तोयं शय्यां तथा छत्रं कन्यां दासीं सुभाषिणीम् । पात्रे देयं यतो राजन् यदीच्छेच्छ्रेय आत्मनः
toyaṃ śayyāṃ tathā chatraṃ kanyāṃ dāsīṃ subhāṣiṇīm | pātre deyaṃ yato rājan yadīcchecchreya ātmanaḥ
De l’eau, une couche et aussi un parasol ; une jeune fille ; et une servante au doux parler : tout cela doit être offert à un récipiendaire digne, ô roi, si l’on désire son propre bien suprême.
Unspecified narrator addressing the king
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: rājan / nṛpa (king)
Scene: A royal donor scene: attendants present a water-pot, a bed-roll, and a ceremonial umbrella to a seated worthy recipient; a marriage-gift (kanyā-dāna) is symbolized respectfully in a secondary vignette; an eloquent maidservant stands with folded hands, representing service-gift in old idiom.
Merit depends not only on giving but on giving appropriately—directed to a worthy recipient with the intention of śreyas (true good).
The dāna teaching is part of the Maṇināgeśvara Māhātmya in the Revā Khaṇḍa.
Give specified gifts (water, bed, umbrella, etc.) to a qualified pātra when seeking spiritual welfare.