Shloka 45
Āloka-dāna (Dīpa-dāna), Sumanas–Dhūpa–Dīpa Phala: Manu–Suvarṇa and Śukra–Bali Exempla
दीपदाने प्रवक्ष्यामि फलयोगमनुत्तमम् । यथा येन यदा चैव प्रदेया यादृशाश्व ते,अब मैं दीप-दानका परम उत्तम फल बताऊँगा। कब किस प्रकार किसके द्वारा किसके दीप दिये जाने चाहिये, यह सब बताता हूँ, सुनो
dīpadāne pravakṣyāmi phalayogam anuttamam | yathā yena yadā caiva pradeyā yādṛśāś ca te ||
シュクラは言った。「今より、灯明の布施から生じる無上の功徳の結びつき—至高の果—を説き明かそう。いかにして、誰が、いつ、どのように灯を供えるべきか、そのすべてを語る。聞け。」
शुक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse introduces a dharma-teaching: the gift of light (dīpadāna) yields supreme merit, and its efficacy depends on proper procedure—time, agent, and manner of offering.
Śukra begins an instructional discourse, announcing that he will lay out the rules and results of lamp-offering—who should give, when it should be given, and what kind of lamps are appropriate.