Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.97
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13.97.1
इदं देयमिदं देयमितीयं श्रुतिचोदनात् ।
बहुदेयाश्च राजानः किंस्विद्देयमनुत्तमम् ॥ १३.९७.१ ॥
"This is to be given, this is to be given" — thus it is declared by the injunction of scripture. Kings have many things to give; what, then, is the supreme gift?
13.97.2
अति दानानि सर्वाणि पृथिवीदानमुच्यते ।
अचला ह्यक्षया भूमिर्दोग्ध्री कामानिहोत्तमान् ॥ १३.९७.२ ॥
Above all gifts, the gift of land is declared; for the earth is immovable and imperishable, the milch-cow that yields the highest desires here.
13.97.3
दोग्ध्री वासांसि रत्नानि पशून्व्रीहियवांस्तथा ।
भूमिदः सर्वभूतेषु शाश्वतीरेधते समाः ॥ १३.९७.३ ॥
The giver of land, among all beings, is like the cow that yields garments, jewels, cattle, rice and barley; he flourishes for eternal years.
13.97.4
यावद्भूमेरायुरिह तावद्भूमिद एधते ।
न भूमिदानादस्तीह परं किञ्चिद्युधिष्ठिर ॥ १३.९७.४ ॥
For as long as the earth's life endures, the giver of land flourishes. O Yudhiṣṭhira, there is nothing higher than the gift of land here.
13.97.5
अप्यल्पं प्रददुः सर्वे पृथिव्या इति नः श्रुतम् ।
भूमिमेव ददुः सर्वे भूमिं ते भुञ्जते जनाः ॥ १३.९७.५ ॥
We have heard that all people give even a little of the earth; those who give the earth itself enjoy the earth.
13.97.6
स्वकर्मैवोपजीवन्ति नरा इह परत्र च ।
भूमिः पतिं महादेवी दातारं कुरुते प्रियम् ॥ १३.९७.६ ॥
Men live here and hereafter only by their own deeds. The earth, the great goddess, makes her giver her dear lord.
13.97.7
य एतां दक्षिणां दद्यादक्षयां राजसत्तम ।
पुनर्नरत्वं सम्प्राप्य भवेत्स पृथिवीपतिः ॥ १३.९७.७ ॥
O best of kings, he who gives this inexhaustible gift (of land) obtains human birth again and becomes lord of the earth.
13.97.8
यथा दानं तथा भोग इति धर्मेषु निश्चयः ।
सङ्ग्रामे वा तनुं जह्याद्दद्याच्च पृथिवीमिमांम् ॥ १३.९७.८ ॥
As is the gift, so is the enjoyment—this is the settled conclusion in matters of dharma. Let one give up the body in battle, or give away this earth.
13.97.9
इत्येतत्क्षत्रबन्धूनां वदन्ति परमाशिषः ।
पुनाति दत्ता पृथिवी दातारमिति शुश्रुम ॥ १३.९७.९ ॥
Thus the kinsmen of the warrior class speak these supreme blessings; we have heard that the earth, once given, purifies the giver.
13.97.10
अपि पापसमाचारं ब्रह्मघ्नमपि चानृतम् ।
सैव पापं प्लावयति सैव पापात्प्रमोचयेत् ॥ १३.९७.१० ॥
Even one of sinful conduct, a slayer of a brahmin, or a liar—that very earth washes away his sin and frees him from sin.
13.97.11
अपि पापकृतां राज्ञां प्रतिगृह्णन्ति साधवः ।
पृथिवीं नान्यदिच्छन्ति पावनं जगती यतः ॥ १३.९७.११ ॥
Even the gifts of sinful kings are accepted by the virtuous; they desire nothing but this earth, for the earth of the world is purifying.
13.97.12
नामास्याः प्रियदत्तेति गुह्यं देव्याः सनातनम् ।
दानं वाऽप्यथवाऽदानं नामास्याः प्रथमप्रियम् ॥ १३.९७.१२ ॥
This is the secret, eternal name of the goddess: 'Priyadattā,' the beloved-given. Whether it is a gift or not a gift, her first beloved name is this.
13.97.13
य एतां विदुषे दद्यात्पृथिवीं पृथिवीपतिः ।
पृथिव्यामेतदिष्टं स राजा राज्यमितो व्रजेत् ॥ १३.९७.१३ ॥
The lord of the earth who gives this earth to a learned man becomes a king beloved on earth and goes from here to a kingdom.
13.97.14
पुनश्चासौ जनिं प्राप्य राजवत्स्यान्न संशयः ।
तस्मात्प्राप्यैव पृथिवीं दद्याद्विप्राय पार्थिवः ॥ १३.९७.१४ ॥
Again, having obtained birth, he will be like a king; there is no doubt. Therefore the king, having obtained the earth, should give it to a brahmin.
13.97.15
नाभूमिपतिना भूमिरधिष्ठेया कथञ्चन ।
न च वस्त्रेणि वा गूहेदन्तर्धानेन वा चरेत् ॥ १३.९७.१५ ॥
No one who is not a lord of the earth should ever occupy land; he should not cover it with cloth, nor wander concealed by invisibility.
13.97.16
ये चान्ये भूमिमिच्छेयुः कुर्युरेवं न संशयः ।
यः साधोर्भूमिमादत्ते न भूमिं विन्दते तु सः ॥ १३.९७.१६ ॥
Others too who desire land should act thus; there is no doubt. He who takes the land of a good man does not obtain land.
13.97.17
भूमिं दत्त्वा तु साधुभ्यो विन्दते भूमिमुत्तमाम् ।
प्रेत्य चेह च धर्मात्मा सम्प्राप्नोति महद्यशः ॥ १३.९७.१७ ॥
Having given land to good men, one obtains the supreme land; after death and here too, the righteous-souled one attains great fame.
13.97.18
एकाहारकरीं दत्त्वा षष्ठिसाहस्रमूर्ध्वगः ।
तावत्या हरणे पृथ्व्या नरकं द्विगुणोत्तरम् ॥ १३.९७.१८ ॥
Having given a cow that yields a single meal's worth of fodder, one goes upward for sixty thousand years; but by seizing the same amount of land, hell is twice as great as that.
13.97.19
यस्य विप्रास्तु शंसन्ति साधोर्भूमिं सदैव हि ।
न तस्य शत्रवो राजन्प्रशंसन्ति वसुन्धराम् ॥ १३.९७.१९ ॥
Of him whom the brahmins always praise to the good man for the gift of land, O king, even his enemies praise the earth.
13.97.20
यत्किञ्चित्पुरुषः पापं कुरुते वृत्तिकर्शितः ।
अपि गोचर्ममात्रेण भूमिदानेन पूयते ॥ १३.९७.२० ॥
Whatever sin a man commits, weakened by want of livelihood, he is purified even by the gift of land the size of a cow's hide.
13.97.21
येऽपि सङ्गीर्णाकर्माणो राजानो रौद्रकर्मिणः ।
तेभ्यः पवित्रमाख्येयं भूमिदानमनुत्तमम् ॥ १३.९७.२१ ॥
For kings of mixed conduct and cruel deeds too, the gift of land must be declared the supreme means of purification.
13.97.22
अल्पान्तरमिदं शश्वत्पुराणा मेनिरे जनाः ।
यो यजेताश्वमेधेन दद्याद्वा साधवे महीम् ॥ १३.९७.२२ ॥
The ancients always held this to be a small difference: one who performs the horse sacrifice, or one who gives the earth to a good man.
13.97.23
अपि चेत्सुकृतं कृत्वा शङ्केरन्नपि पण्डिताः ।
अशंक्यमेकमेवैतद्भूमिदानमनुत्तमम् ॥ १३.९७.२३ ॥
Even if the learned doubt after performing a good deed, this one thing, the gift of land, is supreme; of this there is no doubt.
13.97.24
सुवर्णं रजतं वस्त्रं मणिमुक्तावसूनि च ।
सर्वमेतन्महाप्राज्ञो ददाति वसुधां ददत् ॥ १३.९७.२४ ॥
Gold, silver, cloth, jewels, pearls and treasures, all these the very wise man gives while giving the earth.
13.97.25
तपो यज्ञः श्रुतं शीलमलोभः सत्यसन्धता ।
गुरुदैवतपूजा च एता वर्तन्ति भूमिदम् ॥ १३.९७.२५ ॥
Austerity, sacrifice, learning, good conduct, freedom from greed, steadfastness in truth, and worship of teachers and gods — these abide in the giver of land.
13.97.26
भर्तुनिःश्रेयसे युक्तास्त्यक्तात्मानो रणे हताः ।
ब्रह्मलोकगताः सिद्धा नातिक्रामन्ति भूमिदम् ॥ १३.९७.२६ ॥
Those who, devoted to their lord's highest good, gave up their lives and were slain in battle, having gone to the world of Brahmā as perfected beings, do not surpass the giver of land.
13.97.27
यथा जनित्री स्वं पुत्रं क्षीरेण भरते सदा ।
अनुगृह्णाति दातारं तथा सर्वरसैर्मही ॥ १३.९७.२७ ॥
Just as a mother always nourishes her own son with milk, so the earth, with all its sustaining essences, favours the giver.
13.97.28
मृत्युर्वैकिंकरो दण्डस्तापो वह्नेः सुदारुणः ।
घोराश्च वारुणाः पाशा नोपसर्पन्ति भूमिदम् ॥ १३.९७.२८ ॥
Death, the servant of Yama, the rod of punishment, the most terrible heat of fire, and the dreadful nooses of Varuṇa do not approach the giver of land.
13.97.29
पितॄंश्च पितृलोकस्थान्देवलोके च देवताः ।
सन्तर्पयति शान्तात्मा यो ददाति वसुन्धराम् ॥ १३.९७.२९ ॥
The tranquil-minded man who gives the earth satisfies the ancestors dwelling in the world of the fathers and the gods in the world of the gods.
13.97.30
कृशाय म्रियमाणाय वृत्तिग्लानाय सीदते ।
भूमिं वृत्तिकरीं दत्त्वा सत्री भवति मानवः ॥ १३.९७.३० ॥
A man who gives land that provides a livelihood to one emaciated, dying, weakened by lack of livelihood, and sinking becomes a giver of gifts.
13.97.31
यथा धावति गौर्वत्सं स्रवन्ती वत्सला पयः ।
एवमेव महाभाग भूमिर्भरति भूमिदम् ॥ १३.९७.३१ ॥
As a cow runs to her calf, flowing with milk out of love, so, O greatly fortunate one, the earth sustains the giver of land.
13.97.32
हलकृष्टां महीं दत्त्वा सबीजां सफलामपि ।
सोदकं वाऽपि शरणं तथा भवति कामदः ॥ १३.९७.३२ ॥
Having given land ploughed by the plough, with seed and with fruit, or even with water, it becomes a refuge and a granter of desires.
13.97.33
ब्राह्मणं वृत्तसम्पन्नमाहिताग्निं शुचिव्रतम् ।
नरः प्रतिग्राह्य महीं न याति यमसादनम् ॥ १३.९७.३३ ॥
A man who, having given land to a brahmin endowed with good conduct, who keeps the sacred fires and is pure in vow, does not go to the abode of Yama.
13.97.34
यथा चन्द्रमसो वृद्धिरहन्यहनि जायते ।
तथा भूमिकृतं दानं सस्येसस्ये विवर्धते ॥ १३.९७.३४ ॥
As the waxing of the moon arises day by day, so the gift made of land increases with every harvest.
13.97.35
अत्र गाथा भूमिगीताः कीर्तयन्ति पुराविदः ।
याः श्रुत्वा जामदग्न्येन दत्ता भूः काश्यपाय वै ॥ १३.९७.३५ ॥
Here the knowers of old recite the verses sung by the Earth, which, having heard them, the son of Jamadagni gave the earth to Kaśyapa.
13.97.36
मामेवादत्त मां दत्त मां दत्त्वा मामवाप्स्यथ ।
अस्मिँल्लोके परे चैव तद्दत्तं जायते पुनः ॥ १३.९७.३६ ॥
'Take me, give me, having given me you will obtain me' — in this world and in the next, that gift bears fruit again.
13.97.37
य इमां व्याहृतिं वेद ब्राह्मणो वेदसम्मिताम् ।
श्राद्धस्य हूयमानस्य ब्रह्मभूयं स गच्छति ॥ १३.९७.३७ ॥
The brahmin who knows this utterance, equal to the Vedas, attains the state of Brahman when the offering is poured in the śrāddha rite.
13.97.38
कृत्यानामभिशप्तानामरिष्टशमनं महत् ।
प्रायश्चित्तं महीं दत्त्वा पुनात्युभयतो दश ॥ १३.९७.३८ ॥
For those harmed by harmful rites and curses this is the great expiation that averts misfortune; by giving the earth he purifies ten generations on both sides.
13.97.39
पुनाति य इदं वेद वेदवादं तथैव च ।
प्रकृतिः सर्वभूतानां भूमिर्वै शाश्वती मता ॥ १३.९७.३९ ॥
He who knows this and the Vedic doctrine is purified. The earth itself is the source of all beings, and it is held to be eternal.
13.97.40
अभिषिच्यैव नृपतिं श्रावयेदिममागमम् ।
यथा श्रुत्वा महीं दद्यान्नादद्यात्साधुतश्च तां ॥ १३.९७.४० ॥
Having anointed the king, one should have this tradition recited to him, so that, having heard it, he gives the earth and does not accept it improperly.
13.97.41
सोऽयं कृत्स्नो ब्राह्मणार्थो राजार्थश्चाप्यसंशयः ।
राजा हि धर्मकुशलः प्रथमं भूतिलक्षणम् ॥ १३.९७.४१ ॥
This entire matter concerns the welfare of both brahmins and the king, without doubt. The king skilled in dharma is first of all the mark of prosperity.
13.97.42
अथ येषामधर्मज्ञो राजा भवति नास्तिकः ।
न ते सुखं प्रबुध्यन्ति न सुखं प्रस्वपन्ति च ॥ १३.९७.४२ ॥
But for those whose king is ignorant of dharma and a nonbeliever, they neither wake in happiness nor sleep in happiness.
13.97.43
सदा भवन्ति चोद्विग्नास्तस्य दुश्चरितैर्नराः ।
योगक्षेमा हि बहवो राष्ट्रं नास्याविशन्ति तत् ॥ १३.९७.४३ ॥
Men are always agitated by his evil conduct, and many yoga-kṣemas do not enter his realm.
13.97.44
अथ येषां पुनः प्राज्ञो राजा भवति धार्मिकः ।
सुखं ते प्रतिबुध्यन्ते सुसुखं प्रस्वपन्ति च ॥ १३.९७.४४ ॥
But for those whose king is wise and righteous, people wake happily and sleep very happily.
13.97.45
तस्य राज्ञः शुभे राज्ये कर्मभिर्निर्वृता नराः ।
योगक्षेमेण वृष्ट्या च विवर्धन्ते स्वकर्मभिः ॥ १३.९७.४५ ॥
In that king's auspicious realm, men are content in their deeds, and through yoga-kṣema and rain they thrive by their own works.
13.97.46
स कुलीनः स पुरुषः स बन्धुः स च पुण्यकृत् ।
स दाता स च विक्रान्तो यो ददाति वसुन्धरां ॥ १३.९७.४६ ॥
He is noble, he is a true man, he is a kinsman, he does merit, he is a giver, and he is valiant — the one who gives away the earth.
13.97.47
आदित्या इव दीप्यन्ते तेजसा भुवि मानवाः ।
ददन्ति वसुधां स्फीतां ये वेदविदुषि द्विजे ॥ १३.९७.४७ ॥
Men on earth shine with splendor like the suns — those who give the abundant earth to a twice-born brahmin learned in the Veda.
13.97.48
यथा सस्यानि रोहन्ति प्रकीर्णानि महीतले ।
तथा कामाः प्ररोहन्ति भूमिदानसमार्जिताः ॥ १३.९७.४८ ॥
As crops sprout when scattered over the surface of the earth, so do desires won by the gift of land sprout up.
13.97.49
आदित्यो वरुणो विष्णुर्ब्रह्मा सोमो हुताशनः ।
शूलिपाणिश्च भगवान्प्रतिनन्दन्ति भूमिदम् ॥ १३.९७.४९ ॥
The sun, Varuṇa, Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Soma, fire, and the venerable trident-bearer rejoice in the giver of land.
13.97.50
भूमौ जायन्ति पुरुषा भूमौ निष्ठां व्रजन्ति च ।
चतुर्विधो हि लोकोऽयं योऽयं भूमिगुणात्मकः ॥ १३.९७.५० ॥
Men are born on the earth and go to their final resting place on the earth. This fourfold world, whose nature is the quality of earth, is so.
13.97.51
एषा माता पिता चैव जगतः पृथिवीपते ।
नानया सदृशं भूतं किञ्चिदस्ति जनाधिप ॥ १३.९७.५१ ॥
This earth is indeed the mother and father of the world, O lord of the earth. O ruler of men, nothing that exists is equal to her.
13.97.52
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
बृहस्पतेश्च संवादमिन्द्रस्य च युधिष्ठिर ॥ १३.९७.५२ ॥
On this matter, too, they cite an ancient account, O Yudhiṣṭhira: the dialogue of Bṛhaspati and Indra.
13.97.53
इष्ट्वा क्रतुशतेनाथ महता दक्षिणावता ।
मघवा वाग्विदांश्रेष्ठं पप्रच्छेदं बृहस्पतिम् ॥ १३.९७.५३ ॥
Having performed a hundred sacrifices and given great fees, Indra, the bounteous one, asked this of Bṛhaspati, the best of those skilled in speech.
13.97.54
भगवन्केन दानेन स्वर्गतः सुखमेधते ।
यदक्षयमहार्यं च तद्ब्रूहि वदतांवर ॥ १३.९७.५४ ॥
Venerable one, by what gift does one who has gone to heaven flourish in happiness? And what is that which is imperishable and most excellent? Tell me that, O best of speakers.
13.97.55
इत्युक्तृः स सुरेन्द्रेण ततो देवपुलोहितः ।
बृहस्पतिर्बृहत्तेजाः प्रत्युवाच शतक्रतुम् ॥ १३.९७.५५ ॥
Thus addressed by the lord of the gods, Bṛhaspati, the priest of the gods, of great splendour, replied to Śatakratu (Indra).
13.97.56
सुवर्णदानं गोदानं भूमिदानं च वृत्रहन् ।
विद्यादानं च कन्यानां दानं पापहरं परम्।
दददेतान्महाप्राज्ञः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ १३.९७.५६ ॥
The gift of gold, the gift of cows, the gift of land, the gift of knowledge, and the gift of maidens — these are supreme, sin-destroying gifts. O slayer of Vṛtra, the very wise man who gives these is freed from all sins.
13.97.57
न भूमिदानाद्देवेन्द्र परं किञ्चिदिति प्रभो ।
विशिष्टमिति मन्येऽहं यता प्राहुर्मनीषिणः ॥ १३.९७.५७ ॥
O lord of the gods, O lord, there is nothing higher than the gift of land. I hold it to be superior, for so the wise have said.
13.97.58
ब्राह्मणार्थे गवार्थे वा राष्ट्रघातेऽथ स्वामिनः ।
कुलस्त्रीणां परिभवे मृतास्ते भूमिपैः समाः ॥ १३.९७.५८ ॥
Those who have died for the sake of brahmins or cows, in the destruction of the realm, or for their lord, or in the dishonouring of the women of the family, are equal to kings.
13.97.59
ये शूरा निहता युद्धे स्वर्याता रणगृद्धिनः ।
सर्वे ते विबुधश्रेष्ठ नातिक्रामन्ति भूमिदम् ॥ १३.९७.५९ ॥
All the heroes who were slain in battle, eager for combat, and went to heaven do not surpass the giver of land, O best of the gods.
13.97.60
भर्तुर्निःश्रेयसे युक्तास्त्यक्तात्मानो रणे हताः ।
ब्राह्मलोकगता युक्ता नातिक्रामन्ति भूमिदम् ॥ १३.९७.६० ॥
Those devoted to their lord's highest good, who gave up their lives and were slain in battle, gone to the world of Brahmā, still do not surpass the giver of land.
13.97.61
पञ्च पूर्वा हि पुरुषाः षडन्ये वसुधां गताः ।
एकादश ददद्भूमिं परित्रातीह मानवः ॥ १३.९७.६१ ॥
The five men before and six others have gone to the earth. A man who gives land here rescues eleven (generations).
13.97.62
रत्नोपकीर्णां वसुधां यो ददाति पुरंदर ।
स मुक्तः सर्वकलुषैः स्वर्गलोके महीयते ॥ १३.९७.६२ ॥
O Purandara, he who gives the earth strewn with jewels is freed from all stains and is honoured in the heaven-world.
13.97.63
महीं स्फीतां ददद्राजन्सर्वकामगुणान्विताम् ।
राजाधिराजो भवति तद्धि दानमनुत्तमम् ॥ १३.९७.६३ ॥
O king, he who gives the prosperous earth endowed with all desirable qualities becomes king of kings; that is the supreme gift.
13.97.64
सर्वकामसमायुक्तां काश्यपीं यः प्रयच्छति ।
सर्वभूतानि मन्यन्ते मां ददातीति वासव ॥ १३.९७.६४ ॥
He who gives the Kāśyapī, the earth, full of all desires, all beings think, 'He gives me,' O Vāsava.
13.97.65
सर्वकामदुघां धेनुं सर्वकामगुणान्विताम् ।
ददाति यः सहस्राक्ष स्वर्गं याति स मानवः ॥ १३.९७.६५ ॥
O thousand-eyed one, the man who gives a cow, the milch-cow of all desires, endowed with all desirable qualities, goes to heaven.
13.97.66
मधुसर्पिःप्रवाहिण्यः पयोदधिवहास्तथा ।
सरितस्तपर्यन्तीह सुरेन्द्र वसुधाप्रदम् ॥ १३.९७.६६ ॥
O lord of the gods, rivers flowing with honey and ghee, carrying milk and curd, satisfy here the giver of the earth.
13.97.67
भूमिप्रदानान्नृपतिर्मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषात् ।
न हि भूमिप्रदानेन दानमन्यद्विशिष्यते ॥ १३.९७.६७ ॥
By the gift of land a king is freed from all sins; indeed, no other gift surpasses the gift of land.
13.97.68
ददाति यः समुन्द्रान्तां पृथिवीं शस्त्रनिर्जिताम् ।
तं जनाः कथयन्तीह यावद्धरति गौरियम् ॥ १३.९७.६८ ॥
He who gives the earth, conquered by weapons and extending to the ocean's end, people here speak of him as long as this earth-cow bears her burden.
13.97.69
पुण्यामृद्धिरसां भूमिं यो ददाति पुरंदर ।
न तस्य लोकाः क्षीयन्ते भूमिदानगुणान्विताः ॥ १३.९७.६९ ॥
O Purandara, he who gives the sacred land rich in prosperity and sap—his worlds, endowed with the merit of the land-gift, never perish.
13.97.70
सर्वदा पार्थिवेनेह सततं भूतिमिच्छता ।
भूर्देया विधिवच्छक्र पात्रे सुखमभीप्सुनां ॥ १३.९७.७० ॥
O Śakra, a king who always desires prosperity here, and whoever desires happiness, should always give land to a worthy recipient in accordance with rule.
13.97.71
अपि कृत्वा नरः पापं भूमिं दत्त्वा द्विजातये ।
समुत्सृजति तत्पापं जीर्णां त्वचमिवोरगः ॥ १३.९७.७१ ॥
Even if a man has committed sin, having given land to a brahmin he casts off that sin, as a snake casts off its old skin.
13.97.72
सागरान्सरितः शैलान्काननानि च सर्वशः ।
सर्वमेतन्नरः शक्र ददाति वसुधां ददत् ॥ १३.९७.७२ ॥
O Śakra, a man who gives the whole earth with its oceans, rivers, mountains and forests gives all of these together.
13.97.73
तटाकान्युदपानानि स्रोतांसि च सरांसि च ।
स्नेहान्सर्वरसांश्चैव ददाति वसुधां ददत् ॥ १३.९७.७३ ॥
Ponds, wells, streams and lakes, and oils and juices of every kind — he who gives the earth gives all of these.
13.97.74
ओषधीर्वीर्यसम्पन्नानगान्पुष्पफलान्वितान् ।
काननोपलशैलांश्च ददाति वसुधां ददत् ॥ १३.९७.७४ ॥
Potent herbs, trees laden with flowers and fruit, forests, rocks and mountains — he who gives the earth gives all of these.
13.97.75
अग्निष्टोमप्रभृतिभिरिष्ट्वा च स्वाप्तदक्षिणैः ।
न तत्फलमवाप्नोति भूमिदानाद्यदश्नुते ॥ १३.९७.७५ ॥
Though one has performed the Agniṣṭoma and other sacrifices and given abundant sacrificial fees, one does not obtain the fruit that is attained through a gift of land.
13.97.76
दाता दशानुगृह्णाति दश हन्ति तथा क्षिपन् ।
पूर्वदत्तां हरन्भूमिं नरकायोपगच्छति ॥ १३.९७.७६ ॥
The giver blesses ten generations; but he who seizes and casts away land previously given destroys ten and goes to hell.
13.97.77
न ददाति प्रतिश्रुत्य दत्त्वाऽपि च हरेत्तु यः ।
स बद्धो वारुणैः पाशैस्तप्यते मृत्युसासनात् ॥ १३.९७.७७ ॥
He who promises but does not give, or who takes back even after giving, is bound with the nooses of Varuṇa and tormented by the command of Death.
13.97.78
आहिताग्निं सदायज्ञं कृशवृत्तिं प्रियातिथिम् ।
ये भरन्ति द्विजश्रेष्ठं नोपसर्पन्ति ते यमम् ॥ १३.९७.७८ ॥
Those who support a best of twice-born who keeps the sacred fires, always performs sacrifice, lives in poverty, and loves guests do not approach Yama.
13.97.79
ब्राह्मणेष्वनृणीभूतः पार्थिवः स्यात्पुरंदर ।
इतरेषां तु वर्णानां तारयेत्कृशदुर्बलान् ॥ १३.९७.७९ ॥
O Purandara, let the king be free of debt to the brahmins, and let him rescue the emaciated and weak among the other classes.
13.97.80
नाच्छिन्द्यात्स्पर्शितां भूमिं परेण त्रिदशाधिप ।
ब्राह्मणस्य सुरश्रेष्ठ कृशवृत्तेः कदाचन ॥ १३.९७.८० ॥
O lord of the gods, best of the gods, let no one ever seize land touched by a brahmin of meagre livelihood.
13.97.81
यथाश्रु पतितं तेषां दीनानामथ सीदताम् ।
ब्राह्मणानां हृते क्षेत्रे हन्यात्त्रिपुरुषं कुलम् ॥ १३.९७.८१ ॥
As the tears of those wretched and suffering fall, so when a brahmin's field is taken, a family of three generations is destroyed.
13.97.82
भूमिपालं च्युतं राष्ट्राद्यस्तु संस्थापयेत्पुनः ।
तस्य वासः सहस्राक्ष नाकपृष्ठे महीयते ॥ १३.९७.८२ ॥
He who re-establishes a king cast down from his realm, O thousand-eyed one, his abode is honoured on the surface of heaven.
13.97.83
सुनिर्मितां सुविक्रीतां सुभृतां स्थापयेन्नृप ।
इक्षुभिः सन्ततां भूमिं यवगोधूमसालिनीम् ॥ १३.९७.८३ ॥
O king, let him establish land well made, well acquired, well maintained, covered with sugarcane and rich in barley and wheat.
13.97.84
गोश्ववाहनपूर्णां वा यो ददाति वसुन्धराम् ।
विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यः स्वर्गलोके महीयते ॥ १३.९७.८४ ॥
He who gives the earth filled with cattle, horses and vehicles, freed from all sins, is honoured in the world of heaven.
13.97.85
निधिगर्भां ददद्भूमिं सर्वरत्नपरिच्छदाम् ।
अक्षयाँल्लभते लोकान्भूमिसत्रं हि तस्य तत ॥ १३.९७.८५ ॥
He who gives earth full of treasure, adorned with all jewels, obtains imperishable worlds; for that is his earth-sacrifice.
13.97.86
विधूय कलुषं सर्वं विरजाः सम्मतः सताम् ।
लोके महीयते सद्भिर्यो ददाति वसुन्धराम् ॥ १३.९७.८६ ॥
He who, shaking off all impurity, becomes stainless and honored by the good; he who gives the earth is exalted in the world by the good.
13.97.87
यथाऽप्सु पतितः शक्र तैलबिन्दुर्विसर्पति ।
तथा भूमिकृतं दानं सस्येसस्ये विवर्धते ॥ १३.९७.८७ ॥
O Śakra, as a drop of oil fallen in water spreads out, so the gift made of earth grows in every crop.
13.97.88
ये रणाग्रे महीपालाः शूराः समितिशोभनाः ।
वध्यन्तेऽभिमुखाः शक्र ब्रह्मलोकं व्रजन्ति ते ॥ १३.९७.८८ ॥
O Śakra, the kings who, heroes at the front of battle, glorious in the fray, are slain facing the enemy — they go to the world of Brahmā.
13.97.89
नृत्तगीतपरा नार्यो दिव्यमाल्यविभूषिताः ।
उपतिष्ठन्ति देवेन्द्र यथा भूमिप्रदं दिवि ॥ १३.९७.८९ ॥
O lord of the gods, women devoted to dance and song, adorned with divine garlands, attend in heaven upon the giver of earth.
13.97.90
मोदते च सुखं स्वर्गे देवगन्धर्वपूजितः ।
यो ददाति महीं सम्यग्विधिनेह द्विजातये ॥ १३.९७.९० ॥
He who here gives earth properly, according to rule, to a twice-born man, rejoices happily in heaven, honored by gods and gandharvas.
13.97.91
शतमप्सरसश्चैव दिव्यमाल्यविभूषिताः ।
उपतिष्ठन्ति देवेन्द्र ब्रह्मलोके धराप्रदम् ॥ १३.९७.९१ ॥
O lord of the gods, a hundred apsarās adorned with divine garlands wait upon the giver of land in the world of Brahmā.
13.97.92
उपतिष्ठन्ति पुण्यानि सदा भूमिप्रदं नरम् ।
शङ्खं भद्रासनं छत्रं वराश्वा वरवाहनम् ॥ १३.९७.९२ ॥
Merits always come to the man who gives land: a conch, an auspicious seat, a parasol, excellent horses and a fine conveyance.
13.97.93
भूमिप्रदानात्पुष्पाणि हिरण्यनिचयास्तथा ।
आज्ञा सदाऽप्रतिहता जयशब्दा वसूनि च ॥ १३.९७.९३ ॥
From the gift of land come flowers, heaps of gold, an ever-unopposed command, shouts of victory and treasures.
13.97.94
भूमिदानस्य पुण्यानि फलं स्वर्गः पुरन्दर ।
हिरण्यपुष्पाश्चौषध्यः कुशकाञ्चनशाद्वलाः ॥ १३.९७.९४ ॥
The fruit of the merit of land-giving is heaven, O Purandara; there are herbs with golden flowers, kuśa grass, gold and green grass.
13.97.95
अमृतप्रसवां भूमिं प्राप्नोति पुरुषो ददत् ॥ १३.९७.९५ ॥
The man who gives obtains a land that yields nectar.
13.97.96
नास्ति भूमिसमं दानं नास्ति मातृसमो गुरुः ।
नास्ति सत्यसमो धर्मो नास्ति दानसमो निधिः ॥ १३.९७.९६ ॥
There is no gift equal to the gift of land, no teacher equal to a mother, no dharma equal to truth, and no treasure equal to giving.
13.97.97
एतदाङ्गिरसाच्छ्रुत्वा वासवो वसुधामिमाम् ।
वसुरत्नसमाकीर्णां ददावाङ्गिरसे तदा ॥ १३.९७.९७ ॥
Having heard this from Āṅgirasa, Vāsava then gave this earth, filled with wealth and jewels, to Āṅgirasa.
13.97.98
य इदं श्रावयेच्छ्राद्धे भूमिदानस्य संस्तवम् ।
न तस्य रक्षसां भागो नासुराणां भवत्युत ॥ १३.९७.९८ ॥
He who has this praise of the gift of earth recited at a śrāddha — no share of it goes to the rākṣasas, nor indeed to the asuras.
13.97.99
अक्षयं च भवेद्दत्तं पितृभ्यस्तन्न संशयः ।
तस्माच्छ्राद्धेष्विदं विद्वान्भुञ्जतः श्रावयेद्द्विजान् ॥ १३.९७.९९ ॥
That which is given to the ancestors becomes imperishable — of this there is no doubt. Therefore a learned man should have this recited to the twice-born who are eating at śrāddha rites.
13.97.100
इत्येतत्सर्वदानानां श्रेष्ठमुक्तं तवानघ ।
मया भरतशार्दूल किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥ १३.९७.१०० ॥
Thus, O sinless one, tiger of the Bharatas, I have told you that this is the foremost of all gifts. What more do you wish to hear?