Shloka 27
Tilā-Dāna, Dīpa-Dāna, and Nitya-Jalapradāna
Yama–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda) | तिलदान-दीपदान-नित्यजलप्रदान (यम-ब्राह्मण संवाद
जो उत्तराषाढ़ा नक्षत्रमें जलपूर्ण कलशसहित सत्तूकी बनी हुई खाद्य वस्तु, घी और प्रचुर माखन दान करता है, वह सम्पूर्ण मनोवांछित भोगोंको प्राप्त कर लेता है ।।
yo uttarāṣāḍhā-nakṣatre jala-pūrṇa-kalaśa-sahitaṃ sattū-kṛtāṃ bhakṣya-vastuṃ ghṛtaṃ ca pracuraṃ navanītaṃ ca dadāti sa sarvān mano-vāñchitān bhogān avāpnoti || dugdhaṃ tv abhijite yoge dattvā madhu-ghṛta-plutaṃ | dharma-nityo manīṣibhyaḥ svarga-loke mahīyate ||
नारद उवाच—उत्तराषाढायां नक्षत्रे जलपूर्णं कलशं सत्त्वन्नं च सघृतं प्रभूतनवनीतं यो ददाति, स सर्वान् मनोवाञ्छितान् भोगान् अवाप्नोति। अभिजित्यां योगे तु मधुघृतप्लुतं दुग्धं मनीषिभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यो यो ददाति धर्मनित्यः, स स्वर्गलोके महीयते।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that disciplined generosity—especially offerings of nourishing staples and ritual necessities, given at auspicious times and directed toward the learned—constitutes dharma and yields both desired worldly well-being and heavenly honor.
Nārada is describing specific charitable acts (dāna) tied to particular nakṣatras (Uttarāṣāḍhā and Abhijit): donating a water pot and foods like sattu, ghee, and butter, and giving milk mixed with honey and ghee to wise Brahmins, explaining the meritorious results of such gifts.