एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं कुतांबूलस्य भक्षणात् । यत्फलं जायते पुंसां यद्दानेन महीपते
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ kutāṃbūlasya bhakṣaṇāt | yatphalaṃ jāyate puṃsāṃ yaddānena mahīpate
اے مہاپتی! تامبول کے کھانے اور اس کے دان سے لوگوں کو جو پھل ملتا ہے، وہ سب میں نے تمہیں پوری طرح بیان کر دیا۔
Nārada
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (महीपते addressed)
Scene: A sage finishes his exposition to the king; the betel tray remains as a symbolic teaching prop; the king appears contemplative, hands joined.
Purāṇic instruction often concludes with a clear summary: both personal observance and charitable giving carry distinct karmic results.
The broader passage belongs to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya within Nāgara-khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
It summarizes the teaching on two acts—tāmbūla-bhakṣaṇa (consumption) and tāmbūla-dāna (gifting)—as sources of specific ‘phala’.