Shloka 37
Chatra–Upānah Dāna: Origin Narrative
Jamadagni–Reṇukā–Sūrya Saṃvāda
गालव उवाच पापिषछेभ्यो हानर्घाह: स नरो<स्तु स्वपापकृत् । दत्त्वा दानं कीर्तयतु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्
Gālava uvāca: pāpiṣṭhebhyo hānārghāḥ sa naro 'stu svapāpakṛt; dattvā dānaṃ kīrtayatu yas te harati puṣkaram.
গালৱে ক’লে—যিয়ে তোমাৰ পদুম চুৰি কৰিছে, সি নিজৰ পাপফলত মহাপাপীসকলতকৈও অধিক নিন্দিত আৰু তুচ্ছ হওক; নিজৰ স্বজনৰো অমঙ্গল কৰোক। আৰু দান দিলেও, নিজৰ মুখেৰে সেই দানৰ ঢাক পিটাই ফুৰক।
गालव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse condemns theft and moral shamelessness, and also criticizes performative charity—giving gifts while seeking self-praise—implying that true merit requires integrity and humility, not merely outward acts.
Gālava speaks a harsh denunciation of an unnamed person who has stolen ‘your lotus’ (puṣkara). He declares such a thief to be more contemptible than great sinners and portrays him as someone who even after giving charity would publicly boast about it.