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अप्-४-#क+ चतु:षष्टितमो< ध्याय: विभिन्न नक्षत्रोंके योगमें भिन्न-भिन्न वस्तुओंके दानका माहात्म्य युधिछिर उवाच श्रुतं मे भवतो वाक्यमन्नदानस्य यो विधि: । नक्षत्रयोगस्येदानीं दानकल्पं ब्रवीहि मे,युधिष्ठिरने पूछा--पितामह! मैंने आपका उपदेश सुना। अन्नदानका जो विधान है, वह ज्ञात हुआ। अब मुझे यह बताइये कि किस नक्षत्रका योग प्राप्त होनेपर किस-किस वस्तुका दान करना उत्तम है
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca— śrutaṃ me bhavato vākyam annadānasya yo vidhiḥ | nakṣatrayogasya idānīṃ dānakalpaṃ bravīhi me ||
युधिष्ठिर उवाच—श्रुतं मे भवतो वाक्यमन्नदानस्य यो विधिः। नक्षत्रयोगस्येदानीं दानकल्पं ब्रवीहि मे—कस्मिन् नक्षत्रयोगे कस्य दानं प्रशस्यतमम् इति॥
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames charity as guided by dharma and proper procedure: after learning the rules of food-giving, Yudhiṣṭhira seeks a more detailed, context-sensitive guideline—what to donate when particular nakṣatra-yogas occur—implying that intention and timing/appropriateness both matter in ethical giving.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional setting, Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully questions Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha). Having heard the method of annadāna, he now requests a systematic explanation of donations linked to nakṣatra-based occasions.