Shloka 24
Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances
देशे देशे तु देयानि दानानि विविधानि च । अचयि चार्थिनां राजन् क्लृप्तानि बहुशस्तथा
deśe deśe tu deyāni dānāni vividhāni ca | acayi cārthināṃ rājan klṛptāni bahuśas tathā ||
വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു— രാജാവേ, വിവിധ ദേശങ്ങളിൽ വിവിധവിധ ദാനങ്ങൾ നൽകേണ്ടതായിരുന്നു; സഹായം തേടുന്നവരുടെ നന്മയ്ക്കായി ആവശ്യമായ സാധനങ്ങൾ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും ക്രമമായി ഒരുക്കി ശേഖരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights rājadharma expressed through dāna: a ruler (or governing authority) should ensure that appropriate forms of giving are organized across regions, with resources prepared in advance so that supplicants are not turned away.
Vaiśampāyana narrates to the King that, in many places, diverse gifts were designated and supplies were systematically gathered and arranged, indicating an organized effort to provide for those who came seeking assistance.