Shloka 13
Pānīya-dāna and Anna-dāna: The Primacy of Life-Sustaining Gifts (पानीयदान-प्रशंसा / अन्नदान-प्रशंसा)
नावमन्येदभिगतं न प्रणुद्यात् कदाचन । अपि श्वपाके शुनि वा न दानं विप्रणश्यति
nāvamanyed abhigataṁ na praṇudyāt kadācana | api śvapāke śuni vā na dānaṁ vipraṇaśyati ||
ナーラダは言った。「家に来た者を決して侮ってはならず、また決して追い払ってはならない。たとえ受け手がチャンダーラ（賤民・被差別の者）であろうと、あるいは犬であろうと、食の施しは滅びない。その心で与えた布施は、決して無駄とならぬ。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not insult or expel anyone who comes seeking shelter or food; hospitality and charity retain their merit regardless of the recipient’s social status—even giving to the most marginalised or to an animal is not futile.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Nārada states a rule of conduct: a householder should receive visitors without contempt and should not turn them away, emphasizing the enduring value of dāna (especially food-giving).