shortest period of time; He that destroys the wicked; He that is the foremost of all forgiving persons; He that is foremost of all persons endued with knowledge; He that transcends all fear; He whose names and feats, heard and recited, lead to Righteousness CMXV, CMXXII, He that rescues the Righteous from the tempestuous ocean of the world; He that destroys the wicked; He that is Righteousness; He that dispels all evil dreams; He that destroys all bad paths for leading His worshippers to the good path of emancipation; He that protects the universe by staying in the attribute of Sattwa; He that walks along the good path; He that is Life; He that exists overspreading the universe CMXXIII, CMXXXI; He that is of infinite forms; He that is endued with infinite prosperity; He that has subdued wrath; He that destroys the fears of the righteous; He that gives just fruits, on every side, to sentient beings according to their thoughts and acts; He that is immeasurable Soul; He that bestows diverse kinds of fruits on deserving persons for their diverse acts; He that sets diverse commands on gods and men; He that attaches to every act its proper fruit CMXXXII, CMXL; He that has no beginning; He that is the receptacle of all causes as well as of the earth; He that has the goddess of Prosperity ever by his side; He that is the foremost of all heroes; He that is adorned with beautiful armlets; He that produces all creatures; He that is the original cause of the birth of all creatures; He that is the terror of all the wicked Asuras; He that is endued with terrible prowess CMXLI, CMXLIX; He that is the receptacle and abode of the five primal elements; He that gulps down His throat all creatures at the time of the universal dissolution; He whose smile is as agreeable as the sight of flowers; or, He who laughs in the form of flowers; He that is always wakeful; He that stays at the head of all creatures; He whose conduct consists of those acts which the Righteous do; He that revives the dead as in the case of Parikshit and others; He that is the initial syllable Om; He that has ordained all righteous acts CML, CMLVIII; He that displays the truth about the Supreme Soul; He that is the abode of the five life-breaths and the senses; He that is the food which supports the life of living creatures; He that causes all living creatures to live with the aid of the life-breath called Prana; He that is the great topic of every system of philosophy; He that is the One Soul in the universe; He that transcends birth, decrepitude, and death CMLIX, CMLXV; He that rescues the universe in consequence of the sacred syllable Bhuh, Bhuvah, Swah, and the others with which Homa offerings are made; He that is the great rescuer; He that is the sire of all; He that is the sire of even the Grandsire Brahman; He that is of the form of Sacrifice; He that is the Lord of all sacrifices being the great deity that is adored in them; He that is the sacrificer; He that has sacrifices for his limbs; He that upholds all sacrifices CMLXXVI, CMLXXXV; He that protects sacrifices; He that has created sacrifices; He that is the foremost of all performers of sacrifices; He that enjoys the rewards of all sacrifices; He that causes the accomplishment of all sacrifices; He that completes all sacrifices by accepting the full libation at the end; He that is identical with such sacrifices as are performed without desire of fruit; He that is the food which sustains all living creatures; He that is also the eater of that food CMLXXVI, CMLXXXIV; He that is Himself the cause of His existence; He that is self-born; He that penetrated through the solid earth and repairing to the nether regions slew Hiranyaksha and others; He that sings the Samans; He that is the delighter of Devaki; He that is the creator of all; He that is the Lord of the earth; He that is the destroyer of the sins of his worshippers CMLXXXV, CMXXCII; He that bears the conch Panchajanya in His hands; He that bears the sword of knowledge and illusion; He that sets the cycle of the Yugas to revolve ceaselessly; He that invests Himself with consciousness and senses; He that is endued with the mace of the most solid understanding.
Mbh.13.149.12561 Righteousness has conduct for its basis.
Mbh.13.151.12716 The Brahmanas are the great causeways of Righteousness in respect of all the worlds.
Mbh.13.151.12728 They are the causeways of Righteousness.
Mbh.13.153.12833 The illustrious Purandara, in consequence of his having coveted the body of Ahalya, was cursed by Gautama, yet, for the sake of Righteousness and wealth, the Rishi did not destroy outright the chief of the deities.
Mbh.13.154.12872 Indeed, O king for the time that Kasyapa pervaded the earth, Righteousness became foremost everywhere and all fears ceased.
Mbh.13.158.13115 Whenever doubts arise, it is he who upholds Righteousness then
Mbh.13.158.13126 In the Treta age, O Partha, Krishna existed on the earth, in the form of Righteousness.
Mbh.13.158.13136 When the cause of Righteousness languishes, this Krishna takes birth in the race of either the gods or among men.
Mbh.13.158.13137 Staying on Righteousness, this Krishna of cleansed soul on such occasion protects both the higher and the lower worlds.
Mbh.13.158.13214 He is Himself all the ordinances, yet He observes all the ordinances that have been laid down in matters connected with Righteousness and the Vedas and that force or might which rules the world.
Mbh.13.158.13241 He is eternal and it is He who upholds the cause of Righteousness.
Mbh.13.159.13257 When one sets oneself to the acquisition of the well-known aggregate of three viz, Righteousness, Wealth, and Pleasure, or to the achievement of Emancipation, or to that of fame and prosperity, or to the treatment and cure of disease, or to the worship of the deities and the Pitris, one should take care to gratify the regenerate ones.
Mbh.13.159.13318 As long, again, as there will be Righteousness in the several world, so long will the fame of thy achievements last!
Mbh.13.161.13425 The other form which is mild and auspicious is identical with Righteousness and water and Chandramas.
Mbh.13.162.13492 Bhishma said, While Righteousness is sought to be destroyed by wicked persons possessed of great might, it is capable of being protected for the time being by those that are good exerting themselves with care and earnestness.
Mbh.13.162.13493 Such protection, however, avails not in the long run, for destruction does overtake Righteousness at the end.
Mbh.13.162.13494 Then, again, Righteousness often proves a mask for covering Unrighteousness, like grass and straw covering the mouth of a deep pit and concealing it from the view.
Mbh.13.162.13497 Those persons who are of evil conduct, who discard the Srutis, indeed, those wicked wights who are haters of Righteousness, destroy that good course of conduct which could otherwise be set up as a standard.
Mbh.13.162.13503 Disregarding both pleasure and wealth which always follow cupidity and awakened into the belief that only Righteousness should be sought, do thou, O Yudhishthira, wait upon and ask those persons for enlightening thyself.
Mbh.13.162.13505 Indeed, these three, viz, conduct as consisting of overt acts, behaviour in respect of mental purity, and the Vedas together constitute Righteousness'
Mbh.13.162.13510 Righteousness then becomes really of three kinds, although it is one and indivisible'
Mbh.13.162.13511 Bhishma said, Righteousness is sometimes seen to be destroyed by wicked wights of great power.
Mbh.13.162.13512 If thou thinkest, O king, that Righteousness should really be of three kinds, my reply is that thy conclusion is warranted by reason.
Mbh.13.162.13513 The truth is that Righteousness is one and indivisible, although it is capable of being viewed from three different points.
Mbh.13.162.13514 The paths indications of those three that constitute the foundation of Righteousness have each been laid down.
Mbh.13.162.13516 Thou shouldst never wrangle about Righteousness and then seek to have those doubts solved into which thou mayst arrive.
Mbh.13.162.13520 Abstention from injury, truth, absence of wrath or forgiveness, and liberality of gifts, these four, O king, that hast no foe, do thou practise, for these four constitute eternal Righteousness!
Mbh.13.162.13522 These are the principal indications of Righteousness.
Mbh.13.162.13529 Yudhishthira said, Tell me, O grandsire, what the respective ends are of those that hate Righteousness and of those that adore and observe it'
Mbh.13.162.13530 Bhishma said, Those men that hate Righteousness are said to have their hearts overwhelmed by the attributes of passion and darkness.
Mbh.13.162.13532 Those men, on the other hand, O monarch, who always adore and observe Righteousness, those men who are devoted to truth and sincerity, are called good.
Mbh.13.162.13534 In consequence of their waiting upon their preceptors with reverence their hearts always turn towards Righteousness.
Mbh.13.162.13535 Verily, they who adore Righteousness attain to the regions of the deities.
Mbh.13.162.13536 Those individuals, whether human beings or deities who divest themselves of cupidity and malice and who emaciate or afflict their bodies by the observance of austerities, succeed, in consequence of the Righteousness which then becomes theirs to attain to great felicity.
Mbh.13.162.13537 Those that are gifted with wisdom have said that the Brahmanas, who are the eldest sons of Brahmana, represent Righteousness.
Mbh.13.162.13599 The wise have said that the mind of every creature is the true test of Righteousness.
Mbh.13.162.13600 Hence, all creatures in the world have an innate tendency to achieve Righteousness.
Mbh.13.162.13601 One should achieve Righteousness alone or single-handed.
Mbh.13.162.13602 Verily, one should not proclaim oneself Righteous and walk with the standard of Righteousness borne aloft for purpose of exhibition.
Mbh.13.162.13603 They are said to be traders in Righteousness who practise it for enjoying the fruits it brings about.
Mbh.13.164.13642 When a person, beholding the fruits of Righteousness, understands Righteousness to be superior, it is then that he inclines towards Righteousness and puts faith in it.
Mbh.13.164.13643 One, however, whose understanding is not firm, fails to put faith in it, As regards faith in Righteousness, it is this and nothing else.
Mbh.13.164.13644 To put faith in Righteousness is the indication of the wisdom of all persons.
Mbh.13.164.13647 Time which is the supreme disposer of all things can never make Righteousness the cause of misery.
Mbh.13.164.13649 As regards Unrighteousness, it may be said that, even when of large proportions, it is incapable of even touching Righteousness which is always protected by Time and which shines like a blazing fire.
Mbh.13.164.13650 These are the two results achieved by Righteousness, viz, the stainlessness of the soul and unsusceptibility of being touched by Unrighteousness.
Mbh.13.164.13651 Verily, Righteousness is fraught with victory.
Mbh.13.164.13661 The regions of felicity which represent the consequences or rewards of Righteousness are not eternal, for they are destined to come to an end.
Mbh.13.164.13662 Righteousness, however, is eternal.
Mbh.13.164.13665 Only that Righteousness is eternal which is not promoted by the desire of fruit or reward.
Mbh.13.164.13667 Hence, the reward though undesired that attaches to the first kind of Righteousness, viz, attainment of identity with Brahman, is eternal.
Mbh.13.164.13668 The reward, however, that attaches to that Righteousness prompted by desire of fruit.
Mbh.13.164.13673 What remains is the inceptive will to achieve Righteousness.
Mbh.13.165.13692 Then comes the three-eyed Lord of Lima; then Skanda the generalissimo of the celestial forces; then Visakha; then Agni the eater of sacrificial libations; then Vayu the god of wind; then Chandramas; then Aditya the god of the sun, endued with effulgence; then the illustrious Sakra the lord of Sachi; and Yama with his spouse Dhumorna; and Varuna with Gauri; Kuvera the lord of treasures, with his spouse Riddhi; the amiable and illustrious cow Surabhi; the great Rishi Visravas; Sankalpa, Ocean, Gangs: the other sacred Rivers; the diverse Maruts; the Valkhilyas crowned with success of penances; the island-born Krishna; Narada; Parvata; Viswavasu; the Hahas; the Huhus; Tumvuru; Chitrasena; the celestial messenger of wide celebrity; the highly blessed celestial maidens; the celestial Apsaras, Urvasi, Menaka, Rambha; Misrakesi, Alamvusha, Viswachi, Ghritachi, Panchachuda, Tilottama, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Aswins, the Pitris; Dharma Righteousness; Vedic lore, Penances, Diksha, Perseverance in religious acts, the Grandsire, Day and Night, Kasyapa the son of Marichi, Sukra, Vrihaspati, Mangala the son of Earth, Vudha, Rahu, Sanischara, the Constellations, the Seasons, the Months, the Fortnights, the Year, Garuda, the son of Vinata, the several Oceans, the sons of Kadru, viz, the Snakes, Satadru, Vipasa, Chandrabhaga, Saraswati, Sindhu, Devika, Prabhasa, the lakes of Pushkara, Ganga, Mahanadi, Vena, Kaveri, Narmada, Kulampuna Visalya, Karatoya, Amvuvahini.
Mbh.13.167.13805 Formerly, I spoke to the foolish Duryodhana of wicked understanding that thither is Righteousness where Krishna is, and that there is victory where Righteousness is.
Mbh.14.18.607 From observance of such conduct, arises Righteousness which protects all creatures eternally.
Mbh.14.18.610 That course of practices to which persons of tranquil souls adhere indicates Righteousness.
Mbh.14.18.611 Among them is thrown that course of practices which constitutes eternal Righteousness.
Mbh.14.18.612 He who would betake himself to that Righteousness would never have to attain to a miserable end.
Mbh.14.18.613 It is by the conduct of the good that the world is restrained in the paths of Righteousness when it falls away.
Mbh.14.54.2413 Indeed, I do this for protecting Righteousness and for establishing it.
Mbh.14.54.2418 In every Yuga I have to repair the causeway of Righteousness, entering into diverse kinds of wombs from desire of doing good to my creatures.
Mbh.14.71.3152 Thou art Righteousness.
Mbh.14.90.4176 With gratified soul, that first of regenerate person, possessed of great eloquence, who was none else than the deity of Righteousness in a human form, then addressed that foremost of Brahmanas and said, O best of regenerate ones, I am exceedingly gratified with this pure gift of thine, this gift of what was acquired by lawful means by thee, and which thou didst freely part with, agreeably to the rules of righteousness.
Mbh.14.90.4220 Do thou ascend it as pleasest thee, O Brahmana, I am the deity of Righteousness.
Mbh.14.90.4225 After the deity of Righteousness had said these words, that Brahmana, with his wife, son and daughter-in-law, proceeded to Heaven.
Mbh.14.91.4288 Even such gifts, as also compassion to all creatures, and Brahmacharyya, truthfulness of speech and kindness, and fortitude, and forgiveness, constitute the eternal foundations of Righteousness which itself is eternal.
Mbh.14.92.4304 All of them were men who had obtained a sight of the deity of Righteousness in his embodied form.
Mbh.15.26.1041 He is the eternal deity of Righteousness.
Mbh.15.28.1107 Through the curse of Mandavya, the deity of Righteousness became born as Vidura.
Mbh.15.28.1111 The eternal deity of Righteousness was stupefied by the Rishi Mandavya with an expenditure of his penances earned for a long time with great care
Mbh.15.28.1117 From that deity of Righteousness, through Yoga-puissance, the Kuru king Yudhishthira also took his birth.
Mbh.15.31.1266 Kshattri and Yudhishthira are both portions of the deity of Righteousness.
Mbh.15.35.1418 They that are the supporters of the wings of Righteousness, they that are of good conduct and excellent disposition, they at sight of whom sins become attenuated, we should all bow to them'
Mbh.17.3.161 Vaishampayana continued: Hearing these words of king Yudhishthira the just, the dog became transformed into the deity of Righteousness, who, well pleased, said these words unto him in a sweet voice fraught with praise.
Mbh.18.3.125 The deity of Righteousness in his embodied form also came to that place where the Kuru king was, for seeing that monarch.
Mbh.18.3.170 While, O Kuru king, the chief of the gods was saying so unto Yudhishthira, the deity of Righteousness, in his embodied form, then addressed his own son and said, O king, I am greatly pleased, O thou of great wisdom, with thee, O son, by thy devotion to me, by thy truthfulness of speech, and forgiveness, and self-restraint.
Mbh.18.5.254 Both Kshattri and king Yudhishthira entered into the god of Righteousness.
Mbh.18.5.313 From Righteousness is Wealth as also Pleasure.
Mbh.18.5.314 Why should not Righteousness, therefore, be courted?
Mbh.18.5.315 For the sake neither of pleasure, nor of fear, nor of cupidity should any one cast off Righteousness.
Mbh.18.5.316 Indeed, for the sake of even life one should not cast off Righteousness.
Mbh.18.5.317 Righteousness is eternal.
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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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