Shloka 20
भारतवर्षमहात्म्यम् — कर्मभूमित्वम्, नवभेदाः, कुलपर्वताः-नद्यः-जनपदाः, युगचक्रविशेषः, यज्ञपुरुषविष्णुपूजा
तपस् तप्यन्ति यतयो जुह्वते चात्र यज्विनः दानानि चात्र दीयन्ते परलोकार्थम् आदरात्
tapas tapyanti yatayo juhvate cātra yajvinaḥ dānāni cātra dīyante paralokārtham ādarāt
Здесь подвижники совершают тапас, здесь жертвователи возливают подношения в священный огонь; и здесь с почтением дают дары ради блага мира грядущего.
Sage Parāśara (to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse presents them as the three principal dharmic disciplines—ascetic effort, sacrificial worship, and charitable giving—performed to generate merit aimed at higher realms (paraloka).
He emphasizes intention and reverence: the practices are done “ādarāt” (with respectful care) and oriented toward transcendent results rather than mere worldly gain.
Even when not named in the verse, the Purana’s framework treats dharma and its fruits as functioning within the cosmic order ultimately grounded in Viṣṇu as the Supreme sustaining reality.