Shloka 9
Rāma’s Abhiṣeka Plan, Kaikeyī’s Boon, and the Initiation of the Exile
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account
व्रीहिद्रोणस्प तद्धास्प ददतोन्न॑ महात्मन: । शिष्टं मात्सर्यहीनस्य वर्धतेडतिथिदर्शनात्,ईर्ष्यासे रहित महात्मा मुद्गल एक द्रोण धानसे तैयार किये हुए अन्नमेंसे जब-जब दान करते थे, तब-तब देनेसे बचा हुआ अन्न मुद्गलके द्वारा दूसरे अतिथियोंका दर्शन करनेसे बढ़ जाया करता था
vrīhi-droṇa-spṛtaṁ tad hāspadadato 'nnaṁ mahātmanaḥ | śiṣṭaṁ mātsarya-hīnasya vardhate 'tithi-darśanāt ||
Vyāsa said: When the great-souled Mudgala—free from envy—kept giving away the food he had prepared from a single droṇa of rice, the portion that remained after each gift would increase again upon the arrival of another guest. The episode highlights the ethical power of hospitality and selfless giving: what is offered without jealousy or possessiveness becomes inexhaustible through dharmic conduct.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Selfless giving and honoring guests without envy (mātsarya) sustains and even multiplies one’s resources; dharmic hospitality is portrayed as spiritually and materially inexhaustible.
Mudgala repeatedly donates food prepared from a single droṇa of rice; after each donation, the remaining food increases again when new guests arrive, demonstrating the miraculous fruit of his envy-free generosity.