Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative
अजाविकं गोखरोष्ट्रं सुवर्ण रजतं तथा । भोजयित्वा द्विजान् कामै: संतर्प्प च महाधनै:
ajāvikaṃ gokharoṣṭraṃ suvarṇa-rajataṃ tathā | bhojayitvā dvijān kāmaiḥ santarpya ca mahādhanaiḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。羊と山羊、牛、驢馬、駱駝を施し、さらに黄金と白銀をも与えたのち、彼は二度生まれの者(ブラーフマナ)を望みのままにもてなし、莫大な財で満ち足らせた。これは、豪奢な饗応と、惜しみない布施によって功徳を積む行いとして語られる。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
The verse highlights dāna and atithi-satkara (generous giving and hospitality): wealth is portrayed as ethically meaningful when used to honor and satisfy the learned (dvijas) through gifts and food, thereby accruing religious merit and upholding social-religious duty.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a figure is described performing lavish acts of generosity—donating livestock and precious metals and then feeding Brahmins according to their desires—indicating a formal, merit-oriented distribution of wealth in the story’s unfolding events.