Shloka 36
Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances
रत्नानि मुक्तामणिविद्रुमं चा- प्यग्रयं सुवर्ण रजतं सुशुद्धम् अयस्मयं ताम्रमयं च भाण्डं ददौ द्विजातिप्रवरेषु राम:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
ratnāni muktāmaṇi-vidrumaṃ cāpy agryaṃ suvarṇa-rajataṃ suśuddham |
ayasmayaṃ tāmramayaṃ ca bhāṇḍaṃ dadau dvijāti-pravareṣu rāmaḥ ||
ویشَمپایَن نے کہا— رام (بلرام) نے دو بار جنم لینے والوں میں برتر برہمنوں کو جواہرات، موتی، منی اور مونگا، عمدہ سونا اور نہایت خالص چاندی عطا کی۔ نیز لوہے اور تانبے کے بنے برتن بھی تقسیم کیے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dāna as a dharmic duty: wealth is to be used for righteous purposes, especially honoring worthy brāhmaṇas and sustaining the moral-religious order. Generosity, purity of gifts, and proper recipients together create ethical merit.
Vaiśampāyana narrates Balarāma’s acts of lavish gifting: he distributes precious materials (gems, pearls, coral), refined gold and silver, and practical metal vessels (iron and copper) to eminent brāhmaṇas, portraying him as upholding dharma through munificence.