The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
रत्नवस्त्रमहायानं सर्वं भोगादिकं वसु । विभवे सति विप्रेभ्यो अस्मानुद्दिश्य दास्यति ॥ १३.५३ ॥
ratnavastramahāyānaṃ sarvaṃ bhogādikaṃ vasu | vibhave sati viprebhyo asmān uddiśya dāsyati || 13.53 ||
வசதி உள்ளபோது, எங்கள் நாமத்தில் சங்கல்பம் செய்து, பிராமணர்களுக்கு ரத்தினங்கள், ஆடைகள், பெரிய வாகனங்கள் மற்றும் போகப் பொருட்களுடன் கூடிய எல்லாச் செல்வத்தையும் தானம் அளிப்பான்।
Varāha (default dialogic frame)
It reflects a common Purāṇic social-ethical theme: regulated generosity (dāna) as part of household and public patronage, including the practice of dedicating gifts in the name of a revered figure or beneficiary.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment.
To give material support—according to one’s capacity—to learned recipients (here, brāhmaṇas), emphasizing intentional dedication (uddiśya) rather than indiscriminate or purely self-serving giving.
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