Shloka 5
Vipulopākhyāna—Ruci-rakṣā and Śakra’s Māyā (विपुलोपाख्यानम्—रुचिरक्षणं शक्रमाया च)
युधिछिर उवाच अपीडया च भूतानां धर्मस्याहिंसया तथा । पात्र विद्यात् तु तत्त्वेन यस्मै दत्त न संतपेत्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: apīḍayā ca bhūtānāṃ dharmasyāhiṃsayā tathā | pātraṃ vidyāt tu tattvena yasmai dattaṃ na saṃtapet ||
Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “O Dakilang Lolo! Ang pagkakawanggawa ay dapat ibigay nang hindi nagpapahirap sa alinmang nilalang at nang hindi humahadlang sa dharma—na naaayon sa di-karahasan. Ngunit paano malalaman nang tunay kung sino ang karapat-dapat na tumanggap, upang ang handog na naibigay ay hindi maging sanhi ng pagsisisi sa bandang huli?”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity must be guided by ahimsa and dharma: giving should not harm beings nor violate righteousness. Therefore, ethical giving requires discernment of the recipient’s worthiness (pātratva) so that the act of giving does not later lead to moral regret.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira asks the elder authority (implicitly Bhīṣma) how to identify a truly worthy recipient for gifts, emphasizing that donations should be non-injurious and aligned with dharma, and should not become a cause of later remorse.