Shloka 31
अश्वमेधावसानम् — Dakṣiṇā-vibhāga and Avabhṛtha
Completion of the Aśvamedha
एवं लब्ध्वा धनं मोहाद यो हि दद्याद् यजेत वा । न तस्य स फल प्रेत्य भुड़क्ते पापधनागमात्,इस प्रकार जो मोहवश अन्यायसे धनका उपार्जन करके उसके द्वारा दान या यज्ञ करता है, वह मरनेके बाद भी उसका फल नहीं पाता; क्योंकि वह धन पापसे मिला हुआ होता है
evaṁ labdhvā dhanaṁ mohād yo hi dadyād yajeta vā | na tasya sa phalaṁ pretya bhuṅkte pāpadhanāgamāt ||
Disse Vaiśampāyana: Assim, quem, iludido, adquire riqueza por meios injustos e com ela faz caridade ou sacrifício, não desfruta de seu mérito após a morte; pois essa riqueza nasceu do pecado.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Merit from charity or sacrifice depends not only on the act but also on the purity of its means. Wealth acquired through adharma becomes an obstacle to the posthumous fruit (phala) of dāna and yajña, because the sinful origin contaminates the offering.
Vaiśampāyana is delivering a dharma-oriented instruction within the Ashvamedhika Parva context, emphasizing that religious acts performed with resources gained through wrongdoing do not yield the expected spiritual reward after death.