ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेद्यस्तु भक्त्या तस्मिन्नवैर्यवैः । यवसंख्याप्रमाणानि युगानि दिवि मोदते
brāhmaṇānbhojayedyastu bhaktyā tasminnavairyavaiḥ | yavasaṃkhyāpramāṇāni yugāni divi modate
அங்கே பக்தியுடன் புதிய யவத்தால் பிராமணர்களுக்கு போஜனம் அளிப்பவன், யவத் தானிய எண்ணிக்கைக்கு இணையான யுகங்கள் வரை ஸ்வர்கத்தில் மகிழ்வான்।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) prescribing dāna and hospitality (deduced)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (Acaleśa/Sumaheśvara vicinity)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahārāja (king)
Scene: A shaded courtyard near the shrine: seated brāhmaṇas are served barley-based dishes with reverence; the donor offers water for ācamana and dakṣiṇā, while temple flags flutter in the background.
Devotional charity—especially feeding the learned—multiplies merit immensely when performed in a sanctified context.
The ‘there’ refers to the Arbuda-kṣetra context of Acaleśa worship described in this chapter.
Feed Brāhmaṇas with fresh barley preparations as an act of devotion and charity.