Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda — Chapter 40
PdP 2 40.1
वेन उवाच- नित्यदानफलं देव त्वत्तः पूर्वं मया श्रुतम् । नैमित्तिकस्य दानस्य दत्तस्यापि हि यत्फलम्
vena uvāca- nityadānaphalaṃ deva tvattaḥ pūrvaṃ mayā śrutam | naimittikasya dānasya dattasyāpi hi yatphalam
Vena said: The fruit of the regular (daily) gift, O god, I have heard from you before. But the fruit of the occasional gift, when it has been given—
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PdP 2 40.2
तत्फलं मे समाचक्ष्व त्वत्प्रसादात्प्रयत्नतः । महातृप्तिं न गच्छामि श्रोतुं श्रद्धा प्रवर्तते
tatphalaṃ me samācakṣva tvatprasādātprayatnataḥ | mahātṛptiṃ na gacchāmi śrotuṃ śraddhā pravartate
—tell me that fruit, carefully, by your grace. I do not come to full satisfaction; my faith presses on to hear (more).
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PdP 2 40.3
विष्णुरुवाच- नैमित्तिकं प्रवक्ष्यामि दानमेव नृपोत्तम । महापर्वणि संप्राप्ते येन दानानि श्रद्धया
viṣṇuruvāca- naimittikaṃ pravakṣyāmi dānameva nṛpottama | mahāparvaṇi saṃprāpte yena dānāni śraddhayā
Viṣṇu said: I shall declare the occasional gift, O best of kings — (that) by which, when a great festival day has arrived, gifts (are given) with faith,
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PdP 2 40.4
सत्पात्रेभ्यः प्रदत्तानि तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु । गजं रथं प्रदत्ते यो ह्यश्वं चापि नृपोत्तम
satpātrebhyaḥ pradattāni tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu | gajaṃ rathaṃ pradatte yo hyaśvaṃ cāpi nṛpottama
given to worthy recipients: hear the fruit of merit of such a man. He who bestows an elephant, a chariot, or a horse, O best of kings —
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PdP 2 40.5
स च भृत्यैस्तु संयुक्तः पुण्यदेशे नृपोत्तमः । जायते हि महाराज मत्प्रसादान्न संशयः
sa ca bhṛtyaistu saṃyuktaḥ puṇyadeśe nṛpottamaḥ | jāyate hi mahārāja matprasādānna saṃśayaḥ
he, provided with servants, is born as a foremost king in a holy land, O great king, by my grace — there is no doubt.
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PdP 2 40.6
राजा भवति धर्मात्मा ज्ञानवान्बलवान्सुधीः । अजेयः सर्वभूतानां महातेजाः प्रजायते
rājā bhavati dharmātmā jñānavānbalavānsudhīḥ | ajeyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ mahātejāḥ prajāyate
He becomes a king righteous in nature, knowing, strong, of good understanding; he is born unconquerable by all beings and of great splendour.
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PdP 2 40.7
महापर्वणि संप्राप्ते भूमिदानं ददाति यः । गोदानं वा महाराज सर्वभोगपतिर्भवेत्
mahāparvaṇi saṃprāpte bhūmidānaṃ dadāti yaḥ | godānaṃ vā mahārāja sarvabhogapatirbhavet
He who, when a great festival day has arrived, makes a gift of land, or a gift of a cow, O great king, would become lord of all enjoyments.
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PdP 2 40.8
ब्राह्मणाय सुपुण्याय दानं दद्यात्प्रयत्नतः । महादानानि यो दद्यात्तीर्थे पर्वणि पात्रवित्
brāhmaṇāya supuṇyāya dānaṃ dadyātprayatnataḥ | mahādānāni yo dadyāttīrthe parvaṇi pātravit
One should give a gift with effort to a brahmin of great merit; he who, knowing a worthy recipient, gives great gifts at a holy place on a festival day—
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PdP 2 40.9
तेषां चिह्नं प्रवक्ष्यामि भूपतित्वं प्रजायते । तीर्थे पर्वणि संप्राप्ते गुप्तदानं ददाति यः
teṣāṃ cihnaṃ pravakṣyāmi bhūpatitvaṃ prajāyate | tīrthe parvaṇi saṃprāpte guptadānaṃ dadāti yaḥ
I shall declare the mark of such men: lordship over the earth is born (to them). He who, when a festival day has come at a holy place, gives a gift in secret—
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PdP 2 40.10
निधीनामाशुसंप्राप्तिरक्षरा परिजायते । महापर्वणि संप्राप्ते तीर्थेषु ब्राह्मणाय च
nidhīnāmāśusaṃprāptirakṣarā parijāyate | mahāparvaṇi saṃprāpte tīrtheṣu brāhmaṇāya ca
for him there arises a swift acquisition of treasures, imperishable. When a great festival day has arrived, at holy places and to a brahmin,
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PdP 2 40.11
सुचैलं च महादानं कांचनेन समन्वितम् । पुण्यं फलं प्रवक्ष्यामि तस्य दानस्य भूपते
sucailaṃ ca mahādānaṃ kāṃcanena samanvitam | puṇyaṃ phalaṃ pravakṣyāmi tasya dānasya bhūpate
(one should make) the great gift of fine cloth together with gold; I shall declare the meritorious fruit of that gift, O lord of the earth.
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PdP 2 40.12
जायंते बहवः पुत्राः सुगुणा वेदपारगाः । आयुष्मंतः प्रजावंतो यशः पुण्यसमन्विताः
jāyaṃte bahavaḥ putrāḥ suguṇā vedapāragāḥ | āyuṣmaṃtaḥ prajāvaṃto yaśaḥ puṇyasamanvitāḥ
Many sons are born (to him), of good qualities, versed to the end in the Vedas, long-lived, having offspring, endowed with fame and merit.
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PdP 2 40.13
विपुलाश्चैव जायंते स्फीता लक्ष्मीर्महामते । सौख्यं च लभते पुण्यं धर्मवान्परिजायते
vipulāścaiva jāyaṃte sphītā lakṣmīrmahāmate | saukhyaṃ ca labhate puṇyaṃ dharmavānparijāyate
And abundant, swelling riches arise, O greatly wise one; he obtains happiness and merit, and becomes a man of righteousness.
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PdP 2 40.14
महापर्वणि संप्राप्ते तीर्थे गत्वा प्रयत्नतः । कपिलां कांचनीं दद्याद्ब्राह्मणाय महात्मने
mahāparvaṇi saṃprāpte tīrthe gatvā prayatnataḥ | kapilāṃ kāṃcanīṃ dadyādbrāhmaṇāya mahātmane
When a great festival day has arrived, having gone with effort to a holy place, one should give a tawny cow (made) of gold to a great-souled brahmin.
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PdP 2 40.15
तस्य पुण्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि दानस्य च महामते । कपिलादो महाराज सर्वसौख्यान्प्रभुंजति
tasya puṇyaṃ pravakṣyāmi dānasya ca mahāmate | kapilādo mahārāja sarvasaukhyānprabhuṃjati
I shall declare the merit of that gift too, O greatly wise one: the giver of a tawny cow, O great king, enjoys all delights.
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PdP 2 40.16
यावद्ब्रह्मा प्रजीवेत्स तावत्तिष्ठति तत्र सः । महापर्वणि संप्राप्ते अलंकृत्य च गां तदा
yāvadbrahmā prajīvetsa tāvattiṣṭhati tatra saḥ | mahāparvaṇi saṃprāpte alaṃkṛtya ca gāṃ tadā
As long as Brahmā lives, so long does he abide there. When a great festival day has arrived, having then adorned a cow,
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PdP 2 40.17
कांचनेनापि संयुक्तां वस्त्रालंकारभूषणैः । तस्य दानस्य राजेंद्र फलभोगं वदाम्यहम्
kāṃcanenāpi saṃyuktāṃ vastrālaṃkārabhūṣaṇaiḥ | tasya dānasya rājeṃdra phalabhogaṃ vadāmyaham
(a cow) furnished also with gold, with garments, ornaments and adornments—of that gift, O chief of kings, I declare the fruit and enjoyment.
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PdP 2 40.18
विपुला जायते लक्ष्मीर्दानभोगसमाकुला । सर्वविद्यापतिर्भूत्वा विष्णुभक्तो भवेत्किल
vipulā jāyate lakṣmīrdānabhogasamākulā | sarvavidyāpatirbhūtvā viṣṇubhakto bhavetkila
Abundant wealth arises, filled with giving and enjoyment; having become master of all knowledge, he surely becomes a devotee of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 2 40.19
विष्णुलोके वसेन्मर्त्यो यावत्तिष्ठति मेदिनी । तीर्थं गत्वा तु यो दद्याद्ब्राह्मणाय विभूषणम्
viṣṇuloke vasenmartyo yāvattiṣṭhati medinī | tīrthaṃ gatvā tu yo dadyādbrāhmaṇāya vibhūṣaṇam
The mortal would dwell in Viṣṇu's world as long as the earth endures. But he who, having gone to a holy place, gives an ornament to a brahmin—
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PdP 2 40.20
भुक्त्वा तु विपुलान्भोगानिन्द्रेण क्रीडते सह । महापर्वणि संप्राप्ते वस्त्रं च द्विजपुंगवे
bhuktvā tu vipulānbhogānindreṇa krīḍate saha | mahāparvaṇi saṃprāpte vastraṃ ca dvijapuṃgave
having enjoyed abundant pleasures, he plays together with Indra. When a great festival day has arrived, (giving) a garment to a bull among the twice-born,
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PdP 2 40.21
दत्त्वान्नं भूमिसंयुक्तं पात्रे श्रद्धासमन्वितः । मोदते स तु वैकुंठे विष्णुतुल्यपराक्रमः
dattvānnaṃ bhūmisaṃyuktaṃ pātre śraddhāsamanvitaḥ | modate sa tu vaikuṃṭhe viṣṇutulyaparākramaḥ
and having given food together with land to a worthy recipient, full of faith, he rejoices in Vaikuṇṭha, with prowess equal to Viṣṇu's.
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PdP 2 40.22
सवस्त्रं कांचनं दत्त्वा द्विजाय परिशांतये । स्वेच्छया अग्निसदृशो वैकुंठे स वसेत्सुखी
savastraṃ kāṃcanaṃ dattvā dvijāya pariśāṃtaye | svecchayā agnisadṛśo vaikuṃṭhe sa vasetsukhī
Having given gold together with a garment to a twice-born for the sake of appeasement, of his own free will, he, like fire, would dwell happily in Vaikuṇṭha.
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PdP 2 40.23
सुवर्णस्य सुकुंभं च घृतेन परिपूरयेत् । पिधानं रौप्यं कर्तव्यं वस्त्रहारैरलंकृतम्
suvarṇasya sukuṃbhaṃ ca ghṛtena paripūrayet | pidhānaṃ raupyaṃ kartavyaṃ vastrahārairalaṃkṛtam
One should fill a fine golden jar with ghee; a lid is to be made of silver, adorned with garments and garlands.
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PdP 2 40.24
पुष्पमालान्वितं कुर्याद्ब्रह्मसूत्रेण शोभितम् । प्रतिष्ठितं वेदमंत्रैस्तं संपूज्य महामते
puṣpamālānvitaṃ kuryādbrahmasūtreṇa śobhitam | pratiṣṭhitaṃ vedamaṃtraistaṃ saṃpūjya mahāmate
One should make it furnished with a flower-garland and graced with a sacred thread; having consecrated it with Vedic mantras and worshipped it, O greatly wise one,
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PdP 2 40.25
उपचारैः पवित्रैश्च षोडशैः परिपूजयेत् । स्वलंकृत्य ततो दद्याद्ब्राह्मणाय महात्मने
upacāraiḥ pavitraiśca ṣoḍaśaiḥ paripūjayet | svalaṃkṛtya tato dadyādbrāhmaṇāya mahātmane
one should worship it fully with the sixteen pure services; then, having adorned it well, one should give it to a great-souled brahmin.
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PdP 2 40.26
षोडशैव ततो गावः सवस्त्राः कांस्यदोहनाः । कुंभयुक्ताश्च चत्वारो दक्षिणां च सकांचनाम्
ṣoḍaśaiva tato gāvaḥ savastrāḥ kāṃsyadohanāḥ | kuṃbhayuktāśca catvāro dakṣiṇāṃ ca sakāṃcanām
Then sixteen cows, with cloths and with bronze milking-vessels, and four (brahmins?) provided with jars, and a fee together with gold—
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PdP 2 40.27
तथा द्वादशका गावो वस्त्रालंकारभूषणाः । पृथग्भूताय विप्राय दातव्या नात्र संशयः
tathā dvādaśakā gāvo vastrālaṃkārabhūṣaṇāḥ | pṛthagbhūtāya viprāya dātavyā nātra saṃśayaḥ
Likewise twelve cows, adorned with cloths and ornaments, are to be given to each separate brahmin — of this there is no doubt.
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PdP 2 40.28
एवमादीनि दानानि अन्यानि नृपनंदन । तीर्थकालं सुसंप्राप्य विप्रावसथमेव च
evamādīni dānāni anyāni nṛpanaṃdana | tīrthakālaṃ susaṃprāpya viprāvasathameva ca
These and other gifts of this sort, O delight of the king, (are to be given) when the (proper) time and place of pilgrimage has been duly reached, and (also) at a brahmin's dwelling.
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PdP 2 40.29
श्रद्धाभावेन दातव्यं बहुपुण्यकरं भवेत् । विष्णुरुवाच-। विष्णुमुद्दिश्य यद्दानं कामनापरिकल्पितम्
śraddhābhāvena dātavyaṃ bahupuṇyakaraṃ bhavet | viṣṇuruvāca-| viṣṇumuddiśya yaddānaṃ kāmanāparikalpitam
It should be given with an attitude of faith; it will produce much merit. Viṣṇu said: Whatever gift is made with reference to Viṣṇu, shaped by a particular desire —
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PdP 2 40.30
तस्य दानस्य भावेन भावनापरिभावितः । तादृक्फलं समश्नाति मानुषो नात्र संशयः
tasya dānasya bhāvena bhāvanāparibhāvitaḥ | tādṛkphalaṃ samaśnāti mānuṣo nātra saṃśayaḥ
by the intention of that gift, a man, being pervaded by that (very) intention, obtains a fruit of just that kind — of this there is no doubt.
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PdP 2 40.31
अभ्युदयं प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ञादिषु प्रवर्तते । तेन दानेन तस्यापि श्रद्धया च द्विजोत्तम
abhyudayaṃ pravakṣyāmi yajñādiṣu pravartate | tena dānena tasyāpi śraddhayā ca dvijottama
I shall declare the prosperity that arises in sacrifices and the like: by that gift of his, and by (his) faith, O best of the twice-born,
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PdP 2 40.32
प्रज्ञावृद्धिं समाप्नोति न च दुःखं प्रविंदति । भोगान्भुनक्ति धर्मात्मा जीवमानस्तु सांप्रतम्
prajñāvṛddhiṃ samāpnoti na ca duḥkhaṃ praviṃdati | bhogānbhunakti dharmātmā jīvamānastu sāṃpratam
he attains growth of wisdom and does not meet with sorrow; the man of righteous nature enjoys pleasures while still living here in the present.
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PdP 2 40.33
ऐंद्रांस्तु भुंक्ते भोगान्स दाता दिव्यां गतिं गतः । स्वकुलं नयते स्वर्गं कल्पानां च सहस्रकम्
aiṃdrāṃstu bhuṃkte bhogānsa dātā divyāṃ gatiṃ gataḥ | svakulaṃ nayate svargaṃ kalpānāṃ ca sahasrakam
And that giver, having gone to a divine destination, enjoys the pleasures of Indra; he leads his own family to heaven for a thousand kalpas.
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PdP 2 40.34
एवमाभ्युदयं प्रोक्तं प्राप्तं तेषु वदाम्यहम् । कायस्य च क्षयं ज्ञात्वा जरया परिपीडितः
evamābhyudayaṃ proktaṃ prāptaṃ teṣu vadāmyaham | kāyasya ca kṣayaṃ jñātvā jarayā paripīḍitaḥ
Thus prosperity has been declared; I (now) speak of what is attained among those (givers). And having realized the wasting away of the body, afflicted by old age,
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PdP 2 40.35
दानं तेन प्रदातव्यमाशां कस्य न कारयेत् । मृते च मयि मे पुत्रा अन्ये स्वजनबांधवाः
dānaṃ tena pradātavyamāśāṃ kasya na kārayet | mṛte ca mayi me putrā anye svajanabāṃdhavāḥ
a gift should therefore be given: in whom would (old age) not produce hope? (He thinks:) "When I am dead, my sons, and my other kinsmen and relatives —
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PdP 2 40.36
कथमेते भविष्यंति मां विना सुहृदो मम । तेषां मोहात्प्रमुग्धो वै न ददाति स किंचन
kathamete bhaviṣyaṃti māṃ vinā suhṛdo mama | teṣāṃ mohātpramugdho vai na dadāti sa kiṃcana
how will these, my friends, fare without me?" — bewildered indeed by delusion about them, he gives nothing at all.
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PdP 2 40.37
मृत्युं प्रयाति मोहात्मा रुदंति मित्रबांधवाः । दुःखेन पीडिताः सर्वे मायामोहेन पीडिताः
mṛtyuṃ prayāti mohātmā rudaṃti mitrabāṃdhavāḥ | duḥkhena pīḍitāḥ sarve māyāmohena pīḍitāḥ
The man whose self is delusion goes to death; his friends and kinsmen weep, all afflicted with grief, afflicted by the delusion of māyā.
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PdP 2 40.38
संकल्पयंति दानानि मोक्षं वै चिंतयंति च । तस्मिन्मृते महाराज मायामोहे गते सति
saṃkalpayaṃti dānāni mokṣaṃ vai ciṃtayaṃti ca | tasminmṛte mahārāja māyāmohe gate sati
They resolve upon gifts and think indeed of (his) release; but when he is dead, O great king, and the delusion of māyā has passed,
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PdP 2 40.39
विस्मरंति च दानानि लोभात्मानो ददंति न । योऽसौ मृतो महाराज यमपंथं सुदुःखितः
vismaraṃti ca dānāni lobhātmāno dadaṃti na | yo'sau mṛto mahārāja yamapaṃthaṃ suduḥkhitaḥ
they forget the gifts, and being greedy of soul they do not give. And he who has died, O great king, greatly wretched on the road of Yama,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 40.40
तृषाक्षुधासमाक्रांतो बहुदुःखैः प्रपीडितः । तस्माद्दानं प्रदातव्यं स्वयमेव न संशयः
tṛṣākṣudhāsamākrāṃto bahuduḥkhaiḥ prapīḍitaḥ | tasmāddānaṃ pradātavyaṃ svayameva na saṃśayaḥ
is overcome by thirst and hunger and tormented by many sorrows. Therefore a gift should be given by oneself — there is no doubt of this.
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PdP 2 40.41
कस्य पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च कस्य भार्या नृपोत्तम । संसारे नास्ति कः कस्य तस्माद्दानं प्रदीयते
kasya putrāśca pautrāśca kasya bhāryā nṛpottama | saṃsāre nāsti kaḥ kasya tasmāddānaṃ pradīyate
Whose are sons and grandsons, whose is a wife, O best of kings? In the round of rebirth no one belongs to anyone; therefore let a gift be given.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 2 40.42
ज्ञानवता प्रदातव्यं स्वयमेव न संशयः । अन्नं पानं च तांबूलमुदकं कांचनं तथा
jñānavatā pradātavyaṃ svayameva na saṃśayaḥ | annaṃ pānaṃ ca tāṃbūlamudakaṃ kāṃcanaṃ tathā
One who has knowledge should give it himself — there is no doubt: food, drink, betel, water, and gold as well,
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PdP 2 40.43
युग्मं वस्त्रं च छत्रं च स्वयमेव न संशयः । जलपात्राण्यनेकानि सोदकानि नृपोत्तम
yugmaṃ vastraṃ ca chatraṃ ca svayameva na saṃśayaḥ | jalapātrāṇyanekāni sodakāni nṛpottama
a pair of garments and a parasol — (all) by oneself, no doubt; and many water-vessels filled with water, O best of kings,
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PdP 2 40.44
वाहनानि विचित्राणि यानान्येव महामते । नानागंधान्सकर्पूरं यमपंथ सुखप्रदे
vāhanāni vicitrāṇi yānānyeva mahāmate | nānāgaṃdhānsakarpūraṃ yamapaṃtha sukhaprade
variegated conveyances and indeed carriages, O great-minded one, and various perfumes together with camphor, (which) give ease on the road of Yama;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 2 40.45
उपानहौ प्रदातव्ये यदीच्छेद्विपुलं सुखम् । एतैर्दानैर्महाराज यमपंथं सुखेन वै
upānahau pradātavye yadīcchedvipulaṃ sukham | etairdānairmahārāja yamapaṃthaṃ sukhena vai
a pair of sandals should be given, if one desires abundant comfort. By these gifts, O great king, (a man travels) the road of Yama in comfort;
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PdP 2 40.46
प्रयाति मानवो राजन्यमदूतैरलंकृतम्
prayāti mānavo rājanyamadūtairalaṃkṛtam
a man proceeds (along it), O king, honoured by Yama's messengers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain