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| === षडधिष्ठानानि ॥ Six Motives === | | === षडधिष्ठानानि ॥ Six Motives === |
− | The six adhisthanas (base, pedestal, foundation) of dana are dharma, artha, kama, lajja, harsha and bhaya.<blockquote>धर्ममर्थं च कामं च व्रीडाहर्षभयानि च॥ अधिष्ठानानि दानानां षडेतानि प्रचक्षते॥ ४.५५ ॥ (Skan. Pura. Mahe. Khan. 4.55) <ref name=":23" /></blockquote><blockquote>dharmamarthaṁ ca kāmaṁ ca vrīḍāharṣabhayāni ca॥ adhiṣṭhānāni dānānāṁ ṣaḍētāni pracakṣatē॥ 4.55 ॥ </blockquote>1. When dana is made to a suitable person, without any objective, and only out of a sense of duty, it is known as dharm dana (धर्मदानम्). | + | The six adhisthanas (base, pedestal, foundation) of dana are dharma, artha, kama, lajja, harsha and bhaya.<blockquote>धर्ममर्थं च कामं च व्रीडाहर्षभयानि च॥ अधिष्ठानानि दानानां षडेतानि प्रचक्षते॥ ४.५५ ॥ (Skan. Pura. Mahe. Khan. 4.55) <ref name=":23" /></blockquote><blockquote>dharmamarthaṁ ca kāmaṁ ca vrīḍāharṣabhayāni ca॥ adhiṣṭhānāni dānānāṁ ṣaḍētāni pracakṣatē॥ 4.55 ॥ </blockquote>1. When dana is made to a suitable person, without any objective, and only out of a sense of duty, it is known as dharma dana (धर्मदानम्). |
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− | 2. When dana is made with an objective in mind, it is known as arth dana (अर्थदानम्). | + | 2. When dana is made with an objective in mind, it is known as artha dana (अर्थदानम्). |
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− | 3. When dana is given during drinking, gambling, womanizing, hunting etc., it is known as kaam dana (कामदानम्). | + | 3. When dana is given during drinking, gambling, womanizing, hunting etc., it is known as kaama dana (कामदानम्). |
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| 4. When dana is given out of embarrassment on being accosted by seekers in public, it is known as lajja dana (लज्जादानम्). | | 4. When dana is given out of embarrassment on being accosted by seekers in public, it is known as lajja dana (लज्जादानम्). |
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− | 5. When dana is made out of joy on hearing good news or on successful completion of a desired project, it is known as harsh dana (हर्षदानम्). | + | 5. When dana is made out of joy on hearing good news or on successful completion of a desired project, it is known as harsha dana (हर्षदानम्). |
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| 6. When dana is given out of fear to avoid infamy, damage, violence, etc., it is known as bhaya dana (भयदानम्). | | 6. When dana is given out of fear to avoid infamy, damage, violence, etc., it is known as bhaya dana (भयदानम्). |