Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/12/16

मुने व्यासाथ वृक्षाणां रोपणे च गुणाञ्छृणु ।। प्रोक्तं जलाशयफलं जीवप्रीणनमुत्तमम् ।। १६।।

sanskrit

O sage Vyāsa, the merit accruing from the digging of water bases, excellent and pleasing to all living beings, has been narrated to you. Now listen to the merits of planting trees.

english translation

mune vyAsAtha vRkSANAM ropaNe ca guNAJchRNu || proktaM jalAzayaphalaM jIvaprINanamuttamam || 16||

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siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/12/17

अतीतानागतान्सर्वान्पितृवंशांस्तु तारयेत् ।। कांतारे वृक्षरोपी यस्तस्माद्वृक्षांस्तु रोपयेत् ।। १७।।

sanskrit

If a man plants trees in the forests, he enables his ancestors and the successors of his family, to gain redemption. Hence one should plant trees.

english translation

atItAnAgatAnsarvAnpitRvaMzAMstu tArayet || kAMtAre vRkSaropI yastasmAdvRkSAMstu ropayet || 17||

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siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/12/18

तत्र पुत्रा भवंत्येते पादपा नात्र संशयः ।। परं लोकं गतस्सोऽपि लोकानाप्नोति चाक्षयान् ।। १८ ।।

sanskrit

There is no doubt that these trees become his sons. When he goes to the other world he attains the undying regions.

english translation

tatra putrA bhavaMtyete pAdapA nAtra saMzayaH || paraM lokaM gatasso'pi lokAnApnoti cAkSayAn || 18 ||

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siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/12/19

पुष्पैस्सुरगणान्सर्वान्फलैश्चापि तथा पितॄन् ।। छायया चातिथीन्सर्वान्पूजयंति महीरुहाः ।। १९ ।।

sanskrit

Trees honour and worship the gods through flowers, the Pitṛs through fruits, and the guests through shade.

english translation

puSpaissuragaNAnsarvAnphalaizcApi tathA pitRRn || chAyayA cAtithInsarvAnpUjayaMti mahIruhAH || 19 ||

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siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/12/20

किन्नरोरगरक्षांसि देवगंधर्वमानवाः ।। तथैवर्षिगणाश्चैव संश्रयंति महीरुहान् ।। २०।।

sanskrit

The Kinnaras, the serpents, the Rākṣasas, the gods, the Gandharvas, the human beings and the sages depend upon trees.

english translation

kinnaroragarakSAMsi devagaMdharvamAnavAH || tathaivarSigaNAzcaiva saMzrayaMti mahIruhAn || 20||

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