Valmiki Ramayana 1.14.46: Bala Kanda, Sarga 14, Shloka 46
अश्वमेधप्रवृत्तिः · Commencement and Performance of Daśaratha’s Aśvamedha
मणिरत्नं सुवर्णं वा गावो यद्वा समुद्यतम् ।
तत्प्रयच्छ नरश्रेष्ठ धरण्या न प्रयोजनम् ॥४६॥
maṇiratnaṃ suvarṇaṃ vā gāvo yadvā samudyatam |
tat prayaccha naraśreṣṭha dharaṇyā na prayojanam ||46||
पंडित बोले, आप हमें हीरे-मोती दे दो, या सोने का सिक्का, या गाय। जो भी आपके पास है वो दे दो। हमें ज़मीन चाहिए नहीं।
O best of men! give us gems or gold or cows or whichever is readily available. We have no use with this earth".
FAQs
Dharma of appropriate giving: charity should be practical and suited to the recipient’s life-purpose, not merely grand in symbolism.
The priests specify acceptable substitutes for the land-gift—portable wealth consistent with priestly life.
Prudence and restraint—refusing power and requesting only what supports their dharmic vocation.
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