Praise of charitable gifts in Śrāddha - Verse 14
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 16 · Verse 14
Sanskrit Original
सुमहद्व्योमगं पुण्यं सर्वकामसमन्वितम। चन्द्रसूर्यनिभं दिव्यं विमानं लभते ऽक्षयम।।
sumahadvyomagaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvakāmasamanvitam| candrasūryanibhaṃ divyaṃ vimānaṃ labhate 'kṣayam||
Bṛhaspati said:: He obtains all these things:—Pearls, Lapis Lazuli, robes, different kinds of jewels, divine vehicles, millions and millions in number. He gets a great, meritorious heavenly chariot which can pass through the sky, is equipped with everything desirable and which resembles the moon and the sun. It will not diminishin value. It will be surrounded by celestial damsels. It can go wherever one likes to go. It will have the splendid speed of the mind. He will stay at the top of the heavenly chariot being eulogised by people all round. He will be surrounded by divine flowers. Learned men say that this is the greatest of all charitable gifts.