Shloka 3436
Ārṣṭiṣeṇa’s Siddhi and the Tīrtha-Boons; Sindhudvīpa–Devāpi Brāhmaṇya; Viśvāmitra’s Tapas Begins
दत्त्वा चैव बहून् दायान् विप्राणां विप्रवत्सल: । धर्मात्मा विप्रवत्सल हलधर बलरामजीने उस तीर्थमें स्नान करके ब्राह्मणोंको बहुत धनका दान किया
dattvā caiva bahūn dāyān viprāṇāṁ vipravatsalaḥ | dharmātmā vipravatsalaḥ ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—برہمنوں سے محبت رکھنے والے، دھرم کے پابند ہلधर بلرام نے اس تیرتھ میں اشنان کیا اور برہمنوں کو کثیر دولت کا دان دے کر انہیں خوشنود کیا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dāna as a dharmic duty: supporting brāhmaṇas—seen as preservers of sacred knowledge and ritual order—through generous gifts is portrayed as a mark of a righteous character (dharmātmā).
The narrator (Vaiśampāyana) describes a righteous figure, characterized as vipravatsala, giving abundant donations to brāhmaṇas—an action typically associated with pilgrimage merit and the maintenance of social-religious order.