दानं श्रद्धास्वशक्तिभ्यां लक्ष्मीपूजा विशेषतः । तत्र स्नानेन दानेन लक्ष्मीप्रीत्यै विशेषतः
dānaṃ śraddhāsvaśaktibhyāṃ lakṣmīpūjā viśeṣataḥ | tatra snānena dānena lakṣmīprītyai viśeṣataḥ
شخص کو چاہیے کہ عقیدت کے ساتھ اور اپنی استطاعت کے مطابق دان کرے، اور خصوصاً لکشمی دیوی کی پوجا کرے۔ اس مقام پر اشنان اور دان—بالخصوص—لکشمی کی خوشنودی کے لیے کیے جاتے ہیں۔
Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Dhanayakṣa-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer (implied)
Scene: After bathing, pilgrims offer gifts to brāhmaṇas/poor; a Lakṣmī shrine or icon is worshiped with lotus flowers, lamps, and kalasha. The atmosphere is auspicious and orderly.
Faith-filled charity within one’s means, joined with Lakṣmī worship, harmonizes prosperity with dharma.
A sacred locale in Ayodhyā where snāna and dāna are said to be especially pleasing to Lakṣmī.
Give dāna with śraddhā and within capacity; perform Lakṣmī-pūjā; combine snāna and dāna at the site for Lakṣmī’s pleasure.