Shloka 73
Ārṣṭiṣeṇa’s Siddhi and the Tīrtha-Boons; Sindhudvīpa–Devāpi Brāhmaṇya; Viśvāmitra’s Tapas Begins
विधिवद् वै ददौ वित्तं ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम् | वहीं रहकर उन्होंने दैत्यों अथवा दानवोंके युद्धके विषयमें विचार किया था। राजन! उस श्रेष्ठ तीर्थमें पहुँचकर बलरामजीने महात्मा ब्राह्मणोंको विधिपूर्वक धनका दान दिया था
vidhivad vai dadau vittaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ mahātmanām |
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: In full accordance with prescribed rites, he bestowed wealth as gifts upon the great-souled Brāhmaṇas. The act underscores the dharmic ideal that even amid the pressures of war and pilgrimage, one should honor sacred duty through proper generosity to worthy recipients.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic giving: wealth should be offered to worthy recipients (Brāhmaṇas of noble conduct) and done vidhivat—according to proper procedure—so that charity becomes an ethical and sacred act rather than mere display.
The narrator Vaiśaṃpāyana reports that the (implied) principal figure performs a formal act of donation, distributing wealth to eminent Brāhmaṇas in the prescribed manner, marking a moment of piety and duty within the broader war-time narrative.