Shloka 35
Daśagrīva-boonāvaraṇa, Viṣṇv-avatāra-niyoga, Vānara-sahāya-janana, Mantharā-nirmāṇa
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । ब्रीहिद्रोणपरित्यागाद् यत् फलं प्राप मुदूगल:
atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | brīhidroṇaparityāgād yat phalaṃ prāpa mudūgalaḥ ||
ଏହି ବିଷୟରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପଣ୍ଡିତମାନେ ଗୋଟିଏ ପୁରାତନ ଇତିହାସ ଉଦାହରଣ ଦିଅନ୍ତି—ଗୋଟିଏ ଦ୍ରୋଣ ଧାନ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରି ମୁଦୂଗଳ ଋଷି ମହାନ ଫଳ ପାଇଥିଲେ।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a small gift, when given with genuine renunciation and purity, can produce great spiritual merit; the value lies in intent and sacrifice rather than quantity.
Vyāsa introduces an old illustrative story: the sage Mudūgala once gave away a single droṇa-measure of rice, and as a consequence attained a great reward—offered as a precedent to support the point being made.