Varaha Purana — Chapter 207
VrP 207.1
अथ संसारचक्रपुरुष विलोभनप्रकरणम् ।। ऋषिपुत्र उवाच ।। इदमन्यन्महाभागान्नारदात्कलहप्रियात् ।। श्रुतं विप्रा यथा तत्र यमस्य सदसि स्वयम्
atha saṃsāracakrapuruṣa vilobhanaprakaraṇam || ṛṣiputra uvāca || idamanyanmahābhāgānnāradātkalahapriyāt || śrutaṃ viprā yathā tatra yamasya sadasi svayam
Now the section on the enticement of the man on the wheel of saṃsāra. The sage's son said: This other (matter), O greatly fortunate ones, was heard from Nārada, who is fond of quarrels — how, O brahmins, in Yama's own assembly there...
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VrP 207.2
तथा च पृच्छतस्तस्य पुरावृत्तं महात्मनः ।। आख्यानं कथयामास यदुक्तं चित्रभानुना
tathā ca pṛcchatastasya purāvṛttaṃ mahātmanaḥ || ākhyānaṃ kathayāmāsa yaduktaṃ citrabhānunā
And, as that great soul asked, he related the tale of what happened long ago, which had been told by Citrabhānu.
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VrP 207.3
यथा च जनको राजा कामान्दिव्यानवाप्तवान् ।। तत्सर्वं कथयिष्यामि श्रूयतां मुनिसत्तमाः
yathā ca janako rājā kāmāndivyānavāptavān || tatsarvaṃ kathayiṣyāmi śrūyatāṃ munisattamāḥ
And how King Janaka obtained divine pleasures — all that I shall tell; let it be heard, O best of sages.
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VrP 207.4
अयं तत्र महातेजा नारदो मुनिसत्तमः ।। धर्मराजसभां प्राप्तस्तपसा द्योतितप्रभः
ayaṃ tatra mahātejā nārado munisattamaḥ || dharmarājasabhāṃ prāptastapasā dyotitaprabhaḥ
This Nārada of great brilliance, best of sages, came there to the assembly of the King of Dharma, his radiance made to shine by austerity.
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VrP 207.5
तत्र राजाऽथ वेगेन तं दृष्ट्वा स्वयमागतम् ।। अर्चयित्वा यथान्यायं कृत्वा चैव प्रदक्षिणम्
tatra rājā'tha vegena taṃ dṛṣṭvā svayamāgatam || arcayitvā yathānyāyaṃ kṛtvā caiva pradakṣiṇam
Then the king there, seeing him come of his own accord, quickly honoured him as is proper and circumambulated him,
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VrP 207.6
उवाच च महातेजाः सूर्यपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ।। स्वागतं ते द्विजश्रेष्ठ दिष्ट्या प्राप्तोऽसि नारद
uvāca ca mahātejāḥ sūryaputraḥ pratāpavān || svāgataṃ te dvijaśreṣṭha diṣṭyā prāpto'si nārada
and the mighty son of the Sun, of great brilliance, said: "Welcome to you, best of the twice-born; by good fortune you have come, Nārada.
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VrP 207.7
सर्वज्ञः सर्वदशीं च सर्वधर्मविदां वरः ।। गान्धर्वस्येतिहासस्य विज्ञाता त्वं महामुने
sarvajñaḥ sarvadaśīṃ ca sarvadharmavidāṃ varaḥ || gāndharvasyetihāsasya vijñātā tvaṃ mahāmune
You are all-knowing and all-seeing, and the foremost of all who know dharma; you are the one who understands the gandharva (lore) and the ancient narrative, O great sage.
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VrP 207.8
वयं पूताश्च मेध्याश्च त्वां दृष्ट्वा ह्यागतं विभो ।। अयं देशः पुनः पूतः सर्वतो मुनिसत्तम
vayaṃ pūtāśca medhyāśca tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā hyāgataṃ vibho || ayaṃ deśaḥ punaḥ pūtaḥ sarvato munisattama
We are purified and made holy by seeing you arrived, O lord; and this place is again purified on all sides, O best of sages.
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VrP 207.9
यत्कार्यं येन वा कार्यं यद्वै मनसि वर्त्तते ।। प्रब्रूहि भगवन्नाशु यच्चान्यत्किंचिदुत्तमम्
yatkāryaṃ yena vā kāryaṃ yadvai manasi varttate || prabrūhi bhagavannāśu yaccānyatkiṃciduttamam
What is to be done, or by whom it is to be done, and whatever is in your mind — tell it quickly, O blessed one, and whatever else of excellence there may be."
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VrP 207.11
इति धर्मवचः श्रुत्वा नारदः प्राह धर्मवित् ।। अहं ते कथयिष्यामि यत्पृष्टं संशयास्पदम्
iti dharmavacaḥ śrutvā nāradaḥ prāha dharmavit || ahaṃ te kathayiṣyāmi yatpṛṣṭaṃ saṃśayāspadam
Hearing this speech of Dharma, Nārada, the knower of dharma, said: "I shall tell you what has been asked, the ground of doubt."
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VrP 207.12
नारद उवाच।। भवान् पाता च गोप्ता च नेता धर्मस्य नित्यशः ।। सत्येन तपसा क्षान्त्या धैर्येण च न संशयः
nārada uvāca|| bhavān pātā ca goptā ca netā dharmasya nityaśaḥ || satyena tapasā kṣāntyā dhairyeṇa ca na saṃśayaḥ
Nārada said: You are always the protector, the guardian, and the leader of dharma — by truth, by austerity, by forbearance and by steadfastness; there is no doubt of it.
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VrP 207.13
भावज्ञश्च कृतज्ञश्च त्वदन्यो न हि विद्यते ।। संशयं सुमहत्प्राप्तस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व सुव्रत
bhāvajñaśca kṛtajñaśca tvadanyo na hi vidyate || saṃśayaṃ sumahatprāptastanmamācakṣva suvrata
For there is no one other than you who knows (men's) inner states and is grateful. I have fallen into a very great doubt; declare that to me, O you of good vows.
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VrP 207.14
अमरत्वं कथं याति व्रतेन नियमेन च ।। केन वा दानधर्मेण तपसा वा सुरोत्तम
amaratvaṃ kathaṃ yāti vratena niyamena ca || kena vā dānadharmeṇa tapasā vā surottama
How does one attain immortality — by what vow and by what restraint, or by what duty of giving, or by what austerity, O best of the gods?
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VrP 207.15
अतुलां च श्रियं लोके कीर्त्तिं च सुमहत्फलम् ।। लभन्ते शाश्वतं स्थानं दुर्ल्लभं विगतज्वराः
atulāṃ ca śriyaṃ loke kīrttiṃ ca sumahatphalam || labhante śāśvataṃ sthānaṃ durllabhaṃ vigatajvarāḥ
And (how) do they obtain in the world incomparable splendour and fame of very great fruit, and the eternal, hard-to-win station, free from affliction?
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VrP 207.16
केन गच्छन्ति नरकं पापिष्ठं लोकगर्हणम् ।। सर्वमाख्याहि तत्त्वेन परं कौतूहलं हि मे
kena gacchanti narakaṃ pāpiṣṭhaṃ lokagarhaṇam || sarvamākhyāhi tattvena paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me
By what do they go to hell, most sinful and censured by the world? Tell it all as it truly is, for my curiosity is great.
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VrP 207.17
यम उवाच ।। गच्छन्ति हि नरा घोरा बहवोऽधर्मनिर्मितम् ।। बन्धांश्च सुबहूंस्तत्र प्राप्नुवन्ति तपोधन
yama uvāca || gacchanti hi narā ghorā bahavo'dharmanirmitam || bandhāṃśca subahūṃstatra prāpnuvanti tapodhana
Yama said: Many dreadful men do go to (that place) made by unrighteousness, and there they meet with very many bonds, O you rich in austerity.
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VrP 207.18
विस्तरेण तु तत्सर्वं ब्रवीमि मुनिसत्तम ।। श्रूयतां तन्महाभाग श्रुत्वा चैवोपधारय
vistareṇa tu tatsarvaṃ bravīmi munisattama || śrūyatāṃ tanmahābhāga śrutvā caivopadhāraya
But I shall tell all that in detail, O best of sages; let it be heard, greatly fortunate one, and having heard it, take it to heart.
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VrP 207.19
नाग्निचिन्नरकं याति न पुत्री न च भूमिदः ।। शूरश्च शतवर्षी च वेदानां चैव पारगः
nāgnicinnarakaṃ yāti na putrī na ca bhūmidaḥ || śūraśca śatavarṣī ca vedānāṃ caiva pāragaḥ
He who has piled the (sacred) fire does not go to hell, nor one who has a son, nor a giver of land, nor a hero, nor one who has lived a hundred years, nor one who has gone to the far end of the Vedas.
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VrP 207.21
अहिंसका न गच्छन्ति ब्रह्मचर्यव्यवस्थिताः ।। पतिव्रता दानवन्तो द्विजभक्ताश्च ये नराः
ahiṃsakā na gacchanti brahmacaryavyavasthitāḥ || pativratā dānavanto dvijabhaktāśca ye narāḥ
Those who do no harm do not go (there), nor those established in chastity, nor wives devoted to their husbands, nor the generous, nor those men who are devoted to the twice-born.
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VrP 207.22
स्वदारनिरता दान्ताः परदारविवर्जकाः ।। सर्वभूतात्मभूताश्च सर्वभूतानुकम्पकाः
svadāraniratā dāntāḥ paradāravivarjakāḥ || sarvabhūtātmabhūtāśca sarvabhūtānukampakāḥ
Those content with their own wives, self-controlled, avoiding others' wives, those who regard all beings as their own self and are compassionate to all beings—
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VrP 207.23
न गच्छन्ति तु तं देशं पापिष्ठं तमसावृतम् ।। यातनास्थानसंपूर्णं हाहाकारभयाकुलम्
na gacchanti tu taṃ deśaṃ pāpiṣṭhaṃ tamasāvṛtam || yātanāsthānasaṃpūrṇaṃ hāhākārabhayākulam
—they do not go to that most sinful region shrouded in darkness, filled with places of torment, troubled by cries of "alas, alas!" and by fear.
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VrP 207.24
ज्ञानवन्तो द्विजा ये च ये च विद्यां पराङ्गताः ।। उदासीना न गच्छन्ति स्वाम्यर्थे च हता नराः
jñānavanto dvijā ye ca ye ca vidyāṃ parāṅgatāḥ || udāsīnā na gacchanti svāmyarthe ca hatā narāḥ
Those twice-born who possess knowledge, and those who have reached the far shore of learning, the indifferent (to worldly things) do not go (there), nor men slain in their master's cause.
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VrP 207.25
न गच्छन्त्यत्र दातारः सर्वभूतहिते रताः ।। शुश्रूषका मातृपित्रोर्न गच्छन्ति च ये नराः
na gacchantyatra dātāraḥ sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ || śuśrūṣakā mātṛpitrorna gacchanti ca ye narāḥ
Givers do not go there, nor those devoted to the welfare of all beings; and those men who are attentive in service to mother and father do not go (there).
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VrP 207.26
तिलान् गां च हिरण्यं च पृथिवीं चापि शाश्वतीम् ।। ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रयच्छन्ति न गच्छन्ति न संशयः
tilān gāṃ ca hiraṇyaṃ ca pṛthivīṃ cāpi śāśvatīm || brāhmaṇebhyaḥ prayacchanti na gacchanti na saṃśayaḥ
Those who bestow on brahmins sesame seeds, a cow, gold, and even land in perpetuity do not go (there)—there is no doubt.
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VrP 207.27
यथोक्तं यजमानाश्च सत्रयाजिन एव च।। चातुर्मास्यकरा ये च ये द्विजाः आहिताग्नयः
yathoktaṃ yajamānāśca satrayājina eva ca|| cāturmāsyakarā ye ca ye dvijāḥ āhitāgnayaḥ
And those who sacrifice as prescribed, and those who perform the soma-sacrifice, and those who carry out the four-monthly rites, and those twice-born who have set up the sacred fires;
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VrP 207.28
गुरुचित्तानुपालाश्च कृतिनो मौनयन्त्रिताः ।। नित्यस्वाध्यायिनो दान्ताः सदा सभ्याश्च ये नराः
gurucittānupālāśca kṛtino maunayantritāḥ || nityasvādhyāyino dāntāḥ sadā sabhyāśca ye narāḥ
And those who comply with the mind (wishes) of their teacher, the accomplished, those restrained by silence, those who daily recite the Veda, the self-controlled, and those men who are always fit for (good) company—
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VrP 207.29
मां न पश्यन्ति ते चैव स्वात्मभावेन भाविताः।। अपर्वमैथुना ये च न गच्छन्ति जितेन्द्रियाः
māṃ na paśyanti te caiva svātmabhāvena bhāvitāḥ|| aparvamaithunā ye ca na gacchanti jitendriyāḥ
—those, matured in the awareness of their own self, do not see me; and those who do not couple outside the (prescribed) seasons, who have conquered their senses, do not go (there).
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VrP 207.31
न गच्छन्ति हि तद्धोरं यत्र ते पापकर्मिणः
na gacchanti hi taddhoraṃ yatra te pāpakarmiṇaḥ
They do not go to that dreadful (place) where those doers of evil are.
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VrP 207.32
नारद उवाच ।। किं दानं श्रेय आहोस्वित्पात्रेण फलमुच्यते ।। किं वा कर्म महत्कृत्वा स्वर्गलोके महीयते
nārada uvāca || kiṃ dānaṃ śreya āhosvitpātreṇa phalamucyate || kiṃ vā karma mahatkṛtvā svargaloke mahīyate
Nārada said: Which gift is the better one? Or is the fruit said (to depend) on the recipient? Or by doing what great deed is one honoured in the world of heaven?
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VrP 207.33
रूपं वा धनधान्यं वा ह्यायुश्च कुलमेव वा ।। प्राप्यते येन दानेन तन्ममाचक्ष्व सुव्रत
rūpaṃ vā dhanadhānyaṃ vā hyāyuśca kulameva vā || prāpyate yena dānena tanmamācakṣva suvrata
By which gift are beauty, or wealth and grain, or long life, or even (good) family obtained? Tell me that, O you of good vows.
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VrP 207.34
यम उवाच ।। न शक्यं विस्तरेणेह वक्तुं वर्षशतैरपि ।। शुभाशुभानां गतयो द्रष्टुं वा प्रष्टुमेव वा
yama uvāca || na śakyaṃ vistareṇeha vaktuṃ varṣaśatairapi || śubhāśubhānāṃ gatayo draṣṭuṃ vā praṣṭumeva vā
Yama said: It is not possible here to tell in detail, even in a hundred years, the courses of the good and the bad, nor to see them nor to ask about them.
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VrP 207.35
किंचिन्मात्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि येन यत्प्राप्यते नरैः ।। विविधानि च सौख्यानि प्रायशस्तु गुणागुणैः
kiṃcinmātraṃ pravakṣyāmi yena yatprāpyate naraiḥ || vividhāni ca saukhyāni prāyaśastu guṇāguṇaiḥ
I shall declare just a little of it: by what means men obtain what, and the various kinds of happiness, mostly according to their merits and demerits.
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VrP 207.36
रहस्यमिदमाख्यानं श्रूयतां मुनिसत्तम ।। या गतिः प्राप्यते येन प्रेत्यभावे न संशयः
rahasyamidamākhyānaṃ śrūyatāṃ munisattama || yā gatiḥ prāpyate yena pretyabhāve na saṃśayaḥ
Let this secret account be heard, O best of sages: what course is obtained by what means in the state after death—there is no doubt (of it).
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VrP 207.37
तपसा प्राप्यते स्वर्गस्तपसा प्राप्यते यशः ।। आयुःप्रकर्षो भोगाश्च भवति तपसैव तु
tapasā prāpyate svargastapasā prāpyate yaśaḥ || āyuḥprakarṣo bhogāśca bhavati tapasaiva tu
By austerity heaven is obtained; by austerity fame is obtained; length of life and enjoyments come about by austerity alone.
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VrP 207.38
ज्ञानविज्ञानमारोग्यं रूपसौभाग्यसम्पदः।। तपसा प्राप्यते भोगो मनसा नोपदिश्यते
jñānavijñānamārogyaṃ rūpasaubhāgyasampadaḥ|| tapasā prāpyate bhogo manasā nopadiśyate
Knowledge and discernment, health, beauty, good fortune, riches—enjoyment is obtained by austerity; it is not (fully) taught by the mind.
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VrP 207.39
एवं प्राप्नोति पुण्येन मौनेनाज्ञां महामुने ।। उपभोगांस्तु दानेन ब्रह्मचर्येण जीवितम्
evaṃ prāpnoti puṇyena maunenājñāṃ mahāmune || upabhogāṃstu dānena brahmacaryeṇa jīvitam
Thus by merit one obtains (these); by silence, authority, O great sage; but enjoyments by giving, and life by chastity.
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VrP 207.41
पयोभक्ष्या दिवं यान्ति जायते द्रविणाढ्यता ।। गुरुशुश्रूषया नित्यं श्राद्धदानेन सन्ततिः
payobhakṣyā divaṃ yānti jāyate draviṇāḍhyatā || guruśuśrūṣayā nityaṃ śrāddhadānena santatiḥ
Those who eat (only) milk go to heaven; abundance of wealth is produced; by constant service to the teacher, and by making śrāddha offerings, offspring (is obtained).
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VrP 207.42
गवाद्याः कालदीक्षाभिर्ये तु वा तृणशायिनः ।। स्वयं त्रिषवणाद्ब्रह्म त्वपः पीत्वेष्टलोकभाक्
gavādyāḥ kāladīkṣābhirye tu vā tṛṇaśāyinaḥ || svayaṃ triṣavaṇādbrahma tvapaḥ pītveṣṭalokabhāk
But those who (undertake) cow-vows and the like with consecrations for a fixed time, or who lie upon grass, and who of themselves drink water at the three (daily) ablutions—(such a one) obtains brahman and the world he desires.
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VrP 207.43
क्रतुयष्टा दिवं याति चोपहारं च सुव्रत ।। कृत्वा तु दशवर्षाणि नीरपानाद्विशिष्यते
kratuyaṣṭā divaṃ yāti copahāraṃ ca suvrata || kṛtvā tu daśavarṣāṇi nīrapānādviśiṣyate
The performer of sacrifices goes to heaven, and (so does he who makes) an oblation, O you of good vows; but one who has done (this) for ten years is surpassed by (one who lives on) the drinking of water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 207.44
रसानां प्रतिसंहारात् सौभाग्यमनुजायते ।। आमिषस्य प्रतीहाराद्भवत्यायुष्मती प्रजा
rasānāṃ pratisaṃhārāt saubhāgyamanujāyate || āmiṣasya pratīhārādbhavatyāyuṣmatī prajā
From withholding savoury juices good fortune arises; from abstaining from meat one's offspring becomes long-lived.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 207.45
गन्धमाल्यनिवृत्त्या तु मूर्त्तिर्भवति पुष्कला।। अन्नदानेन च नरः स्मृतिं मेधां च विन्दति
gandhamālyanivṛttyā tu mūrttirbhavati puṣkalā|| annadānena ca naraḥ smṛtiṃ medhāṃ ca vindati
But by giving up perfumes and garlands the body becomes full (and fine); and by the gift of food a man obtains memory and intelligence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 207.46
छत्रप्रदानेन गृहं वरिष्ठं रथं ह्युपानद्युग सम्प्रदानात् ।। वस्त्रप्रदानेन सुरूपता च धनैश्च पुत्रैश्च भृता भवन्ति
chatrapradānena gṛhaṃ variṣṭhaṃ rathaṃ hyupānadyuga sampradānāt || vastrapradānena surūpatā ca dhanaiśca putraiśca bhṛtā bhavanti
By the gift of a parasol (one obtains) an excellent house, and by the bestowal of a pair of sandals a chariot; by the gift of clothes comes beauty of form, and they become supplied with wealth and with sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 207.47
पानीयस्य प्रदानेन तृप्तिर्भवति शाश्वती ।। अन्नपानप्रदानेन कामभोगैस्तु तृप्यते
pānīyasya pradānena tṛptirbhavati śāśvatī || annapānapradānena kāmabhogaistu tṛpyate
By the gift of drinking water there comes lasting satisfaction; by the gift of food and drink one is satisfied with the enjoyments of desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 207.48
पुष्पोपगन्धं च फलोपगंधं यः पादपं स्पर्शयते द्विजाय ।। स स्त्रीसमृद्धं हि सुरत्नपूर्णं गृहं हि सर्वोपचितं लभेत
puṣpopagandhaṃ ca phalopagaṃdhaṃ yaḥ pādapaṃ sparśayate dvijāya || sa strīsamṛddhaṃ hi suratnapūrṇaṃ gṛhaṃ hi sarvopacitaṃ labheta
He who gives to a brahmin the touch of a tree fragrant with flowers and fragrant with fruit obtains a house rich in women, filled with fine jewels, and provided with everything.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 207.49
वस्त्रान्नपानीयरसप्रदानात् प्राप्नोति तानेव रसप्रदानात् ।। स्रग्धूपगन्धान्यनुलेपनानि पुष्पाणि गृह्याणि मनोरमाणि
vastrānnapānīyarasapradānāt prāpnoti tāneva rasapradānāt || sragdhūpagandhānyanulepanāni puṣpāṇi gṛhyāṇi manoramāṇi
By the gift of clothes, food, drink and savoury things one obtains those very things; from the gift of juices (one obtains) garlands, incense, perfumes, unguents, and pleasing flowers fit for a house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 207.51
स स्त्रीसमृद्धं गजवाजिपूर्णं लभेदधिष्ठानवरं वरिष्ठम् ।। धूपप्रदानेन तथा गवां च लोकानाप्नोति नरो वसूनाम्
sa strīsamṛddhaṃ gajavājipūrṇaṃ labhedadhiṣṭhānavaraṃ variṣṭham || dhūpapradānena tathā gavāṃ ca lokānāpnoti naro vasūnām
He obtains a most excellent dwelling, rich in women and full of elephants and horses; and by the gift of incense a man attains the worlds of the cows and of the Vasus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 207.52
गजं तथा गोवृषभप्रदानैः स्वर्गे सुखं शाश्वतमामनन्ति ।। घृतेन तेजः सुकुमारतां च प्राणद्युतीः स्निग्धता चापि तैलैः
gajaṃ tathā govṛṣabhapradānaiḥ svarge sukhaṃ śāśvatamāmananti || ghṛtena tejaḥ sukumāratāṃ ca prāṇadyutīḥ snigdhatā cāpi tailaiḥ
By the gifts of an elephant and of cows and bulls they declare (that one obtains) everlasting happiness in heaven; by (the gift of) ghee, splendour and tenderness (of body); and by oils, vital lustre and smoothness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 207.53
क्षौद्रेण नानारसतृप्ततां च दीपप्रदानाद्द्युतिमाप्नुवन्ति
kṣaudreṇa nānārasatṛptatāṃ ca dīpapradānāddyutimāpnuvanti
By (the gift of) honey, satisfaction with manifold flavours; and by the gift of lamps they obtain radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 207.54
पायसेन वपुःपुष्टिं कृसरात्स्निग्धसौम्यताम् ।। फलैस्तु लभते पुत्रं पुष्पैः सौभाग्यमेव च
pāyasena vapuḥpuṣṭiṃ kṛsarātsnigdhasaumyatām || phalaistu labhate putraṃ puṣpaiḥ saubhāgyameva ca
By milk-rice, stoutness of body; by kṛsara (a rice-and-sesame dish), smoothness and gentleness; by fruits one obtains a son, and by flowers good fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 207.55
रथैर्दिव्यं विमानं तु शिबिकां चैव मानवः ।। प्रेक्षणैरपि सौभाग्यं प्राप्नोतीह न संशयः
rathairdivyaṃ vimānaṃ tu śibikāṃ caiva mānavaḥ || prekṣaṇairapi saubhāgyaṃ prāpnotīha na saṃśayaḥ
By (the gift of) chariots a man (obtains) a divine aerial car and a palanquin; and by (providing) spectacles he obtains good fortune here—there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 207.56
अभयस्य प्रदानेन सर्वकामानवाप्नुयात्
abhayasya pradānena sarvakāmānavāpnuyāt
By the gift of safety one would obtain all one's desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 207.207
दुर्ल्लभं त्रिषु लोकेषु यच्च प्रियतरं तव ।। तपोमयानां सर्वेषां द्विजातीनां च सुव्रत पतिव्रता न गच्छन्ति सत्यवाक्याश्च ये नराः ।। अजिताश्चाशठाश्चैव स्वामिभक्ताश्च ये नराः ब्राह्मणा अमरत्वं च प्राप्नुवन्ति न संशयः ।। निवृत्ताः सर्वकामेभ्यो निराशाः सुजितेन्द्रियाः अहिंसया परं रूपं दीक्षया कुलजन्म च ।। फल मूलाशिनो राज्यं स्वर्गः पर्णाशिनां भवेत् दत्त्वा द्विजेभ्यः स भवेत्सुरूपो रोगांश्च कांश्चिल्लभते न जातु ।। बीजैरशून्यैः शयनाभिरामं दद्याद्गृहं यः पुरुषो द्विजाय
durllabhaṃ triṣu lokeṣu yacca priyataraṃ tava || tapomayānāṃ sarveṣāṃ dvijātīnāṃ ca suvrata pativratā na gacchanti satyavākyāśca ye narāḥ || ajitāścāśaṭhāścaiva svāmibhaktāśca ye narāḥ brāhmaṇā amaratvaṃ ca prāpnuvanti na saṃśayaḥ || nivṛttāḥ sarvakāmebhyo nirāśāḥ sujitendriyāḥ ahiṃsayā paraṃ rūpaṃ dīkṣayā kulajanma ca || phala mūlāśino rājyaṃ svargaḥ parṇāśināṃ bhavet dattvā dvijebhyaḥ sa bhavetsurūpo rogāṃśca kāṃścillabhate na jātu || bījairaśūnyaiḥ śayanābhirāmaṃ dadyādgṛhaṃ yaḥ puruṣo dvijāya
And what is hard to obtain in the three worlds and dearer to you—of all those made of ascetic power and of the twice-born, O you of good vows. Wives devoted to their husbands do not go (astray), nor those men who are truthful in speech; those men who are unsubdued and free of guile and devoted to their master—brahmins too attain immortality, there is no doubt—those who have turned back from all desires, without craving, with senses well subdued. By non-injury (one gains) supreme beauty, by consecration birth in a (good) family; for those who eat fruits and roots there is kingship, and heaven would be for those who eat leaves. Having given to the twice-born, he becomes handsome and never contracts any diseases; the man who gives to a brahmin a house delightful with beds and not empty of seed-grain (obtains the same).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain