Shloka 13
Nārada’s Exempla of Tapas and Assurance to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (नारदोपदेशः—तपःसिद्ध्युदाहरणम्)
अजिनानि प्रवेणीश्व खुक् खुवं च महीपति: । कमण्डलूंश्व स्थालीश्व पिठराणि च भारत
ajīnāni praveṇīś ca khuk-khuvaṃ ca mahīpatiḥ | kamaṇḍalūṃś ca sthālīś ca piṭharāṇi ca bhārata ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：国王向诸苦行者施与鹿皮与圣草束（praveṇī），并分给名为khuk与khuva的器具；又赐水壶（kamaṇḍalu）、炊器与陶罐。施与之时，凡出家者所欲之器具——无论种类与数量——皆如其所求而给，并且所需的其他器用亦一并备足。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dāna as a practical expression of dharma: a ruler’s wealth and resources should be used to support spiritual discipline and the needs of the virtuous, giving appropriately according to the recipient’s requirement rather than for display.
In the Āśramavāsika context, Yudhiṣṭhira is distributing ascetic necessities—deerskins, grass bundles, water-pots, and other vessels—to tapasvins, ensuring each receives exactly what is desired and additionally what is necessary.