Shloka 26
Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share
क्रतुभिश्नोपवासैश्व त्रिदिवं याति भारत । लभते च शिवं ज्ञानं फलपुष्पप्रदो नर:,“भारत! यज्ञ और उपवास करनेसे मनुष्य स्वर्गलोकमें जाता है तथा फल-फूलका दान करनेवाला मानव कल्याणमय मोक्षस्वरूप ज्ञान प्राप्त कर लेता है
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
kratubhiś copavāsaiś ca tridivaṃ yāti bhārata |
labhate ca śivaṃ jñānaṃ phalapuṣpaprado naraḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O Bhārata, by performing sacrificial rites and by observing fasts, a person attains the heavenly world. And the one who gives gifts of fruits and flowers gains auspicious, beneficent knowledge—knowledge that leads to true welfare and liberation.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual merit (sacrifice and fasting) is praised as leading to heavenly attainment, while simple acts of giving—such as offering fruits and flowers—are elevated as a cause for gaining auspicious, welfare-bringing spiritual knowledge that points toward liberation.
Vaiśampāyana continues instructive discourse addressed to ‘Bhārata,’ summarizing the fruits of dharmic practices: sacrificial rites and fasting yield svarga, and charitable giving (fruits and flowers) yields śiva-jñāna—beneficial insight associated with ultimate good.