Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 101
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
सद्भ्यो यद्दीयते किंचित्तत्परत्रोपतिष्टते । असद्भ्यो दीयते यत्तु तद्दानमिह भुज्यते । यादृशं दीयते दानं तादृशं फलमश्नुते ॥ १०१ ॥
sadbhyo yaddīyate kiṃcittatparatropatiṣṭate | asadbhyo dīyate yattu taddānamiha bhujyate | yādṛśaṃ dīyate dānaṃ tādṛśaṃ phalamaśnute || 101 ||
Was auch immer, und sei es wenig, den Tugendhaften gegeben wird, bleibt für das Jenseits bestehen. Was aber den Unwürdigen gegeben wird, wird schon hier verzehrt: solches Dāna bringt nur weltlichen Ertrag. Wie die Gabe ist, so ist die Frucht, die man genießt.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches discernment in charity: gifts to the virtuous generate enduring merit that supports one beyond this life, while gifts to the unworthy tend to yield only immediate, worldly outcomes.
Bhakti matures through sattvic conduct and right association; giving to sādhus and dhārmic recipients strengthens devotional merit and aligns one’s actions with spiritual ends rather than short-lived rewards.
It reflects dharma-prayoga (practical application of ritual ethics): selecting an adhikārī (fit recipient) and understanding karma-phala—an applied principle used in smārta and purāṇic guidance rather than a technical lesson in a specific Vedāṅga.