Shloka 103
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
न राजसूयैर्बहुभिरिष्टवा विपुलदक्षिणै:
na rājasūyaiḥ bahubhir iṣṭvā vipula-dakṣiṇaiḥ | tvayā ya idaṁ dāna-janitaṁ phalaṁ prāptaṁ tasya samatā pracura-dakṣiṇāvalaiḥ bahu-saṅkhyakaiḥ rājasūyaiḥ anekair aśvamedha-yajñaiś ca na bhavitum arhati | tvayā serabhara-sattūkā-dānenākṣayaṁ brahmalokaṁ jitaḥ ||
श्वशुर म्हणाला— “तू दानाने जे फळ मिळविले आहेस, त्याची बरोबरी विपुल दक्षिणा असलेल्या अनेक राजसूय यज्ञांनीही होऊ शकत नाही; तसेच अनेक अश्वमेधांनीही नाही. तू तर सेरभर सत्तूचे दान करूनच अक्षय ब्रह्मलोक जिंकला आहेस.”
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sincere charity, even when materially small, can surpass the merit of grand rituals performed with great wealth; inner intention and compassion elevate the fruit of action beyond external scale.
A father-in-law praises the recipient/donor, declaring that the merit gained from donating a small portion of sattū is incomparable—even to many lavish Rājasūya and Aśvamedha sacrifices—and that this gift has secured attainment of imperishable Brahmaloka.