Shloka 366
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
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sa tena karmaṇā prāpnoti prajāpati-salokatām |
马尔坎德耶说道：“凭此功德之业，便能得居与生主（Prajāpati）同一世界。凡随己之力，精心备办饮食，恭敬奉献于婆罗门者，皆因此善业之力而往生主之界。”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
That sincere giving—especially offering properly prepared food to brāhmaṇas according to one’s means—creates puṇya whose fruit is exalted posthumous attainment, described here as reaching Prajāpati’s realm (salokya).
Mārkaṇḍeya is instructing the listener about the spiritual result of a specific dharmic act: charitable food-offering. He states the consequence in concise karmic terms—such a deed leads to residence in Prajāpati’s world.