मदीयां वै महाभाग मया दत्तां गृहाम वै । याचकोऽसि बटो पश्य दानं दैत्याप्रयाचसे
madīyāṃ vai mahābhāga mayā dattāṃ gṛhāma vai | yācako'si baṭo paśya dānaṃ daityāprayācase
हे महाभाग! जे माझे आहे, जे मी दिले आहे, ते स्वीकार. पाहा रे बटु! तू याचक असूनही दैत्याकडून हे दान नीट मागत नाहीस।
Bali (Virocana-suta)
Scene: Bali addresses the young ascetic: ‘Take what I have given; you are a petitioner, yet you do not properly ask from a Daitya,’ mixing generosity with playful admonition.
Dāna must be approached with clarity and humility: both the giver’s resolve and the seeker’s proper asking are part of dharma.
The wider chapter belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra sacred region), though this verse itself focuses on the ethics of giving within the narrative.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse highlights the dharmic protocol of requesting and granting dāna.
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