स्वस्थानं पंचपत्ताशद्ग्रामा एते ह्यनुक्रमात् । दत्ता रामेण विधिवत्कृत्वा विप्रेभ्य एव च
svasthānaṃ paṃcapattāśadgrāmā ete hyanukramāt | dattā rāmeṇa vidhivatkṛtvā viprebhya eva ca
یہ سواستھان کے پچپن گاؤں ہیں جو ترتیب کے ساتھ بیان ہوئے۔ رام نے مقررہ وِدھی کے مطابق رسومات ادا کر کے انہیں برہمنوں کو باقاعدہ طور پر دان کیا۔
Brahmā (contextual—dialogue continues into Nārada’s question and Brahmā’s reply)
Tirtha: Svasthāna
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nārada
Scene: Rāma, in royal attire, performs a formal donation rite, handing over copper-plate-like grants and water-libation to seated brāhmaṇas, with a scribe and witnesses; behind them a map-like vista of clustered villages labeled as Svasthāna’s grāmas.
Charity performed according to scriptural procedure (vidhivat) is upheld as a stabilizing force of dharma and sacred order.
Svasthāna within the Dharmāraṇya sacred region is highlighted through its ordered list of associated villages.
A formal donation of villages (grāma-dāna) done 'vidhivat'—after completing proper rites—specifically to Brāhmaṇas.