Shloka 8
Pānīya-dāna and Anna-dāna: The Primacy of Life-Sustaining Gifts (पानीयदान-प्रशंसा / अन्नदान-प्रशंसा)
अन्नाद् गृहस्था लोकेउस्मिन् भिक्षवस्तापसास्तथा । अन्नाद् भवन्ति वै प्राणा: प्रत्यक्ष नात्र संशय:
annād gṛhasthā loke 'smin bhikṣavas tāpasās tathā | annād bhavanti vai prāṇāḥ pratyakṣaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ ||
নাৰদে ক’লে—এই লোকত গৃহস্থ, ভিক্ষাৰে জীৱন ধৰা ভিক্ষু আৰু তপস্বী—সকলোৱে অন্নৰ দ্বাৰাই জীৱিত থাকে। অন্নৰ পৰাই প্ৰাণ টিকে; ই প্ৰত্যক্ষ, ইয়াত সন্দেহ নাই।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Food is the visible support of life for every social and spiritual group—householders, mendicants, and ascetics—so providing food (anna-dāna) is a primary ethical duty and a cornerstone of dharma.
Nārada is instructing by emphasizing a universally observable fact: all beings and all āśramas depend on food. The statement functions as a moral argument for honoring food and supporting others through nourishment.