Shloka 326
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
दातारं हानुगच्छन्ति सर्वे कामाभिवाज्छिता: । जो दिद्वान् ब्राह्मणको भूमिदान करता है, उस दाताके पास सभी मनोवाजञ्छित भोग स्वतः आ जाते हैं
dātāraṃ hānugacchanti sarve kāmābhivāñchitāḥ | yo vidvān brāhmaṇako bhūmidāna kartā hai, us dātāke pāsa sabhī manovāñchita bhoga svataḥ ā jāte haiṃ |
Mārkaṇḍeya berkata: “Segala kenikmatan yang diidamkan mengikuti sang pemberi.” Bagi dermawan yang bijak—terutama yang menganugerahkan tanah kepada brāhmaṇa—segala kemakmuran dan kenyamanan yang diinginkan datang dengan sendirinya.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that generosity—especially the meritorious gift of land to a worthy brāhmaṇa—draws prosperity and desired outcomes to the donor, presenting dāna as a central practice of dharma with tangible and moral fruits.
Mārkaṇḍeya is instructing his listeners on the fruits of charitable giving, praising the donor and highlighting bhūmidāna as a particularly powerful form of generosity within the dharma-discourse of the Vana Parva.