Shloka 161
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
अग्निमित्येव तत् प्राहु: प्रदानं च सुखावहम् । यथेष्टगुणसंवृत्तं प्रवर्तकमिति स्मृतम्
agnim ity eva tat prāhuḥ pradānaṃ ca sukhāvaham | yatheṣṭa-guṇa-saṃvṛttaṃ pravartakam iti smṛtam ||
ヴァシシュタは言った。「この施しはまことに『アグニ（火）』と呼ばれ、その供献は安楽をもたらす。人の望む徳を備えて布施を動かし、与えんとする心を促して、意図に応じた功徳と良き名声を生じさせるものとして伝えられている。」
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity (pradāna/dāna) is praised as ‘Agni’—a sacred, energizing force. Giving brings happiness and is said to kindle further generosity, producing merit and good results in accordance with one’s intention and cultivated virtues.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Vasiṣṭha speaks as a teacher, defining the spiritual power of giving. He frames donation as a fire-like principle that activates the impulse to give and yields auspicious outcomes.