Shloka 159
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
१५८ ।। नच क्षरति तेभ्यश्व यशश्रैवाप्तुते महत् । सुवर्णमक्षयं दत्त्वा लोकांश्षाप्रोति पुष्कलान्
na ca kṣarati tebhyaś ca yaśaś caivāpnute mahat | suvarṇam akṣayaṁ dattvā lokān prāpnoti puṣkalān ||
Vasiṣṭha berkata: Sesiapa yang menderma emas yang tidak binasa tidak akan jatuh dari alam-alam kebajikan itu. Di dunia ini dia memperoleh kemasyhuran besar, dan selepas mati dia mencapai banyak alam syurga yang makmur dan melimpah.
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
That giving ‘akṣaya’ (enduring, inexhaustible) wealth—symbolized by gold—brings two results: great renown in this life and secure attainment of abundant meritorious realms after death, without spiritual decline.
Vasiṣṭha is instructing on dāna-dharma (the duty and power of charitable giving), describing the rewards of donating imperishable gold: lasting fame on earth and prosperous heavenly worlds in the hereafter.