Shloka 115
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
सक्तुप्रस्थलवैस्तैरहि तदाहं काड्चनीकृत:
saktuprasthalavaistair ahi tadāhaṃ kāñcanīkṛtaḥ
“Sa pamamagitan ng mga dakot ng inihaw na butil at ng mga sukat ng pagkain na iyon, noon ay para bang ako’y naging ginto—nagniningning at pinagpala.” Sa pagtanaw na moral ng nagsasalita, kahit munting handog na ibinigay sa wastong diwa ay nakapagpapabago sa espiritu, itinataas ang nagbibigay lampas sa kahirapang materyal tungo sa panloob na dangal at kabutihang-loob na may gantimpalang banal.
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the ethical and spiritual value of a gift is not measured by its quantity but by sincerity, need, and right intention; even a meagre offering can ‘make one golden’—i.e., confer inner nobility and merit.
The speaker (identified as the śvaśura) reflects on receiving or giving simple food—parched grain in small measured amounts—and describes its effect as a profound transformation, using ‘made golden’ as a metaphor for being blessed and uplifted.