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# The Nārāyaṇa section of the Śāntiparvan 12.327.78

Nārāyaṇīya 12.327.78

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [12.327.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.narayaniya.12.327.78)

śrī-bhagavān uvāca:  
yatra vedāś ca yajñāś ca tapaḥ satyaṃ damas tathā  
ahiṃsādharmasaṃyuktāḥ pracareyuḥ surottamāḥ  
sa vai deśaḥ sevitavyo mā vo 'dharmaḥ padā spṛśet //

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