Shanti Parva 322.17
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 322 · Verse 17
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Sanskrit Original
मलिनं हि यथा वस्त्रं पश्चाच्छुद्ध्यति वारिणा। उपवासैः प्रतप्तानां दीर्घं सुखमनन्तकम्॥
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As a piece of dirty cloth is whitened by being washed in water, similarly the righteous, purified by continuous exposure to the fire of fasts and penances at last acquire eternal happiness.