Shloka 9
Droṇānīka-praveśa: Arjuna’s respectful appeal to Droṇa and renewed advance toward Jayadratha (द्रोणानीकप्रवेशः)
शतं निष्कसहस्राणि गवां चाप्ययुतानि षट् । उत्थायोत्थाय स प्रादात् परिसंवत्सरान् शतम्,वे सौ वर्षोतक प्रतिदिन प्रातःकाल उठकर एक लाख साठ हजार गौ, दस हजार अभ्व तथा एक लाख स्वर्णमुद्रा दान करते थे
śataṁ niṣkasahasrāṇi gavāṁ cāpy ayutāni ṣaṭ | utthāyotthāy sa prādāt parisaṁvatsarān śatam ||
नारद उवाच—स उत्थायोत्थाय प्रातःकाले दानं प्रादात् परिसंवत्सरान् शतम्—निष्कसहस्राणि शतं, गवां चापि षडयुतानि। एषा दीर्घकालपर्यन्ता नित्यनियमिता उदारता दानं न प्रदर्शनं, किं तु स्थिरं धर्माचारं इति प्रकाशयति।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that dharma is strengthened through consistent, long-term generosity. Ethical giving is portrayed as a disciplined daily vow sustained over years, not merely an occasional act.
Nārada describes a person’s extraordinary pattern of charity: rising each day and repeatedly giving vast wealth—gold (niṣkas) and large numbers of cows—continuously for a hundred years, emphasizing the scale and regularity of the donations.