Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 40
Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share
“राजन! जो पुरुष ब्राह्मणको अन्न और शय्यासे सम्पन्न गृह दान करता है, उसे अत्यन्त पवित्र, मनोहर और नाना प्रकारके रत्नोंसे भरा हुआ उत्तम घर प्राप्त होता है ।।
sugandhacitrāstaraṇopadhānaṃ dadyān naro yaḥ śayanaṃ dvijāya | rūpānvitāṃ pakṣavatīṃ manojñāṃ bhāryām ayatnopagatāṃ labheta saḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：“大王啊，凡以备有食粮与床榻之宅施与婆罗门者，必得一所上妙之居，至为清净，悦目可爱，且满藏种种珍宝。又凡以香气馥郁、纹饰华美之铺褥与枕衾的卧榻施与婆罗门者，便能不费辛劳而得一位可喜的妻子——容貌姣好，鬟发秀美，出自良族。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that gifting comfort and dignity—specifically a well-appointed bed with fragrant coverings and pillows—to a Brahmin is a dharmic act that yields auspicious domestic rewards, symbolized by obtaining a charming, well-born spouse without hardship.
Vaiśampāyana continues an instruction on dāna (charitable gifts) and their fruits, addressing a king and describing the specific result (phala) of donating a furnished bed to a Brahmin.