Shloka 78
Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)
अपना कल्याण चाहनेवाले पुरुषको सदा अपनी शक्तिके अनुसार दान करना चाहिये। सदा यज्ञ करना चाहिये और सदा ही पुष्टिजनक कर्म करते रहना चाहिये ।।
dharmeṇārthaḥ samāhāryo dharmalabdhaṃ tridhā dhanam | kartavyaṃ dharmaparamaṃ mānavena prayatnataḥ ||
Mahādeva enseña que quien busca el verdadero bienestar debe adquirir riqueza sólo por medio del dharma. La riqueza obtenida con rectitud ha de dividirse en tres partes, y con esfuerzo sostenido debe emprenderse continuamente aquello en lo que el dharma es lo primero—como dar según la propia capacidad, realizar sacrificios y practicar obras que nutren y fortalecen la vida.
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Earn wealth only by righteous means (dharma), then structure its use responsibly—dividing dharma-earned wealth into three parts—and prioritize dharma in all actions, including giving according to capacity and sustaining sacrificial/beneficial duties.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Śrī Maheśvara speaks as a moral teacher, laying down a rule for household and social ethics: righteous acquisition of wealth and its disciplined, dharma-first deployment through ongoing duties like dāna and yajña.