Shloka 27
जो उत्तराषाढ़ा नक्षत्रमें जलपूर्ण कलशसहित सत्तूकी बनी हुई खाद्य वस्तु, घी और प्रचुर माखन दान करता है, वह सम्पूर्ण मनोवांछित भोगोंको प्राप्त कर लेता है ।। दुग्धं त्वभिजिते योगे दत्त्वा मधुघृतप्लुतम् । धर्मनित्यो मनीषिभ्य: स्वर्गलोके महीयते,जो नित्य धर्मपरायण पुरुष अभिजित् नक्षत्रके योगमें मनीषी ब्राह्मणोंको मधु और घीसे युक्त दूध देता है, वह स्वर्गलोकमें सम्मानित होता है
yo uttarāṣāḍhā-nakṣatre jala-pūrṇa-kalaśa-sahitaṃ sattū-kṛtāṃ bhakṣya-vastuṃ ghṛtaṃ ca pracuraṃ navanītaṃ ca dadāti sa sarvān mano-vāñchitān bhogān avāpnoti || dugdhaṃ tv abhijite yoge dattvā madhu-ghṛta-plutaṃ | dharma-nityo manīṣibhyaḥ svarga-loke mahīyate ||
Nārada said: Whoever, under the asterism Uttarāṣāḍhā, gives in charity a water-filled pot together with food prepared from roasted barley-flour (sattu), along with ghee and abundant butter, obtains all enjoyments he has wished for. And the man steadfast in dharma—when the Abhijit asterism is in conjunction—who offers to wise Brahmins milk enriched with honey and ghee, is honored in the world of heaven.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that disciplined generosity—especially offerings of nourishing staples and ritual necessities, given at auspicious times and directed toward the learned—constitutes dharma and yields both desired worldly well-being and heavenly honor.
Nārada is describing specific charitable acts (dāna) tied to particular nakṣatras (Uttarāṣāḍhā and Abhijit): donating a water pot and foods like sattu, ghee, and butter, and giving milk mixed with honey and ghee to wise Brahmins, explaining the meritorious results of such gifts.