अष्टोत्तमानि चत्वारि मध्यमानि विधानतः । कानीयसानि शेषाणि त्रिविधत्वमिदं विदुः
aṣṭottamāni catvāri madhyamāni vidhānataḥ | kānīyasāni śeṣāṇi trividhatvamidaṃ viduḥ
विधानानुसार आठ दाने ‘उत्तम’ आणि चार ‘मध्यम’; उरलेली ‘कनीय’ आहेत. असे हे त्रिविध वर्गीकरण ज्ञानी जाणतात।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)
Scene: A symbolic tableau of three tiers: top tier with icons of eight ‘excellent’ gifts, middle with four ‘middling’, bottom with assorted ‘lesser’; a teacher points to the tiers while donors contemplate.
Not all gifts are equal in dharmic weight; scripture grades charity by its substance and impact.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
A formal three-tier classification of gifts: excellent (8), middling (4), and the remainder as lesser.