Shloka 8
अध्याय १३२ — कर्मणा मनसा वाचा: स्वर्गमार्गः तथा आयुर्विपाकः
Adhyāya 132 — The path to heaven through deed, mind, and speech; karmic results for lifespan
अंगिरा उवाच यस्तु संवत्सरं पूर्ण दद्याद् दीपं करञ्जके । सुवर्चलामूलहस्त: प्रजा तस्य विवर्धते
aṅgirā uvāca | yastu saṃvatsaraṃ pūrṇaṃ dadyād dīpaṃ karañjake | suvarcalāmūlahastaḥ prajā tasya vivardhate ||
Aṅgirā nói: “Ai trong trọn một năm dâng một ngọn đèn dưới gốc cây karañja, và trong tay giữ rễ suvarcalā (một dược thảo linh thiêng), thì con cháu người ấy sẽ thêm đông.”
अंगिरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained, disciplined giving (a lamp-offering maintained for a full year) combined with a prescribed observance is presented as dharmically fruitful, yielding household prosperity—specifically, the increase of progeny.
In a didactic section of the Anuśāsana Parva, the sage Aṅgirā states a specific merit-result teaching: performing a year-long lamp donation beneath a karañja tree while holding the root of the herb suvarcalā leads to the growth of one’s lineage.