Shloka 34
Tilā-Dāna, Dīpa-Dāna, and Nitya-Jalapradāna
Yama–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda) | तिलदान-दीपदान-नित्यजलप्रदान (यम-ब्राह्मण संवाद
रथमश्वसमायुक्तं दत्त्वाश्विन्यां नरोत्तम: । हस्त्यश्वरथसम्पन्ने वर्चस्वी जायते कुले,जो नरश्रेष्ठ अश्विनी नक्षत्रमें घोड़े जुते हुए रथका दान करता है, वह हाथी, घोड़े और रथसे सम्पन्न कुलमें तेजस्वी पुत्ररूपसे जन्म लेता है
ratham aśva-samāyuktaṃ dattvāśvinyāṃ narottamaḥ | hasty-aśva-ratha-sampanne varcasvī jāyate kule ||
Nārada said: “If an excellent man donates a chariot yoked with horses when the lunar mansion Aśvinī is in effect, he is reborn in a family endowed with elephants, horses, and chariots, and he becomes a radiant, illustrious person there.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity performed with proper intention and at an auspicious time is praised as dharma and is said to yield tangible karmic results—prosperity, status, and personal radiance in a future birth.
Nārada is describing the specific merit (phala) of donating a horse-yoked chariot during the Aśvinī nakṣatra, stating that the donor attains rebirth in a well-equipped, prosperous lineage and becomes illustrious.