Shloka 22
Tilā-Dāna, Dīpa-Dāna, and Nitya-Jalapradāna
Yama–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda) | तिलदान-दीपदान-नित्यजलप्रदान (यम-ब्राह्मण संवाद
पूर्वोक्त वस्तुओंका ब्राह्मणोंको दान करके मनुष्य इच्छित जीविका-वृत्ति पा लेता है और नरक आदिके कष्ट भी कभी नहीं भोगता। ऐसा शास्त्रोंका निश्चय है ।।
nārada uvāca | pūrvokta-vastūni brāhmaṇebhyo dātvā manuṣyaḥ iṣṭāṃ jīvikā-vṛttiṃ prāpnoti na ca narakādi-duḥkhāni kadācid anubhavati—iti śāstra-niścayaḥ || anurādhāsu prāvāraṃ varānnaṃ samupoṣitaḥ | dattvā yuga-śataṃ cāpi naraḥ svarge mahīyate ||
那罗陀说道：“将前述诸物布施给婆罗门者，便能获得所愿的生计，而永不必受地狱等处的苦刑——此乃诸经所定之论。又有一事：若人在阿奴罗陀（Anurādhā）月宿之日守斋，然后施舍披衣（覆身之衣）与上妙饮食，则于天界受尊荣达百劫（百瑜伽）。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that charity (dāna), especially to Brahmins and performed with observances like fasting on an auspicious nakṣatra (Anurādhā), yields tangible worldly stability (desired livelihood) and powerful otherworldly merit (freedom from hellish suffering and honor in heaven).
Narada is instructing about the fruits of specific gifts and vows. He summarizes a śāstric conclusion: donating the earlier-listed items brings desired livelihood and protects from infernal suffering, and he adds a concrete example—fasting under Anurādhā and gifting a cloak and fine food leads to prolonged honor in heaven.