Shloka 21
गोप्रदान-माहात्म्ये गोलोक-प्रश्नः
Gopradāna-Māhātmya: Inquiry into Goloka
पुष्करिण्यस्तडागानि कूपांश्चैवात्र खानयेत् । एतत् सुदुर्लभतरमिहलोके द्विजोत्तम,द्विजश्रेष्ठ! मनुष्यको यहाँ पोखरी, तालाब और कुएँ खुदवाने चाहिये। यह इस संसारमें अत्यन्त दुर्लभ--पुण्य कार्य है
puṣkariṇyas taḍāgāni kūpāṁś caivātra khānayet | etat sudurlabhataram iha loke dvijottama, dvijaśreṣṭha |
Yama bersabda: “Di dunia ini, wahai yang terbaik antara golongan dwijati, hendaklah seseorang menggali kolam, takungan air, dan perigi. Perbuatan ini amat jarang dan sukar diperoleh sebagai pahala—suatu kebajikan dharma yang unggul, kerana ia menyara makhluk hidup dengan menyediakan air.”
यम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Creating water sources—ponds, tanks, and wells—is presented as a highly meritorious form of dharma because it directly supports life and benefits the wider community.
Yama addresses a Brahmin respectfully and instructs him that arranging the excavation of public water-reservoirs is an exceptionally rare and valuable righteous act in the human world.