एकस्मिन्भोजिते पौत्र भिक्षुके फलमीदृशम् । दातव्यं भिक्षुके चान्नं कुर्य्याद्वै चात्मविक्रयम्
ekasminbhojite pautra bhikṣuke phalamīdṛśam | dātavyaṃ bhikṣuke cānnaṃ kuryyādvai cātmavikrayam
Hỡi cháu yêu, quả phúc là như thế khi chỉ nuôi dưỡng dù một vị khất sĩ. Vì vậy, hãy thật sự bố thí cơm ăn cho khất sĩ, dẫu phải chịu cực nhọc tột cùng như thể bán chính thân mình để làm việc ấy.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: pautra (grandson)
Scene: A poor pilgrim offers his last food to a bhikṣuka; in the background, he parts with a valued possession to procure food, symbolizing ‘ātma-vikraya’ as extreme renunciation; divine light crowns the act.
Even one act of feeding a mendicant is immensely meritorious; generosity should be pursued wholeheartedly.
The chapter’s setting is Dvārakā, where such dāna is portrayed as exceptionally fruitful.
Give food to a bhikṣu; the verse urges doing so even at great personal cost.