Shloka 3
गवां लोकवर्णनं तथा गोप्रदानफलश्रुतिः
Description of the ‘World of Cows’ and the Stated Fruits of Cow-Gift
सर्ववर्णस्तु यच्छक्यं प्रदातुं फलकाड्क्षिभि: । वेदे वा यत् समाख्यातं तन्मे व्याख्यातुमरहसि
sarvavarṇas tu yac chakyaṃ pradātuṃ phalākāṅkṣibhiḥ | vede vā yat samākhyātaṃ tan me vyākhyātum arhasi ||
尤提希提罗说道：“请为我开示：凡属各个社会阶序、希求布施之果报的人，能够施与哪些礼物；以及《吠陀》中所宣说的诸种布施之法，也请一并为我解释。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames dāna (giving) as a dharmic practice to be understood both in terms of what is practically possible for all varṇas and in terms of what the Veda authoritatively prescribes—inviting a systematic explanation of legitimate forms of charity and their intended fruits.
Yudhiṣṭhira, seeking guidance on dharma, asks the elder teacher to expound the kinds of gifts that people can offer—especially those who seek merit—and to clarify the Vedic descriptions of such giving.