Shloka 36
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
यथाशक्ति च यो दद्यादन्नं विप्रेषु संस्कृतम्
yathāśakti ca yo dadyād annaṃ vipreṣu saṃskṛtam
Wika ni Mārkaṇḍeya: “Sinumang, ayon sa kanyang kakayahan, magbigay sa mga Brahmin ng pagkaing inihandang wasto—siya’y tumitindig sa aral ng matuwid na pagkakawanggawa, at iginagalang ang mga banal na panauhin sa nararapat na sustansiya.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Give in proportion to your capacity (yathāśakti) and offer food respectfully and properly prepared; ethical giving is measured by sincerity and appropriateness, not extravagance.
Mārkaṇḍeya is instructing on dharma by highlighting a concrete practice—feeding Brahmins with duly prepared food—as a model of righteous generosity and hospitality.