Shloka 7
पुरोहिताय धौम्याय प्रादादयुतश: स गा: । धनं सुवर्ण रजतं वासांसि विविधान्यपि,अपने पुरोहित धौम्यजीको उन्होंने दस हजार गौएँ, धन, सोना, चाँदी तथा नाना प्रकारके वस्त्र दिये
purohitāya dhaumyāya prādādayutaśaḥ sa gāḥ | dhanaṃ suvarṇa-rajataṃ vāsāṃsi vividhāny api ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Ele concedeu ao seu sacerdote familiar, Dhaumya, dádivas em grande abundância — dez mil vacas, além de riquezas, ouro e prata, e vestes de muitos tipos. Esse ato ressalta o dever dhármico de honrar o sacerdote e retribuir o serviço sagrado por meio de uma generosidade justa.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dāna as a dharmic obligation: honoring the purohita who sustains ritual and moral order, and expressing gratitude through generous, rightful gifts (cows, wealth, precious metals, clothing).
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a figure (referred to simply as ‘he’) rewards his priest Dhaumya with lavish gifts—ten thousand cows and other valuables—signaling respect for priestly service and the social-religious economy of righteous giving.