Shloka 23
Umā–Maheśvara-saṃvāda: Varṇa-bhraṃśa, Ācāra (Vṛtta), and Karmic Ascent/Decline
ताम्रपात्रेण दातव्यमन्यथाल्पफलं भवेत् | गुहामेतत् समुद्दिष्टं यथा तुष्यन्ति देवता:
tāmrapātreṇa dātavyam anyathā alpaphalaṃ bhavet | guhā etat samuddiṣṭaṃ yathā tuṣyanti devatāḥ ||
تانبے کے برتن ہی کے ذریعے نذر و نیاز/دان دینا چاہیے؛ ورنہ اس کا پھل کم رہ جاتا ہے۔ یہ بات گُہری اور رازدارانہ ہدایت کے طور پر بتائی گئی ہے—اس طرح کرنے سے دیوتا راضی ہوتے ہیں۔
बलदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the manner and ritual propriety of giving matters: offerings made in a copper vessel are said to yield fuller merit, while neglecting this detail diminishes the spiritual result; the aim is to please the gods through correct observance.
Baladeva (Balarāma) is instructing about ritual conduct connected with offerings and religious giving, presenting a specific rule—use of a copper vessel—as a confidential guideline that leads to divine satisfaction.