 | Book 13 Chapter 99
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | ārāmāṇāṃ taḍāgānāṃ yat phalaṃ kurunandana
tad ahaṃ śrotum icchāmi tvatto 'dya bharatarṣabha
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | supradarśā vanavatī citradhātuvibhūṣitā
upetā sarvabījaiś ca śreṣṭhā bhūmir ihocyate
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| 3 | tasyāḥ kṣetraviśeṣaṃ ca taḍāgānāṃ niveśanam
audakāni ca sarvāṇi pravakṣyāmy anupūrvaśaḥ
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| 4 | taḍāgānāṃ ca vakṣyāmi kṛtānāṃ cāpi ye guṇāḥ
triṣu lokeṣu sarvatra pūjito yas taḍāgavān
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| 5 | atha vā mitrasadanaṃ maitraṃ mitravivardhanam
kīrtisaṃjananaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ taḍāgānāṃ niveśanam
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| 6 | dharmasyārthasya kāmasya phalam āhur manīṣiṇaḥ
taḍāgaṃ sukṛtaṃ deśe kṣetram eva mahāśrayam
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| 7 | caturvidhānāṃ bhūtānāṃ taḍāgam upalakṣayet
taḍāgāni ca sarvāṇi diśanti śriyam uttamām
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| 8 | devā manuṣyā gandharvāḥ pitaroragarākṣasāḥ
sthāvarāṇi ca bhūtāni saṃśrayanti jalāśayam
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| 9 | tasmāt tāṃs te pravakṣyāmi taḍāge ye guṇāḥ smṛtāḥ
yā ca tatra phalāvāptir ṛṣibhiḥ samudāhṛtā
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| 10 | varṣamātre taḍāge tu salilaṃ yasya tiṣṭhati
agnihotraphalaṃ tasya phalam āhur manīṣiṇaḥ
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| 11 | śaratkāle tu salilaṃ taḍāge yasya tiṣṭhati
gosahasrasya sa pretya labhate phalam uttamam
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| 12 | hemantakāle salilaṃ taḍāge yasya tiṣṭhati
sa vai bahusuvarṇasya yajñasya labhate phalam
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| 13 | yasya vai śaiśire kāle taḍāge salilaṃ bhavet
agniṣṭomasya yajñasya phalam āhur manīṣiṇaḥ
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| 14 | taḍāgaṃ sukṛtaṃ yasya vasante tu mahāśrayam
atirātrasya yajñasya phalaṃ sa samupāśnute
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| 15 | nidāghakāle pānīyaṃ taḍāge yasya tiṣṭhati
vājapeyasamaṃ tasya phalaṃ vai munayo viduḥ
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| 16 | sa kulaṃ tārayet sarvaṃ yasya khāte jalāśaye
gāvaḥ pibanti pānīyaṃ sādhavaś ca narāḥ sadā
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| 17 | taḍāge yasya gāvas tu pibanti tṛṣitā jalam
mṛgapakṣimanuṣyāś ca so 'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
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| 18 | yat pibanti jalaṃ tatra snāyante viśramanti ca
taḍāgadasya tat sarvaṃ pretyānantyāya kalpate
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| 19 | durlabhaṃ salilaṃ tāta viśeṣeṇa paratra vai
pānīyasya pradānena prītir bhavati śāśvatī
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| 20 | tilān dadata pānīyaṃ dīpān dadata jāgrata
jñātibhiḥ saha modadhvam etat preteṣu durlabham
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| 21 | sarvadānair gurutaraṃ sarvadānair viśiṣyate
pānīyaṃ naraśārdūla tasmād dātavyam eva hi
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| 22 | evam etat taḍāgeṣu kīrtitaṃ phalam uttamam
ata ūrdhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi vṛkṣāṇām api ropaṇe
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| 23 | sthāvarāṇāṃ ca bhūtānāṃ jātayaḥ ṣaṭ prakīrtitāḥ
vṛkṣagulmalatāvallyas tvaksārās tṛṇajātayaḥ
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| 24 | etā jātyas tu vṛkṣāṇāṃ teṣāṃ rope guṇās tv ime
kīrtiś ca mānuṣe loke pretya caiva phalaṃ śubham
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| 25 | labhate nāma loke ca pitṛbhiś ca mahīyate
devalokagatasyāpi nāma tasya na naśyati
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| 26 | atītānāgate cobhe pitṛvaṃśaṃ ca bhārata
tārayed vṛkṣaropī ca tasmād vṛkṣān praropayet
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| 27 | tasya putrā bhavanty ete pādapā nātra saṃśayaḥ
paralokagataḥ svargaṃ lokāṃś cāpnoti so 'vyayān
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| 28 | puṣpaiḥ suragaṇān vṛkṣāḥ phalaiś cāpi tathā pitṝn
chāyayā cātithīṃs tāta pūjayanti mahīruhāḥ
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| 29 | kiṃnaroragarakṣāṃsi devagandharvamānavāḥ
tathā ṛṣigaṇāś caiva saṃśrayanti mahīruhān
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| 30 | puṣpitāḥ phalavantaś ca tarpayantīha mānavān
vṛkṣadaṃ putravad vṛkṣās tārayanti paratra ca
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| 31 | tasmāt taḍāge vṛkṣā vai ropyāḥ śreyorthinā sadā
putravat paripālyāś ca putrās te dharmataḥ smṛtāḥ
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| 32 | taḍāgakṛd vṛkṣaropī iṣṭayajñaś ca yo dvijaḥ
ete svarge mahīyante ye cānye satyavādinaḥ
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| 33 | tasmāt taḍāgaṃ kurvīta ārāmāṃś caiva ropayet
yajec ca vividhair yajñaiḥ satyaṃ ca satataṃ vadet
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