Shloka 21
Ajagara-vrata (The ‘Python’ Discipline): Prahrāda Questions a Wandering Sage
भारत! भोजनके पश्चात् ब्राह्मणोंके समक्ष बहुत-से सोने
bhārata! bhojanake paścāt brāhmaṇoṃ ke samakṣa bahut-se suvarṇa, rājata, maṇi, muktā, bahumūlya hīrā, vaidūryamaṇi, raṅkumṛga-carma tathā ratnoṃ ke kaī ḍher lagākara mahābalī virūpākṣa ne un śreṣṭha brāhmaṇoṃ se kahā— ‘dvijavarāḥ! āp log apnī icchā aur utsāha ke anusār in ratnoṃ ko uṭhā le jāeṃ aur jinmeṃ āp logoṃ ne bhojana kiyā hai, un pātroṃ ko bhī apne ghar lete jāeṃ.’
毗湿摩说道：“噢，婆罗多啊！用餐之后，大力的毗卢帕叉在婆罗门们面前堆起成堆的黄金、白银、宝石、珍珠、名贵的金刚钻、吠都利耶宝石、兰库鹿皮，以及诸多珍藏。随后他对那些卓越的婆罗门说道：‘噢，最胜的二生者！请随你们的心愿与热忱取走这些珠宝，并把你们用餐所用的器皿也一并带回家去。’”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights dāna-dharma: after honoring guests with food, a righteous patron completes hospitality by giving wealth freely and without coercion—allowing recipients to take according to their own wish—thereby emphasizing generosity, respect, and the ethical duty of supporting the learned.
After a meal offered to Brahmanas, Virupaksha publicly arranges heaps of valuables and invites the Brahmanas to take jewels and even the dining vessels home, portraying an exemplary act of lavish, voluntary gifting following hospitality.