Shloka 39
सो<हं दत्त्वा मघवते भिक्षामेतामनुत्तमाम् | ब्राह्मणच्छझिने देव लोके गन्ता परां गतिम्,इसलिये देव! इस प्रकारके व्रतवाला मैं ब्राह्मण-वेषधारी इन्द्रको यह परम श्रेष्ठ भिक्षा देकर जगतमें उत्तम गति प्राप्त करूँगा
so ’haṃ dattvā maghavate bhikṣām etām anuttamām | brāhmaṇacchadmine deva loke gantā parāṃ gatim ||
Karna said: “Having given this unsurpassed alms to Maghavan—Indra who has come disguised as a brahmin—O god, I shall go to the divine world and attain the highest state.”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of dāna: giving even when the recipient’s intent may be questionable. Karna frames the act as a vow-driven gift that purifies and elevates the giver, aiming at the ‘highest state’ rather than immediate worldly advantage.
Karna declares his resolve to give an extraordinary alms to Indra, who approaches him in the guise of a brahmin. Karna anticipates that this act of giving will earn him passage to the divine world and the supreme destiny.