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Shloka 13

Nārāyaṇopadeśa to Mārkaṇḍeya (Cosmic Self-Identification and Yuga Doctrine) | नारायणोपदेशः

सदक्षिणां काउ्चनचारुशड्रीं कांस्योपदोहां द्रविणैरुत्तरीयै: । धेनुं तिलानां ददतो द्विजाय लोका वसूनां सुलभा भवन्ति,जो सोनेके बने हुए सुन्दर सींग, काँसके दुग्धपात्र, द्रव्य तथा ओढ़नेके वस्त्र और दक्षिणासहित तिलकी धेनुका ब्राह्मणको दान करता है, उसके लिये वसुओंके लोक सुलभ हो जाते हैं। जैसे महासागरमें डूबते हुए मनुष्यको अनुकूल वायुके सहयोगसे चलनेवाली नाव बचा लेती है, उसी प्रकार जो अपने कर्मोद्वारा काम, क्रोध आदि दानवोंसे घिरे हुए घोर अज्ञानान्धकारसे परिपूर्ण नरकमें गिर रहा है, उसे गोदानजनित पुण्य परलोकमें उबार लेता है

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | sadakṣiṇāṃ kāñcanacāruśṛṅgīṃ kāṃsyopadohāṃ draviṇair uttarīyaiḥ | dhenuṃ tilānāṃ dadato dvijāya lokā vasūnāṃ sulabhā bhavanti ||

มารกัณฑेयกล่าวว่า—ผู้ใดถวาย ‘โคแห่งงา’ (ติลดเฮนู) แก่ทวิชะ พร้อมทักษิณา มีเขางามทำด้วยทอง มีภาชนะรีดน้ำนมทำด้วยสำริด และมีทรัพย์กับผ้าคลุมไหล่ประกอบ โลกของเหล่าวสุย่อมเข้าถึงได้โดยง่ายสำหรับผู้นั้น

सदक्षिणाम्with dakṣiṇā (fee/gift)
सदक्षिणाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस-दक्षिणा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
काञ्चन-चारु-शृङ्गीम्having beautiful horns of gold
काञ्चन-चारु-शृङ्गीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकाञ्चन-चारु-शृङ्गिन्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
कांस्य-उपदोहाम्with a milking-vessel of bell-metal/bronze
कांस्य-उपदोहाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकांस्य-उपदोहा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
द्रविणैःwith wealth/valuables
द्रविणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootद्रविण
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
उत्तरीयैःwith upper garments
उत्तरीयैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootउत्तरीय
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
धेनुम्a cow
धेनुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तिलानाम्of sesame (seeds)
तिलानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootतिल
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
ददतःof (him) giving
ददतः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदा (ददाति)
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Genitive, Singular
द्विजायto a twice-born (brahmin)
द्विजाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
लोकाःworlds/realms
लोकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वसूनाम्of the Vasus
वसूनाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
सुलभाःeasily attainable
सुलभाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुलभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भवन्तिbecome/are
भवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (भवति)
FormPresent, Indicative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

M
Mārkaṇḍeya
D
dvija (Brahmin)
T
tiladhenu (sesame-cow donation)
D
dakṣiṇā
V
Vasus
G
golden horns
B
bronze milking-vessel
W
wealth (draviṇa)
U
upper garment (uttarīya)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that properly performed charitable giving—especially a ritually complete gift (with dakṣiṇā and appropriate accompaniments) to a worthy recipient—generates puṇya that leads to auspicious divine realms, here described as the worlds of the Vasus.

Mārkaṇḍeya is instructing about the fruits of specific dharmic donations. He describes the components of a ‘tiladhenu’ gift and states its result: easy attainment of the Vasus’ realms, emphasizing the religious and ethical value of such dāna.