Shloka 5
Dāna-dharma: Types of Charity, Worthy Recipients, Vrata-Timings, and Śiva–Viṣṇu Propitiation
अहन्यहनि यत् किञ्चिद् दीयते ऽनुपकारिणे / अनुद्दिश्य फलं तस्माद् ब्राह्मणाय तु नित्यकम्
ahanyahani yat kiñcid dīyate 'nupakāriṇe / anuddiśya phalaṃ tasmād brāhmaṇāya tu nityakam
दररोज थोडेसे जे प्रत्युपकार न करणाऱ्यास दिले जाते—फळाची अपेक्षा न ठेवता—ते ब्राह्मणाला नित्य, दैनिक दान म्हणून अर्पण करावे.
Traditional Purāṇic narrator (instructional discourse within the Kurma Purana’s dharma-teaching frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly, it points to inner purification: giving without desire for “fruit” (phala) weakens ego-driven attachment, a key preparatory discipline for realizing the Self beyond craving and reward.
It emphasizes niṣkāma-karma as a yogic support—daily, disciplined generosity (nitya-dāna) that steadies the mind, reduces rajas (restlessness), and prepares one for higher contemplative practices taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
This verse is primarily dharma-focused rather than sectarian; it supports the Purana’s integrative spirit by grounding spiritual progress in selfless action—a common foundation for both Shaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaishnava paths.