Shloka 40
Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share
“राजन! जो पुरुष ब्राह्मणको अन्न और शय्यासे सम्पन्न गृह दान करता है, उसे अत्यन्त पवित्र, मनोहर और नाना प्रकारके रत्नोंसे भरा हुआ उत्तम घर प्राप्त होता है ।।
sugandhacitrāstaraṇopadhānaṃ dadyān naro yaḥ śayanaṃ dvijāya | rūpānvitāṃ pakṣavatīṃ manojñāṃ bhāryām ayatnopagatāṃ labheta saḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「王よ。食と寝台を備えた家をバラモンに施す者は、きわめて清らかで麗しく、さまざまな宝に満ちた最上の住まいを得る。また、香り高く、意匠も美しい敷物と枕を備えた寝床をバラモンに与える者は、労せずして、良家に生まれ、髪も美しく、容姿端麗で心を喜ばせる妻を得る。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that gifting comfort and dignity—specifically a well-appointed bed with fragrant coverings and pillows—to a Brahmin is a dharmic act that yields auspicious domestic rewards, symbolized by obtaining a charming, well-born spouse without hardship.
Vaiśampāyana continues an instruction on dāna (charitable gifts) and their fruits, addressing a king and describing the specific result (phala) of donating a furnished bed to a Brahmin.