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XCII, 1.
PIOUS GIFTS.
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8. (He gladdens) the manes with the water (trickling down from their leaves) when it rains.
9. A maker of dikes attains heaven.
10. A builder of temples enters the dwellingplace of that deity to whom he has erected a temple.
11. He who causes (a temple erected by another) to be whitewashed acquires brilliant fame.
12. He who causes (such a temple) to be painted with (a different) colour (such as blue, yellow, and others) attains the world of the Gandharvas.
13. By giving flowers he becomes fortunate. 14. By giving ointments he acquires renown.
15. By giving a lamp he obtains an excellent eyesight and exquisite happiness.
16. By giving food he obtains strength.
17. By removing the remains of an offering to a deity he obtains the same reward as for giving a cow.
18. The same reward is also obtained by scouring a temple, by smearing it (with cow-dung and the like), by removing the leavings of the food of a Brâhmana, by washing his feet, and by nursing him when sick.
19. He who consecrates anew a well, or a park, or a pool, or a temple (when they have been soiled) obtains the same reward as he who first made them.
XCII. 1. Protecting (one attacked by robbers, or by tigers, or otherwise in danger) is more meritorious than any (other) gift.
XCII. 1, 2. M. IV, 232 ; Y. 1, 211. – 3. M. IV, 230. — 5. M.
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