Varaha Purana 172.33: Adhyaya 172, Shloka 33
The Harm of Destroying a Grove and the Merit of Tree-Planting as Pūrta-Dharma
ज्येष्ठ उवाच ॥ इष्टापूर्तं द्विजातीनां प्रथमं धर्मसाधनम् ॥ इष्टेन लभते स्वर्गं पूर्त्ते मोक्षं च विन्दति ॥
jyeṣṭha uvāca | iṣṭāpūrtaṁ dvijātīnāṁ prathamaṁ dharmasādhanam | iṣṭena labhate svargaṁ pūrte mokṣaṁ ca vindati |
Jyeṣṭha berkata: “Bagi golongan dwija (yang lahir dua kali), iṣṭa dan pūrta ialah sarana utama untuk menyempurnakan dharma. Melalui iṣṭa seseorang memperoleh syurga; melalui pūrta ia juga mencapai mokṣa.”
Jyeṣṭha
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It preserves a classical categorization of religious-ethical action—ritual performance (iṣṭa) and public-benefit works (pūrta)—common across Dharma literature.
None; the verse is doctrinal rather than geographic.
It prioritizes both ritual and civic-benefit actions as dharma, associating them with distinct soteriological outcomes.
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