Shloka 35
Honoring the Mother (Mātṛpūjanam): Consent, Equity, and Dana to Restore Household Dharma
चतुरश्वतरीभिश्चपृथग्युक्ता नृपात्मजः । एकैकस्य ददावष्टौ रथान्कांचनमालिनः ॥ ३५ ॥
caturaśvatarībhiścapṛthagyuktā nṛpātmajaḥ | ekaikasya dadāvaṣṭau rathānkāṃcanamālinaḥ || 35 ||
Pagkatapos, naghandog ang prinsipe ng mga karwaheng magkakahiwalay na inihaharness ng tig-aapat na kabayo; at sa bawat isa’y nagkaloob siya ng walong karwaheng may palamuting mga kuwintas na ginto.
Suta (narrator, continuing the Purāṇic narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It highlights dāna (charitable gifting) performed with abundance and fairness—giving equally to each recipient—which is presented in the Uttara-bhāga as a powerful generator of puṇya supporting tīrtha-related merit and righteous kingship (rāja-dharma).
While the verse is not directly a bhakti instruction, it supports the bhakti framework of the Purāṇa by showing that wealth is sanctified when used in dharmic service—generosity and honoring worthy recipients are treated as supportive disciplines that purify the mind for devotion.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is explicitly taught in this verse; it primarily reflects Kalpa-aligned dharmic practice in the form of prescribed dāna and rāja-dharma conduct.