Shloka 38
Abhimanyu’s Śrāddha; Vyāsa’s Assurance of the Unborn Heir (अभिमन्योः श्राद्धं तथा गर्भरक्षणोपदेशः)
समनुज्ञाप्य धर्मज्ञं राजानं भीममेव च । यमौ यमोपमौ चैव ददौ दानान्यनेकश:
samanujñāpya dharmajñaṁ rājānaṁ bhīmameva ca | yamau yamopamau caiva dadau dānāny anekaśaḥ ||
毗舍波耶那说：在征得通晓法度的国王（尤提士提罗）与毗摩的同意后，又吩咐那对双生兄弟那俱罗与娑诃提婆——二人勇猛可比阎摩——宽蒂便以阿毗曼纽为念，令施与多种布施。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dāna (charitable giving) should be performed in a dharmic manner—authorized by rightful elders/leaders, aligned with duty, and directed toward honoring worthy causes (here, remembrance of Abhimanyu). The verse highlights that ethical generosity is communal, sanctioned, and purposeful rather than impulsive.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kuntī, after securing the approval of King Yudhiṣṭhira and Bhīma and instructing Nakula and Sahadeva, arranged for many kinds of gifts to be distributed, motivated by Abhimanyu’s memory.