Shloka 8
अध्याय १३२ — कर्मणा मनसा वाचा: स्वर्गमार्गः तथा आयुर्विपाकः
Adhyāya 132 — The path to heaven through deed, mind, and speech; karmic results for lifespan
अंगिरा उवाच यस्तु संवत्सरं पूर्ण दद्याद् दीपं करञ्जके । सुवर्चलामूलहस्त: प्रजा तस्य विवर्धते
aṅgirā uvāca | yastu saṃvatsaraṃ pūrṇaṃ dadyād dīpaṃ karañjake | suvarcalāmūlahastaḥ prajā tasya vivardhate ||
Aṅgirā dit : «Quiconque, pendant une année entière, offre une lampe sous un arbre karañja et tient en sa main la racine de suvarcalā (herbe médicinale sacrée), verra sa descendance s’accroître».
अंगिरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained, disciplined giving (a lamp-offering maintained for a full year) combined with a prescribed observance is presented as dharmically fruitful, yielding household prosperity—specifically, the increase of progeny.
In a didactic section of the Anuśāsana Parva, the sage Aṅgirā states a specific merit-result teaching: performing a year-long lamp donation beneath a karañja tree while holding the root of the herb suvarcalā leads to the growth of one’s lineage.