Mahabharata 1.111.14
यज्ञैश्च देवान्प्रीणाति स्वाध्यायतपसा मुनीन्पुत्रैः श्राद्धैः पितॄंश्चापि आनृशंस्येन मानवान्
yajñaiśca devānprīṇāti svādhyāyatapasā munīnputraiḥ śrāddhaiḥ pitṝṃścāpi ānṛśaṃsyena mānavān
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