Importance and types of donation

There is immense glory of charity in the scriptures and the number of things to be given in charity is also innumerable, but the special thing in it is that the donor should have ownership rights in the thing given. The number of some items of donation among men and women has also come in fixed form, like sixteen Mahadan, Dasdan, Ashta Daan, Panchdhenu Daan etc. Here is a brief discussion of the sixteen great gifts.

Once upon a time, the sages asked a question to Sutji, O Sutji! In all the scriptures, it has been said to earn wealth righteously, increase it with good efforts, protect it and donate it to the deserving person, then please tell which is that charity, by doing which a person becomes successful? Sutji became very happy after hearing the question of the sages and

Said-Sages! That donation is not a normal donation but is called a great donation. He is the best charity, he is the destroyer of all sins and the destroyer of nightmares ‘Sarvapapakshayakaram nrinaam dusswapna nashanam’. (Matsyapuran 274. 4) Lord Vishnu has described that great donation as divided into sixteen forms in the earth. All those sixteen donations are virtuous, sacred, provide long life, destroyer of all sins and extremely auspicious. Those donations are worshiped by gods like Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh etc.

Yat Tat Shodashadha Proktam Vasudevan Bhootale. Punyaam pavitramayushyam sarvapapaharam shubham ॥ The worshiped deity is Bhishcha Brahma Vishnu Shivadibhi.

(Matsyapu 274. 5-6)

There is great glory in these donations. The result that is achieved by doing these things is definitely there; One who selflessly makes these sixteen great donations does not have to come to this mortal world again, he becomes free.

Shodashaitaani yah kuryanmahadanani manavah.
Na tasya repetition rih loke bhi jate ॥

(Matsyapu 289.16)

These sixteen donations are as follows

(1) Tulapurushadaan, (2) Hiranyagarbha daan, (3) Brahmandadan, (4) Kalpavrikshadan, (5) Sahasranama, (6) Hiranyakamdhenudan, (7) Hiranyashvadan, (8) Hiranya Shvarathdan, (9) Hemahastirathdan, (10) Panchalangalkadan, (11) Dharadan, (12) Vishvachakradan, (13) Kalpaltadan, (14) Saptasagaradan, (15) Ratnadhenudan and (16) Mahabhuta Ghatadan.

Tradition of Sixteen Mahadanas – In ancient times, these donations were made by Lord Vasudev, after that by Rajarshi Ambarish, Bhriguvanshi Parashuramji, thousand-armed king Kartaviryarjuna, Bhaktaraj Prahlad, Adiraj Prithu and Bharat etc. other great kings. All these donations seem difficult for people of normal ability.

Therefore, these great donations have been performed by resourceful men for their welfare. If even one of these donations is completed then there is no limit to its success. Before making these donations, one should worship Lord Vasudev, Shankar and Lord Vinayak and obtain permission from Brahmins. These voting should be done in a pilgrimage, temple or cowshed, on a well, garden or river bank, at one’s home or in a sacred forest or on the banks of a sacred pond.Since this life is unstable, wealth is very fickle, death is always standing by the hair; That is why one should always practice charitable activities.

Jeevitam Yasmad Vasu Chativa Chanchalam. Keseshveva Grihitah Sanmrityuna Dharmamacheret.

(Matsya Pu. 274. 24)

When to make great donations – Lord Matsya has told Manuji that O King! A person who is afraid of worldly fear, should be protected at the time of ayonparivar (solstice of Cancer and Capricorn), during equinox, on holy days, yatipat, dinakshaya and Yugadi tithis, at the time of solar and lunar eclipse, at the beginning of Manvantara, on the days of Sankranti, Dwadashi and Ashtami ( Hemant, all four Ashtami of Krishna Paksha of winter season) Sufficient on dates, on the occasion of Yagya and marriage, on seeing nightmares or on the occurrence of some strange calamity.
These donations should be made when money and Brahmin are received or whenever faith is generated.

Among these sixteen great donations, Tula Daan or Tula Purush Daan is counted first, its detailed method has been explained in the Puranas. In Tulapurushadaan, a balance is constructed and on one side of the balance an object equal to the donor’s weight is weighed and an object equal to the donor’s weight is weighed and donated to the Brahmin. In Tuladan, special worship of Indradi and eight Lokpals is done. Before climbing the Libra, the Libra giver should wear white clothes and take flowers in his hand and should circumambulate the Libra three times and should invoke it with these mantras.

Namaste Sarvadevana Shaktistvam Satyamastita ॥ Sakshibhuta Jagaddhatri Nirmita Vishwa Yojana. One: Sarvasatyani and Nritashatani Ch. Sthamanasi Jagaddhite established in Dharmadharmakrita.
Twam tule sarvabhutaana pramanamih kirtan.

Mother Tolyanti Sansaraduddharasva Namostu Te. Yoysau Tattvadhipo Devah Purushah Panchavinshakah.

Sa ekhodhishthito devi tvayi tasmannamo namah. Namo Namaste Govind Tulapurush Sangyak.

Tvam rave taraya swasma kasmaat samsara dharmaat.

(Matsyapu 274. 59-64)

O innocent one! You are the embodiment of power of all the gods, salutations to you. You are the shelter of truth, the embodiment of witness, the supporter of the world and the universal creator created by Brahma, the well-wisher of the world! On one scale of yours you have all the truths, on the other you have a hundred falsehoods. You have been established between the righteous and the sinners. You have been described as the embodiment of all living beings on the earth. You weigh me down and liberate me from this world, salutations to you.

Goddess! The twenty-fifth male God, the Lord of these elements, is present only in you, that is why I salute you again and again. Tulapurush Namdhari Govind, greetings to you again and again. Hare! You save us from this punk of the world.

Thereafter, the giver should ascend and settle down in Tula.

The Brahmins keep placing gold etc. (comparable substances) on the other side of the balance until the pan touches the ground.

Hello Libra-

After that, one should salute Libra with the following mantra:

Namaste sarvabhutanaam sakshibhute sanatani. Pitamaheen Devi, the creator of Parmeshthinah.

Tvaya dhritam jagat sarvam sahasthavarjangamam. (Matsya Pu. 274. 69-70)

Hello world owner of all existence.

The eternal goddess who is the witness of all living beings! You were created by Grandfather Brahma, salutations to you. You! You are the one who embraces the whole immovable and movable form of the world, the one who makes all the living beings self-fulfilling. Greetings to you.

After this, one should get down from the weighing scale and donate that gold. It has been said that a wise man should not keep that weighed gold in his house for a long time ‘Na Chiram Dharayed Gehe Suvarna Prokshitam Budhah ll. (Matsyapuran 274. 73)

By doing this, i.e. if kept for a long time, it will cause fear, disease, grief etc. Therefore, it should be donated soon. By immediately giving it to someone else, a person becomes entitled to the credit. In the glory of donating Tulapurush, it is said that the one who donates Tulapurush goes to Vishnuloka. Not only this, the one who sees, hears, reads or remembers this process of donation also becomes Indra and attains the divine world.

It is mentioned in Danmayukh that gems, silver, iron etc. metals, ghee, salt, jaggery, sugar, sandalwood, kumkum, clothes, fragrant substances, camphor, fruits and other substances were also donated for the fulfillment of various wishes. goes. Similarly, for the peace of various diseases and also for the happiness of Mrityunjaya deity, Tuladaan is done with various things, for the peace of all diseases, Tuladaan is done with iron – ‘Ath Lohe Pradaatvyam Server Upashantaye’ (word of Garuda Purana in Daanamyukh) ).

The second great donation among the great donations is Hiranyagarbha donation, its method is also similar to Tulapurushdan. In this, a golden urn is donated in a special way, the third donation is Brahmanda Daan. In this, a golden universe is made and donated; in the fourth Kalpapadpadana, a golden Kalpavriksha is donated. Under the fifth Sahasranama, one Nandikeshwar and a thousand cows are donated, they are made of gold. In the sixth Kamadhenudan, a gold dhenu and a pot made of gold are donated. Similarly, a golden horse and a golden chariot are donated. The ninth donation is of the gold-made Hastiratha, similarly the tenth donation is Panchlangal donation. Long plow is called. In this, land is donated along with five plows made of gold and ten bulls. The eleventh donation is the donation of the golden earth. Its name is also Hemadhradan.In this, a golden earth is made in the shape of Jambudweep and donated. In the twelfth Vishva Chakra donation, a Vishva Chakra is made from gold and the idol of Chaturbhuja Vishnu is placed on the navel lotus and donated. The thirteenth donation is a great donation called Kanakakalpalata. The fourteenth is a donation named Saptasagar. In this, seven ponds are made in gold, the first pond is filled with salt, the second pond is filled with milk, similarly ghee,Jaggery, curd, sugar and the seventh pot are filled with the water of pilgrimages and after installing the golden idols of various deities in it, it is donated in a special way. The fifteenth great donation is Ratnadhenudan, in this, Krishna spreads deer skin on the earth and spreads salt on it and installs Ratnamayi Dhenu on it. Ratnamayi Dhenu is created by various gems.Thereafter, he is ritually invoked and donated. The sixteenth donation is called Mahabhutghatadan. In this, a golden pot studded with gems is set up and filled with milk and ghee. In that Ghat, gods and Vedas should be invoked. Thereafter it is donated as per the prescribed procedure.