Shloka 32
Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share
यो ब्रह्मदेयां तु ददाति कन्यां भूमिप्रदानं च करोति विदप्रे । ददाति चान्न॑ विधिवच्च यश्न स लोकमाप्रोति पुरंदरस्य
yo brahmadeyāṁ tu dadāti kanyāṁ bhūmipradānaṁ ca karoti vipre | dadāti cānnaṁ vidhivac ca yaś ca sa lokam āpnoti purandarasya ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Ang sinumang magbigay ng kaniyang anak na babae sa pag-aasawa bilang “handog na Brahma” (brahma-gift, ang matuwid at pang-paring paraan ng pagbibigay), at magkaloob din ng lupa sa isang brāhmaṇa, at higit pa’y magbigay ng pagkain ayon sa wastong ritwal—ang taong iyon ay makaaabot sa daigdig ni Purandara (Indra).
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that dharmic giving—especially socially foundational gifts like marriage-gift of a daughter in a righteous manner, land-gift to a brāhmaṇa, and properly offered food—produces great merit and leads to Indra’s heaven. It emphasizes both generosity and correct procedure (vidhi).
Vaiśampāyana is describing the fruits of specific acts of dāna (charitable giving). In the didactic setting of the Anuśāsana Parva, such statements function as ethical instruction, linking concrete duties of householders to promised posthumous destinations like Indraloka.