Shanti Parva 72.20
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 72 · Verse 20
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Sanskrit Original
इतो दत्तेन जीवन्ति देवताः पितरस्तथा॥ राजन्येवास्य धर्मस्य योगक्षेमः प्रतिष्ठितः।
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The gods and the Pitris live upon the offerings made in sacrifices. Sacrifice, however, dependants upon the king.