तत्रैव निवसत्येव यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
He dwells there as long as the moon and sun endure.
गृहं ददंति विप्राय ये जना भक्तिपूर्वकम् 2.26.
Those people who give a house to a Brāhmaṇa with devotion,
गृहरेणुप्रमाणाब्दं दानं पुण्यदिने यदि
If, on an auspicious day, one gives in charity for as many years as there are particles of dust in a house,
यस्मै यस्मै च देवाय यो ददाति गृहं नरः
to whichever deity and to whomever a man gives a house,
सौधे चतुर्गुणं पुण्यं पूर्त्ते शतगुणं फलम्
the merit gained from building a mansion is four times greater, and from constructing public works, the fruit is a hundredfold.
यो ददाति तडागं च सर्वभूताय भारते
Whoever gives a pond for the benefit of all beings in the land of Bharata,
वाप्यां फलं शतगुणं प्राप्नोति मानवस्ततः
a person thereby attains a hundredfold reward from a reservoir.
धनुश्चतुःसहस्रेण दैर्घ्यमानेन निश्चितम्
It is established that the measure of length is four thousand bows.
दशवापीसमा कन्या यदि पात्रे प्रदीयते
If a maiden is given to a worthy recipient, it is equal in merit to ten reservoirs.
तत्फलं च तडागे च पङ्कोद्धारेण तत्फलम्
That same fruit is obtained from a pond, and from removing mud from it, that fruit is also gained.
अश्वत्थवृक्षमारोप्य प्रतिष्ठां च करोति यः
Whoever plants a sacred fig tree and establishes its foundation,
पुष्पोद्यानं यो ददाति सावित्रि सर्वभूतये 2.26.
O Sāvitrī, whoever gives a flower garden for the benefit of all beings,
यो ददाति विमानं च विष्णवे भारते सति
Whoever gives a temple to Viṣṇu in the land of Bharata,
चित्रयुक्ते च विपुले फलं तस्य चतुर्गुणम्
if it is adorned and spacious, his reward is fourfold.
यो ददाति भक्तियुक्तो हरये दोलमन्दिरम्
Whoever, filled with devotion, gives a swing-temple to Hari,
राजमार्गं सौधयुक्तं यः करोति पतिव्रते
Whoever constructs a royal road with mansions, O chaste one,
ब्राह्मणेभ्योऽपि देवेभ्यो दाने समफलं लभेत्
receives equal fruit from giving to Brāhmaṇas or to the gods.
भुक्त्वा स्वर्गादिकं सौख्यं पुनरायान्ति भारते
After enjoying happiness in heaven and beyond, they return to the land of Bharata.
भारते पुण्यवान्विप्रो भुक्त्वा स्वर्गादिकं परम्
A virtuous Brāhmaṇa in Bharata, after enjoying supreme happiness in heaven and beyond,
क्षत्रियो वाऽपि वैश्यो वा कल्पकोटिशतेन च
even a Kṣatriya or a Vaiśya, after a hundred million kalpas,
स्वधर्मरहिता विप्रा नानायोनिं व्रजन्ति च
Brahmins who are devoid of their own duty are born into various wombs.
नाभुक्तं क्षीयते कर्म्म कल्पकोटिशतैरपि 2.26.
An action not yet experienced does not perish, even in hundreds of millions of aeons.
अवश्यमेव भोक्तव्यं कृतं कर्म शुभाशुभम्
Indeed, whatever action is done, whether good or bad, must certainly be experienced.
एतत्ते कथितं सर्वं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
All this has been explained to you; what more do you wish to hear?
सावित्र्युवाच मानवाः पुण्यवन्तश्च तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
Savitri said: You should explain to me about men who are virtuous.
यम उवाच अन्नप्रमाणवर्ष च शक्रलोके महीयते
Yama said: The measure of food and rain is honored in the world of Indra.
अन्नदानात्परं दानं न भूतं न भविष्यति
There has never been, nor will there be, a gift greater than the gift of food.
देवेभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यो वा ददाति चासनं यदि
If one gives a seat to the gods or to Brahmins,
यो ददाति च विप्राय दिव्यां धेनुं पयस्विनीम्
Whoever gives to a Brahmin a divine cow that yields milk,
चतुर्गुणं पुण्यदिने तीर्थे शतगुणं फलम्
On an auspicious day, the fruit is fourfold; at a sacred place, it is a hundredfold.