Shloka 14
Sāma (Sāntva) and Dāna: The Brāhmaṇa’s Conciliatory Release from a Rākṣasa
यदेव ददत: पुण्यं तदेव प्रतिगृह्नतः । न होकचक्रं वर्तेत इत्येवमृषयों विदु:
yad eva dadataḥ puṇyaṃ tad eva pratigṛhṇataḥ | na hokacakraṃ varteta ity evam ṛṣayo viduḥ ||
Maitreya berkata: “Pahala yang terbit pada orang yang memberi, itulah juga yang diperoleh oleh orang yang menerima (dengan benar). Para resi mengetahui demikian: jika tidak, roda saling menyokong dalam dunia ini tidak akan berputar.”
मैत्रेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Both giving and rightful receiving are dharmic acts that generate equal merit; society’s moral and material circulation depends on this reciprocity.
Maitreya states a general dharma principle: the receiver of a proper gift is not merely a passive beneficiary but a necessary participant in the ethical economy that keeps the ‘wheel of the world’ turning.