SUBHASHITHANI:631
दाता प्रतिगृहीता च शुद्धि र्देयं च धर्मयुक् ।
देशकालौ च दानानाम ङ्गन्येतानि षड् विदुः ॥
Desakaalau cha danaanaam angaan etaani shad vidhuh II
The giver-should have honesty, the receiver- should be deserving, purity- offering must be without any grudge or expectation, the gift-should be appropriate, the place, and the time - these are the six parts of charity.
देशकालौ च दानानाम ङ्गन्येतानि षड् विदुः ॥
Desakaalau cha danaanaam angaan etaani shad vidhuh II
The giver-should have honesty, the receiver- should be deserving, purity- offering must be without any grudge or expectation, the gift-should be appropriate, the place, and the time - these are the six parts of charity.
द्विहेतु षडधिष्ठानं षडङ्गं च द्विपाकयुक्
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Chatushprakaaram thrividham thri naasham daanamuchyate II
For charity, there are two facilitators, there are six approaches, six organs, two types of results (fruits), four modes of charity, three grades, three ways of loss due to wrong charity, it is said.
Chatushprakaaram thrividham thri naasham daanamuchyate II
For charity, there are two facilitators, there are six approaches, six organs, two types of results (fruits), four modes of charity, three grades, three ways of loss due to wrong charity, it is said.
Two fecilitators-
Shraddha and shakti, Commitment and capacity
Six pillars- Dharma, Artha, Kaama, Lajja, Harsha, Bhaya
Six organs- The giver, the receiver, purity, the gift, the place, and the time.
Four modes of charity- Dhruv, Thrik, kaamya, naimithika
Three grades – Uttamam, madymam, kanishtam
Six pillars- Dharma, Artha, Kaama, Lajja, Harsha, Bhaya
Six organs- The giver, the receiver, purity, the gift, the place, and the time.
Four modes of charity- Dhruv, Thrik, kaamya, naimithika
Three grades – Uttamam, madymam, kanishtam
Three ways of loss- Paschatapa,apaatrataa,
ashraddha,
( This sloka is from skanda purana )
अनादरो विलम्बश्च वै मुख्यम निष्ठुर वचनम
पश्चतपश्च पञ्चापि दानस्य दूषणानि च।।
anādaro vilambaśca vai mukhyama niṣṭhura vacanama
paścatapaśca pañcāpi
dānasya dūṣaṇāni ca||
Insulting, turning away, delaying, uttering harsh words and
repenting after giving. All these five contaminate donations.
सुक्षेत्रे वापयेद्बीजं सुपात्रे निक्षिपेत् धनम् ।
सुक्षेत्रे च सुपात्रे च ह्युप्तं दत्तं न नश्यति ॥
Sukshettre vaapayet bheejam supaatre nikshipet dhanam I
Sukshetre cha supaatre hyuptam dattam a nasyati II
Seeds should be sown in a fertile land, money
should be given to the deserving. Sown in a good field and given to the deserving,
it never perishes.
अल्पमपि क्षितौ क्षिप्तं वटबीजं प्रवर्धते ।
जलयोगात् यथा दानात् पुण्यवृक्षोऽपि वर्धते ॥
Jalayogaat yathaa daanaat punya vrukshopi vardhate II
Just as a small banyan seed planted on the ground grows with water, similarly a man’s tree of virtue also grows with charity.
जलयोगात् यथा दानात् पुण्यवृक्षोऽपि वर्धते ॥
Jalayogaat yathaa daanaat punya vrukshopi vardhate II
Just as a small banyan seed planted on the ground grows with water, similarly a man’s tree of virtue also grows with charity.
न्यायागतेन द्र्व्येण कर्तव्यं पारलौकिकम् ।
दानं हि विधिना देयं काले पात्रे गुणान्विते ॥
Nyāyagatena dravyena kartavyam paaralokikam.
Daanam Hi Vidhina Deyam kaale Patre Gunanvite ॥
With the money received justly, one should perform otherworldly duties. Donation should be given lawfully, to a virtuous person, at the right time.
दानं हि विधिना देयं काले पात्रे गुणान्विते ॥
Nyāyagatena dravyena kartavyam paaralokikam.
Daanam Hi Vidhina Deyam kaale Patre Gunanvite ॥
With the money received justly, one should perform otherworldly duties. Donation should be given lawfully, to a virtuous person, at the right time.
मातापित्रो र्गुरौ मित्रे विनीते चोपकारिणि ।
दीनानाथ विशिष्टेषु दत्तं तत्सफलं भवेत् ॥
Maataa pitarau gurau mitre vineete cha upakaarine I
Deennaanaatha visishteshu dattam tat saphalam bhavet II
What is given to parents, teachers, friends, cultured people, benefactors and especially to the poor and orphans (or God) will yield results without fail.
दीनानाथ विशिष्टेषु दत्तं तत्सफलं भवेत् ॥
Maataa pitarau gurau mitre vineete cha upakaarine I
Deennaanaatha visishteshu dattam tat saphalam bhavet II
What is given to parents, teachers, friends, cultured people, benefactors and especially to the poor and orphans (or God) will yield results without fail.
न
रणे
विजयात्
शूरोऽध्ययनात्
न
च
पण्डितः
न वक्ता वाक्पटुत्वेन न दाता चार्थ दानतः ।
इन्द्रियाणां जये शूरो धर्मं चरति पण्डितः
हित प्रायोक्तिभिः वक्ता दाता सन्मान दानतः ॥
Neither the speaker is eloquent, nor the giver.
Indriyaan Jaye Shuro Dharmam Charati Pandit:
Hita Praayoktibhi: vaktaa,daataa,sam maana daanatah ॥
A man is called brave not by winning the battle field, but by the conquest of the senses; A person is called a scholar not by study but by religious conduct; A person is called an orator not by eloquence but by beneficial speech; And not (only) by giving money, but by giving respect (by giving respectfully) a person becomes a donor.
न वक्ता वाक्पटुत्वेन न दाता चार्थ दानतः ।
इन्द्रियाणां जये शूरो धर्मं चरति पण्डितः
हित प्रायोक्तिभिः वक्ता दाता सन्मान दानतः ॥
Neither the speaker is eloquent, nor the giver.
Indriyaan Jaye Shuro Dharmam Charati Pandit:
Hita Praayoktibhi: vaktaa,daataa,sam maana daanatah ॥
A man is called brave not by winning the battle field, but by the conquest of the senses; A person is called a scholar not by study but by religious conduct; A person is called an orator not by eloquence but by beneficial speech; And not (only) by giving money, but by giving respect (by giving respectfully) a person becomes a donor.
SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH
Ps:more slokas on daana see blog122&123.
