Shloka 25
दासीदासमलड्कारान् क्षेत्राणि च गृहाणि च । ब्रह्मदेयां सुतां दत्त्वा प्राप्नोति मनुजर्षभ,“नरश्रेष्ठीी जो अपनी पुत्रीका ब्राह्मविवाहकी विधिसे सुयोग्य वरको दान करता है, उसे दास-दासी, अलंकार, क्षेत्र और घर प्राप्त होते हैं
dāsīdāsam alaṅkārān kṣetrāṇi ca gṛhāṇi ca | brahmadeyāṃ sutāṃ dattvā prāpnoti manujarṣabha ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O bull among men, one who gives his daughter as a Brahma-gift (Brahma-dāna)—that is, in the Brahma form of marriage to a worthy groom—attains prosperity: servants, ornaments, fields, and houses.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that giving one’s daughter in the Brahma form of marriage—understood as a righteous, gift-based union to a worthy groom—constitutes dharmic dāna and is said to yield prosperity and social stability as its fruit.
Vaiśampāyana is describing the rewards (phala) associated with specific dharmic acts. Here he states that the act of offering a daughter as a brahmadeya (Brahma-gift) leads to the acquisition of wealth and household resources such as servants, ornaments, land, and homes.