Shloka 19
Tilā-Dāna, Dīpa-Dāna, and Nitya-Jalapradāna
Yama–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda) | तिलदान-दीपदान-नित्यजलप्रदान (यम-ब्राह्मण संवाद
विशाखायामनडूवाहं थेनुं दत्त्वा च दुग्धदाम् । सप्रासंगं च शकटं सधान्यं वस्त्रसंयुतम्
viśākhāyām anaḍūvāhaṃ dhenuṃ dattvā ca dugdhadām | sa-prāsaṅgaṃ ca śakaṭaṃ sa-dhānyaṃ vastra-saṃyutam ||
ນາຣະດະ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ໃນວັນນັກສະຕຣາ ‘ວິສາຂາ’ ຜູ້ໃດບໍລິຈາກງົວຜູ້ສໍາລັບລາກລົດ, ງົວແມ່ໃຫ້ນົມ, ແລະລົດທີ່ພ້ອມອຸປະກອນຄົບຖ້ວນ ພ້ອມທັງເຂົ້າທັນຍາຫານ ແລະເຄື່ອງນຸ່ງຫົ່ມ—ຜູ້ນັ້ນເຮັດໃຫ້ເທວະດາ ແລະບັນພະບຸລຸດ (ປິຕຣະ) ພໍໃຈ. ຫຼັງຄວາມຕາຍ ຈະໄດ້ຮັບຄວາມສຸກອັນບໍ່ຂາດສາຍ; ໃນຍາມມີຊີວິດບໍ່ຖືກຄວາມທຸກຍາກຄອບງໍາ; ແລະເມື່ອຈາກໂລກນີ້ ຈະໄປສູ່ສະຫວັນ.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the dharmic value of well-equipped, practical gifts—ox, milch cow, cart with fittings, grain, and clothing—given at an auspicious time (Viśākhā). Such dāna is said to nourish society materially, and spiritually to satisfy devas and pitṛs, yielding protection in life and lasting merit after death.
Nārada is describing a specific charitable observance connected with the nakṣatra Viśākhā. He lists the items to be donated and states the promised fruits: satisfaction of gods and ancestors, freedom from distress while alive, and attainment of heaven and imperishable happiness after death.