शूद्रे समगुणं दानं वैश्ये तद्द्विगुणं स्मृतम् । श्रोत्रिये तच्च साहस्रमनन्तं चाग्निहोत्रिके
śūdre samaguṇaṃ dānaṃ vaiśye taddviguṇaṃ smṛtam | śrotriye tacca sāhasramanantaṃ cāgnihotrike
A dádiva oferecida a um Śūdra rende mérito igual à dádiva; oferecida a um Vaiśya, é lembrada como em dobro; oferecida a um śrotriya erudito nos Vedas, torna-se mil vezes; e oferecida a um agnihotrin, diz-se ser sem limites.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Four sequential panels: donor giving to (1) a laboring Śūdra, (2) a Vaiśya merchant, (3) a śrotriya reciting Veda, (4) an agnihotrin tending a blazing sacred fire; each panel shows an expanding aura of merit.
The fruit of charity depends greatly on the recipient’s spiritual qualification and discipline, emphasizing pātratā (worthiness).
Prabhāsakṣetra, within whose māhātmya the rules of dāna are taught as a path to enhanced merit.
Guidance on selecting recipients for dāna—especially śrotriyas and agnihotrins for highest spiritual return.