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Shiva Purana

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कायिकादित्राणां तु क्षीरदध्याज्यकैस्तथा । तथा तेषां च पुष्टिश्च विज्ञेया हि विपश्चिता ४६ ।

The three kinds of sins—physical etc. are warded off by milk, curd and ghee. Their nourishment can be understood by scholars.

english translation

भूदानं तु प्रतिष्ठार्थमिह चाऽमुत्र च द्विजाः । तिलदानं बलार्थं हि सदा मृत्युजयं विदुः ४७ ।

Gift of plots of land is conducive to stability here and hereafter, O brahmins. Gift of gingelly seeds is conducive to strength and to the conquest of premature death.

english translation

हिरण्यं जाठराग्नेस्तु वृद्धिदं वीर्यदं तथा । आज्यं पुष्टिकरं विद्याद्वस्त्रमायुष्करं विदुः ४८ ।

Gift of gold increases the power of the gastric fire and is conducive to virility. Gift of ghee is nourishing and that of cloth is conducive to long life.

english translation

धान्यमन्नं समृद्ध्यर्थं मधुराहारदं गुडम् । रौप्यं रेतोभिवृद्ध्यर्थं षड्रसार्थं तु लावणम् ४९ ।

Gift of food-grains is conducive to the increase of food production. Gift of jaggery yields sweet food. Gift of silver is conducive to the increase in the quantity of semen and that of salt is conducive to the happy admixture of the six tastes.

english translation

सर्वं सर्वसमृद्ध्यर्थं कूष्मांडं पुष्टिदं विदुः । प्राप्तिदं सर्वभोगानामिह चाऽमुत्र च द्विजाः 1-15-५० ।

The gift of pumpkin gourd is conducive to nourishment. All kinds of gifts increase everything and secure all kinds of enjoyment here and hereafter, O brahmins.

english translation