Shloka 74
Adhyaya 10 — Jaimini’s Questions on Birth, Death, Karma, and the Embodied Journey
भूमौ स्वपद्भिर्नात्यन्तं क्लेशमाप्नोति बान्धवैः ।
दानं ददद्भिश्च तथा जन्तुराप्याय्यते मृतः ॥
bhūmau svapadbhirnātyantaṃ kleśamāpnoti bāndhavaiḥ /
dānaṃ dadadbhiśca tathā janturāpyāyyate mṛtaḥ
اس زمین پر اپنے قدموں سے چلتا ہوا وہ (پریت) جیو رشتہ داروں کے سبب حد سے زیادہ تکلیف نہیں پاتا؛ اور جب وہ اس کے نام پر دان دیتے ہیں تو مردہ جیو بھی پرورش اور سہارا پاتا ہے۔
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FAQs
Charity performed by survivors is portrayed as an extension of care that alleviates the departed’s distress—reinforcing the social ethic of giving and responsibility across generations.
Dharma/ācāra instruction; ancillary to the five characteristic topics.
Dāna functions as ‘merit-conversion’—transforming worldly resources into subtle relief for the departed, illustrating the Purāṇic idea of merit as transferable support within limits.