Shloka 27
Pānīya-dāna and Anna-dāna: The Primacy of Life-Sustaining Gifts (पानीयदान-प्रशंसा / अन्नदान-प्रशंसा)
अन्न हि दत्त्वातिथये ब्राह्मणाय यथाविधि । प्रदाता सुखमाप्रोति दैवतैश्नापि पूज्यते,अतिथि ब्राह्मणको विधिपूर्वक अन्नदान करके दाता परलोकमें सुख पाता है और देवता भी उसका आदर करते हैं
anna hi dattvātithaye brāhmaṇāya yathāvidhi | pradātā sukham āpnoti daivataiś cāpi pūjyate ||
Nārada berkata: “Apabila seseorang dengan tertib menurut upacara yang wajar menghidangkan makanan kepada seorang tetamu—terutama kepada seorang brāhmaṇa—pemberi itu memperoleh kebahagiaan di alam kemudian dan dihormati bahkan oleh para dewa.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Properly feeding a guest—especially a brāhmaṇa—is a dharmic act of dāna that yields happiness in the next world and earns honor even from the gods.
Nārada is instructing on righteous conduct, emphasizing hospitality and food-giving performed according to prescribed norms as a source of spiritual merit and divine respect.