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TEXT 34
danasya tapaso vapi
yac cesta-purtayoh phalam
pravasa-sthasya yo dharmo
yas ca pumsa utapadi
SYNONYMS
danasyaof charity; tapasahof penance; vapilake; yatthat which; caand; istaendeavor; purtayohof reservoirs of water; phalamfruitive result; pravasa-sthasyaone who is away from home; yahthat which; dharmahduty; yah caand which; pumsahof man; utadescribed; apadiin danger.
TRANSLATION
Please also describe the fruitive results of charity and penance and of digging reservoirs of water. Please describe the situation of persons who are away from home and also the duty of a man in an awkward position.
PURPORT
The digging of reservoirs of water for public use is a great work of charity, and retiring from family life after fifty years of age is a great act of penance performed by the sober human being.
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