Shloka 20
माधवी-प्रदानम् (Mādhavī Offered to Gālava) — Udyoga Parva 113
पात्र प्रतिग्रहस्यायं दातुं पात्र तथा भवान् | शड्खे क्षीरमिवासिक्त भवत्वेतत् तथोपमम्,'ये गालव दान लेनेके सुयोग्य पात्र हैं और आप दान करनेके श्रेष्ठ अधिकारी हैं। जैसे शंखमें दूध रखा गया हो, उसी प्रकार इनके हाथमें दिए हुए आपके इस दानकी शोभा होगी”
pātra-pratigrahasyāyaṁ dātuṁ pātra tathā bhavān | śaṅkhe kṣīram ivāsiktaṁ bhavatv etat tathopamam ||
قال نارادا: «إن غالافا أهلٌ لأن يُقبَل له العطاء، وأنت أيضًا أهلٌ لأن تكون مُعطيًا. فليتلألأ هذا العطاء حين يوضع في يديه ببهاءٍ يليق به—كالحليب إذا صُبَّ في صَدَفة الشنخا (الصدفة المقدّسة)، فتزداد طهارته وحُسنه بصفاء الوعاء.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The merit and beauty of charity depend on both sides: the recipient must be worthy to accept (pātra), and the giver must be worthy to give. When a pure gift meets a fit recipient, the act becomes especially auspicious—illustrated by the image of milk gaining added grace when poured into a conch.
Nārada addresses the giver in the episode involving Gālava, affirming that Gālava is an appropriate recipient and that the addressed person is an appropriate donor. He encourages the donation by praising how splendid it will appear in Gālava’s hands, using the conch-and-milk simile to convey fittingness and enhanced sanctity.