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Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
वस्त्रान्नपानीय-रसप्रदानात् प्राप्नोति तानेव रसप्रदानात् ॥ स्रग्धूपगन्धान्यनुलेपनानि पुष्पाणि गृह्याणि मनोरमाणि ॥
vastrānnapānīyarasapradānāt prāpnoti tān eva rasapradānāt | sragdhūpagandhāny anulepanāni puṣpāṇi gṛhyāṇi manoramāṇi ||
कपड़े, खाना, पानी और स्वाद वाली चीज़ें दान करने से वही चीज़ें वापस मिलती हैं। हार, अगरबत्ती, इत्र, तेल, फूल और घर का अच्छा सामान सब मिलता है।
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It exemplifies the Purāṇic ‘correspondence principle’ in gift ethics: donations of specific goods are said to yield analogous enjoyments, offering insight into moralized consumption and material culture.
No geographic location is indicated in this verse.
Practice generosity through essential and comfort-giving items (clothing, food, water, refreshments), framed as producing commensurate well-being.
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