Mahabharata 1.111.24
इष्टं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं नियमश्च स्वनुष्ठितःसर्वमेवानपत्यस्य न पावनमिहोच्यते
iṣṭaṃ dattaṃ tapastaptaṃ niyamaśca svanuṣṭhitaḥsarvamevānapatyasya na pāvanamihocyate
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