Shloka 31
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
पद्मान्यष्टादश तथा पताके द्वे तथैव च । अयुतानि च पज्चाशदृक्षचर्मशतस्य च
padmāny aṣṭādaśa tathā patāke dve tathaiva ca | ayutāni ca pañcāśad ṛkṣacarmaśatasya ca
قال بهيشما: «ثمانيةَ عشرَ شعارًا على هيئةِ اللوتس، وكذلك رايتان؛ وخمسون “أيوتا” أيضًا—ومعها مئةُ جلدِ دبّ.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contributes to Bhīṣma’s instruction on dāna by specifying concrete items and quantities, emphasizing that righteous giving is disciplined, deliberate, and measured—performed with clarity about what is offered.
Bhīṣma, in his didactic discourse, enumerates items—lotus-emblems, banners, large numerical quantities, and bear-skins—within a larger catalogue of gifts/offerings, illustrating the material forms through which merit and social duty are pursued.