Padma Purana — Brahma Khanda — Chapter 24
PdP 4 24.1
शौनक उवाच। विदुषांवर तत्त्वज्ञ कथयस्व महामते । इदानीं मम दानानां माहात्म्यं क्रमतो मुने
śaunaka uvāca| viduṣāṃvara tattvajña kathayasva mahāmate | idānīṃ mama dānānāṃ māhātmyaṃ kramato mune
Śaunaka said: O best of the learned, knower of truth, great-minded one, tell me now, O sage, in order, the greatness of gifts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 24.2
सूत उवाच। क्षितिदानं मुनिश्रेष्ठ दानानामुत्तमं मतम् । येन कृतं वै तद्दानं सर्वदानफलं मतम्
sūta uvāca| kṣitidānaṃ muniśreṣṭha dānānāmuttamaṃ matam | yena kṛtaṃ vai taddānaṃ sarvadānaphalaṃ matam
Sūta said: The gift of land, O best of sages, is held to be the highest of gifts; by whomever that gift is made, the fruit of all gifts is reckoned (his).
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PdP 4 24.3
क्षितिं ससस्यां यो दद्याद्ब्राह्मणाय द्विजोत्तम । विष्णुलोके सुखं भुंक्ते यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश
kṣitiṃ sasasyāṃ yo dadyādbrāhmaṇāya dvijottama | viṣṇuloke sukhaṃ bhuṃkte yāvadiṃdrāścaturdaśa
He who gives land bearing crops to a brahmin, O best of the twice-born, enjoys happiness in Viṣṇu's world for as long as fourteen Indras (reign).
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PdP 4 24.4
पृथिव्यां जन्म चासाद्य सार्वभौमस्ततो नृपः । महीं सर्वां चिरं भुक्त्वा व्रजेद्वै श्रीहरेर्गृहम्
pṛthivyāṃ janma cāsādya sārvabhaumastato nṛpaḥ | mahīṃ sarvāṃ ciraṃ bhuktvā vrajedvai śrīharergṛham
And obtaining birth on earth, he then becomes a universal monarch; having long enjoyed the whole earth, he goes to the house of the blessed Hari.
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PdP 4 24.5
गोचर्ममात्रां भूमिं यः प्रयच्छति द्विजातये । स गच्छति हरेर्गेहं सर्वपापविवर्जितः
gocarmamātrāṃ bhūmiṃ yaḥ prayacchati dvijātaye | sa gacchati harergehaṃ sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ
He who bestows on a twice-born even a piece of land the measure of a cow's hide goes to Hari's house, freed from all sins.
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PdP 4 24.6
शतं गावो वृषश्चैको यत्र तिष्ठंत्ययंत्रिताः । गोचर्ममात्रां तां भूमिं प्रवदंति महर्षयः
śataṃ gāvo vṛṣaścaiko yatra tiṣṭhaṃtyayaṃtritāḥ | gocarmamātrāṃ tāṃ bhūmiṃ pravadaṃti maharṣayaḥ
Where a hundred cows and one bull can stand unfettered — that (extent of) land the great sages declare to be the measure of a cow's hide.
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PdP 4 24.7
भूमिनेता भूमिदाता द्वौ चापि स्वर्गगामिनौ । ग्राह्या भूमिर्द्विजैः प्राज्ञैस्त्यक्त्वा दानशतान्यपि
bhūminetā bhūmidātā dvau cāpi svargagāminau | grāhyā bhūmirdvijaiḥ prājñaistyaktvā dānaśatānyapi
Both the one who takes land and the one who gives land are goers to heaven; land should be accepted by wise brahmins, even in preference to hundreds of (other) gifts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 24.8
अज्ञानी भूसुरो यस्तु त्यजेद्भूमिं विमोहितः । प्रतिजन्मन्यसौ विप्रो भवेच्चात्यंत दुःखभाक्
ajñānī bhūsuro yastu tyajedbhūmiṃ vimohitaḥ | pratijanmanyasau vipro bhaveccātyaṃta duḥkhabhāk
But the ignorant brahmin who, deluded, gives up land — that brahmin becomes, in birth after birth, a partaker of extreme suffering.
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PdP 4 24.9
अन्यतो यः समासाद्य दद्याद्भूमिं द्विजातये । तस्मै विप्र जगन्नाथो ददाति परमं पदम्
anyato yaḥ samāsādya dadyādbhūmiṃ dvijātaye | tasmai vipra jagannātho dadāti paramaṃ padam
(But) he who, having obtained (land) from elsewhere, gives land to a brahmin — to him, O brahmin, the Lord of the world grants the highest state.
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PdP 4 24.10
स्वदत्तां परदत्तां च मेदिनीं यो हरेद्द्विज । युक्तः कोटिकुलैर्याति नरकं चातिदारुणम्
svadattāṃ paradattāṃ ca medinīṃ yo hareddvija | yuktaḥ koṭikulairyāti narakaṃ cātidāruṇam
He who steals land, O twice-born, whether given by himself or given by another, goes together with ten million (generations of his) family to a most terrible hell.
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PdP 4 24.11
हरेद्यो वै महीं विप्र देवब्राह्मणयोरपि । न दृष्टा निष्कृतिस्तस्य कोटिकल्पशतैर्मुने
haredyo vai mahīṃ vipra devabrāhmaṇayorapi | na dṛṣṭā niṣkṛtistasya koṭikalpaśatairmune
He who steals land, O brahmin, belonging to a god or to a brahmin — no expiation is seen for him, O sage, even in hundreds of tens of millions of kalpas.
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PdP 4 24.12
भूमिं यो परदत्तां च रक्षति क्ष्मापतिर्द्विज । पुण्यं कोटिगुणं स्याद्वै तस्य दानं जनादपि
bhūmiṃ yo paradattāṃ ca rakṣati kṣmāpatirdvija | puṇyaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ syādvai tasya dānaṃ janādapi
And the king who protects land given by another, O twice-born, his merit becomes ten million times (greater) than even the gift of (that other) person.
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PdP 4 24.13
सप्तद्वीपां महीं दत्त्वा यत्पुण्यं प्राप्यते द्विज । तत्पुण्यं प्राप्नुयान्मर्त्यो धेनुं यच्छन्द्विजातये
saptadvīpāṃ mahīṃ dattvā yatpuṇyaṃ prāpyate dvija | tatpuṇyaṃ prāpnuyānmartyo dhenuṃ yacchandvijātaye
The merit that is obtained by giving the earth with its seven continents, O twice-born — that merit a mortal would obtain by giving a milk-cow to a brahmin.
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PdP 4 24.14
ददाति वृषभं यस्तु दरिद्राय कुटुंबिने । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो शिवलोकं स गच्छति
dadāti vṛṣabhaṃ yastu daridrāya kuṭuṃbine | sarvapāpavinirmukto śivalokaṃ sa gacchati
He who gives a bull to a poor man with a family is freed from all sins and goes to the world of Śiva.
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PdP 4 24.15
तिलप्रमाणं स्वर्णं यो ब्राह्मणाय प्रयच्छति । हरेर्निकेतनं याति युक्तः कोटिकुलैरपि
tilapramāṇaṃ svarṇaṃ yo brāhmaṇāya prayacchati | harerniketanaṃ yāti yuktaḥ koṭikulairapi
He who bestows gold the size of a sesame seed on a brahmin goes to the abode of Hari, together with ten million (generations of his) family.
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PdP 4 24.16
यो दद्याद्रजतं विप्र साधवे भूसुराय वै । प्राप्नोति चंद्रलोकं च पिबेत्तत्रामृतं सदा
yo dadyādrajataṃ vipra sādhave bhūsurāya vai | prāpnoti caṃdralokaṃ ca pibettatrāmṛtaṃ sadā
He who gives silver, O brahmin, to a virtuous brahmin attains the world of the moon, and there he drinks nectar forever.
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PdP 4 24.17
प्रवालं मौक्तिकं चैव हीरकं च मणिं तथा । यो ददाति द्विजश्रेष्ठ स्वर्गलोकं स गच्छति
pravālaṃ mauktikaṃ caiva hīrakaṃ ca maṇiṃ tathā | yo dadāti dvijaśreṣṭha svargalokaṃ sa gacchati
He who gives coral, pearl, diamond and likewise a gem, O best of the twice-born, goes to the world of heaven.
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PdP 4 24.18
तुलापुरुषदानेन यत्पुण्यं लभते जनः । शालग्रामशिलां दत्त्वा तस्मात्कोटिगुणं लभेत्
tulāpuruṣadānena yatpuṇyaṃ labhate janaḥ | śālagrāmaśilāṃ dattvā tasmātkoṭiguṇaṃ labhet
The merit that a man obtains by the gift of (his own weight in gold on) the scales — by giving a śālagrāma stone he would obtain ten million times more than that.
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PdP 4 24.19
सप्तद्वीपां क्षितिं दत्वा सशैलवनकाननाम् । यत्पुण्यं लभते तद्वै शालग्रामशिलाप्रदः
saptadvīpāṃ kṣitiṃ datvā saśailavanakānanām | yatpuṇyaṃ labhate tadvai śālagrāmaśilāpradaḥ
The merit one obtains by giving the earth with its seven continents, along with its mountains, woods and forests — that indeed (is gained by) the giver of a śālagrāma stone.
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PdP 4 24.20
शालग्रामशिलां यो वै दद्याद्भूमिसुराय च । तेन विप्र प्रदत्तानि भुवनानि चतुर्दश
śālagrāmaśilāṃ yo vai dadyādbhūmisurāya ca | tena vipra pradattāni bhuvanāni caturdaśa
He who gives a śālagrāma stone to a brahmin — by him, O brahmin, the fourteen worlds have been given away.
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PdP 4 24.21
तुलापुरुषदानं यः करोति द्विजपुंगव । जनन्याश्चोदरे तस्य पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते
tulāpuruṣadānaṃ yaḥ karoti dvijapuṃgava | jananyāścodare tasya punarjanma na vidyate
He who performs the tulāpuruṣa gift, O bull among the twice-born, for him there is no rebirth again in a mother's womb.
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PdP 4 24.22
सालंकारां द्विजश्रेष्ठ कन्यां यच्छति यो नरः । स गच्छेद्ब्रह्मसदनं पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते
sālaṃkārāṃ dvijaśreṣṭha kanyāṃ yacchati yo naraḥ | sa gacchedbrahmasadanaṃ punarjanma na vidyate
The man who gives a maiden adorned with ornaments (in marriage), O best of the twice-born, goes to Brahmā's abode; there is no rebirth (for him).
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PdP 4 24.23
कन्याविक्रयिणो नास्ति नरकान्निष्कृतिः पुनः । कन्यादानकृतो नास्ति स्वर्गादागमनं पुनः
kanyāvikrayiṇo nāsti narakānniṣkṛtiḥ punaḥ | kanyādānakṛto nāsti svargādāgamanaṃ punaḥ
For the seller of a maiden there is no release from hell again; for one who has made the gift of a maiden there is no coming back again from heaven.
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PdP 4 24.24
उपानहौ वातपत्रं यो ददाति द्विजातये । प्रेत्य चेंद्रपुरं गत्वा वसेत्कल्पचतुष्टयम्
upānahau vātapatraṃ yo dadāti dvijātaye | pretya ceṃdrapuraṃ gatvā vasetkalpacatuṣṭayam
He who gives sandals and an umbrella to a brahmin, having departed and gone to Indra's city, dwells (there) for four kalpas.
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PdP 4 24.25
वस्त्रं यच्छति यो दिव्यं साधवे वै द्विजायते । स्वर्गे दिव्यांबरधरश्चिरं तिष्ठेद्द्विजोत्तम
vastraṃ yacchati yo divyaṃ sādhave vai dvijāyate | svarge divyāṃbaradharaściraṃ tiṣṭheddvijottama
He who gives a splendid garment to a virtuous brahmin remains long in heaven wearing divine clothing, O best of the twice-born.
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PdP 4 24.26
धेनुं पुरातनीं यच्छेद्वस्त्रं च जरितं द्विज । नूत्नां रजोवतीं कन्यां स गच्छेन्निरयं तथा
dhenuṃ purātanīṃ yacchedvastraṃ ca jaritaṃ dvija | nūtnāṃ rajovatīṃ kanyāṃ sa gacchennirayaṃ tathā
He who gives an old cow, O twice-born, and a worn-out garment, and a maiden who is already menstruating as though new — he likewise goes to hell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 24.27
कन्याविक्रयिणो ब्रह्मन्न पश्येल्लपनं बुधः । दृष्ट्वा चाज्ञानतो वापि कुर्य्यान्मार्तंड दर्शनम्
kanyāvikrayiṇo brahmanna paśyellapanaṃ budhaḥ | dṛṣṭvā cājñānato vāpi kuryyānmārtaṃḍa darśanam
O brahmin, a wise man should not look upon the face of a seller of maidens; and if he has looked, even unknowingly, he should look upon the sun.
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PdP 4 24.28
फलदाता नरो गच्छेत्त्रिदिवं च द्विजोत्तम । भुंक्ते कल्पसहस्राणि फलं तत्रामृतोपमम्
phaladātā naro gacchettridivaṃ ca dvijottama | bhuṃkte kalpasahasrāṇi phalaṃ tatrāmṛtopamam
A man who gives fruit goes to heaven, O best of the twice-born, and there for a thousand kalpas he enjoys fruit like nectar.
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PdP 4 24.29
शाकं यच्छति यो मर्त्यो शिवस्यभवनं द्विज । याति कल्पद्वयं भुंक्ते दुर्ल्लभं पायसं सुरैः
śākaṃ yacchati yo martyo śivasyabhavanaṃ dvija | yāti kalpadvayaṃ bhuṃkte durllabhaṃ pāyasaṃ suraiḥ
The mortal who gives vegetables to Śiva's house, O twice-born, goes (there) for two kalpas and enjoys milk-rice hard for the gods to obtain.
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PdP 4 24.30
घृतदो दधिदश्चैव तक्रदो दुग्धदस्तथा । विष्णोर्निकेतनं गत्वा सुधापानं करोति सः
ghṛtado dadhidaścaiva takrado dugdhadastathā | viṣṇorniketanaṃ gatvā sudhāpānaṃ karoti saḥ
The giver of ghee, the giver of curds, the giver of buttermilk, and likewise the giver of milk — having gone to Viṣṇu's dwelling, he drinks nectar.
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PdP 4 24.31
गंधदः पुष्पदश्चैव मर्त्यो याति सुरालयम् । तिष्ठेद्युगसहस्राणि गंधपुष्पविभूषितः
gaṃdhadaḥ puṣpadaścaiva martyo yāti surālayam | tiṣṭhedyugasahasrāṇi gaṃdhapuṣpavibhūṣitaḥ
The giver of perfume and the giver of flowers — such a mortal goes to the abode of the gods; adorned with perfume and flowers, he remains there for thousands of ages.
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PdP 4 24.32
शय्यादानं दानसारं ब्राह्मणाय ददाति यः । स याति ब्रह्मसदनं पर्य्यंके शेरते चिरम्
śayyādānaṃ dānasāraṃ brāhmaṇāya dadāti yaḥ | sa yāti brahmasadanaṃ paryyaṃke śerate ciram
He who gives to a brahmin the gift of a bed, the best of gifts, goes to Brahmā's dwelling and lies long upon a couch.
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PdP 4 24.33
पीठदाता दीपदाता सर्वदुष्कृतवर्जितः । स्वर्गे सिंहासने तिष्ठेज्ज्वलद्दीपावलीवृतः
pīṭhadātā dīpadātā sarvaduṣkṛtavarjitaḥ | svarge siṃhāsane tiṣṭhejjvaladdīpāvalīvṛtaḥ
The giver of a seat and the giver of a lamp, freed from all misdeeds, stands (sits) upon a lion-throne in heaven, surrounded by rows of blazing lamps.
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PdP 4 24.34
तांबूलं यो नरो दद्याद्भूमिं भुंक्तेऽखिलां सुखम् । स्वर्गे देवांगनाक्रोडे सुप्तस्तांबूलमत्ति वै
tāṃbūlaṃ yo naro dadyādbhūmiṃ bhuṃkte'khilāṃ sukham | svarge devāṃganākroḍe suptastāṃbūlamatti vai
The man who gives betel enjoys the whole earth in comfort; in heaven, lying on the lap of a celestial woman, he indeed chews betel.
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PdP 4 24.35
विद्यादानं दानवरं करोति यो नरोत्तमः । प्रेत्य स सन्निधिं विष्णोस्तिष्ठेद्युगशतत्रयम्
vidyādānaṃ dānavaraṃ karoti yo narottamaḥ | pretya sa sannidhiṃ viṣṇostiṣṭhedyugaśatatrayam
That best of men who makes the gift of knowledge, the finest of gifts, after death remains in the presence of Viṣṇu for three hundred ages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 24.36
प्राप्य ज्ञानं ततस्तत्र दुर्ल्लभं वै द्विजर्षभ । दुर्ल्लभं मोक्षमाप्नोति श्रीहरेः कृपया द्विज
prāpya jñānaṃ tatastatra durllabhaṃ vai dvijarṣabha | durllabhaṃ mokṣamāpnoti śrīhareḥ kṛpayā dvija
Then, having obtained there that knowledge which is hard to gain, O bull among the twice-born, he attains liberation, hard to gain, by the grace of Śrī Hari, O twice-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 24.37
अनाथं दुःखितं विप्रं पाठयेद्वै नरोत्तमः । श्रीहरेर्भवनं याति पुनर्जन्मविवर्जितः
anāthaṃ duḥkhitaṃ vipraṃ pāṭhayedvai narottamaḥ | śrīharerbhavanaṃ yāti punarjanmavivarjitaḥ
That best of men who teaches a helpless, suffering brahmin goes to the house of Śrī Hari, freed from rebirth.
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PdP 4 24.38
यो नरः पुस्तकं दद्याद्भक्तिश्रद्धासमन्वितः । प्रतिवर्णं लभेत्पुण्यं कपिलाकोटिदानजम्
yo naraḥ pustakaṃ dadyādbhaktiśraddhāsamanvitaḥ | prativarṇaṃ labhetpuṇyaṃ kapilākoṭidānajam
The man who gives a book, endowed with devotion and faith, obtains for each syllable the merit born of giving ten million tawny cows.
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PdP 4 24.39
मधुदो गुडदश्चैव मर्त्यो यातीक्षुसागरम् । लवणप्रदो नरो याति वारुणं लोकमेव च
madhudo guḍadaścaiva martyo yātīkṣusāgaram | lavaṇaprado naro yāti vāruṇaṃ lokameva ca
The giver of honey and the giver of molasses — such a mortal goes to the ocean of sugarcane (juice); and the man who gives salt goes to the world of Varuṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 24.40
सर्वेषामेव दानानामन्नं वारि द्विजोत्तम । तत्त्वज्ञैर्मुनिभिः सर्वैः प्रवरं वै प्रकीर्त्तितम्
sarveṣāmeva dānānāmannaṃ vāri dvijottama | tattvajñairmunibhiḥ sarvaiḥ pravaraṃ vai prakīrttitam
Of all gifts whatever, food and water, O best of the twice-born, are declared the foremost by all the sages who know the truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 24.41
अन्नं वारि द्विजश्रेष्ठ येन दत्तं महीतले । तेन दत्तानि दानानि सर्वाणि च द्विजर्षभ
annaṃ vāri dvijaśreṣṭha yena dattaṃ mahītale | tena dattāni dānāni sarvāṇi ca dvijarṣabha
By whom food and water have been given on the earth, O best of the twice-born, by him all gifts have been given, O bull among the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 24.42
अन्नदो यो नरो विप्र प्राणदश्च प्रकीर्त्तितः । तस्मात्समस्तदानानामन्नदो लभते फलम्
annado yo naro vipra prāṇadaśca prakīrttitaḥ | tasmātsamastadānānāmannado labhate phalam
The man who gives food, O brahmin, is declared a giver of life; therefore the giver of food obtains the fruit of all gifts.
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PdP 4 24.43
यथाचान्नं तथा वारि द्वे तुल्ये च प्रकीर्त्तिते । वारिणा च विना चान्नं सिद्धं न स्याद्द्विजोत्तम
yathācānnaṃ tathā vāri dve tulye ca prakīrttite | vāriṇā ca vinā cānnaṃ siddhaṃ na syāddvijottama
As food is, so is water: the two are declared equal; and without water food cannot be prepared, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 24.44
क्षुधा तृषा द्विज व्याघ्र द्वे च तुल्ये प्रकीर्त्तिते । अतश्चान्नं च तोयं च श्रेष्ठं प्रोक्तं बुधैरपि
kṣudhā tṛṣā dvija vyāghra dve ca tulye prakīrttite | ataścānnaṃ ca toyaṃ ca śreṣṭhaṃ proktaṃ budhairapi
Hunger and thirst, O tiger among the twice-born, these two are declared equal; hence both food and water are said by the wise to be the best (gifts).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 24.45
अन्नदानं क्षितौ ब्रह्मन्ये कुर्वंति नरोत्तमाः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ता गच्छंति हरिमंदिरम्
annadānaṃ kṣitau brahmanye kurvaṃti narottamāḥ | sarvapāpavinirmuktā gacchaṃti harimaṃdiram
Those best of men who make the gift of food on earth to one devoted to brahmins go, released from all sins, to Hari's temple.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 24.46
यावंत्यन्नानि भो विप्र यच्छति क्षितिमंडले । ब्रह्महत्याश्च तावंत्यो नश्यंत्येव तपोधन
yāvaṃtyannāni bho vipra yacchati kṣitimaṃḍale | brahmahatyāśca tāvaṃtyo naśyaṃtyeva tapodhana
However many gifts of food one bestows on the circle of the earth, O brahmin, that many brahmin-murders are destroyed, O you whose wealth is austerity.
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PdP 4 24.47
यच्छतां चान्नदानानि शरीराणि च पातकम् । गात्राणि गृह्णतां त्यक्त्वा सहसा यांति शौनक
yacchatāṃ cānnadānāni śarīrāṇi ca pātakam | gātrāṇi gṛhṇatāṃ tyaktvā sahasā yāṃti śaunaka
The sin (leaves) the bodies of those who give gifts of food, and, abandoning (them), swiftly goes into the limbs of those who receive, O Śaunaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 24.48
अतः पापिष्ठ चान्नानि न गृह्णंति मनीषिणः । गृह्णंति मोहाद्ये मूढा भवंति पापभागिनः
ataḥ pāpiṣṭha cānnāni na gṛhṇaṃti manīṣiṇaḥ | gṛhṇaṃti mohādye mūḍhā bhavaṃti pāpabhāginaḥ
Therefore the wise do not accept foods (from) the most sinful; those fools who accept them out of delusion become sharers in sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 24.49
कुर्याद्भूमिष्ठमुदकं चैकं भो द्विजसत्तम । सर्वपापैर्विनिर्मुक्तो व्रजेत्स हरिमंदिरम्
kuryādbhūmiṣṭhamudakaṃ caikaṃ bho dvijasattama | sarvapāpairvinirmukto vrajetsa harimaṃdiram
One should make even a single ground-level water(-reservoir), O best of the twice-born; freed from all sins, he goes to Hari's dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 24.50
प्रयत्नेन द्विजश्रेष्ठ कर्त्तव्यो धनसंचयः । संचितं च धनं ब्रह्मन्दानकर्मणि विक्षिपेत्
prayatnena dvijaśreṣṭha karttavyo dhanasaṃcayaḥ | saṃcitaṃ ca dhanaṃ brahmandānakarmaṇi vikṣipet
With effort, O best of the twice-born, an accumulation of wealth should be made; and the wealth accumulated, O brahmin, one should scatter in acts of giving.
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PdP 4 24.51
रणंति ये च कार्पण्याद्धनं ते चातिदुःखिनः । अंते सर्वधनं त्यक्वा निःस्वा गच्छंति भो मुने
raṇaṃti ye ca kārpaṇyāddhanaṃ te cātiduḥkhinaḥ | aṃte sarvadhanaṃ tyakvā niḥsvā gacchaṃti bho mune
And those who out of miserliness cry out over wealth are exceedingly wretched; in the end, having abandoned all their wealth, they go penniless, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 24.52
मानवा ये सदा दानं दत्त्वा दत्त्वा दरिद्रति । दरिद्रास्तेन विज्ञेया नरलोके महेश्वराः
mānavā ye sadā dānaṃ dattvā dattvā daridrati | daridrāstena vijñeyā naraloke maheśvarāḥ
Those men who, giving and giving gifts constantly, become poor — such poor men should for that very reason be known as great lords in the world of men.
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PdP 4 24.53
परलोके द्विजव्याघ्र साधुसंयमवर्जिते । निर्दये बंधुहीने च न दत्तं नोपतिष्ठते
paraloke dvijavyāghra sādhusaṃyamavarjite | nirdaye baṃdhuhīne ca na dattaṃ nopatiṣṭhate
In the other world, O tiger among the twice-born, which is devoid of good men and of restraint, pitiless and without kinsmen, what has not been given (here) does not stand by (one there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 24.54
स्थिते धने नरो यो वै नाश्नाति न ददाति सः । दरिद्र इव विज्ञेयः प्रेत्य निश्वासमुत्सृजेत्
sthite dhane naro yo vai nāśnāti na dadāti saḥ | daridra iva vijñeyaḥ pretya niśvāsamutsṛjet
The man who, though wealth is at hand, neither consumes it nor gives it — he is to be known as like a pauper; having died, he will let out (only) sighs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 24.55
तपसोऽपि वरं दानं प्रोक्तं च तत्त्वदर्शिभिः । अतो यत्नाद्द्विजश्रेष्ठ दानकर्म समाचरेत्
tapaso'pi varaṃ dānaṃ proktaṃ ca tattvadarśibhiḥ | ato yatnāddvijaśreṣṭha dānakarma samācaret
Giving has been declared by the seers of truth to be better even than austerity; therefore, O best of the twice-born, one should diligently perform the act of giving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 4 24.56
दाता दानं न दद्याद्वै समुत्सृज्य द्विजातये । स याति निरयं घोरं सर्वजंतुभयावहम्
dātā dānaṃ na dadyādvai samutsṛjya dvijātaye | sa yāti nirayaṃ ghoraṃ sarvajaṃtubhayāvaham
If a giver, having set aside a gift for a brahmin, then does not give it, he goes to a dreadful hell that brings fear to all creatures.
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PdP 4 24.57
दानं दाता प्रतिग्राही न स्मरेच्च न याचते । निरये चोभयोर्वासो यावच्चंद्र दिवाकरौ
dānaṃ dātā pratigrāhī na smarecca na yācate | niraye cobhayorvāso yāvaccaṃdra divākarau
The giver should not keep recalling the gift, nor should the receiver keep asking; (otherwise) both dwell in hell as long as moon and sun (endure).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 4 24.58
ब्रह्महत्यादि पापानि यानि वै द्विजसत्तम । तानि दानेन हन्यंते तस्माद्दानं समाचरेत्
brahmahatyādi pāpāni yāni vai dvijasattama | tāni dānena hanyaṃte tasmāddānaṃ samācaret
Those sins such as the killing of a brahmin, O best of the twice-born, are destroyed by giving; therefore one should practice giving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition