Taḍāga-Phala and Vṛkṣāropaṇa
Merit of Ponds and Tree-Planting
सो<पि लोकानवाप्रोति दैवतैरभिपूजितान् । गोलोके स मुदा युक्तो वसति प्रेत्य भारत
so 'pi lokān avāpnoti daivatair abhipūjitān | goloke sa mudā yukto vasati pretya bhārata ||
Bhīṣma said: “He too attains those worlds that are honored and worshipped by the gods. After death, O Bharata, he dwells in Goloka, united with joy.”
भीष्म उवाच