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## Chapter Forty-Five
**13.** The reservoirs were extremely pure, comfortable to enjoy, filled with lotuses, capable of quenching thirst, deep, and captivating the mind and eyes.
**14.** The fields were like the king's treasury, for just as the king's treasury is filled with all kinds of grains, so too were the fields filled with all kinds of grains. Just as the king's treasury always satisfies everyone, so too did the fields always satisfy everyone. And just as the king's treasury is full of wealth, so too were the fields full of wealth in the form of grain, or they were "wealthy from all sides."
**15.** The villages were so close that even a rooster could fly from one to another. They were excellent, with many farmers, full of livestock, wealth, and grain. They were constantly bustling with activity and free from all kinds of troubles.
**16.** These villages were free from the burden of punishment and other obstacles, adorned with all kinds of wealth, filled with the four varnas and four ashramas, and emulated by the local people.
**17.** This land possessed all the characteristics of a good country as described by experts in the science of politics.
**18.** In that land, wealth was lost only when given to worthy recipients, not otherwise. The loss of a proper action occurred only when the fruit was obtained, not otherwise. The loss of progress occurred only in the place of humility, not otherwise. And the loss of life occurred only at the end of one's lifespan, not otherwise.
**19.** If there was any hardness in elevated objects, it was only in the breasts of women, not elsewhere. If there was any downfall, it was only in elephants, meaning their pride was their downfall, not that of other humans. Or if there was any downfall, it was only in trees that grew in caves and other low-lying places, not elsewhere.
**20.** If there was any punishment, it was only in the umbrella, the scales, or the city officials, not in the people themselves, meaning they were never fined. If there was any sharpness or intensity, it was only in the police officers and other officials, not in the people themselves.