Shloka 34
नक्षत्रेषु श्राद्धफलविधानम् (Śrāddha Outcomes According to Nakṣatras)
एवं रामाय कौरव्य वसिष्ठोडकथयत् पुरा | तस्मात् सुवर्णदानाय प्रयतस्व नराधिप,कुरुनन्दन! नरेश्वर! इस प्रकार पूर्वकालमें वसिष्ठजीने परशुरामको यह सारा प्रसंग एवं सुवर्णकी उत्पत्ति और माहात्म्य सुनाया था। अतः तुम स्वर्णदानके लिये प्रयत्न करो
evaṁ rāmāya kauravya vasiṣṭho ’kathayat purā | tasmāt suvarṇa-dānāya prayatasva narādhipa kuru-nandana nareśvara ||
Bhīṣma sprach: „O Kauravya, in früheren Zeiten berichtete Vasiṣṭha Rāma (Paraśurāma) diese ganze Begebenheit — den Ursprung des Goldes und seine Größe. Darum, o König, o Freude der Kurus, bemühe dich ernstlich, Gold als Gabe zu spenden.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king should actively cultivate dāna-dharma; specifically, the verse urges earnest effort toward suvarṇa-dāna (donation of gold), presented as a meritorious act grounded in ancient authoritative teaching.
Bhīṣma concludes a prior account by stating that the sage Vasiṣṭha once narrated to Paraśurāma the story of gold’s origin and its significance, and then he turns to exhort the royal listener (a Kuru prince/king) to practice gold-giving.