अष्टोत्तमानि चत्वारि मध्यमानि विधानतः । कानीयसानि शेषाणि त्रिविधत्वमिदं विदुः
aṣṭottamāni catvāri madhyamāni vidhānataḥ | kānīyasāni śeṣāṇi trividhatvamidaṃ viduḥ
По установлению восемь предписаны как «превосходные», четыре — как «средние»; остальные — «низшие». Так мудрые понимают это тройное ранжирование.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)
Scene: A symbolic tableau of three tiers: top tier with icons of eight ‘excellent’ gifts, middle with four ‘middling’, bottom with assorted ‘lesser’; a teacher points to the tiers while donors contemplate.
Not all gifts are equal in dharmic weight; scripture grades charity by its substance and impact.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
A formal three-tier classification of gifts: excellent (8), middling (4), and the remainder as lesser.