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On Liberality & dhána - Let's Discuss & Share Thoughts

Poeticus

| abhyAvartin |
"Bounteous is he who gives unto the
begger who comes to him in want of
food and feeble. Success attends him
in the shout of battle. He makes a
friend of him in future troubles."
-R.V.10.117.3​

"No friend is he who to his friend and
comrade who comes imploring [for]
food, will offer nothing. Let him depart -
no home is that to rest in - and rather
seek a stranger to support him."
-R.V.10.117.4​


Thoughts?​
 
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atanu

Member
Premium Member
The following may be suitable here:

Rig Veda

r.s.i: divya a_n:girasa or daks.in.a_ pra_ja_patya_; devata_: daks.in.a_ or daks.in.a_da-ta_ yajama_na;

10.107.01 The great (splendour) of Maghavan has become manifest (for the rites) of these (worshippers); all life has been extricated from darkness, the vast light bestowed by the progenitors has arrived, a spacious path for the daks.in.a_ has been displayed. (Maghavan: the sun, at whose rising and at midday the daks.in.a_ is to be given, not at sunset; cf. RV. 5.77.2].

10.107.02 The donors of the daks.in.a_ have mounted high in heaven, those who are givers of horses dwell with the sun; the givers of gold obtain immortality, the givers of raiment, O Soma, prolong their life. [Raiment: the givers of clothing] (abide with you) Soma; (they all) prolong their life].

10.107.03 The divine nourishing Daks.in.a_, which is part of the sacrifice to the gods, is not for those who go wrong, for they do not gratify (the gods with worship), but many men through fear of incurring sin liberally extending the daks.in.a_ gratify the gods.

10.107.04 They see (the offering of) the oblation to Va_yu, of the hundred streams, to the all-conscious sun, to the men-beholding (deities); they who please (the gods) and offer (oblations at the festival, let flow the daks.in.a_, the mother of seven. [Mother of seven: i.e., which has the seven sam.stha_s as in children, the agnis.t.oma etc., or that which has seven mothers as regulators (nirma_tarah), the Hota_ and other priests].

10.107.05 Summoned (by the priests) first advances the daks.in.a_ bearing (sacrificer); the head of the village bearing the daks.in.a_ goes in the front. I regard him as a king among men who first introduced the daks.in.a_.

10.107.06 They call him the r.s.i, the Bra_hman.a, the leader of the sacrifice, the chanter of the hymn, the reciter of the prayer, he knows the three forms of light who first worshipped with the daks.in.a_/ [The leader of the sacrifice: the last three epithets denote the Adhvaryu, the Udga_ta_, and the Hota_; three forms of light: i.e., Agni, Va_yu and A_ditya].

10.107.07 Daks.in.a_ gives horses, daks.in.a_ gives cows, daks.in.a_ gives gold and also silver, Daks.in.a_ bestows food. Our spirit discriminating (all things) puts on daks.in.a_ for armour.

10.107.08 The givers of enjoyment do not die, they do not go to destruction, they suffer no injury, the givers of enjoyment suffer no pain. Daks.in.a_ gives them all this world and the entire heaven.

10.107.09 The givers of enjoyment first won the cow the source (of food), the givers of enjoyment have won a bride who was beautifully attired, the givers of enjoyment have won deep potations of wine, the givers of enjoyment have conquered those who without being challenged advance to meet them.

10.107.10 For the giver of enjoyment they deck out a fleet horse, to the giver of enjoyment is presented a maiden beautifully adorned, to the giver of enjoyment belongs this dwelling, adorned like a lake full of lotus flowers, delightful as a dwelling of the gods.

10.107.11 Horses capable of bearing heavy burdens bear the giver of enjoyment, a well-constructed chariot rolls along (for the giver) of the daks.in.a_; O gods, protect the giver of enjoyment in combats; may the giver of enjoyment be the victor over his foes in battles.

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ratikala

Istha gosthi
namaskaram poeticus ji :namaste


"Bounteous is he who gives also of his time ,
his freindship and support .
and Blessed is he that is
the giver of dharma .

No freind is he that does not share
that whith which he is blessed ,
or bestow upon others
that which he enjoys .

it is no giving , that which is given
without love .
it is no giving , that which is given
by way of obligation .

of all dAna's the highest dAna
is praise ,
and the higest of all praise
is that which is given as an offering .

dhana is merely a token
of material wealth ,
true wealth is to know
the blessings of the Gods .
 

JaiMaaDurga

Member
Namaste,

I am reminded of Devi in Her form of Maa Annapoorna; She does not eat,
until all Her devotees are fed.

Those who are miserly with their money, knowledge, or time will find no blessing from
Maa Lakshmi, Maa Saraswati or Maa Kali; yet those who are generous without
expectation will find blessings beyond measure.

JAI MATA DI
 

Poeticus

| abhyAvartin |
Namaste,

I am reminded of Devi in Her form of Maa Annapoorna; She does not eat,
until all Her devotees are fed.

Those who are miserly with their money, knowledge, or time will find no blessing from
Maa Lakshmi, Maa Saraswati or Maa Kali; yet those who are generous without
expectation will find blessings beyond measure.

JAI MATA DI

Now this is a very interesting take
on those verses. The hymn they're
found in is kind of secular since it
isn't based around a certain sect,
but I found it very interesting that
you were reminded of Shri Devi in
her form of Mother Annapurna.

It fits, in my opinion. How can the
Goddess, the most high Shri Devi,
bless those that feast without share?
Awesome insights, JMD!​
 

atanu

Member
Premium Member
10.107.02 The donors of the daks.in.a_ have mounted high in heaven, those who are givers of horses dwell with the sun; the givers of gold obtain immortality, the givers of raiment, O Soma, prolong their life. [Raiment: the givers of clothing] (abide with you) Soma; (they all) prolong their life].

One can offer one's Mind (giver of horse, asva, the fast moving), or one's Soul (giver of gold), or one's Body (giver of raiment-covering-clothing). The results are of three kinds.
 

Ravi500

Active Member
An insightful teaching of Swami Vivekananda....


He who sees Shiva in the poor, in the weak, and in the diseased, really worships Shiva; and if he sees Shiva only in the image, his worship is but preliminary. He who has served and helped one poor man seeing Shiva in him, without thinking of his caste, or creed, or race, or anything, with him Shiva is more pleased than with the man who sees Him only in temples.
 

zenzero

Its only a Label
Friends,

Giving is that which what the right hand does the left does not know.
[that's one perception]
The other: Am not sure if am any 'giver'.
When have only 'nothing' what can be given out of that?

Love & rgds
 
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