Anushasana Parva 61.1
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Anushasana Parva Chapter 61 · Verse 1
mahabharataved-vyasanushasana-parva
Sanskrit Original
युधिष्ठिर उवाच दानं यज्ञः क्रिया चेह किंस्वित् प्रेत्य महाफलम् कस्य ज्यायः फलं प्रोक्तं कीदृशेभ्यः कथं कदा॥ एतदिच्छामि विज्ञातुं याथातथ्येन भारत। विद्वन् जिज्ञासमानाय दानधर्मान् प्रचक्ष्व मे॥
🤖 AI GeneratedAI Generated
Yudhishthira said I wish to know fully, O Bharata, where one get the high reward of gifts and sacrifices. Are those rewards acquired here or hereafter? Which amongst these two (viz., Gift and Sacrifice) yields superior merit? To whom should gifts be made? In what manner are gifts and sacrifices to be made? When also are they to be made? I ask you this, O learned sire? Do you discourse to me on the duty of gifts!