Shloka 716
गामेकां निष्कसंयुक्तां ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् । हरिवंशकी समाप्ति होनेपर एक हजार ब्राह्मणोंको भोजन कराये तथा स्वर्णमुद्रासहित एक गौ ब्राह्मणको दान दे
gām ekāṁ niṣkasaṁyuktāṁ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet |
Vaiśampāyana dit : On doit offrir à un brāhmaṇa une seule vache, accompagnée d’un niṣka (pièce ou ornement d’or). Le passage présente cet acte comme un mérite de dāna : honorer le savoir sacré et soutenir la communauté sacerdotale par des dons généreux à l’achèvement d’une récitation vénérée.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the dharmic value of dāna: offering a cow together with gold to a worthy Brāhmaṇa is presented as a meritorious, ethically elevating act that supports sacred learning and social-religious duties.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a prescriptive statement (vidhi) describing an appropriate charitable offering—specifically, gifting a cow accompanied by a niṣka to a Brāhmaṇa—within the concluding, merit-focused atmosphere of the Svargārohaṇa section.