Shloka 2
ब्रह्माण्डदान-प्रशंसा तथा ब्रह्माण्ड-प्रमाण-वर्णनम्
Praise of the Gift of the Cosmic Egg and Description of the Brahmāṇḍa’s Measure
सनत्कुमार उवाच । शृणु कालेः प्रदत्ताद्वै फलं विंदंति मानवाः । एकस्मादपि सर्वेषां दानानां तद्वदामि ते
sanatkumāra uvāca | śṛṇu kāleḥ pradattādvai phalaṃ viṃdaṃti mānavāḥ | ekasmādapi sarveṣāṃ dānānāṃ tadvadāmi te
Sanatkumāra said: “Listen—people truly obtain the fruit of gifts when they are given at the proper time. Even from a single act among all forms of charity, I shall explain that result to you.”
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that the inner potency of dāna is fulfilled when it is aligned with kāla (right time and circumstance), making the act a purifier of karma and a support for the soul’s movement toward Śiva’s grace.
Timely charity is presented as a dharmic support to devotion—when offered with reverence to Śiva (often before or after Liṅga-pūjā), it becomes an outward expression of surrender and service that strengthens Saguna Śiva worship.
Perform dāna at auspicious times (festival days, tithis, after pūjā), ideally with mental offering to Śiva and remembrance of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”