Adhyaya 20 — Ritadhvaja’s Companionship with the Naga Princes and the Origin of the Horse Kuvalaya
मद्गृहे यद् सुवर्णादि रत्नं वाहनमासनम् ।
यच्चान्यत् प्रीतये तस्य तद्देयमविशङ्कया ॥
madgṛhe yad suvarṇādi ratnaṃ vāhanam āsanam | yaccānyat prītaye tasya tad deyam aviśaṅkayā ||
میرے گھر میں جو کچھ بھی ہے—سونا وغیرہ، جواہرات، سواریوں کے سامان، نشستیں اور دیگر سب—اس کی خوشنودی کے لیے بلا تردد دے دینا چاہیے۔
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Possessions are instruments of dharma when used to honor obligations. ‘Without hesitation’ warns against calculating gratitude; timely giving preserves relationships and moral integrity.
Householder-style ethical instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
Gold, jewels, vehicles, and seats can symbolize capacities (resources, status, mobility, authority). Dharma asks that these be offered to the worthy cause rather than hoarded as ego-assets.