Shloka 20
गोप्रदान-माहात्म्ये गोलोक-प्रश्नः
Gopradāna-Māhātmya: Inquiry into Goloka
कार्य सततमिच्छटद्धि: श्रेय: सर्वात्मना गृहे । तथा55प: सर्वदा देया: पेयाश्वैव न संशय:
kāryaṃ satatam icchatā hi śreyaḥ sarvātmanā gṛhe | tathā āpaḥ sarvadā deyāḥ peyāś caiva na saṃśayaḥ ||
Wika ni Yama: “Ang sinumang laging naghahangad ng tunay na kapakinabangan ay dapat, nang buong loob, isagawa sa sariling tahanan ang pagbibigay at wastong paggamit ng linga (bilang mapagpalang pagtalima sa loob ng bahay). Gayundin, ang tubig ay dapat laging ipinamamahagi bilang kawanggawa at laging iniinom—dito’y walang pag-aalinlangan.”
यम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yama emphasizes simple, continuous household dharma: sincerely pursue śreyas (true welfare) by habitual charity—especially giving water—and by maintaining meritorious domestic practices associated with sesame, without hesitation or doubt.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Yama speaks as an authority on dharma, prescribing everyday acts of giving and disciplined household conduct as reliable means to welfare and merit.