Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
द्विजातिभ्यो<नुरूपेभ्य: कामांश्न विविधान् बहून् । यस्यादेशेन तद् वित्त व्यभजन्त द्विजातय:
dvijātibhyo 'nurūpebhyaḥ kāmān sa vividhān bahūn | yasyādeśena tad vittaṁ vyabhajanta dvijātayaḥ ||
قال فايُو: «لقد أمدّ المستحقّين من ذوي الميلادين (الدِّوِجَة) بكثيرٍ من متاع اللذّة المتنوّع، على ما يلائمهم. وبأمره قسّم ذوو الميلادين ذلك المال واقتسموه فيما بينهم.»
वायुदेव उवाच
The verse highlights dāna as a dharmic act: wealth should be given appropriately to deserving recipients, and the giver should allow the learned community to allocate it fairly, emphasizing propriety, restraint, and social responsibility.
Vāyu describes a benefactor (contextually a king) who provides abundant comforts and wealth to suitable twice-born recipients; following his instruction, the Brahmins distribute the donated wealth among themselves.