Shloka 1
Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)
षट्षष्टितमो<5 ध्याय: जूता
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: dahyamānāya viprāya yaḥ prayacchaty upānahau | yat phalaṁ tasya bhavati tan me brūhi pitāmaha ||
युधिष्ठिर म्हणाला—पितामह! उष्णतेने ज्याचे पाय जळत आहेत अशा ब्राह्मणाला जो पादत्राणे (जोडे) दान देतो, त्याला कोणते फळ मिळते ते मला सांगा.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
That dharmic giving is evaluated by compassionate appropriateness: relieving immediate hardship (here, scorching heat and injured feet) through a practical gift like footwear is treated as a significant act of merit.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s discourse on gifts and their fruits, Yudhiṣṭhira asks Bhīṣma to explain the spiritual/ethical result of providing sandals to a brāhmaṇa suffering from the heat.