एतत्पुरं मया दत्तमेभिर्ग्रामैः समन्वितम् । एतेभ्यो ब्राह्मणेंद्रेभ्यः श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा
etatpuraṃ mayā dattamebhirgrāmaiḥ samanvitam | etebhyo brāhmaṇeṃdrebhyaḥ śraddhāpūtena cetasā
“یہ شہر، ان دیہات کے ساتھ، میں نے ان برہمنوں کے سرداروں کو عطا کیا ہے—ایسے دل کے ساتھ جو شردھا (ایمان) سے پاک ہوا ہے۔”
King (mahīpati) issuing a formal statement of donation
Type: kshetra
Scene: A formal declaration of donation: the donor gestures toward the city and villages symbolically (maps, soil, water-pot), Brahmin elders seated as recipients, witnesses present.
Charity becomes spiritually potent when offered with śraddhā; faith purifies intention and stabilizes dharma.
The immediate focus is a donated settlement (pura) within the broader tīrtha narrative; the verse itself highlights the sanctity of endowments.
A formal dāna: gifting a city along with villages to Brahmin recipients (brahmadeya-style endowment).