Shloka 10
Sāma (Sāntva) and Dāna: The Brāhmaṇa’s Conciliatory Release from a Rākṣasa
यथा हि सुकृते क्षेत्र फलं विन्दति मानव: । एवं दत्त्वा श्रुववति फलं दाता समश्ञुते
yathā hi sukṛte kṣetre phalaṁ vindati mānavaḥ | evaṁ dattvā śrutavati phalaṁ dātā samaśnute ||
Sebagaimana seseorang memperoleh panen dengan menabur benih di ladang yang telah dipersiapkan dengan baik, demikian pula dengan memberi dana kepada brāhmaṇa yang berilmu, sang pemberi pasti turut menikmati buah kebajikan yang lahir darinya.
मैत्रेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity yields its full spiritual ‘fruit’ when offered to a worthy, learned recipient—just as seed yields a harvest when sown in a well-prepared field. The donor then surely shares in the merit produced by that gift.
Maitreya is instructing about the principles of dāna (giving). He uses an agricultural analogy—prepared field and seed—to explain how giving to a śrutavat (learned) Brahmin becomes a reliable cause of beneficial results for the giver.