Shloka 31
अश्वमेधावसानम् — Dakṣiṇā-vibhāga and Avabhṛtha
Completion of the Aśvamedha
एवं लब्ध्वा धनं मोहाद यो हि दद्याद् यजेत वा । न तस्य स फल प्रेत्य भुड़क्ते पापधनागमात्
evaṁ labdhvā dhanaṁ mohād yo hi dadyād yajeta vā | na tasya sa phalaṁ pretya bhuṅkte pāpadhanāgamāt ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：因此，若有人为痴迷所惑，以不义聚财，又以此财行布施或祭祀，死后亦不得其果；因为那财富本由罪而生，其污秽遮断功德之报。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Merit from charity or sacrifice depends not only on the act but also on the purity of its means. Wealth acquired through adharma becomes an obstacle to the posthumous fruit (phala) of dāna and yajña, because the sinful origin contaminates the offering.
Vaiśampāyana is delivering a dharma-oriented instruction within the Ashvamedhika Parva context, emphasizing that religious acts performed with resources gained through wrongdoing do not yield the expected spiritual reward after death.