Devi Bhagavatam 9.30.39 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 30, Shloka 39
Yama's Description of Karma Vipaka and the Supremacy of Devi Yajna
यो व्रजं च प्रकृष्टं च ग्रामं दद्याद् द्विजाय च । लक्षमन्वन्तरं चैव वैकुण्ठे स महीयते
yo vrajaṃ ca prakṛṣṭaṃ ca grāmaṃ dadyād dvijāya ca | lakṣamanvantaraṃ caiva vaikuṇṭhe sa mahīyate
ఉత్తమమైన గోచరమును లేదా గ్రామమును బ్రాహ్మణుడికి దానం చేసేవాడు లక్ష మన్వంతరాల కాలం వైకుంఠంలో గౌరవించబడతాడు.
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Phala Shruti: Honored in Vaikuntha for 1 lakh Manvantaras for donating a pasture or village
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Narrator: Narayana
Listener: Narada
Dialogue Context: Explaining the immense merit of donating a village or pasture
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Text: Historical royal grants of villages (Agraharas).
Text: Scaling up charity from a house to a village exponentially increases the spiritual merit and cosmic reward.
FAQs
It is the act of donating an entire village or a large pasture land for the sustenance of Brahmanas and communities.
The donor resides in Vaikuntha for 100,000 Manvantaras.
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