Shloka 23
The Deliverance of King Nṛga and the Warning Against Taking Brāhmaṇa Property
पूर्वं त्वमशुभं भुङ्क्ष उताहो नृपते शुभम् । नान्तं दानस्य धर्मस्य पश्ये लोकस्य भास्वत: ॥ २३ ॥
pūrvaṁ tvam aśubhaṁ bhuṅkṣa utāho nṛpate śubham nāntaṁ dānasya dharmasya paśye lokasya bhāsvataḥ
[យមរាជមានព្រះបន្ទូល:] ឱ ព្រះរាជា អ្នកចង់ទទួលផលបាបមុន ឬផលបុណ្យមុន? ខ្ញុំមិនឃើញទីបញ្ចប់នៃទានធម៌ដែលអ្នកបានប្រព្រឹត្តឡើយ; ដូច្នេះ ការសុខសាន្តរបស់អ្នកនៅសួគ៌ដ៏ភ្លឺរលោងក៏មិនមានទីចប់ដែរ។
FAQs
This verse highlights that the dharma (religious merit) produced by charity can be so vast that its limit is difficult to perceive—implying profound, long-reaching auspicious results.
In the Syamantaka-jewel narrative, Kṛṣṇa points the listener toward karmic causality—how one’s past actions yield present fortune or suffering—and emphasizes charity as a powerful source of merit.
Practice regular, sincere giving—supporting devotees, temples, spiritual education, and those in need—while keeping the intention pure, seeing charity as dharma that refines the heart.