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Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva describes jaladana (the gift of water) to the thirsty as the greatest of gifts and charity. It instills prana shakti in all and supports life-forms. <blockquote>सर्वदानैर्गुरुतरं सर्वगानैर्विशिष्यते । पानीयं नरशार्दूल तस्माद् दातव्यमेव हि॥ (Maha. Anush. 58.21) <ref name=":22">Pt. Ramnarayandatt Shastri. ''[https://archive.org/stream/Mahabharata04SanskritHindiPanditRamnarayanGitaPress/Mahabharata06_Sanskrit-hindi_panditRamnarayan_gitaPress#page/n271/mode/2up Mahabharata with Hindi Translation, Volume 6.]'' (Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 58) Gorakhpur : Gita Press</ref></blockquote><blockquote>sarvadānairgurutaraṁ sarvagānairviśiṣyate । pānīyaṁ naraśārdūla tasmād dātavyameva hi॥ (Maha. Anush. 58.21)</blockquote>Bhishma says 'O Narashardula (Lion among men)  jaladana (gift of water) is the greatest and supreme among all danas, hence it should always be performed.'

Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva describes jaladana (the gift of water) to the thirsty as the greatest of gifts and charity. It instills prana shakti in all and supports life-forms. <blockquote>सर्वदानैर्गुरुतरं सर्वगानैर्विशिष्यते । पानीयं नरशार्दूल तस्माद् दातव्यमेव हि॥ (Maha. Anush. 58.21) <ref name=":22">Pt. Ramnarayandatt Shastri. ''[https://archive.org/stream/Mahabharata04SanskritHindiPanditRamnarayanGitaPress/Mahabharata06_Sanskrit-hindi_panditRamnarayan_gitaPress#page/n271/mode/2up Mahabharata with Hindi Translation, Volume 6.]'' (Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 58) Gorakhpur : Gita Press</ref></blockquote><blockquote>sarvadānairgurutaraṁ sarvagānairviśiṣyate । pānīyaṁ naraśārdūla tasmād dātavyameva hi॥ (Maha. Anush. 58.21)</blockquote>Bhishma says 'O Narashardula (Lion among men)  jaladana (gift of water) is the greatest and supreme among all danas, hence it should always be performed.'

Puranas abound with the legends about the importance of offering water to the thirsty especially in the two of months of Grishma (Jyestha and Vaisakha corresponding to April and May). Skanda Purana in the Vaishnavakhanda describes the [[Brahmana and House-lizard Samvada (विप्रगृहगोधिका संवादः)]] stressing on the greatness of jaladana (जलदानप्रशंसा) and the punya obtained more so on Venkatadri (one of the seven sacred mountains of Tirupati).  

Puranas abound with the legends about the importance of offering water to the thirsty especially in the two of months of Grishma (Jyestha and Vaisakha corresponding to April and May). Skanda Purana in the Vaishnavakhanda describes the [[Brahmana and House-lizard Samvada (विप्रगृहगोधिका संवादः)|Brahmana and House-lizard Samvada (विप्रगृहगोधिका-संवादः)]] stressing on the greatness of jaladana (जलदानप्रशंसा) and the punya obtained more so on Venkatadri (one of the seven sacred mountains of Tirupati).  

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