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=== Mahabharata ===
=== Mahabharata ===
The Danadharma parva of Anushasana parva describes the greatness of danas of various things and the rewards for doing so in a detailed manner.<ref name=":2">Pt. Ramnarayandatt Shastri. ''[https://archive.org/stream/Mahabharata04SanskritHindiPanditRamnarayanGitaPress/Mahabharata06_Sanskrit-hindi_panditRamnarayan_gitaPress#page/n267/mode/2up Mahabharata with Hindi Translation, Volume 6.]'' Gorakhpur : Gita Press</ref> Digging of ponds, wells and setting up of gardens for public use has been highly recommended in the Danadharma parva (Adhyaya 58).<ref name=":02" /> Upon being questioned by Yudhisthira, Bhishma explains the rewards of making jalashayas and gardens for the community. <blockquote>त्रिषु लोकेषु सर्वत्र पूजनीयस्तडागवान्॥ (Maha. Anush. 13.58.4) </blockquote><blockquote>धर्मस्यार्थस्य कामस्य फलमाहुर्मनीषिणः। तडागसुकृतं देशे क्षेत्रमेकं महाश्रयम्॥ (Maha. Anush. 13.58.6)</blockquote>One who constructs lakes (तडागाः) for the benefit of community, will be revered in the three worlds. Construction of even a single water body, will bestow the rewards of adhering to Dharma, Artha and Kama; such a place endowed with beautiful lakes will support many beings.<ref name=":2" /><blockquote>देवा मनुष्यगन्धर्वाः पितरोरगराक्षसाः। स्थावराणि च भूतानि संश्रयन्ति जलाशयम्॥ (Maha. Anush. 13.58.8)</blockquote>Devatas, humans, gandharvas, forefathers, nagas, rakshasas, and all the immobile beings (such as plants and trees) depend on lakes (water bodies) and ponds.
The Danadharma parva of Anushasana parva describes the greatness of danas of various things and the rewards for doing so in a detailed manner.<ref name=":2">Pt. Ramnarayandatt Shastri. ''[https://archive.org/stream/Mahabharata04SanskritHindiPanditRamnarayanGitaPress/Mahabharata06_Sanskrit-hindi_panditRamnarayan_gitaPress#page/n267/mode/2up Mahabharata with Hindi Translation, Volume 6.]'' Gorakhpur : Gita Press</ref> Digging of ponds, wells and setting up of gardens for public use has been highly recommended in the Danadharma parva in Adhyaya 58.<ref name=":02" /> Upon being questioned by Yudhisthira, Bhishma explains the rewards of making jalashayas and gardens for the community. <blockquote>त्रिषु लोकेषु सर्वत्र पूजनीयस्तडागवान्॥ (Maha. Anush. 13.58.4) </blockquote><blockquote>धर्मस्यार्थस्य कामस्य फलमाहुर्मनीषिणः। तडागसुकृतं देशे क्षेत्रमेकं महाश्रयम्॥ (Maha. Anush. 13.58.6)</blockquote>One who constructs lakes (तडागाः) for the benefit of community, will be revered in the three worlds. Construction of even a single water body, will bestow the rewards of adhering to Dharma, Artha and Kama; such a place endowed with beautiful lakes will support many beings.<ref name=":2" /><blockquote>देवा मनुष्यगन्धर्वाः पितरोरगराक्षसाः। स्थावराणि च भूतानि संश्रयन्ति जलाशयम्॥ (Maha. Anush. 13.58.8)</blockquote>Devatas, humans, gandharvas, forefathers, nagas, rakshasas, and all the immobile beings (such as plants and trees) depend on lakes (water bodies) and ponds.
The rewards linked to the availability of water in the pond are also explicitly given as follows (Anushasana Parva 58.10 to 14): (Table as given on pg. 55 of Reference <ref name=":02" />)
{| class="wikitable"
!Availabilty of water
!Reward
|-
|During rains (Varsha Kala)
|Equivalent to Agnihotra Yajna
|-
|During Autumn (Sharat Kala)
|Equivalent to 1000 Godana
|-
|During Winters (Hemanta Kala)
|Equivalent to large Yajna, with gold dakshina
|-
|During Winters (Shishir Kala)
|Equivalent to Agnishtoma Yajna
|-
|During Spring (Vasant Kala)
|Equivalent to Atiratra Yajna
|-
|During Summers (Greeshma Kala
|Equivalent to Ashwamedha Yayna
|}
Anushasana Parva (58.16 to 18) describe the rewards linked to the usage pattern.
=== Vishnu Smrti ===
=== Vishnu Smrti ===