The Merit of Giving Land, Maidens, Gold, Sesame and Cows

Verse 1 (14.102.1)

अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि भूमिदानमनुत्तमम् ॥

ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi bhūmidānamanuttamam

Next I shall describe the gift of land, the most excellent of all gifts.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1031; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 2 (14.102.2)

यः प्रयच्छति विप्राय भूमिं रम्यां सदक्षिणाम् । श्रोत्रियाय दरिद्राय साग्निहोत्राय पाण्डव ॥

yaḥ prayacchati viprāya bhūmiṃ ramyāṃ sadakṣiṇām | śrotriyāya daridrāya sāgnihotrāya pāṇḍava

O Pandava, the man who gives a lovely piece of land, together with the priestly fee, to a poor Brahmin learned in the Vedas who keeps the sacred fires,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1032–_1033; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 3 (14.102.3)

स सर्वकामतृप्तात्मा सर्वरत्नविभूषितः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो दीप्यमानोऽर्कवत्सदा ॥

sa sarvakāmatṛptātmā sarvaratnavibhūṣitaḥ | sarvapāpavinirmukto dīpyamāno'rkavatsadā

becomes one whose every desire is satisfied, adorned with every kind of jewel, freed from all sins, and always shining like the sun.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1034–_1035; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 4 (14.102.4)

बालसूर्यप्रकाशेन विचित्रध्वजशोभिना । याति यानेन दिव्येन मम लोकं महायशाः ॥

bālasūryaprakāśena vicitradhvajaśobhinā | yāti yānena divyena mama lokaṃ mahāyaśāḥ

That man of great renown goes to my world in a divine chariot, bright as the young sun and splendid with many-coloured banners.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1036–_1037; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 5 (14.102.5)

तत्र दिव्याङ्गनाभिस्तु सेव्यमानो यथासुखम् । कामगः कामरूपी च क्रीडत्यप्सरसांगणैः ॥

tatra divyāṅganābhistu sevyamāno yathāsukham | kāmagaḥ kāmarūpī ca krīḍatyapsarasāṃgaṇaiḥ

There, attended at his ease by heavenly women, he goes where he wills and takes any form he wishes, and he sports with throngs of apsarases.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1038–_1039; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 6 (14.102.6)

यावद्बिभर्ति लोकान्वै भूमिः कुरुकुलोद्वह । तावद्भूमिप्रदः काले मम लोके महीयते ॥

yāvadbibharti lokānvai bhūmiḥ kurukulodvaha | tāvadbhūmipradaḥ kāle mama loke mahīyate

O upholder of the Kuru line, for as long as the earth bears the worlds, so long the giver of land is honoured in my world.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1040–_1041; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Recension variant: Appendix has 'kāmaṃ' for 'काले'; kept.

Verse 7 (14.102.7)

न हि भूमिप्रदानाद्वै दानमन्यद्विशिष्यते । न चापि भूमिहरणात्पापमान्यद्विशिष्यते ॥

na hi bhūmipradānādvai dānamanyadviśiṣyate | na cāpi bhūmiharaṇātpāpamānyadviśiṣyate

No other gift surpasses the gift of land, and no other sin surpasses the seizing of land.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1042–_1043; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 8 (14.102.8)

दानान्यन्यानि हीयन्ते कालेन कुरुपुङ्गव । भूमिदानस्य पुण्यस्य क्षयो नैवोपपद्यते ॥

dānānyanyāni hīyante kālena kurupuṅgava | bhūmidānasya puṇyasya kṣayo naivopapadyate

O best of the Kurus, other gifts wear away with time, but the merit of giving land never comes to an end.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1044–_1045; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 9 (14.102.9)

ब्राह्मणाय दरिद्राय भूमिं दत्तां तु यो नरः । न हिंसति नरव्याघ्र तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥

brāhmaṇāya daridrāya bhūmiṃ dattāṃ tu yo naraḥ | na hiṃsati naravyāghra tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu

O tiger among men, hear the fruit of merit won by the man who does not take back the land he has given to a poor Brahmin.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1046–_1047; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 10 (14.102.10)

सप्तद्वीपसमुद्रान्ता रत्नसंचयसंकुला । सशैलवनदुर्गाढ्या तेन दत्ता मही भवेत् ॥

saptadvīpasamudrāntā ratnasaṃcayasaṃkulā | saśailavanadurgāḍhyā tena dattā mahī bhavet

By him the earth is given: bounded by the seven continents and the seas, filled with heaps of jewels, rich in mountains, forests and strongholds.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1048–_1049; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Recension variants against the Appendix ('ratnadhānya-', 'sa śaila-'); kept.

Verse 11 (14.102.11)

भूमिं दृष्ट्वा दीयमानां श्रोत्रियायाग्निहोत्रिणे । सर्वभूतानि मन्यन्ते मां ददातीति हर्षवत् ॥

bhūmiṃ dṛṣṭvā dīyamānāṃ śrotriyāyāgnihotriṇe | sarvabhūtāni manyante māṃ dadātīti harṣavat

When all beings see land being given to a Vedic scholar who keeps the sacred fire, they rejoice, thinking, "He is giving to me."

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1050–_1051; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 12 (14.102.12)

सुवर्णमणिरत्नानि धनानि च वसूनि च । सर्वदानानि वै राजन्ददाति वसुधां ददत् ॥

suvarṇamaṇiratnāni dhanāni ca vasūni ca | sarvadānāni vai rājandadāti vasudhāṃ dadat

O king, the giver of the earth gives every gift: gold, gems and jewels, riches and treasures.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1052–_1053; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Recension variants against the Appendix ('dhanadhānya-'); kept.

Verse 13 (14.102.13)

सागरान्सरितः शैलान्समानि विषमाणि च । सर्वगन्धरसांश्चैव ददाति वसुधां ददत् ॥

sāgarānsaritaḥ śailānsamāni viṣamāṇi ca | sarvagandharasāṃścaiva dadāti vasudhāṃ dadat

Seas, rivers and mountains, level ground and rough, and every fragrance and flavour: the giver of the earth gives all of these.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1054–_1055; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 14 (14.102.14)

ओषधीः फलसंपन्ना नानापुष्पसमन्विताः । कमलोत्पलषण्डांश्च ददाति वसुधां ददत् ॥

oṣadhīḥ phalasaṃpannā nānāpuṣpasamanvitāḥ | kamalotpalaṣaṇḍāṃśca dadāti vasudhāṃ dadat

Plants heavy with fruit and rich in flowers of many kinds, and clusters of lotuses and water-lilies: the giver of the earth gives all of these.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1056–_1057; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 15 (14.102.15)

धर्मं कामं तथा चार्थं वेदान्यज्ञांस्तथैव च । स्वर्गमार्गगतिं चैव ददाति वसुधां ददत् ॥

dharmaṃ kāmaṃ tathā cārthaṃ vedānyajñāṃstathaiva ca | svargamārgagatiṃ caiva dadāti vasudhāṃ dadat

Righteousness, desire and wealth, the Vedas and the sacrifices, and the path and goal to heaven: the giver of the earth gives all of these.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1058–_1059; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 16 (14.102.16)

अग्निष्टोमादिभिर्यज्ञैर्ये यजन्ते सदक्षिणैः । न तत्फलं लभन्ते ते भूमिदानस्य यत्फलम् ॥

agniṣṭomādibhiryajñairye yajante sadakṣiṇaiḥ | na tatphalaṃ labhante te bhūmidānasya yatphalam

Those who offer sacrifices such as the Agnishtoma with generous fees do not gain the fruit that comes from the gift of land.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1060–_1061; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 17 (14.102.17)

श्रोत्रियाय महीं दत्त्वा यो न हिंसति पाण्डव । तद्दानं कथयिष्यन्ति यावल्लोकाः प्रतिष्ठिताः । तावत्स्वर्गोपभोगानां भोक्तारः पाण्डुनन्दन ॥

śrotriyāya mahīṃ dattvā yo na hiṃsati pāṇḍava | taddānaṃ kathayiṣyanti yāvallokāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ | tāvatsvargopabhogānāṃ bhoktāraḥ pāṇḍunandana

O Pandava, when a man has given land to a Vedic scholar and does not take it back, people will speak of that gift for as long as the worlds stand firm; and for that long, O son of Pandu, they will be enjoyers of the pleasures of heaven.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1062–_1064; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected श्रोत्रिया महीं → श्रोत्रियाय महीं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped final य; CE/Appendix śrotriyāya).

Verse 18 (14.102.18)

सस्यपूर्णां महीं यस्तु श्रोत्रियाय प्रयच्छति । पितरस्तस्य तृप्यन्ति यावदाभूतसंप्लुवम् ॥

sasyapūrṇāṃ mahīṃ yastu śrotriyāya prayacchati | pitarastasya tṛpyanti yāvadābhūtasaṃpluvam

He who gives land full of crops to a Vedic scholar, his ancestors are satisfied until the dissolution of all beings.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1065–_1066; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected तृप्ययन्ति → तृप्यन्ति (misprint in Wikisource; stray य; Appendix tṛpyanti).

Verse 19 (14.102.19)

मम रुद्रस्य सवितुस्त्रिदशानां तथैव च । प्रीतये विद्धि राजेन्द्र भूमिर्दत्ता द्विजाय वै ॥

mama rudrasya savitustridaśānāṃ tathaiva ca | prītaye viddhi rājendra bhūmirdattā dvijāya vai

Know, O best of kings, that land given to a Brahmin is given for the pleasure of me, of Rudra, of Savitr, and of the gods.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1067–_1068; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 20 (14.102.20)

तेन पुण्येन पूतात्मा दाता भूमेर्युधिष्ठिर । मम सालोक्यमाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥

tena puṇyena pūtātmā dātā bhūmeryudhiṣṭhira | mama sālokyamāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Purified by that merit, the giver of land, O Yudhishthira, attains life in the same world as mine; there is no need to doubt this.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1069–_1070; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected विचाराणा → विचारणा (misprint in Wikisource; Appendix vicāraṇā).

Verse 21 (14.102.21)

यत्किंचित्कुरुते पापं पुरुषो वृत्तिकर्शितः । स च गोकर्णमात्रेण भूमिदानेन शुध्यति ॥

yatkiṃcitkurute pāpaṃ puruṣo vṛttikarśitaḥ | sa ca gokarṇamātreṇa bhūmidānena śudhyati

Whatever sin a man worn down by the struggle for a livelihood commits, he is cleansed of it by a gift of land of even a gokarna's measure.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1071–_1072; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected पुरुषे → पुरुषो (misprint in Wikisource; subject of कुरुते/कर्शितः; Appendix puruṣo).

Verse 22 (14.102.22)

मासोपवासे यत्पुण्यं कृच्छ्रे चान्द्रायणेऽपि च । भूमिगोकर्णमात्रेण तत्पुण्यं तु विधीयते ॥

māsopavāse yatpuṇyaṃ kṛcchre cāndrāyaṇe'pi ca | bhūmigokarṇamātreṇa tatpuṇyaṃ tu vidhīyate

The merit of a month-long fast, of the krichchhra penance and of the Chandrayana vow: that same merit is ordained for a gift of land of only a gokarna's measure.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1073–_1074; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 23 (14.102.23)

सर्वतीर्थाभिषेके च यत्पुण्यं समुदाहृतम् । भूमिगोकर्णमात्रेण तत्पुण्यं तु विधीयते ॥

sarvatīrthābhiṣeke ca yatpuṇyaṃ samudāhṛtam | bhūmigokarṇamātreṇa tatpuṇyaṃ tu vidhīyate

The merit declared for bathing at all the holy places: that same merit is ordained for a gift of land of only a gokarna's measure.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1075–_1076; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 24 (14.102.24)

देवदेव नमस्तेऽस्तु वासुदेव सुरेश्वर । गोकर्णस्य प्रमाणं वै वक्तुमर्हसि तत्वतः ॥

devadeva namaste'stu vāsudeva sureśvara | gokarṇasya pramāṇaṃ vai vaktumarhasi tatvataḥ

God of gods, Vasudeva, lord of the immortals, I bow to you. Please tell me truly the measure of a gokarna.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1077–_1078; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected नमस्तेऽस्तदु → नमस्तेऽस्तु (misprint in Wikisource; Appendix te 'stu). Speaker per the page's heading (युधिष्ठिर उवाच); the Appendix prints that heading one line late.

Verse 25 (14.102.25)

शृणु गोकर्णमात्रस्य प्रमाणं पाण्डुनन्दन । त्रिंशद्दण्डप्रमाणेन प्रमितं सर्वतो दिशम् ॥

śṛṇu gokarṇamātrasya pramāṇaṃ pāṇḍunandana | triṃśaddaṇḍapramāṇena pramitaṃ sarvato diśam

Hear, son of Pandu, the measure of a gokarna: it is measured as thirty rods in every direction.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1079–_1080; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 26 (14.102.26)

प्रत्यक्प्रागपि राजेन्द्र तत्तथा दक्षिणोत्तरम् । गोकर्णं तद्विदः प्राहुः प्रमाणं धरणेर्नृप ॥

pratyakprāgapi rājendra tattathā dakṣiṇottaram | gokarṇaṃ tadvidaḥ prāhuḥ pramāṇaṃ dharaṇernṛpa

O best of kings, the same to the west and the east, and the same to the south and the north: those who know it call this the measure of a gokarna of the earth, O king.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1081–_1082; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 27 (14.102.27)

सवृषं गोशतं यत्र सुखं तिष्ठत्ययन्त्रितम् । सवत्सं कुरुशार्दूल तच्च गोकर्णमुच्यते ॥

savṛṣaṃ gośataṃ yatra sukhaṃ tiṣṭhatyayantritam | savatsaṃ kuruśārdūla tacca gokarṇamucyate

O tiger of the Kurus, that is called a gokarna where a hundred cows with their calves and a bull can stand at ease, unconfined.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1083–_1084; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 28 (14.102.28)

किंकरा मृत्युदण्डाश्च कुंभीपाकाश्च दारुणाः । घोराश्च वारुणाः पाशा नोपसर्पन्ति भूमिदम् ॥

kiṃkarā mṛtyudaṇḍāśca kuṃbhīpākāśca dāruṇāḥ | ghorāśca vāruṇāḥ pāśā nopasarpanti bhūmidam

The servants of Yama, the rods of death, the dreadful kumbhipaka hells and the terrible nooses of Varuna do not come near the giver of land.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1085–_1086; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 29 (14.102.29)

निरया रौरवाद्याश्च तथा वैतरणी नदी । तीव्राश्च यातनाः कृष्टा नोपसर्पन्ति भूमिदम् ॥

nirayā rauravādyāśca tathā vaitaraṇī nadī | tīvrāśca yātanāḥ kṛṣṭā nopasarpanti bhūmidam

The hells beginning with Raurava, the river Vaitarani, and the grievous torments do not come near the giver of land.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1087–_1088; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Recension variant: Appendix 'kaṣṭā' for 'कृष्टा'; kept.

Verse 30 (14.102.30)

चित्रगुप्ताः कलिः कालः कृतान्तो मृत्युरेव च । यमश्च भगवान्साक्षात्पूजयन्ति महीप्रदम् ॥

citraguptāḥ kaliḥ kālaḥ kṛtānto mṛtyureva ca | yamaśca bhagavānsākṣātpūjayanti mahīpradam

The Chitraguptas, Kali, Kala, Krtanta, and Death himself, and the Lord Yama in person, all honour the giver of land.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1089–_1090; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Recension variant: Appendix has singular 'citraguptaḥ'; kept the plural.

Verse 31 (14.102.31)

रुद्रः प्रजापतिः शक्रः सुरा ऋषिगणास्तथा । अहं च प्रीतिमान्राजन्पूजयामो महीप्रदम् ॥

rudraḥ prajāpatiḥ śakraḥ surā ṛṣigaṇāstathā | ahaṃ ca prītimānrājanpūjayāmo mahīpradam

Rudra, Prajapati, Shakra, the gods and the hosts of sages, and I too, O king, in my delight, honour the giver of land.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1091–_1092; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 32 (14.102.32)

कृशभृत्यस्य कृशगोः कृशाश्वस्य कृतातिथेः । भूमिर्देया नरश्रेष्ठ स निधिः पारलौकिकः ॥

kṛśabhṛtyasya kṛśagoḥ kṛśāśvasya kṛtātitheḥ | bhūmirdeyā naraśreṣṭha sa nidhiḥ pāralaukikaḥ

Land should be given, best of men, to one with few servants, a thin cow and a thin horse, who has nonetheless entertained guests; that is a treasure for the next world.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1093–_1094; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected निधइः → निधिः (misprint in Wikisource; Appendix nidhiḥ). Recension variant: Appendix 'kṛśātitheḥ' for 'कृतातिथेः'; kept.

Verse 33 (14.102.33)

सीदमानकुटुंबाय श्रोत्रियायाग्निहोत्रिणे । व्रतस्थाय दरिद्राय भूमिर्देया नराधिप ॥

sīdamānakuṭuṃbāya śrotriyāyāgnihotriṇe | vratasthāya daridrāya bhūmirdeyā narādhipa

Land should be given, O lord of men, to a poor Brahmin firm in his vows, whose household is in distress, who is a Vedic scholar and keeps the sacred fires.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1095–_1096; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected व्रस्थाय → व्रतस्थाय (misprint in Wikisource; dropped त; Appendix vratasthāya).

Verse 34 (14.102.34)

यथा हि धात्री क्षीरेण पुत्रं वर्धयति स्वयम् । दातारमनुगृह्णाति दत्ता ह्येवं वसुंधरा ॥

yathā hi dhātrī kṣīreṇa putraṃ vardhayati svayam | dātāramanugṛhṇāti dattā hyevaṃ vasuṃdharā

Just as a nurse herself makes a child grow with her milk, so the earth, once given, favours the giver.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1097–_1098; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 35 (14.102.35)

यथा बिभर्ति गौर्वत्सं सृजन्ती क्षीरमात्मनः । तथा सर्वगुणोपेता भूमिर्वहति भूमिदम् ॥

yathā bibharti gaurvatsaṃ sṛjantī kṣīramātmanaḥ | tathā sarvaguṇopetā bhūmirvahati bhūmidam

Just as a cow, pouring out her own milk, sustains her calf, so the earth, endowed with every good quality, sustains the giver of land.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1099–_1100; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 36 (14.102.36)

यथा बीजानि रोहन्ति जलसिक्तानि भूपते । तथा कामाः प्ररोहन्ति भूमिदस्य दिनेदिने ॥

yathā bījāni rohanti jalasiktāni bhūpate | tathā kāmāḥ prarohanti bhūmidasya dinedine

Just as seeds, when watered, sprout, O lord of the earth, so the desires of the giver of land grow day by day.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1101–_1102; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected बीजनि → बीजानि (misprint in Wikisource; Appendix bījāni).

Verse 37 (14.102.37)

यथा तेजस्तु सूर्यस्य तमः सर्वं व्यपोहति । तथा पापं नरस्येह भूमिदानं व्यपोहति ॥

yathā tejastu sūryasya tamaḥ sarvaṃ vyapohati | tathā pāpaṃ narasyeha bhūmidānaṃ vyapohati

Just as the radiance of the sun drives away all darkness, so the gift of land drives away a man's sin in this world.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1103–_1104; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Recension variant: Appendix 'yathodayas tu sūryasya'; kept.

Verse 38 (14.102.38)

दाता दशानुगृह्णाति यो हरेद्दश हन्ति च । अतीतान्यागतानीह कुलानि कुरुपुङ्गव ॥

dātā daśānugṛhṇāti yo hareddaśa hanti ca | atītānyāgatānīha kulāni kurupuṅgava

The giver benefits ten, and the one who takes it back destroys ten: families both past and yet to come, O best of the Kurus.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1105–_1106; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 39 (14.102.39)

आश्रुत्य भूमिदानं तु दत्त्वा यो वा हरेत्पुनः । स बद्धो वारुणैः पाशैः क्षिप्यते पूयशोणिते ॥

āśrutya bhūmidānaṃ tu dattvā yo vā haretpunaḥ | sa baddho vāruṇaiḥ pāśaiḥ kṣipyate pūyaśoṇite

He who, having promised a gift of land or having given it, takes it back again, is bound with Varuna's nooses and flung into pus and blood.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1107–_1108; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected हरेन्पुनः → हरेत्पुनः (misprint in Wikisource; न् for त्; Appendix haret punaḥ).

Verse 40 (14.102.40)

स्वदत्तां परदत्तां वा यो हरेत् वसुंधराम् । न तस्य नरकाद्धोराद्विद्यते निष्कृतिः क्वचित् ॥

svadattāṃ paradattāṃ vā yo haret vasuṃdharām | na tasya narakāddhorādvidyate niṣkṛtiḥ kvacit

Whoever seizes land, whether given by himself or by another, finds no release anywhere from that dreadful hell.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1109–_1110; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 41 (14.102.41)

ब्राह्मणस्य हृते क्षेत्रे हन्याद्द्वादश पूर्वजान् । स गच्छेत्कृमियोनिं च न च मुच्येत जातु सः ॥

brāhmaṇasya hṛte kṣetre hanyāddvādaśa pūrvajān | sa gacchetkṛmiyoniṃ ca na ca mucyeta jātu saḥ

When a Brahmin's field is seized, the seizer destroys twelve of his forefathers; he goes into the womb of worms and is never freed.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1111–_1112; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected ब्राह्म्णस्य → ब्राह्मणस्य (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct).

Verse 42 (14.102.42)

दत्त्वा भूमिं द्विजेन्द्राय यस्तामेवोपजीवति । गवां शतसहस्रस्य हन्तुः स लभते फलम् ॥

dattvā bhūmiṃ dvijendrāya yastāmevopajīvati | gavāṃ śatasahasrasya hantuḥ sa labhate phalam

He who gives land to a foremost Brahmin and then lives off that same land gains the fruit that belongs to the killer of a hundred thousand cows.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1113–_1114; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 43 (14.102.43)

सोधश्शिरास्तु पापात्मा कुंभीपाकेषु पच्यते । दिव्यैर्वर्षसहस्रैस्तु कुंभीपाकाद्विनिस्सृतः । इह लोके भवेत्स श्वा शतजन्मनि पाण्डव ॥

sodhaśśirāstu pāpātmā kuṃbhīpākeṣu pacyate | divyairvarṣasahasraistu kuṃbhīpākādvinissṛtaḥ | iha loke bhavetsa śvā śatajanmani pāṇḍava

That sinner, head downward, is cooked in the kumbhipaka hells; and when after divine thousands of years he is released from the kumbhipaka, he becomes a dog in this world for a hundred births, O Pandava.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1115–_1117; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected द्विजनिस्सृतः → द्विनिस्सृतः (misprint in Wikisource; stray ज; Appendix viniḥsṛtaḥ). Corrected रातजन्मनि → शतजन्मनि (misprint in Wikisource; र for श; Appendix śatajanmāni). Avagraha omitted in 'सोधश्शिरा' (so 'dhaḥśirāḥ) as printed; left unchanged.

Verse 44 (14.102.44)

दत्त्वा भूमिं द्विजेन्द्राणां यस्तामेवोपजीवति । स मूढो याति दुष्टात्मा नरकानेकविंशतिम् । नरकेभ्यो विनिर्मुक्तः शुनां योनिं स गच्छति ॥

dattvā bhūmiṃ dvijendrāṇāṃ yastāmevopajīvati | sa mūḍho yāti duṣṭātmā narakānekaviṃśatim | narakebhyo vinirmuktaḥ śunāṃ yoniṃ sa gacchati

He who gives land to the foremost Brahmins and then lives off that same land, that foolish, wicked man goes to twenty-one hells; released from the hells, he enters the womb of dogs.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1118–_1120; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected भूमि द्विजेन्द्राणां → भूमिं द्विजेन्द्राणां (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara of the accusative; Appendix bhūmiṃ).

Verse 45 (14.102.45)

हलकृष्टा मही देया सबीजा सस्यमालिनी । अथवा सोदका देया दरिद्राय द्विजातये ॥

halakṛṣṭā mahī deyā sabījā sasyamālinī | athavā sodakā deyā daridrāya dvijātaye

Land should be given ploughed, sown with seed and rich in crops; or else land with water should be given to a poor Brahmin.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1121–_1122; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 46 (14.102.46)

एवं दत्ता मही राजन्प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति मनसा चिन्तितानि च ॥

evaṃ dattā mahī rājanprahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti manasā cintitāni ca

Land given in this way, O king, with a glad heart, brings him all his desires, even those he has merely thought of.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1123–_1124; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 47 (14.102.47)

बहुभिर्वसुधा दत्ता दीयते च नराधिपैः । यस्य यस्य यदा भूमिस्तस्य तस्य तदा फलम् ॥

bahubhirvasudhā dattā dīyate ca narādhipaiḥ | yasya yasya yadā bhūmistasya tasya tadā phalam

The earth has been given by many kings and is given still; whoever holds the land at any time, to him belongs the fruit at that time.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1125–_1126; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 48 (14.102.48)

यः प्रयच्छति कन्यां वै सुरूपां श्रोत्रियाय वै । स ब्रह्मदेयो राजेन्द्र तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥

yaḥ prayacchati kanyāṃ vai surūpāṃ śrotriyāya vai | sa brahmadeyo rājendra tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu

He who gives a beautiful daughter to a Vedic scholar makes a gift in the Brahma manner, O best of kings; hear the fruit of his merit.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1127–_1128; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Recension variant: Appendix 'brahmadevo' for 'ब्रह्मदेयो'; kept.

Verse 49 (14.102.49)

बलीवर्दसहस्राणां दत्तानां धुर्यवाहिनाम् । यत्पुण्यं लभते राजन्कन्यादानेन तत्फलम् ॥

balīvardasahasrāṇāṃ dattānāṃ dhuryavāhinām | yatpuṇyaṃ labhate rājankanyādānena tatphalam

O king, the merit one gains from giving a thousand bullocks that draw the yoke is the fruit of giving a daughter in marriage.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1129–_1130; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 50 (14.102.50)

गवां शतसहस्रस्य सम्यग्दत्तस्य यत्फलम् । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति यः प्रयच्छति कन्यकाम् ॥

gavāṃ śatasahasrasya samyagdattasya yatphalam | tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti yaḥ prayacchati kanyakām

The fruit of a hundred thousand cows rightly given: that fruit is gained by the man who gives a maiden.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1131–_1132; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected सम्यग्धत्तस्थ → सम्यग्दत्तस्य (misprint in Wikisource; Appendix samyag dattasya). Corrected समवाप्नोतिः → समवाप्नोति (misprint in Wikisource; stray visarga).

Verse 51 (14.102.51)

यावन्ति चैव रोमाणि कन्यायाः कुरुपुङ्गव । तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि मम लोके महीयते ॥

yāvanti caiva romāṇi kanyāyāḥ kurupuṅgava | tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi mama loke mahīyate

O best of the Kurus, for as many thousands of years as the girl has hairs on her body, he is honoured in my world.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1133–_1134; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 52 (14.102.52)

ततश्चापि च्युतः कालादिह लोके स जायते । षडङ्गविच्चतुर्वेदी सर्वलोकार्चितो द्विजः ॥

tataścāpi cyutaḥ kālādiha loke sa jāyate | ṣaḍaṅgaviccaturvedī sarvalokārcito dvijaḥ

Then, when he falls from there in due time, he is born in this world as a Brahmin master of the six Vedic limbs and the four Vedas, honoured by the whole world.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1135–_1136; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 53 (14.102.53)

यः सुवर्णं दरिद्राय ब्राह्मणाय प्रयच्छति । श्रोत्रियाय सुवृत्ताय बहुपुत्राय पाण्डव ॥

yaḥ suvarṇaṃ daridrāya brāhmaṇāya prayacchati | śrotriyāya suvṛttāya bahuputrāya pāṇḍava

He who gives gold to a poor Brahmin, a Vedic scholar of good conduct and many sons, O Pandava,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1137–_1138; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 54 (14.102.54)

स मुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो बालसूर्यसमप्रभः । विमानं दिव्यमारूढः कामगः कामभोगवान् । वर्षकोटिं महातेजा मम लोके महीयते ॥

sa muktaḥ sarvapāpebhyo bālasūryasamaprabhaḥ | vimānaṃ divyamārūḍhaḥ kāmagaḥ kāmabhogavān | varṣakoṭiṃ mahātejā mama loke mahīyate

is freed from all sins and shines like the young sun; mounted on a divine aerial car, going where he wills and enjoying every pleasure, that man of great radiance is honoured in my world for ten million years.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1139–_1141; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected दिव्यामारूढः → दिव्यमारूढः (misprint in Wikisource; gender; Appendix divyam ārūḍhaḥ).

Verse 55 (14.102.55)

ततः कालावतीर्णश्च सोस्मिँल्लोके हि जायते । वेदवेदाङ्गविद्विप्रः कोटीधनपतिर्भवेत् ॥

tataḥ kālāvatīrṇaśca sosmim̐lloke hi jāyate | vedavedāṅgavidvipraḥ koṭīdhanapatirbhavet

Then, descending when his time is over, he is born in this world as a Brahmin learned in the Vedas and their limbs, master of wealth worth ten million.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1142–_1143; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 56 (14.102.56)

यश्च रूप्यं प्रयच्छेद्वै दरिद्राय द्विजातये । कृशवृत्तेः कृशगवे स मुक्तः सर्वकिल्बिषैः ॥

yaśca rūpyaṃ prayacchedvai daridrāya dvijātaye | kṛśavṛtteḥ kṛśagave sa muktaḥ sarvakilbiṣaiḥ

And he who gives silver to a poor Brahmin of meagre means and a thin cow is freed from all faults.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1144–_1145; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 57 (14.102.57)

पूर्णचन्द्रप्रकाशेन विमानेन विराजता । कामरूपी यथाकामं स्वर्गलोके महीयते ॥

pūrṇacandraprakāśena vimānena virājatā | kāmarūpī yathākāmaṃ svargaloke mahīyate

In a resplendent celestial car shining like the full moon, taking whatever form he wishes, he is honoured in the world of heaven as he desires.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1146–_1147; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected कामरूपि → कामरूपी (misprint in Wikisource; Appendix kāmarūpī).

Verse 58 (14.102.58)

ततोऽवतीर्णः कालेन लोके चास्मिन्महायशाः । सर्वलोकार्चितः श्रीमान्राजा भवति वीर्यवान् ॥

tato'vatīrṇaḥ kālena loke cāsminmahāyaśāḥ | sarvalokārcitaḥ śrīmānrājā bhavati vīryavān

Then, descending in time to this world, that renowned man becomes a prosperous and mighty king, honoured by all the worlds.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1148–_1149; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 59 (14.102.59)

तिलपर्वतकं यस्तु श्रोत्रियाय प्रयच्छति । विशेषेण दरिद्राय तस्यापि शृणु यत्फलम् ॥

tilaparvatakaṃ yastu śrotriyāya prayacchati | viśeṣeṇa daridrāya tasyāpi śṛṇu yatphalam

Hear also the fruit for the man who gives a mountain of sesame to a Vedic scholar, especially a poor one.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1150–_1151; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 60 (14.102.60)

पुण्यं वृषायुतोत्सर्गे यत्प्रोक्तं पाण्डुनन्दन । तत्पुण्यं समनुप्राप्य तत्क्षणाद्विरजा भवेत् ॥

puṇyaṃ vṛṣāyutotsarge yatproktaṃ pāṇḍunandana | tatpuṇyaṃ samanuprāpya tatkṣaṇādvirajā bhavet

The merit declared, O son of Pandu, for freeing ten thousand bulls: gaining that merit, he becomes free of stain at that very moment.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1152–_1153; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 61 (14.102.61)

यथा त्वचं भुजङ्गो वै त्यक्त्वा शुद्धतनुर्भवेत् । तथा तिलप्रदानाद्वै पापं त्यक्त्वा विशुद्ध्यति ॥

yathā tvacaṃ bhujaṅgo vai tyaktvā śuddhatanurbhavet | tathā tilapradānādvai pāpaṃ tyaktvā viśuddhyati

As a snake sheds its skin and becomes clean of body, so by the gift of sesame a man sheds his sin and is purified.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1154–_1155; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected तता → तथा (misprint in Wikisource; Appendix tathā). Corrected विसुद्ध्यति → विशुद्ध्यति (misprint in Wikisource; Appendix viśudhyati).

Verse 62 (14.102.62)

तिलषण्डं प्रयुञ्जानो जांबूनदविभूषितम् । विमानं दिव्यमारूढः पितृलोके महीयते ॥

tilaṣaṇḍaṃ prayuñjāno jāṃbūnadavibhūṣitam | vimānaṃ divyamārūḍhaḥ pitṛloke mahīyate

He who gives a heap of sesame adorned with gold rides in a divine aerial car and is honoured in the world of the ancestors.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1156–_1157; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 63 (14.102.63)

षष्टिं वर्षसहस्राणि कामरूपी महायशाः । तिलप्रदाता रमते पितृलोके यथासुखम् ॥

ṣaṣṭiṃ varṣasahasrāṇi kāmarūpī mahāyaśāḥ | tilapradātā ramate pitṛloke yathāsukham

For sixty thousand years the giver of sesame, renowned and taking whatever form he wills, enjoys himself at ease in the world of the ancestors.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1158–_1159; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 64 (14.102.64)

यः प्रयच्छति विप्राय तिलधेनुं नराधिप । श्रोत्रियाय दरिद्राय शृणु तस्यापि यत्फलम् ॥

yaḥ prayacchati viprāya tiladhenuṃ narādhipa | śrotriyāya daridrāya śṛṇu tasyāpi yatphalam

O lord of men, hear also the fruit for the man who gives a sesame-cow to a poor Vedic scholar.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1160–_1161; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 65 (14.102.65)

गोसहस्रप्रदानेन यत्पुण्यं समुदाहृतम् । तत्पुण्यफलमाप्नोति तिलधेनुप्रदो नरः ॥

gosahasrapradānena yatpuṇyaṃ samudāhṛtam | tatpuṇyaphalamāpnoti tiladhenuprado naraḥ

The merit declared for the gift of a thousand cows is the merit that the giver of a sesame-cow obtains.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1162–_1163; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected तत्पुण्यफलामाप्नोति → तत्पुण्यफलमाप्नोति (misprint in Wikisource; Appendix puṇyaphalam āpnoti).

Verse 66 (14.102.66)

तिलानां कुडवैर्यस्तु तिलधेनुं प्रयच्छति । तावत्कोटिसमा राजन्स्वर्गलोके महीयते ॥

tilānāṃ kuḍavairyastu tiladhenuṃ prayacchati | tāvatkoṭisamā rājansvargaloke mahīyate

He who gives a sesame-cow made of kudavas of sesame is honoured in the world of heaven, O king, for as many crores of years as there are kudavas.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1164–_1165; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 67 (14.102.67)

अष्टाढकतिलैः कृत्वा तिलधेनुं नराधिप । द्वात्रिंशन्निष्कसंयुक्तं विषुवे यः प्रयच्छति । मद्भक्त्या मद्गतात्मा वै तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥

aṣṭāḍhakatilaiḥ kṛtvā tiladhenuṃ narādhipa | dvātriṃśanniṣkasaṃyuktaṃ viṣuve yaḥ prayacchati | madbhaktyā madgatātmā vai tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu

O lord of men, whoever at the equinox gives a sesame-cow made of eight adhakas of sesame and joined with thirty-two nishkas of gold, with devotion to me and his mind fixed on me, hear the fruit of his merit.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1166–_1168; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected तिलधेनु नराधिप → तिलधेनुं नराधिप (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara; Appendix tiladhenuṃ).

Verse 68 (14.102.68)

कन्यादानसहस्रस्य विधिदत्तस्य यत्फलम् । तत्पुण्यं समनुप्राप्तो मम लोके महीयते ॥

kanyādānasahasrasya vidhidattasya yatphalam | tatpuṇyaṃ samanuprāpto mama loke mahīyate

He obtains the merit of a thousand daughters given according to rule, and is honoured in my world.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1169–_1170; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 69 (14.102.69)

मम लोकावतीर्णश्च सोस्मिँल्लोकेऽभिजायते । ऋग्यजुस्सामवेदानां पारगो ब्राह्मणर्षभः ॥

mama lokāvatīrṇaśca sosmim̐lloke'bhijāyate | ṛgyajussāmavedānāṃ pārago brāhmaṇarṣabhaḥ

Descending from my world, he is born in this world as the foremost of Brahmins, a master of the Rig, Yajur and Sama Vedas.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1171–_1172; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 70 (14.102.70)

गां तु यस्तु दरिद्राय श्रोत्रियाय प्रयच्छति । प्रसन्नां क्षीरिणीं पुण्यां सवत्सां कांस्यदोहिनीं ॥

gāṃ tu yastu daridrāya śrotriyāya prayacchati | prasannāṃ kṣīriṇīṃ puṇyāṃ savatsāṃ kāṃsyadohinīṃ

He who gives to a poor Vedic scholar a cow, gentle, milk-giving and holy, with her calf and a bronze milking-pail,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1173–_1174; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 71 (14.102.71)

यत्किंचिद्दुष्कृतं कर्म तस्य पूर्वकृतं नृप । तत्सर्वं तत्क्षणादेव विनश्यति न संशयः ॥

yatkiṃcidduṣkṛtaṃ karma tasya pūrvakṛtaṃ nṛpa | tatsarvaṃ tatkṣaṇādeva vinaśyati na saṃśayaḥ

whatever evil deed he did before, O king, all of it is destroyed in that very moment; there is no doubt of this.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1175–_1176; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected पूर्वकृतं नृपः → पूर्वकृतं नृप (misprint in Wikisource; vocative; Appendix nṛpa).

Verse 72 (14.102.72)

यानं च वृषसंयुक्तं दीप्यमानं स्वलङ्कृतम् । आरूढः कामगं दिव्यं गोलोकमधिगच्छति ॥

yānaṃ ca vṛṣasaṃyuktaṃ dīpyamānaṃ svalaṅkṛtam | ārūḍhaḥ kāmagaṃ divyaṃ golokamadhigacchati

Mounted on a splendid, well-adorned divine car yoked with bulls and going where it wills, he reaches Goloka.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1177–_1178; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 73 (14.102.73)

यावन्ति चैव रोमाणि तस्या गोस्तु नराधिप । तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि गवां लोके महीयते ॥

yāvanti caiva romāṇi tasyā gostu narādhipa | tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi gavāṃ loke mahīyate

O lord of men, for as many thousand years as that cow has hairs on her body, he is honoured in the world of cows.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1179–_1180; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 74 (14.102.74)

गोलोकादवतीर्णस्तु लोकेऽस्मिन्ब्राह्मणो भवेत् । सत्रयाजी वदान्यश्च सर्वराजभिरर्चितः ॥

golokādavatīrṇastu loke'sminbrāhmaṇo bhavet | satrayājī vadānyaśca sarvarājabhirarcitaḥ

Descending from Goloka, he becomes a Brahmin in this world, a performer of long sacrifices, generous and honoured by all kings.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1181–_1182; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected वदन्यश्च → वदान्यश्च (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ā; Appendix vadānyaś ca).

Verse 75 (14.102.75)

तिलं गावः सुवर्णं चाप्यन्नं कन्या वसुंधरा । तारयन्तीह दत्तानि ब्राह्मणेभ्यो महाभुज ॥

tilaṃ gāvaḥ suvarṇaṃ cāpyannaṃ kanyā vasuṃdharā | tārayantīha dattāni brāhmaṇebhyo mahābhuja

Sesame, cows, gold, food, a daughter and land: these, when given to Brahmins, carry the giver across, O mighty-armed one.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1183–_1184; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 76 (14.102.76)

ब्राह्मणं वृत्तसंपन्नमाहिताग्निमलोलुपम् । तर्पयेद्विधिवद्राजन्स निधिः पारलौकिकः ॥

brāhmaṇaṃ vṛttasaṃpannamāhitāgnimalolupam | tarpayedvidhivadrājansa nidhiḥ pāralaukikaḥ

A Brahmin of good conduct who keeps the sacred fire and is free of greed should be duly satisfied, O king; that is a treasure for the next world.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1185–_1186; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 77 (14.102.77)

आहिताग्निं दरिद्रं च श्रोत्रियं च जितेन्द्रियम् । शूद्रान्नवर्जितं चैव द्विजं यत्नेन पूजयेत् ॥

āhitāgniṃ daridraṃ ca śrotriyaṃ ca jitendriyam | śūdrānnavarjitaṃ caiva dvijaṃ yatnena pūjayet

One should honour with care a Brahmin who keeps the sacred fire, who is poor though learned in the Vedas, master of his senses, and who avoids a Shudra's food.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1187–_1188; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected आहिताग्नि दरिद्रं → आहिताग्निं दरिद्रं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara; Appendix āhitāgniṃ).

Verse 78 (14.102.78)

आहिताग्निः सदा पात्रमग्निहोत्री च वेदवित् । पात्राणामपि तत्पात्रं शूद्रान्नं यस्य नोदरे ॥

āhitāgniḥ sadā pātramagnihotrī ca vedavit | pātrāṇāmapi tatpātraṃ śūdrānnaṃ yasya nodare

A Brahmin who keeps the sacred fires, performs the agnihotra and knows the Veda is always a worthy recipient; and the worthiest of recipients is he in whose belly there is no Shudra's food.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1189–_1190; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected पात्रमह्निहोत्री → पात्रमग्निहोत्री (misprint in Wikisource; Appendix agnihotraś ca).

Verse 79 (14.102.79)

यच्च वेदमयं पात्रं यच्च पात्रं तपोमयम् । असंकीर्णं च यत्पात्रं तत्पात्रं तारयिष्यति ॥

yacca vedamayaṃ pātraṃ yacca pātraṃ tapomayam | asaṃkīrṇaṃ ca yatpātraṃ tatpātraṃ tārayiṣyati

The recipient who is full of the Veda, the recipient who is full of austerity, and the recipient who is pure and unmixed: such a recipient will carry one across.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1191–_1192; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 80 (14.102.80)

नित्यस्वाध्यायनिरतास्त्वसंकीर्णेन्द्रियाश्च ये । पञ्चयज्ञपरा नित्यं पूजितास्तारयन्ति ते ॥

nityasvādhyāyaniratāstvasaṃkīrṇendriyāśca ye | pañcayajñaparā nityaṃ pūjitāstārayanti te

Those who are ever devoted to the recitation of the Veda, whose senses are not scattered, and who are intent on the five great sacrifices, carry one across when honoured.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1193–_1194; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 81 (14.102.81)

ये क्षान्तिदान्ताः श्रुतिपूर्णकर्णा । जितेन्द्रियाः प्राणिवधे निवृत्ताः । प्रतिग्रहे संकुचिता गृहस्था- । स्ते ब्राह्मणास्तारयितुं समर्थाः ॥

ye kṣāntidāntāḥ śrutipūrṇakarṇā | jitendriyāḥ prāṇivadhe nivṛttāḥ | pratigrahe saṃkucitā gṛhasthā- | ste brāhmaṇāstārayituṃ samarthāḥ

Householders who are patient and self-controlled, whose ears are full of the Veda, who have mastered their senses and refrain from killing living beings, and who shrink from accepting gifts: such Brahmins are able to carry one across.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1195–_1198; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected प्राणिवधै → प्राणिवधे (misprint in Wikisource; Appendix prāṇivadhe).

Verse 82 (14.102.82)

नित्योदकी नित्ययज्ञोपवीती । नित्यस्वाध्यायी वृषलान्नवर्जी । क्रतौ गच्छन्विधिवच्चापि जुह्व- । त्स ब्राह्मणस्तारयितुं समर्थः ॥

nityodakī nityayajñopavītī | nityasvādhyāyī vṛṣalānnavarjī | kratau gacchanvidhivaccāpi juhva- | tsa brāhmaṇastārayituṃ samarthaḥ

He who bathes daily, wears the sacred thread daily, studies daily, avoids a Shudra's food, goes to the sacrifice and duly pours the oblations: such a Brahmin is able to carry one across.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1199–_1202; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Recension variant: Appendix 'ṛtau gacchan' for 'क्रतौ गच्छन्'; kept.

Verse 83 (14.102.83)

ब्राह्मणो यस्तु मद्भक्तो मद्रागी मत्परायणः । मयि संन्यस्तकर्मा च स विप्रस्तारयेद्ध्रुवम् ॥

brāhmaṇo yastu madbhakto madrāgī matparāyaṇaḥ | mayi saṃnyastakarmā ca sa viprastārayeddhruvam

The Brahmin who is devoted to me, who loves me, who takes me as his refuge and has laid down his actions in me, will surely carry one across.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1203–_1204; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Recension variant: Appendix 'madyājī' for 'मद्रागी'; kept.

Verse 84 (14.102.84)

द्वादशाक्षरतत्वज्ञश्चतुर्व्यूहविभागवित् । अच्छिद्रपञ्चकालज्ञः स विप्रस्तारयिष्यति ॥

dvādaśākṣaratatvajñaścaturvyūhavibhāgavit | acchidrapañcakālajñaḥ sa viprastārayiṣyati

The Brahmin who knows the truth of the twelve-syllable mantra, who understands the divisions of the fourfold manifestation, and who knows without fault the five times of worship, will carry one across.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _1205–_1206; not in the critical edition's constituted text. Corrected ज्ञःक स → ज्ञः स (misprint in Wikisource; stray क).