तदाज्ञायां स्थिताः सर्वे लभन्ते परमं सुखम्
All who abide in that command attain supreme happiness.
महीयं ब्राह्मणानां तु दातव्या सर्व यत्नतः
Land must be given to Brahmins with utmost effort.
परं निर्वाणमान्पोति भूमिदो नात्र संशयः
The giver of land attains the highest liberation; there is no doubt about this.
ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नोति पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम्
He attains the world of Brahma, which is difficult to return from.
अतिदानं तु तज्ज्ञेयं सर्वपापप्राणाशनम्
Know that this is the highest gift, destroying all sins.
दशहस्तां महीं दत्त्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
By giving land measuring ten hands, one is freed from all sins.
भूमिदानसमं नान्यत्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते
There is nothing in any worlds equal to the gift of land.
तस्य पुण्यफलं वक्तुं न क्षमो ऽब्दशतैरहम्
I am not able to describe its merit even in a hundred years.
स्वल्पामपि महीं दद्याद्यः स विष्णुर्न संशयः
Whoever gives even a little land is Vishnu, without doubt.
पृथ्वी प्रदीयते येन स विष्णुर्नात्र संशयः
He who gives the earth is Vishnu; there is no doubt about this.
स्वल्पामपि महीन्दत्त्वा विष्णुसायुज्यमान्पुयात्
By giving even a little land, one attains union with Vishnu.
दत्त्वा लभेत गङ्गायां त्रिरात्रस्नानजं फलम्
By giving, one obtains the fruit of bathing in the Ganges for three nights.
द्रोणिकां पृथिवीं दत्त्वा यत्फलं लभते शृणु
Hear what fruit is obtained by giving a plot of land the size of a trough.
कृत्वा यत्फलमान्पोति तदाप्नोति स पुष्कलम्
Whatever fruit is gained by performing, that is obtained in abundance.
तस्य पुण्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि वदतो मे निशामय
I will declare its merit; listen to my words.
विधाय जाह्नवीतीरे पत्फलं तल्लभेद्धुवम्
By giving on the bank of the Jahnavi, one surely attains that fruit.
सर्वपापप्रशमनमपवर्गफलप्रदम्
It removes all sins and bestows the fruit of liberation.
यच्छुत्वा श्रद्धया युक्तो भूमिदानफलं लभेत्
Whoever hears it with faith attains the merit of gifting land.
दरिद्रो वृत्तिहीनश्च नाम्ना भद्रमतिर्बले
A poor man, deprived of livelihood, named Bhadramati, O mighty one,
श्रुतानि च पुराणानि धर्मशास्त्राणि सर्वशः
had heard all the Purāṇas and the treatises on dharma.
कामिनी मालिनी चैव शोभा चेति प्रकीर्तिताः
Kāminī, Mālinī, and Śobhā are the names mentioned.
पुत्राणामसुरश्रेष्ठ सर्वे नित्यं बुभुक्षिताः
O best of Asuras, all his sons were always hungry.
पश्यन्स्वयं क्षुधार्त्तश्च विललापाकुलेन्द्रियः
Seeing this himself, tormented by hunger, his senses distressed, he lamented.
धिग्जन्म धर्मरहितं धिग्जन्म ख्यातिवर्जितम्
Fie upon a life without righteousness! Fie upon a life lacking reputation!
अहो गुणाः सौम्यता च विद्वत्ता जन्म सत्कुले
Alas for virtues, gentleness, learning, and birth in a noble family!
प्रियाः पुत्राश्चपौत्राश्च बान्धवा भ्रातरस्तथा
Beloved sons, grandsons, relatives, and brothers as well—
चाण्डालो वा द्विजो वापि भाग्यवानेव पूज्यते
Whether an outcaste or a twice-born, only the fortunate are honored.
अहो संपत्संमायुक्तो निष्टुरो वाप्यनिष्ठुरः
Indeed, one endowed with wealth is respected, whether harsh or not.
ऐश्वर्यगुणयुक्तश्चेत्पूज्य एव न संशयः
If one possesses prosperity and virtues, he is certainly honored—there is no doubt.
आशाभिभूताः पुरुषा दुःखमश्नुवते ऽक्षयम्
Men overpowered by desire experience endless suffering.