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Further Inquiries by Vidura
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dānasya —of charity;  tapasaḥ —of penance;  vāpi —lake;  yat —that which;  ceṣṭā —endeavor;  pūrtayoḥ —of reservoirs of water;  phalam —fruitive result;  pravāsa-sthasya —one who is away from home;  yaḥ —that which;  dharmaḥ —duty;  yaḥ ca —and which;  puṁsaḥ —of man;  uta —described;  apadi —in 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.
TEXT 35
येन वा भगवांस्तुष्येद्धर्मयोनिर्जनार्दनः। सम्प्रसीदति वा येषामेतदाख्याहि मेनघ ॥३५॥
yena vā bhagavāṁs tuṣyed dharma-yonir janārdanaḥ samprasīdati vā yeṣām etad ākhyāhi menagha
yena —by which;  vā —either;  bhagavān —the Personality of Godhead;  tuṣyet —is satisfied;  dharma-yoniḥ —the father of all religion;  janārdanaḥ —the controller of all living beings;  samprasīdati —completely satisfied;  vā —either, or;  yeṣām —of those;  etat —all these;  ākhyāhi —kindly describe;  me —unto me;  anagha —O sinless one.
TRANSLATION
O sinless one, because the Personality of Godhead, the controller of all living entities, is the father of all religion and all those who are candidates for religious activities, kindly describe how He can be completely satisfied.
PURPORT
All religious activities are meant ultimately to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord is the father of all religious principles. As stated in  Bhagavad-gītā  (Bg. 7.16), four kinds of pious men—the needy,