Praise of charitable gifts in Śrāddha - Verse 15
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 16 · Verse 15
Sanskrit Original
अप्सरोभिः परिवृतं कामगं सुमनोजवम। वसेत्स तु विमानाग्रे स्तूयमानः समन्ततः।।
apsarobhiḥ parivṛtaṃ kāmagaṃ sumanojavam| vasetsa tu vimānāgre stūyamānaḥ samantataḥ||
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.