Dharmānukathana
Narration of Dharma
यद्यत्तुष्टिकरं दानं सर्वकामफलप्रदम् । तस्मादन्नसमं दानं नास्ति भूपाल भूतले ॥ ७६ ॥
yadyattuṣṭikaraṃ dānaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam | tasmādannasamaṃ dānaṃ nāsti bhūpāla bhūtale || 76 ||
Cualquier don que otorgue satisfacción y conceda los frutos de todos los deseos; sin embargo, oh protector del pueblo, en esta tierra no existe caridad igual al don del alimento.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressing a king as 'bhūpāla' within the discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It declares anna-dāna (the gift of food) as the highest form of charity because it directly sustains life and produces broad spiritual merit (puṇya), fulfilling aims while generating inner contentment (tuṣṭi).
By elevating selfless service through feeding others, it supports bhakti as practical compassion—offering nourishment as an act of reverence to the Divine present in beings, aligning daily conduct with dharma.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ritual-ethics within dāna-dharma—prioritizing anna-dāna as a direct, universally beneficial act.