पात्रेभ्यो दीयते नित्यमनपेक्ष्य प्रयोजनम् । केवलं धर्मबुद्ध्या यद्धर्मदानं तदुच्यते
pātrebhyo dīyate nityamanapekṣya prayojanam | kevalaṃ dharmabuddhyā yaddharmadānaṃ taducyate
पात्रेभ्यः सततं दानं यत् प्रयोजनमनपेक्ष्य, केवलं धर्मबुद्ध्या क्रियते—तदेव ‘धर्मदानम्’ इति कथ्यते।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
The highest charity is performed for dharma alone—without bargaining for results—and directed to worthy recipients.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on the inner purity and proper recipient in dāna.
Give consistently to qualified recipients, without expectation of personal gain, as an act of dharma.