Shloka 35
Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share
छत्रप्रदानेन गृहं वरिष्ठ यान॑ तथोपानहसम्प्रदाने । वस्त्रप्रदानेन फल॑ सुरूप॑ं गन्धप्रदानात् सुरभिर्नर: स्थात्
chattrapradānena gṛhaṃ variṣṭhaṃ yānaṃ tathopānahasampradāne | vastrapradānena phalaṃ surūpaṃ gandhapradānāt surabhir naraḥ syāt ||
چھتری کے دان سے بہترین گھر، جوتے کے دان سے سواری، کپڑوں کے دان سے خوش صورت روپ، اور خوشبو کے دان سے معطر بدن حاصل ہوتا ہے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity yields results aligned with what is given: gifts that protect, support travel, cover the body, and provide pleasantness return corresponding benefits. The verse promotes intentional, need-based giving as a dharmic practice that shapes one’s well-being and social harmony.
Vaiśampāyana continues a didactic section of Anuśāsana Parva that enumerates the fruits of various gifts (dāna-phala). This verse lists specific donations—parasol, footwear, clothing, and fragrance—and states the respective rewards they are said to bring.