Shloka 12
Śāṇḍilī–Sumanā-saṃvāda: Sat-strī-samudācāra and Pati-dharma
Conduct of the Virtuous Wife
अल्पो5पि तादृशो दायो भवत्युत महाफल: । तृषिताय च ते दत्त हृदयेनानसूयता
alpo 'pi tādṛśo dāyo bhavaty uta mahāphalaḥ | tṛṣitāya ca te dattaṃ hṛdayenān asūyatā ||
Sinabi ni Vyāsa: “Kahit maliit na handog, kapag ibinigay sa gayong paraan, nagiging lubhang mabunga. Nag-alay ka ng pagkain at tubig sa uhaw na panauhin, na may pusong walang inggit; kaya ang munting kawanggawang iyon ay nagbubunga ng napakalaking kabutihan. Ito ang aral: ang loob—kawalan ng paninibugho, mabuting kalooban, at paggalang sa dharma—ang nagpapalaki sa gantimpalang espirituwal ng pagbibigay higit sa dami ng ibinigay.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The fruit of charity depends primarily on the giver’s intention and purity of heart. Even a small offering becomes highly meritorious when given according to dharma—especially to one in need—without envy, resentment, or ulterior motive.
Vyāsa addresses a listener and affirms that the listener’s act of giving food and water to a thirsty guest, done sincerely and without jealousy, is a dharmic deed whose reward is great despite the smallness of the material gift.