Shloka 4
कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity
आसन शयनं यान गृहं रत्नं धनं तथा । सस्यजातानि सर्वाणि गा: क्षेत्राण्यथ योषित:
āsana-śayanaṁ yāna-gṛhaṁ ratnaṁ dhanaṁ tathā | sasya-jātāni sarvāṇi gāḥ kṣetrāṇy atha yoṣitaḥ ||
Wika ni Śrī Maheśvara: “(Dapat ding ipagkaloob sa kawanggawa) ang mga upuan at higaan, mga sasakyan at mga bahay, mga hiyas at kayamanan; gayundin ang lahat ng ani at butil, mga baka, mga bukirin, at mga babae (ibig sabihin, mga dalagang ipinagkakaloob bilang handog sa pag-aasawa).”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that generous giving (dāna) of both necessities (seats, beds, shelter) and high-value assets (jewels, wealth, cattle, land, agricultural produce) is a central dharmic practice that generates religious merit and supports social welfare.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Śrī Maheśvara addresses Devī and enumerates exemplary gifts to be given in charity, as part of a broader discourse on righteous conduct and its fruits.