Shloka 326
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
दातारं हानुगच्छन्ति सर्वे कामाभिवाज्छिता: । जो दिद्वान् ब्राह्मणको भूमिदान करता है, उस दाताके पास सभी मनोवाजञ्छित भोग स्वतः आ जाते हैं
dātāraṃ hānugacchanti sarve kāmābhivāñchitāḥ | yo vidvān brāhmaṇako bhūmidāna kartā hai, us dātāke pāsa sabhī manovāñchita bhoga svataḥ ā jāte haiṃ |
Sinabi ni Mārkaṇḍeya: “Lahat ng ninanasang ligaya ay sumusunod sa nagbibigay.” Sa marunong na tagapagkaloob—lalo na yaong nagkakaloob ng lupa sa isang Brahmana—ang bawat ginhawa at kasaganaan na minimithi ng puso ay kusang dumarating sa kanya.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that generosity—especially the meritorious gift of land to a worthy brāhmaṇa—draws prosperity and desired outcomes to the donor, presenting dāna as a central practice of dharma with tangible and moral fruits.
Mārkaṇḍeya is instructing his listeners on the fruits of charitable giving, praising the donor and highlighting bhūmidāna as a particularly powerful form of generosity within the dharma-discourse of the Vana Parva.