तावुभौ पुण्यकर्माणौ नियतौ स्वर्गगामिनौ ।
दानपालनयोर्मध्ये दानाच्छ्रेयोऽनुपालनं ।। ३५.१६९ ।।
दानात्स्वर्गमवाप्नोति पालनादच्युतं पदं ।
स्वदत्ताद्द्विगुणं पुण्यं परदत्तानुपालनं ।। ३५.१७० ।।
४८. दानपालनयोर्मध्ये
Dear all
I'd be grateful for any assistance in identifying the source of this quotation. This śloka is quoted in a Tamil inscription (South Indian Inscriptions, Vol.I, N° 43, p.70) dated 1566-67 A.D., in Grantha script. I have transliterated the verse below:
“dānapālanayormadhye dānācchreyonupālanam
dānāt svargamavāpnoti pālanādacyutam padam”
This is translated by Hultzsch as:
“Of a gift and protection, protection is more meritorious than a gift; by a gift (one) obtains (only) heaven, by protection the eternal abode”.
Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
Appasamy Murugaiyan
École Pratique des Hautes Études
UMR 7528 – Mondes iranien et indien
27 rue Paul-Bert
94204 Ivry-sur-Seine
France
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