Shloka 19

अध्याय १३२ — कर्मणा मनसा वाचा: स्वर्गमार्गः तथा आयुर्विपाकः

Adhyāya 132 — The path to heaven through deed, mind, and speech; karmic results for lifespan

Devanagari script

शुद्धेन मनसा दत्त्वा सक्तुप्रस्थं द्विजातये । ब्रह्मलोकमनुप्राप्त: पर्याप्तं तन्निदर्शनम्‌

Transliteration

śuddhena manasā dattvā saktuprasthaṃ dvijātaye | brahmalokam anuprāptaḥ paryāptaṃ tan nidarśanam ||

Translation

Indem er mit geläutertem Sinn einem zweimalgeborenen Brahmanen ein Prastha-Maß Sattu (geröstetes Gerstenmehl) schenkte, gelangte ein Mann in die Welt Brahmās. Dieses eine Beispiel genügt, um die entscheidende Bedeutung innerer Reinheit beim Geben zu zeigen.

Word by Word

• शुद्धेन: with pure
• शुद्धेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मनसा: by/with the mind (heart)
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• दत्त्वा: having given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (ददाति)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active

• सक्तु-प्रस्थम्: a prastha-measure of roasted barley flour (sattu)
• सक्तु-प्रस्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सक्तु-प्रस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्विजातये: to a twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विजातये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: the world of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनुप्राप्तः: having attained / reached
• अनुप्राप्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-प्राप्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पर्याप्तम्: sufficient
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्याप्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• निदर्शनम्: example/illustration
• Type: Noun
• Root: निदर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

धौग्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• धौग्य (Dhaumya)
• द्विजाति (a Brahmin recipient)
• सक्तु (sattu)
• प्रस्थ (prastha measure)
• ब्रह्मलोक (Brahmaloka)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that the moral and spiritual fruit of charity depends primarily on the purity of intention (śuddha-manas), not on the material magnitude of the gift; even a small offering, when given with a clean heart, can lead to the highest merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhaumya cites a traditional illustrative case: a person offered a simple measure of sattu to a Brahmin with a purified mind and thereby attained Brahmaloka, using this as a sufficient example to emphasize the value of inner purity in giving.