Shloka 65
Āloka-dāna (Dīpa-dāna), Sumanas–Dhūpa–Dīpa Phala: Manu–Suvarṇa and Śukra–Bali Exempla
इत्येतदसुरेन्द्राय काव्य: प्रोवाच भार्गव: । सुवर्णाय मनु: प्राह सुवर्णो नारदाय च
ity etad asurendrāya kāvyaḥ provāca bhārgavaḥ | suvarṇāya manuḥ prāha suvarṇo nāradāya ca |
Thus did Śukrācārya, the Bhārgava known as Kāvya, relate this account to Bali, lord of the Asuras. Manu then taught the same instruction to the ascetic Suvarṇa, and Suvarṇa in turn conveyed it to Nārada. In this way the tradition was handed down, praising the merit of gifts such as incense and lamps and urging the listener to act in accordance with this prescribed method.
शुक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the authority of a dharmic instruction by showing its careful transmission through revered teachers, and it supports the ethical value of dāna—especially offerings like incense and lamps—performed according to proper method.
Śukra (Kāvya), a Bhārgava, narrates a teaching to Bali; Manu passes it to the ascetic Suvarṇa; Suvarṇa teaches Nārada—establishing a lineage of instruction that validates the practice being recommended.