Shloka 77
Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)
दातव्यमसकृच्छक्त्या यष्टव्यमसकृत् तथा । पुष्टिकर्मविधानं च कर्तव्यं भूतिमिच्छता
dātavyam asakṛc chaktyā yaṣṭavyam asakṛt tathā | puṣṭikarmavidhānaṃ ca kartavyaṃ bhūtim icchatā ||
Dijo Maheshvara: “Debe uno dar repetidas veces según su capacidad, y del mismo modo realizar sacrificios una y otra vez. Y quien anhela prosperidad ha de emprender también los ritos y disciplinas prescritos que fomentan el sustento, la fuerza y el bienestar.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained generosity and sustained sacrificial/ritual duty—both practiced repeatedly and within one’s means—are presented as a dharmic path that supports prosperity and well-being; the emphasis is on regularity, capacity-based giving, and properly prescribed practice.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-oriented setting, Maheśvara speaks as an authoritative teacher, advising that a person desiring flourishing should repeatedly perform charity, yajña, and the prescribed puṣṭi-oriented rites—framing prosperity as the fruit of disciplined dharmic conduct.