Shloka 152
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
तस्माद् ये वै प्रयच्छन्ति सुवर्ण धर्मदर्शिन: । देवतास्ते प्रयच्छन्ति समस्ता इति नः श्रुतम्
tasmād ye vai prayacchanti suvarṇaṃ dharmadarśinaḥ | devatās te prayacchanti samastā iti naḥ śrutam ||
অতএব ধর্মদর্শী যে পুরুষেরা স্বর্ণ দান করেন, তাঁরা যেন একযোগে সমস্ত দেবতাকেই দান করেন—এমনই আমরা পরম্পরায় শুনেছি। স্বর্ণদানকে সর্বদেবতার প্রতি সমগ্র অর্ঘ্যরূপে গণ্য করা হয়।
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Gold-giving (suvarṇa-dāna), when performed by one who understands dharma, is praised as an all-encompassing offering—symbolically equivalent to giving to all the deities, because it supports sacred order through generous, righteous giving.
Vasiṣṭha is instructing about the religious-ethical value of dāna (charitable gifting). He asserts, as a received tradition, that donating gold is regarded as a comprehensive divine offering, emphasizing the merit and breadth of such generosity.