Shloka 12
Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative
अजाविकं गोखरोष्ट्रं सुवर्ण रजतं तथा । भोजयित्वा द्विजान् कामै: संतर्प्प च महाधनै:
ajāvikaṃ gokharoṣṭraṃ suvarṇa-rajataṃ tathā | bhojayitvā dvijān kāmaiḥ santarpya ca mahādhanaiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Après avoir donné en aumône moutons et chèvres, vaches, ânes et chameaux, ainsi que de l’or et de l’argent, il nourrit ensuite les dvija (brāhmaṇas) selon leurs souhaits et les combla de grandes richesses — geste présenté comme une hospitalité fastueuse et un mérite gagné par la largesse du don.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dāna and atithi-satkara (generous giving and hospitality): wealth is portrayed as ethically meaningful when used to honor and satisfy the learned (dvijas) through gifts and food, thereby accruing religious merit and upholding social-religious duty.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a figure is described performing lavish acts of generosity—donating livestock and precious metals and then feeding Brahmins according to their desires—indicating a formal, merit-oriented distribution of wealth in the story’s unfolding events.