देहीति सुवदन्नर्थी धनं बोधयतीव सः
When the petitioner says, 'Give,' he seems to awaken the giver to wealth.
बोधयंति न याचन्ते देहीति कृपणा जनाः 1.189.
Those miserable people do not ask, 'Give,' but remain silent.
आयात्यर्थी गृहं यस्तु कस्तं न प्रतिपूजयेत्
If a petitioner comes to one's house, who would not honor him?
यद्बलादप्यनिच्छंतं योजयंति नराश्रयान्
People forcibly employ those who are unwilling, by their own power.
एकस्तिष्ठति चाधस्तादन्यश्चोपरि तिष्ठति
One stands below, and another stands above.
यः प्राप्तायार्थिने दानं त्यक्त्वा पात्र मुदीक्षते
He who, when a worthy recipient arrives, withholds a gift and scrutinizes the recipient—
यद्यर्थिनो नरा न स्युर्दानधर्मः कथं भवेत्
If there were no supplicants, how could the duty of giving exist?
पादोदकमनुव्रज्यात्स्वर्गसोपानसप्तकम्
Following the water used to wash the feet is like ascending the seven steps to heaven.
ग्रासादर्धमपि ग्रासं युक्तं दातुं सदार्थिनाम्
It is proper to give even half of one's own portion to those who are truly in need.
तस्मात्सत्कृत्य दातव्यमनंतफलमिच्छता
Therefore, one desiring endless fruit should give with due honor.
न तद्दानमसत्कारपारुष्यमलिनीकृतम्
That gift is not a true gift which is tainted by disrespect, harshness, or impurity.
न तद्धनं न च प्रीतिर्न धर्मः प्रियवर्जितः यत्नेनापि कृतं सर्वं क्रोधोऽस्य निष्फलं खग ।। 1.189.
That wealth, that affection, that righteousness—none is dear if love is absent; even if done with effort, all is fruitless if anger is present, O bird.
यः श्रद्धयार्चितं दद्यात्प्रति गृह्णाति चार्चितम्
He who gives with faith and receives with reverence—
औदार्यं स्वागतं मैत्री ह्यनुकंपा च मत्सरः
Generosity, welcome, friendship, compassion, and absence of envy—
वाराणसी कुरुक्षेत्रं प्रयागं पुष्कराणि च
Varanasi, Kurukshetra, Prayaga, and Pushkara—
मूलस्थानं महापुण्यं पुंडीरस्वामिकं तथा
The original holy place, the great sacred site, and also the abode of Pundarika.
इत्येते कीर्तिता देशाः सुरसिद्धनिषेविताः गोसिद्धमुनि वासाश्च देशाः पुण्याः प्रकीर्तिताः
Thus these regions have been named, frequented by gods and siddhas; O sage, the dwellings of cows, siddhas, and sages have also been declared holy places.
सूर्यायतनसंस्थानां यद्यदल्पं तु दीयते
If even a little is given to those established at the abode of the Sun—
ग्रहणं चंद्रसूर्याभ्यामुत्तरायणमुत्तमम्
The eclipses of the moon and sun, and the auspicious northern course—
दिनच्छिद्राणि संक्रांतिः पुण्यं विषुपदं खग
The intervals of the day, the solstice, and the sacred equinox, O bird—
भक्तिभावः परा प्रीतिर्धर्मो धर्मैकभावनः
Devotion, supreme affection, righteousness, and the contemplation of righteousness alone—
श्रद्धया विधिवत्पात्रे प्रतिपादितमुत्तमम् 1.189.
That which is given with faith, properly, to a worthy recipient, is supreme.
यद्दानं श्रद्धया पात्रे विधिवत्प्रतिपादितम्
That gift which is given with faith, to a worthy recipient, in the proper manner—
आर्तेषु दीनेषु गुणान्वितेषु यः श्रद्धया स्वल्पमपि प्रदद्यात्
Whoever gives even a little, with faith, to those who are distressed, poor, or endowed with virtue—
श्रद्धा दानं परं ज्ञेयं श्रद्धा एव तपः परम्
Know that faith is the highest form of giving; faith alone is the supreme austerity.
अथाहिंसा क्षमा सत्यं ह्रीः श्रद्धेंद्रियसंयमः
Nonviolence, forgiveness, truthfulness, modesty, faith, and control of the senses—
हंतव्यस्तैः समस्तैर्वा सूर्यधर्मैरनुष्ठितैः
One must destroy all these faults by means of the practices prescribed by the solar tradition.
परस्त्रीद्रव्यसंकल्पं यः सापेक्षं करोति च अरिभिः परिभूतं च संत्यजेच्चैव पापकृत्
Whoever, with desire, contemplates another's wife or property, or abandons someone insulted by enemies, is a wrongdoer.
तद्भार्यामित्रपुत्रेषु यश्चावज्ञां करोति च
And whoever shows contempt toward the wife, friend, or son of such a person—
ब्रह्मघ्नश्च सुरापश्च स्तेयी च गुरुतल्पगः
A killer of a Brahmin, a drinker of liquor, a thief, or one who violates the teacher's bed—