सालङ्कृताया दानेन द्विगुणं फलमुच्यते । सकामा यान्ति तल्लोकं न निष्कामाश्च साधवः
By giving a well-adorned maiden, double the fruit is said to be gained; those who act with desire attain that realm, but not those who are virtuous and free from desire.
ते प्रयान्ति विष्णुलोकं फलसङ्घातवर्जिताः । गव्यं च रजतं स्वर्णं वस्त्रं सर्पिः फलं जलम्
They attain the realm of Vishnu, free from the accumulation of fruits; the giving of cows, silver, gold, cloth, clarified butter, fruit, and water.
ये ददत्येव विप्रेभ्यश्चन्द्रलोकं प्रयान्ति ते । वसन्ति ते च तल्लोके यावन्मन्वन्तरं सति
Those who give these to Brahmins attain the realm of the moon; they dwell in that realm for the duration of a Manvantara.
सुचिरात्सुचिरं वासं कुर्वन्ति तेन ते जनाः । ये ददति सुवर्णांश्च गाश्च ताम्रादिकं सति
For a long time, or for a very long time, those people reside there; those who give gold, cows, copper, and the like.
ते यान्ति सूर्यलोकं च शुचये ब्राह्मणाय च । वसन्ति ते तत्र लोके वर्षाणामयुतं सति
They attain the realm of the sun, for the sake of purity, and for the Brahmin; they dwell in that world for ten thousand years.
विपुले सुचिरं वासं कुर्वन्ति च निरामयाः । ददाति भूमिं विप्रेभ्यो धनानि विपुलानि च
They reside there for a long time, free from disease; those who give land and abundant wealth to Brahmins.
स याति विष्णुलोकं च श्वेतद्वीपं मनोहरम् । तत्रैव निवसत्येव यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
He attains the realm of Vishnu, the delightful White Island; there he dwells as long as the moon and sun exist.
विपुले विपुलं वासं करोति पुण्यवान्मुने । गृहं ददति विप्राय ये जना भक्तिपूर्वकम्
For a long time, the virtuous one dwells in abundance; those who give a house to a Brahmin with devotion.
ते यान्ति विष्णुलोकं च सुचिरं सुखदायकम् । गृहरेणुप्रमाणं च विष्णुलोके महत्तमे
They attain the realm of Vishnu, which bestows lasting happiness; even the measure of dust from a house is great in Vishnu's highest realm.
विपुले विपुलं वासं कुर्वन्ति मानवाः सति । यस्मै यस्मै च देवाय यो ददाति गृहं नरः
For a long time, people dwell in abundance; whoever gives a house to whichever deity.
स याति तस्य लोकं च रेणुमानाब्दमेव च । सौधे चतुर्गुणं पुण्यं देशे शतगुणं फलम्
He attains that world and remains there for as many years as there are dust particles; in a palace, the merit is fourfold, and in a holy land, the fruit is a hundredfold.
प्रकृष्टे द्विगुणं तस्मादित्याह कमलोद्भवः । यो ददाति तडागं च सर्वपापापनुत्तये
In an excellent place, the merit is double that, so declares the lotus-born one; whoever gives a pond for the removal of all sins—
स याति जनलोकं च रेणुमानाब्दमेव च । वाप्यां फलं दशगुणं प्राप्नोति मानवः सदा
He attains the world of Janaloka and remains there for as many years as there are dust particles; by giving a reservoir, a person always obtains ten times the fruit.
स तु वापीप्रदानेन तडागस्य फलं लभेत् । धनुश्चतुःसहस्रेण दर्श्यमानेन निश्चितम्
By giving a reservoir, one obtains the fruit of a pond; this is certain when it measures four thousand bows in length and is visible.
न्यूना वा तावती प्रस्थे सा वापी परिकीर्तिता । दशवापीसमा कन्या यदि पात्रे प्रदीयते
If it is less by that much, it is still called a reservoir; if a maiden is given to a worthy person, it equals the merit of ten reservoirs.
फलं ददाति द्विगुणं यदि सालङ्कृता भवेत् । यत्फलं च तडागे च तदुद्धारे च तत्कलम्
If she is adorned, the fruit is double; whatever fruit is gained by a pond, so also by its restoration, in equal measure.
वाप्याश्च पङ्कोद्धरणे वापीतुल्यफलं लभेत् । अश्वत्थवृक्षमारोप्य प्रतिष्ठां यः करोति च
By removing the mud from a reservoir, one obtains the same fruit as giving a reservoir; whoever plants a sacred fig tree and establishes it—
स प्रयाति तपोलोकं वर्षाणामयुतं सति । पुष्पोद्यानं यो ददाति सावित्रि सर्वभूतये
He goes to the world of ascetics and remains there for ten thousand years; O Savitri, whoever gives a flower garden for all beings—
स वसेद् ध्रुवलोके च वर्षाणामयुतं धुवम् । यो ददाति विमानं च विष्णवे भारते सति
He dwells in the world of Dhruva for ten thousand years, certainly; whoever gives an aerial chariot to Vishnu in Bharata—
विष्णुलोके वसेत्सोऽपि यावन्मन्वन्तरं परम् । चित्रयुक्ते च विपुले फलं तस्य चतुर्गुणम्
He dwells in the world of Vishnu for as long as a great age of Manu; if it is splendid and adorned, the fruit is fourfold.
तस्यार्धं शिबिकादाने फलमेव लभेद् ध्रुवम् । यो ददाति भक्तियुक्तो हरये दोलमन्दिरम्
By giving a palanquin, one certainly obtains half that fruit; whoever, with devotion, gives a swing-temple to Hari—
विष्णुलोके वसेत्सोऽपि यावन्मन्वन्तरं शतम् । राजमार्गं सौधयुक्तं यः करोति पतिव्रते
He dwells in the world of Vishnu for a hundred ages of Manu; whoever constructs a royal road with mansions, O virtuous one—
वर्षाणामयुतं सोऽपि शक्रलोके महीयते । ब्राह्मणेभ्योऽथ देवेभ्यो दाने समफलं लभेत्
He is honored in the world of Indra for ten thousand years; by giving to Brahmins or to the gods, one obtains equal fruit.
यद्धि दत्तं च तद्भुङ्क्ते न दत्तं नोपतिष्ठते । भुक्त्वा स्वर्गादिजं सौख्यं पुण्यवाञ्जन्म भारते
Whatever is given, that is enjoyed; what is not given does not remain; after enjoying the happiness born of heaven, the meritorious one is born in Bharata.
लभेद्विप्रकुलेष्वेव क्रमेणैवोत्तमादिषु । भारते पुण्यवान्विप्रो भुक्त्वा स्वर्गादिकं फलम्
He is born in the line of Brahmins, successively in the best families; in Bharata, the meritorious Brahmin, after enjoying the fruit of heaven and so on—
पुनः सोऽपि भवेद्विप्रश्चैवं च क्षत्रियादयः । क्षत्रियो वाथ वैश्यो वा कल्पकोटिशतेन च
Again becomes a Brahmin, and likewise the Kshatriyas and others; whether Kshatriya or Vaishya, even after a hundred million aeons—
तपसा ब्राह्मणत्वं च न प्राप्नोति श्रुतौ श्रुतम् । नाभुक्तं क्षीयते कर्म कल्पकोटिशतैरपि
By austerity, one does not attain Brahminhood, as is heard in the scriptures; unexperienced karma does not perish, even in a hundred million aeons.
अवश्यमेव भोक्तव्यं कृतं कर्म शुभाशुभम् । देवतीर्थसहायेन कायव्यूहेन शुध्यति । एतत्ते कथितं किञ्चित् किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
Indeed, one must experience the results of actions, good or bad; with the help of deities and holy places, the body is purified. Thus, I have told you a little—what more do you wish to hear?
यमेन कर्मविपाककथनम् सावित्र्युवाच प्रयान्ति स्वर्गमन्यं च येनैव कर्मणा यम । मानवाः पुण्यवन्तश्च तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
Savitri said: By what actions do men, through Yama, attain heaven or other realms? O worthy one, please explain this to me, especially regarding those who are virtuous.
धर्मराज उवाच अन्नदानं च विप्राय यः करोति च भारते । अन्नप्रमाणवर्षं च शिवलोके महीयते
Dharmaraja said: Whoever gives food to a Brahmin in Bharata, and gives according to his means, is honored in Shiva's world for as many years as the measure of food given.