Shloka 154
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
आदित्योदयसम्प्राप्ते विधिमन्त्रपुरस्कृतम् । ददाति काज्चन यो वै दुःस्वप्रं प्रतिहन्ति सः,जो सूर्योदय-कालमें विधिपूर्वक मन्त्र पढ़कर सुवर्णका दान करता है, वह अपने पाप और दुःस्वप्रको नष्ट कर डालता है
ādityodayasamprāpte vidhimantrapuraskṛtam | dadāti kāñcanaṃ yo vai duḥsvapnaṃ pratihanti saḥ ||
সূর্যোদয়ের সময় যে ব্যক্তি বিধিপূর্বক, মন্ত্রোচ্চারণকে অগ্রে রেখে, স্বর্ণ দান করে—সে দুঃস্বপ্ন নিবারণ করে এবং তৎসংশ্লিষ্ট অশুভতা ও পাপমল দূর করে।
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Timely, rule-guided charity—specifically giving gold at sunrise with mantras—serves as a dharmic act that dispels inauspiciousness (symbolized by evil dreams) and supports moral and spiritual purification.
Vasiṣṭha is instructing about the fruits of specific dāna-rites: he prescribes a sunrise-time gift of gold, performed according to ritual procedure and accompanied by mantras, and states its protective effect against bad dreams and ill-omens.