सत्यं दमस्तपः शौचं सन्तोषोऽनैर्ष्यमार्जवम् । ज्ञानं शमो दया दानमेतत्पात्रस्य लक्षणम्
satyaṃ damastapaḥ śaucaṃ santoṣo'nairṣyamārjavam | jñānaṃ śamo dayā dānametatpātrasya lakṣaṇam
سچائی، دَم (حواس پر ضبط)، تپسیا، شَوچ (پاکیزگی)، قناعت، بے حسدی، راست روی؛ علم، شَم (باطنی سکون)، رحم اور سخاوت—یہی اہلِ پاتر کی نشانیاں ہیں۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: An allegorical tableau: eleven virtues appear as luminous attendants around a calm sage—Truth holding a lamp, Purity with a water-pot, Compassion sheltering the weak—signifying the inner architecture of a supātra.
A recipient’s inner virtues—truth, purity, calm, and compassion—are central to making charity spiritually fruitful.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in whose māhātmya the standards for dāna are elaborated.
A checklist of virtues for identifying a pātra (fit recipient) before offering dāna.