Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 3
प्रशस्तमन्नं गुणवद्दधिक्षीरोपसेचनम्। द्विजानां शतसाहस्रे यत्प्रकाममलं भवेत्
praśastamannaṃ guṇavaddadhikṣīropasecanam| dvijānāṃ śatasāhasre yatprakāmamalaṃ bhavet
Arrange fine rice cooked with milk and curd sufficient for a hundred thousand brahmins to eat to their heart's content.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Fine rice cooked with milk and curd is to be prepared for a hundred thousand brahmins. The scale of the feast reflects the king's generosity. Feeding brahmins is an act of merit — Dasharatha is investing in spiritual capital for Rama's reign.
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