Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share
यो ब्रह्मदेयां तु ददाति कन्यां भूमिप्रदानं च करोति विदप्रे । ददाति चान्न॑ विधिवच्च यश्न स लोकमाप्रोति पुरंदरस्य,“जो मनुष्य ब्राह्मनविधिसे अपनी कन्याका दान करता है, ब्राह्मणको भूमिदान देता है तथा विधिपूर्वक अन्नका दान करता है, उसे इन्द्रलोककी प्राप्ति होती है
yo brahmadeyāṁ tu dadāti kanyāṁ bhūmipradānaṁ ca karoti vipre | dadāti cānnaṁ vidhivac ca yaś ca sa lokam āpnoti purandarasya ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。梵施(ブラフマ・ギフト)という正法にかなう祭司の作法によって娘を嫁がせ、さらにバラモンに土地を施し、また定められた儀礼に従って食を施す者は、プランダラ(インドラ)の世界に到る。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
The verse teaches that dharmic giving—especially socially foundational gifts like marriage-gift of a daughter in a righteous manner, land-gift to a brāhmaṇa, and properly offered food—produces great merit and leads to Indra’s heaven. It emphasizes both generosity and correct procedure (vidhi).
Vaiśampāyana is describing the fruits of specific acts of dāna (charitable giving). In the didactic setting of the Anuśāsana Parva, such statements function as ethical instruction, linking concrete duties of householders to promised posthumous destinations like Indraloka.