Shloka 74
Adhyaya 10 — Jaimini’s Questions on Birth, Death, Karma, and the Embodied Journey
भूमौ स्वपद्भिर्नात्यन्तं क्लेशमाप्नोति बान्धवैः ।
दानं ददद्भिश्च तथा जन्तुराप्याय्यते मृतः ॥
bhūmau svapadbhirnātyantaṃ kleśamāpnoti bāndhavaiḥ /
dānaṃ dadadbhiśca tathā janturāpyāyyate mṛtaḥ
Sur la terre, se mouvant de ses propres pieds, il ne souffre pas outre mesure à cause des proches ; de même, lorsqu’ils font des dons (en son nom), l’être défunt est nourri et soutenu.
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FAQs
Charity performed by survivors is portrayed as an extension of care that alleviates the departed’s distress—reinforcing the social ethic of giving and responsibility across generations.
Dharma/ācāra instruction; ancillary to the five characteristic topics.
Dāna functions as ‘merit-conversion’—transforming worldly resources into subtle relief for the departed, illustrating the Purāṇic idea of merit as transferable support within limits.