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[[Category:Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto 03 Chapter 07 Purports - Further Inquiries by Vidura]]
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<h2>Srimad-Bhagavatam</h2>
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<h3>SB Canto 3</h3>
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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.
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[[Vanisource:SB 3.7.34|SB 3.7.34, Translation and Purport]]
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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.
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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.

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