Shloka 58
Āloka-dāna (Dīpa-dāna), Sumanas–Dhūpa–Dīpa Phala: Manu–Suvarṇa and Śukra–Bali Exempla
गृह्नन्ति देवता नित्यमाशंसन्ति सदा गृहान् । बाह्याश्षागन्तवो येडन्ये यक्षराक्षसपन्नगा:
gṛhṇanti devatā nityam āśaṃsanti sadā gṛhān | bāhyāś cāgantavo ye 'nye yakṣa-rākṣasa-pannagāḥ ||
ສຸກຣະກ່າວວ່າ: «ເທວະດາທັງຫຼາຍຮັບເອົາບູຊາທີ່ຄົນຄອບຄົວຖວາຍໃຫ້ຢູ່ເປັນນິດ ແລະອວຍພອນແກ່ເຮືອນຂອງເຂົາຢູ່ເສມອ. ເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນ ບັນດາສັດລຶກລັບ ແລະແຂກທີ່ມາຈາກພາຍນອກ—ຢັກສະ, ຣາກສະສະ, ແລະນາກ—ກໍອາໄສອາຫານຂອງຄົນຄອບຄົວເພື່ອດຳລົງຊີວິດ. ເມື່ອພວກເຂົາພໍໃຈດ້ວຍການອຸປະຖຳແລະການຕ້ອນຮັບນັ້ນ ພວກເຂົາກໍຕອບແທນໂດຍປະທານອາຍຸຍືນ, ຊື່ສຽງ, ແລະຄວາມຮັ່ງມີ».
शुक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
A householder’s duty of offering and hospitality sustains both divine and unseen beings as well as guests; such generosity returns as blessings—especially longevity, fame, and prosperity—showing dharma as reciprocal support between society, cosmos, and the home.
Śukra is instructing about the ethical power of the gṛhastha life: gods accept household offerings and bless the home, while other beings and outside guests also live by the householder’s food and, when pleased, confer benefits upon that householder.