Shloka 34
Tilā-Dāna, Dīpa-Dāna, and Nitya-Jalapradāna
Yama–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda) | तिलदान-दीपदान-नित्यजलप्रदान (यम-ब्राह्मण संवाद
रथमश्वसमायुक्तं दत्त्वाश्विन्यां नरोत्तम: । हस्त्यश्वरथसम्पन्ने वर्चस्वी जायते कुले
ratham aśva-samāyuktaṃ dattvāśvinyāṃ narottamaḥ | hasty-aśva-ratha-sampanne varcasvī jāyate kule ||
Dijo Nārada: «Si un hombre excelente dona un carro uncido a caballos cuando rige la mansión lunar Aśvinī, renace en una familia provista de elefantes, caballos y carros, y allí se vuelve una persona radiante e ilustre.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity performed with proper intention and at an auspicious time is praised as dharma and is said to yield tangible karmic results—prosperity, status, and personal radiance in a future birth.
Nārada is describing the specific merit (phala) of donating a horse-yoked chariot during the Aśvinī nakṣatra, stating that the donor attains rebirth in a well-equipped, prosperous lineage and becomes illustrious.