Shloka 303
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
सुवर्णानां शतं तेन दत्त भवति शाश्वतम् । जो उत्तम वर्णवाले विशुद्ध ब्राह्मणको सुवर्ण-दान करता है उसे निरन्तर सौ स्वर्णमुद्राओंके दानका फल प्राप्त होता है
suvarṇānāṃ śataṃ tena dattaṃ bhavati śāśvatam |
मार्कण्डेय म्हणाले—त्या कर्माने शंभर सुवर्णांचे दान शाश्वत ठरते. जो उत्तम गुणांनी युक्त, विशुद्ध ब्राह्मणाला सुवर्णदान करतो, त्याला निरंतर शंभर सुवर्णमुद्रांच्या दानासमान फल प्राप्त होते।
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity (dāna), when offered to a worthy and pure recipient with proper intent, yields enduring merit; the verse highlights that the ethical quality of giving and the fitness of the recipient amplify the spiritual fruit.
Mārkaṇḍeya is instructing his listeners on the fruits of righteous giving, stating that donating gold to a pure, exemplary Brāhmaṇa grants lasting merit comparable to repeatedly giving a hundred gold coins.