Shloka 6
Glorification of Prayāga
The Gaṅgā–Yamunā Confluence
यथात्मनस्तथा सर्वान्दानं विप्रेषु दापयेत् । ऐश्वर्यलोभान्मोहाद्वा गच्छेद्यानेन यो नरः
yathātmanastathā sarvāndānaṃ vipreṣu dāpayet | aiśvaryalobhānmohādvā gacchedyānena yo naraḥ
မိမိကိုယ်ကို သဘောထားသကဲ့သို့ သတ္တဝါအားလုံးကိုလည်း ထိုသဘောထားဖြင့် ကြည့်ရှု၍၊ ဗြာဟ္မဏတို့အား ဒါန ပေးစေသင့်သည်။ သို့ရာတွင် အာဏာနှင့် ဥစ္စာ၏ လောဘကြောင့် သို့မဟုတ် မောဟကြောင့် ဤလမ်းကို လျှောက်သူသည် အမှန်တကယ် ရည်ရွယ်ချက်ကို လွဲချော်သည်။
Unspecified (context-dependent within Svargakhaṇḍa Adhyaya 43)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यथात्मनः = यथा + आत्मनः; सर्वान्दानं = सर्वान् + दानम्; ऐश्वर्यलोभान्मोहाद्वा = ऐश्वर्यलोभात् + मोहात् + वा; गच्छेद्यानेन = गच्छेत् + यानेन.
FAQs
It teaches impartial regard for all beings and encourages charitable giving, while warning that charity pursued for worldly gain (aiśvarya) or under delusion loses its spiritual integrity.
In Purāṇic dharma discourse, brāhmaṇas are often presented as custodians of Vedic learning and ritual; supporting them is framed as supporting sacred knowledge and dharmic continuity.
The verse cautions that if one follows religious practice primarily from greed for status/wealth or from delusion, the practice becomes misdirected and fails to fulfill its intended dharmic and spiritual aim.