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 |
阎摩说道：“在此世间，噢，最尊贵的再生者，应当令人开凿池塘、水库与井泉。此举所获功德极其稀有、难得——乃卓绝之正法善业，因为以水供养，得以维系众生之命。”
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.