[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 2.38.37 # Garudapurana 2.38.37 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.38.37 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.38.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.38.37) yā vāpī nirjale deśe yaddānaṃ nirdhane dvije / prāṇināṃ yo dayāṃ dhatte sa bhavennākanāyakaḥ // > A stepped well in a waterless region, a gift given to an impoverished brāhmaṇa, / and he who shows compassion to living beings—he becomes a lord of heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.38.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.38.36) - [Next: 2.38.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.38.38) - [Up: 2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.38) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.38.37) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.38.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.38.37) · Pramāṇa