Shloka 9
Procedure for the Guḍa-dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift; Ten Dhenu-dānas; Yearlong Gaṅgā Worship and Darśana
चतुर्थांशेन वत्सः स्याद् गृहवित्तानुसारतः । प्रभुः प्रथमकल्पस्य योऽनुकल्पेन वर्तयेत् ॥ ९ ॥
caturthāṃśena vatsaḥ syād gṛhavittānusārataḥ | prabhuḥ prathamakalpasya yo'nukalpena vartayet || 9 ||
愛しき子よ、施すべき分は家の財に応じて四分の一とせよ。正しい補助作法（アヌカルパ）によって本則を行ずる者こそ、第一の規定の真の主と見なされる。
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches dharmic balance: ritual duty (the prescribed share) should be performed sincerely but scaled to one’s actual means, preserving both righteousness and household stability.
By implying that devotion is expressed through orderly practice—following the main injunction with its proper supporting steps—without ostentation; sincere, proportionate observance supports steady bhakti.
Kalpa (a Vedanga) is implied: it distinguishes the primary ritual rule (kalpa) and its subsidiary procedure (anukalpa), emphasizing correct method and proportional application.