ŚB 10.72.23
Devanagari
राजन्यबन्धवो ह्येते ब्रह्मलिङ्गानि बिभ्रति ।
ददानि भिक्षितं तेभ्य आत्मानमपि दुस्त्यजम् ॥ २३ ॥
ददानि भिक्षितं तेभ्य आत्मानमपि दुस्त्यजम् ॥ २३ ॥
Verse text
rājanya-bandhavo hy ete
brahma-liṅgāni bibhrati
dadāni bhikṣitaṁ tebhya
ātmānam api dustyajam
brahma-liṅgāni bibhrati
dadāni bhikṣitaṁ tebhya
ātmānam api dustyajam
Synonyms
Translation
[Jarāsandha thought:] These are surely members of the royal order dressed as brāhmaṇas, but still I must grant their request for charity, even if they beg me for my own body.
Purport
Here Jarāsandha reveals his strong commitment to charity, especially when begged by brāhmaṇas.