Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 716
गामेकां निष्कसंयुक्तां ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् । हरिवंशकी समाप्ति होनेपर एक हजार ब्राह्मणोंको भोजन कराये तथा स्वर्णमुद्रासहित एक गौ ब्राह्मणको दान दे
gām ekāṁ niṣkasaṁyuktāṁ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet |
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Dapat maghandog sa isang Brāhmaṇa ng isang baka na may kasamang niṣka (gintong barya o palamuti). Itinatanghal ng talatang ito ang gayong dāna bilang dakilang kabutihang-loob—pagpupugay sa banal na karunungan at pagtustos sa pamayanang saserdote sa pamamagitan ng masaganang kaloob sa pagtatapos ng isang iginagalang na pagbigkas.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the dharmic value of dāna: offering a cow together with gold to a worthy Brāhmaṇa is presented as a meritorious, ethically elevating act that supports sacred learning and social-religious duties.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a prescriptive statement (vidhi) describing an appropriate charitable offering—specifically, gifting a cow accompanied by a niṣka to a Brāhmaṇa—within the concluding, merit-focused atmosphere of the Svargārohaṇa section.