Shloka 35
Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank
ब्राह्मणांश्च यथाशक्ति पायसेन तु भोजयेत् । एवं सकृच्च यो भक्त्या करोति श्रद्धयान्वितः ॥ ३५ ॥
brāhmaṇāṃśca yathāśakti pāyasena tu bhojayet | evaṃ sakṛcca yo bhaktyā karoti śraddhayānvitaḥ || 35 ||
According to one’s capacity, one should feed the Brāhmaṇas with pāyasa, sweet rice. Whoever does this even once, with bhakti and endowed with śraddhā, attains the stated merit.
Nārada (teaching within a vrata/dāna-vidhi sequence; traditionally narrated in Purāṇic dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames charity (dāna) as a bhakti-act: feeding Brāhmaṇas with sincerity and faith, even once, becomes spiritually potent when done according to one’s capacity (yathāśakti).
Bhakti here is expressed through humble service—offering food with śraddhā. The verse emphasizes inner intention (devotion and faith) over mere scale of giving.
Ritual pragmatics: the dāna/annadāna procedure stresses proportional giving (yathāśakti) and proper offering to qualified recipients (Brāhmaṇas), reflecting dharma-śāstric and kalpa-oriented practice rather than grammar or astrology.