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# The Nārāyaṇa section of the Śāntiparvan 12.327.73

Nārāyaṇīya 12.327.73

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [12.327.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.narayaniya.12.327.73)

idaṃ kṛtayugaṃ nāma kālaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ pravartate  
ahiṃsyā yajñapaśavo yuge 'smin naitad anyathā  
catuṣpāt sakalo dharmo bhaviṣyaty atra vai surāḥ //

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## Linked texts (2)

- [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*crit.12.327.73) — Sanskrit
- [Mokṣadharma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.moksadharma.71.82) — Nārāyaṇa, Sanskrit

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