पादुकोपानहौ छत्रं वस्त्रकम्बलवाजिनः । यो दत्ते विप्रमुख्याय तस्य तत्कोटिसंमितम्
pādukopānahau chatraṃ vastrakambalavājinaḥ | yo datte vipramukhyāya tasya tatkoṭisaṃmitam
جو کوئی کسی معزز برہمن کو پادوکا یا جوتے، چھتری، کپڑے، کمبل یا گھوڑا دان کرے، اس کا پُنّیہ کروڑوں کے برابر شمار ہوتا ہے۔
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Soma-tīrtha (within Revā-khaṇḍa)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim-donor presents sandals, an umbrella, folded garments, a blanket, and a bridled horse to an honored brāhmaṇa near a riverbank shrine; attendants witness the formal handover with water-libation gesture.
Supporting the learned and virtuous through practical gifts is a powerful form of dharma, especially when done in a tīrtha context.
The broader passage praises Somatīrtha; the dāna described is understood as performed there for multiplied merit.
Give useful items—footwear, umbrella, clothing, blankets, and even a horse—to a worthy brāhmaṇa (vipra-mukhya).