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Shloka 152

Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa

Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results

तस्माद्‌ ये वै प्रयच्छन्ति सुवर्ण धर्मदर्शिन: । देवतास्ते प्रयच्छन्ति समस्ता इति नः श्रुतम्‌,इसलिये जो धर्मदर्शी पुरुष सुवर्णका दान करते हैं; वे समस्त देवताओंका ही दान करते हैं, यह हमारे सुननेमें आया है

tasmād ye vai prayacchanti suvarṇaṃ dharmadarśinaḥ | devatās te prayacchanti samastā iti naḥ śrutam ||

కాబట్టి ధర్మాన్ని దర్శించిన వారు స్వర్ణదానం చేస్తే, వారు సమస్త దేవతలకే దానం చేసినట్లే—అని మేము సంప్రదాయంగా విన్నాము. స్వర్ణదానం సర్వదేవార్చనకు సమానమైన సమగ్ర యజ్ఞదానంగా చెప్పబడింది।

तस्मात्therefore/from that
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formneuter, ablative, singular
येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
प्रयच्छन्तिthey give/bestow
प्रयच्छन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + यम्
Formpresent, third, plural, parasmaipada
सुवर्णम्gold
सुवर्णम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुवर्ण
Formneuter, accusative, singular
धर्मदर्शिनःthose who see/know dharma (righteous-minded)
धर्मदर्शिनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मदर्शिन्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
देवताःdeities
देवताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता
Formfeminine, nominative, plural
तेthey/those
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
प्रयच्छन्तिthey give/bestow
प्रयच्छन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + यम्
Formpresent, third, plural, parasmaipada
समस्ताःall/entire
समस्ताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसमस्त
Formfeminine, nominative, plural
इतिthus/so (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
नःof us/our
नः:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formgenitive, plural
श्रुतम्heard (it is heard/has been heard)
श्रुतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formneuter, nominative, singular, kta (past passive participle)

वसिष्ठ उवाच

V
Vasiṣṭha
S
suvarṇa (gold)
D
devatāḥ (the deities)

Educational Q&A

Gold-giving (suvarṇa-dāna), when performed by one who understands dharma, is praised as an all-encompassing offering—symbolically equivalent to giving to all the deities, because it supports sacred order through generous, righteous giving.

Vasiṣṭha is instructing about the religious-ethical value of dāna (charitable gifting). He asserts, as a received tradition, that donating gold is regarded as a comprehensive divine offering, emphasizing the merit and breadth of such generosity.