Yama!  The energy of thy sire is like that of a blazing fire.  I could not possibly falsify that speech of his.  Thou hast seen me.  Do thou go hence, O child!  The author of thy body is indulging in lamentations for thee.  Thou art my dear guest.  What wish of thine cherished by thee in thy heart shall I grant thee?  Solicit the fruition of whatever desire thou mayst cherish.’  Thus addressed by him, I replied unto the king of the dead, saying, ’I have arrived within thy dominions from which no traveller ever returns.  If I really be an object deserving of thy attentions, I desire, O king of the dead, to have a sight of those regions of high prosperity and happiness that have been reserved for doers of righteous deeds.’  Thus addressed by me, Yama caused me to be mounted upon a vehicle of splendour as effulgent as that of the sun and unto which were harnessed many excellent steeds.  Bearing me on that vehicle, he showed me, O foremost of regenerate persons, all those delightful regions that are reserved for the righteous.  I beheld in those regions many mansions of great resplendence intended for high-souled persons.  Those mansions are of diverse forms and are adorned with every kind of gem.  Bright as the disc of the moon, they are ornamented with rows of tinkling bells.  Hundreds among them are of many storeys.  Within them are pleasant groves and woods and transparent bodies of water.  Possessed of the effulgence of lapis lazuli and the sun, and made of silver and gold, their complexion resembles the colour of the morning sun.  Some of them are immovable and some movable.  Within them are many hills of viands and enjoyable articles and robes and beds in abundance.  Within them are many trees capable of granting the fruition of every wish.  There are also many rivers and roads and spacious halls and lakes and large tanks.  Thousands of cars with rattling wheels may be seen there, having excellent steeds harnessed unto them.  Many rivers that run milk, many hills of ghee, and large bodies of transparent water occur there.  Verily, I beheld many such regions, never seen by me before of happiness and joy, approved by the king of the dead.  Beholding all those objects, I addressed the ancient and puissant judge of the dead, saying, ’For whose use and enjoyment have these rivers with eternal currents of milk and ghee been ordained?’ Yama answered me saying, ’These streams of milk and ghee, know thou, are for the enjoyment of those righteous persons, that make gifts in the world of men.  Other eternal worlds there are which are filled with such mansions free from sorrow of every kind.  These are reserved for those persons that are engaged in making gifts of kine.[353] The mere gift of kine is not worthy of praise.  There are considerations of propriety or otherwise about the person unto whom kine should be given, the time for making those gifts, the kind of kine that should form the object of gifts, and the rites that should be observed in making the