Shloka 3
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
देवता: पूजयन्तीह दैवेनैवेह तेजसा । उपेत्य तस्माद् देवेभ्य: सर्वेभ्यो दापयेन्नर:
bhīṣma uvāca | devatāḥ pūjayantīha daivenaiveha tejasā | upetya tasmād devebhyaḥ sarvebhyo dāpayen naraḥ ||
قال بيشما: «في هذا العالم تُكرِم الآلهةُ أنفسُها البراهمةَ بقوة سنّتها الإلهية وبريقها المقدّس. لذلك ينبغي للمرء أن يقصد جميع البراهمة ويهبهم العطايا، جاعلًا تلك العطية مُهداةً إلى جميع الآلهة، لكي تكون صدقته فعلَ توقيرٍ موافقًا للدارما».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Giving (dāna) to Brahmanas is presented as a dharmic act that also serves the gods; since the gods themselves honor Brahmanas through divine potency, humans should likewise approach Brahmanas and give, dedicating the gift to the deities.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma (Anushasana Parva), he explains the religious-ethical rationale for charity: honoring and supporting Brahmanas through gifts is aligned with divine order and functions as devotion toward all gods.