Varaha Purana 172.35: Adhyaya 172, Shloka 35
The Harm of Destroying a Grove and the Merit of Tree-Planting as Pūrta-Dharma
भूमिदानेन ये लोका गोदानेन च कीर्त्तिताः ॥ ते लोकाः प्राप्यते पुंभिः पादपानां प्ररोहणे ॥
bhūmidānena ye lokā godānena ca kīrttitāḥ | te lokāḥ prāpyate puṁbhiḥ pādapānāṁ prarohaṇe |
โลกทั้งหลายที่กล่าวว่าได้มาด้วยการถวายที่ดินและการถวายโค โลกเหล่านั้นเอง บุรุษย่อมบรรลุได้ด้วยการปลูกและบำรุงให้ต้นไม้เจริญงอกงาม
Jyeṣṭha (continuation of response; speaker not re-marked)
FAQs
It elevates ecological action (planting trees) to the status of major charitable gifts, showing an early literary rationale for environmental patronage.
None; the statement is universal and not tied to a particular sacred geography.
Planting and nurturing trees is framed as a highly meritorious act comparable to prominent forms of dāna (charitable giving).
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.