Shloka 15
Sāma (Sāntva) and Dāna: The Brāhmaṇa’s Conciliatory Release from a Rākṣasa
“दान देनेवालेको जो पुण्य होता है, वही दान लेनेवालेको भी (यदि वह योग्य अधिकारी है तो) होता है। (क्योंकि दोनों एक दूसरेके उपकारक होते हैं) एक पहियेसे गाड़ी नहीं चलती--प्रतिग्रहीताके बिना दाताका दान सफल नहीं हो सकता।' ऐसी ऋषियोंकी मान्यता है ।।
maitreya uvāca | dāna-dene-vāle ko yo puṇya hotā hai, vahī dāna-lene-vāle ko bhī (yadi vaha yogya adhikārī hai to) hotā hai | (kyoṅki donoṅ eka dūsare ke upakāraka hote haiṅ) eka pahiyā se gāṛī nahīṅ calatī—pratigrahītā ke binā dātā kā dāna saphal nahīṅ ho sakatā | iti ṛṣīṇāṃ mānyatā | yatra vai brāhmaṇāḥ santi śrutavṛttopasaṃhitāḥ | tatra dānaphala-puṇyam iha cāmutra ca āśnute |
Sinabi ni Maitreya: Ang kabutihang-loob na napapasa nagbibigay ng kaloob ay napapasa rin sa tumatanggap—kung ang tumatanggap ay karapat-dapat at may wastong pagiging-may-ari ng pagtanggap. Sapagkat kapwa sila nagiging tagapagpala sa isa’t isa. Hindi umaandar ang karwahe sa iisang gulong: kung walang tatanggap, hindi ganap na matutupad ang handog ng nagbibigay. Ganyan ang pananaw ng mga rishi. Kung saan nananahan ang mga Brāhmaṇa na marunong at may mabuting asal—taglay ang banal na pag-aaral at matuwid na gawi—doon tinatamasa ng tao ang bunga ng pagbibigay, sa mundong ito at sa susunod.
मैत्रेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity becomes fully fruitful only when there is a worthy recipient; merit belongs not only to the giver but also to the qualified receiver, because both cooperate in completing the act of dharma.
Maitreya articulates a dharma-teaching on dāna: the sages’ doctrine that giving requires proper acceptance, and that gifts offered where learned, well-conducted Brāhmaṇas reside yield merit enjoyed in both this life and the next.