राजेन्द्र महिषीदानमथाष्टम्यां विशेषतः । य इच्छति सदाऽभीष्टमिह लोके परत्र च
rājendra mahiṣīdānamathāṣṭamyāṃ viśeṣataḥ | ya icchati sadā'bhīṣṭamiha loke paratra ca
ਹੇ ਰਾਜਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਰਾਜਾ, ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਕਰਕੇ ਅਸ਼ਟਮੀ ਨੂੰ ਮਹਿਸ਼ੀ-ਦਾਨ (ਭੈਂਸ-ਗਾਂ ਦਾ ਦਾਨ) ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ। ਜੋ ਇੱਥੇ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਲੋਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਦਾ ਮਨਚਾਹੇ ਫਲ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Pulastya (addressing the king)
Tirtha: Piṇḍāraka
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājendra (king)
Scene: A kingly patron or pilgrim offers a buffalo-cow (mahiṣī) as dāna on Aṣṭamī near the tīrtha; priests recite mantras; the recipient accepts with reverence; the sacred water and shrine frame the act.
Dāna (charity) timed to sacred days amplifies both worldly welfare and spiritual destiny when aligned with dharma.
The Piṇḍāraka Tīrtha context continues; the prescription is part of its māhātmya.
Mahiṣī-dāna (donation of a she-buffalo), especially on Aṣṭamī.
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