Shloka 11
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 60: Arjuna’s return, auspicious omens, and mission delegation
जिस-जिस ब्राह्मणने जहाँ-जहाँ अपने मनको प्रिय लगनेवाली जिस-जिस वस्तुको पाना चाहा, जितेन्द्रिय राजाने वहीं-वहीं प्रसन्नतापूर्वक वह वस्तु उसे तत्काल समर्पित की |। नादेयं ब्राह्मणस्यासीद् यस्य यत्स्यात् प्रियं धनम् । सोडपि विप्रप्रसादेन ब्रह्मलोक॑ गतो नूप:,उनके पास जो भी प्रिय धन था, वह ब्राह्मणके लिये अदेय नहीं था। राजा भगीरथ ब्राह्मणोंकी कृपासे ब्रह्मलोकको प्राप्त हुए
nārada uvāca |
na adeyaṃ brāhmaṇasyāsīd yasya yat syāt priyaṃ dhanam |
so 'pi vipra-prasādena brahmalokaṃ gato nṛpaḥ ||
Narada said: Whatever cherished wealth a brahmin desired, there was nothing that King Bhagiratha—master of his senses—would refuse; he gladly offered it at once. Indeed, no possession dear to him was ever “not to be given” when a brahmin asked. By the grace and satisfaction of the brahmins, that king attained Brahmaloka—showing that disciplined generosity and reverence for the worthy bear the highest spiritual fruit.
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