शिवभक्तस्य विप्रस्य दत्तं कैलासदं विदुः तत्तल्लोकोपभोगार्थं सर्वेषां दानमिष्यते
To a brāhmaṇa devoted to Śiva, the gift is known to grant Kailāsa; thus, giving is desired by all for the enjoyment of their respective worlds.
दशांगमन्नं विप्रस्य भानुवारे ददन्नरः परजन्मनि चारोग्यं दशवर्षं समश्नुते
A man who gives tenfold food to a brāhmaṇa on Sunday enjoys health for ten years in his next life.
बहुमानमथाह्वानमभ्यंगं पादसेवनम् वासो गंधाद्यर्चनं च घृतापूपरसोत्तरम्
Great respect, invitation, anointing, service to the feet, clothing, worship with fragrance and so on, and offerings of ghee, cakes, and sweets—
षड्रसं व्यंजनं चैव तांबूलं दक्षिणोत्तरम् नमश्चानुगमश्चैव स्वन्नदानं दशांगकम्
Six-flavored dishes, vegetables, betel, gifts both small and great, salutation, escort, and the tenfold gift of cooked food—
दशांगमन्नं विप्रेभ्यो दशभ्यो वै ददन्नरः अर्कवारे तथा ऽ ऽरोग्यं शतवर्षं समश्नुते
A man who gives tenfold food to ten brāhmaṇas on Sunday enjoys health for a hundred years.
सोमवारादिवारेषु तत्तद्वारगुणं फलम् अन्नदानस्य विज्ञेयं भूर्लोके परजन्मनि
On Monday and other days, the fruit of giving food should be understood according to the virtue of each day, both in this world and the next.
सप्तस्वपि च वारेषु दशभ्यश्च दशांगकम् अन्नं दत्त्वा शतं वर्षमारोग्यादिकमश्नुते
By giving tenfold food to ten brāhmaṇas on each of the seven days, one enjoys health and other benefits for a hundred years.
एवं शतेभ्यो विप्रेभ्यो भानुवारे ददन्नरः सहस्रवर्षमारोग्यं शर्वलोके समश्नुते
In this way, one who gives to a hundred brāhmaṇas on Sunday enjoys a thousand years of health in the world of Śarva.
सहस्रेभ्यस्तथा दत्त्वा ऽयुतवर्षं समश्नुते एवं सोमादिवारेषु विज्ञेयं हि विपश्चिता
Likewise, by giving to a thousand, one enjoys ten thousand years; thus, on Monday and other days, the wise should understand.
भानुवारे सहस्राणां गायत्रीपूतचेतसाम् अन्नं दत्त्वा सत्यलोके ह्यारोग्यादि समश्नुते
By giving food to thousands of those whose minds are purified by Gāyatrī on Sunday, one enjoys health and other benefits in the world of truth.
अयुतानां तथा दत्त्वा विष्णुलोके समश्नुते अन्नं दत्त्वा तु लक्षाणां रुद्रलोके समश्नुते
By giving food to ten thousand, one attains the world of Vishnu; but by giving food to a hundred thousand, one attains the world of Rudra.
बालानां ब्रह्मबुद्ध्या हि देयं विद्यार्थिभिर्नरैः यूनां च विष्णुबुद्ध्या हि पुत्रकामार्थिभिर्नरैः
Food should be given to children by those seeking knowledge, with the thought of Brahma; and to youths by those desiring sons, with the thought of Vishnu.
वृद्धानां रुद्रबुद्ध्या हि देयं ज्ञानार्थिभिर्नरैः बालस्त्रीभारतीबुद्ध्या बुद्धिकामैर्नरोत्तमैः
To elders, food should be given by those seeking wisdom, with the thought of Rudra; to boys and women, by those desiring intelligence, with the thought of Sarasvati.
लक्ष्मीबुद्ध्या युवस्त्रीषु भोगकामैर्नरोत्तमैः वृद्धासु पार्वतीबुद्ध्या देयमात्मार्थिभिर्जनैः
To young women, food should be given by those desiring enjoyment, with the thought of Lakshmi; to elderly women, by those seeking self-realization, with the thought of Parvati.
शिलवृत्त्योञ्छवृत्त्या च गुरुदक्षिणयार्जितम् शुद्धद्रव्यमिति प्राहुस्तत्पूर्णफलदं विदुः
Wealth obtained through honest means, such as ascetic practice, alms, or as a teacher’s fee, is called pure; such wealth is known to yield complete results.
शुक्लप्रतिग्रहाद्दत्तं मध्यमं द्रव्यमुच्यते कृषिवाणिज्यकोपेतमधमं द्रव्यमुच्यते
Wealth received as a pure gift is called middling; wealth obtained through agriculture or trade is called inferior.
क्षत्रियाणां विशां चैव शौर्यवाणिज्यकार्जितम् उत्तमं द्रव्यमित्याहुः शूद्राणां भृतकार्जितम्
For Kshatriyas and Vaishyas, wealth earned through valor or trade is called superior; for Shudras, wealth earned through service is so regarded.
स्त्रीणां धर्मार्थिनां द्रव्यं पैतृकं भर्तृकं तथा गवादीनां द्वादशीनां चैत्रादिषु यथाक्रमम्
For women devoted to righteousness, wealth inherited from father or husband, and for cows and other gifts on the twelfth day and in the spring months, each in due order.
संभूय वा पुण्यकाले दद्यादिष्टसमृद्धये गोभूतिलहिरण्याज्यवासोधान्यगुडानि च
Or, together at an auspicious time, one should give for the fulfillment of wishes: cows, land, gold, clarified butter, garments, grains, and jaggery.
रौप्यं लवणकूष्मांडे कन्याद्वादशकं तथा गोदानाद्दत्तगव्येन गोमयेनोपकारिणा
Silver, salt, gourds, twelve maidens, and cows; by giving a cow, one should also give its milk and dung for benefit.
धनधान्याद्याश्रितानां दुरितानां निवारणम् जलस्नेहाद्याश्रितानां दुरितानां तु गोजलैः
For those afflicted by poverty of wealth or grain, their misfortunes are removed; for those afflicted by lack of water or oil, their misfortunes are removed by cow’s milk and water.
कायिकादित्राणां तु क्षीरदध्याज्यकैस्तथा तथा तेषां च पुष्टिश्च विज्ञेया हि विपश्चिता
For bodily protection and the like, milk, curd, and ghee are to be given; and thus, their nourishment should be understood by the wise.
भूदानं तु प्रतिष्ठार्थमिह चा ऽमुत्र च द्विजाः तिलदानं बलार्थं हि सदा मृत्युजयं विदुः
The gift of land is for establishment, both here and hereafter, O twice-born; the gift of sesame is always for strength, and is known to conquer death.
हिरण्यं जाठराग्नेस्तु वृद्धिदं वीर्यदं तथा आज्यं पुष्टिकरं विद्याद्वस्त्रमायुष्करं विदुः
Gold increases digestive fire and gives vigor; ghee is known to give nourishment, and cloth is known to bestow long life.
धान्यमन्नं समृद्ध्यर्थं मधुराहारदं गुडम् रौप्यं रेतोभिवृद्ध्यर्थं षड्रसार्थं तु लावणम्
Grain and food are for prosperity; jaggery is for sweet nourishment; silver is for increase of semen, and salt is for the six tastes.
सर्वं सर्वसमृद्ध्यर्थं कूष्मांडं पुष्टिदं विदुः प्राप्तिदं सर्वभोगानामिह चा ऽमुत्र च द्विजाः
All these, for all prosperity; gourd is known to give nourishment, and is the giver of all enjoyments, both here and hereafter, O twice-born.
यावज्जीवनमुक्तं हि कन्यादानं तु भोगदम् पनसाम्रकपित्थानां वृक्षाणां फलमेव च
The gift of a maiden, once given, grants enjoyment for a lifetime; and so too the fruits of trees such as jackfruit, mango, and wood-apple.
कदल्याद्यौषधीनां च फलं गुल्मोद्भवं तथा माषादीनां च मुद्गानां फलं शाकादिकं तथा
And the fruits of banana and other medicinal plants, as well as the fruits of black gram and green gram, and likewise of vegetables and the like.
मरीचिसर्षपाद्यानां शाकोपकरणं तथा यदृतौ यत्फलं सिद्धं तद्देयं हि विपश्चिता
One should offer, according to the season, vegetables and condiments such as marīci (black pepper) and mustard, and whatever fruits are available at that time.
श्रोत्रादींद्रियतृप्तिश्च सदा देया विपश्चिता शब्दादिदशभोगार्थं दिगादीनां च तुष्टिदा
A wise person should always give satisfaction to the senses such as hearing, for the enjoyment of sound and the other objects, and also offer satisfaction to the directions and other deities.