Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 25
Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share
दासीदासमलड्कारान् क्षेत्राणि च गृहाणि च । ब्रह्मदेयां सुतां दत्त्वा प्राप्नोति मनुजर्षभ
dāsīdāsam alaṅkārān kṣetrāṇi ca gṛhāṇi ca | brahmadeyāṃ sutāṃ dattvā prāpnoti manujarṣabha ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi bậc trượng phu giữa loài người, ai gả con gái theo hình thức Brahma (Brahma-dāna), trao nàng cho người chồng xứng đáng, thì được thịnh vượng—tôi tớ nam nữ, châu báu, ruộng đất và nhà cửa.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that giving one’s daughter in the Brahma form of marriage—understood as a righteous, gift-based union to a worthy groom—constitutes dharmic dāna and is said to yield prosperity and social stability as its fruit.
Vaiśampāyana is describing the rewards (phala) associated with specific dharmic acts. Here he states that the act of offering a daughter as a brahmadeya (Brahma-gift) leads to the acquisition of wealth and household resources such as servants, ornaments, land, and homes.