Mahabharata 7.66.4 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 66, Shloka 4
Droṇānīka-praveśa: Arjuna’s respectful appeal to Droṇa and renewed advance toward Jayadratha (द्रोणानीकप्रवेशः)
विप्रेषु ददतश्चैव श्रद्धा भवतु नित्यश: । अनन्यासु सवर्णासु पुत्रजन्म च मे भवेत्
vipreṣu dadataś caiva śraddhā bhavatu nityaśaḥ | ananyāsu savarṇāsu putrajanma ca me bhavet |
نارد نے کہا—برہمنوں کو دان دیتے ہوئے میری عقیدت روز بروز ثابت رہے۔ اور میری ہی ورن کی، پتی ورتا اور یکسو بیویوں ہی سے میرے بیٹے پیدا ہوں۔
नारद उवाच
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The verse emphasizes steadfast śraddhā in dāna—especially giving to learned Brahmins—as a sustained ethical-religious practice, and it links household aspirations (offspring) to socially sanctioned, dharma-framed marital conduct.
Nārada voices (or reports) a boon-like wish: that the speaker’s daily faith in charitable giving remain constant, and that he obtain sons through wives of his own varṇa—placing personal prosperity and lineage within a dharmic program of disciplined living.
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