Mahabharata 12.317.1

नारद उवाच · nārada uvāca

अशोकं शोकनाशार्थं शास्त्रं शान्तिकरं शिवम्निशम्य लभते बुद्धिं तां लब्ध्वा सुखमेधते

aśokaṃ śokanāśārthaṃ śāstraṃ śāntikaraṃ śivamniśamya labhate buddhiṃ tāṃ labdhvā sukhamedhate

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