Mahabharata 12.148.27
क्षिप्रं प्रणुदते पापं सत्कारं लभते तथाअपि चैनं प्रसीदन्ति भूतानि जडमूकवत्
kṣipraṃ praṇudate pāpaṃ satkāraṃ labhate tathāapi cainaṃ prasīdanti bhūtāni jaḍamūkavat
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