Shloka 50
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
श्रुताश्ष बहवो5स्माभी राजानो ये दिवं गता: । दत्त्वेमां पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां ब्राह्मणेभ्यो यथाविधि,हमने सुना है कि बहुत-से राजा ब्राह्मणोंको विधिपूर्वक इस समूची पृथ्वीका दान करके स्वर्गलोकमें गये हैं
śrutāś ca bahavo 'smābhī rājāno ye divaṃ gatāḥ | dattvemāṃ pṛthivīṃ kṛtsnāṃ brāhmaṇebhyo yathāvidhi ||
قال يودهيشثيرا: «لقد سمعنا عن ملوكٍ كثيرين أنهم، بعدما وهبوا هذه الأرض كلها للبراهمة على الوجه المأمور به، بلغوا السماء. ومثل هذه الأخبار مشهورة—حين تُترك السلطانُ الملكيّة بعطيةٍ مشروعة، ويُبتغى الثواب بسخاءٍ قائمٍ على الدارما لا بالتملّك.»
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
That dharmically regulated giving (dāna done yathāvidhi) is a powerful source of merit: rulers who relinquish even the greatest possession—sovereignty over the earth—through lawful donation are remembered as attaining heaven.
Yudhiṣṭhira cites traditional reports about earlier kings: by formally donating the entire earth to Brahmins according to prescribed rites, they achieved heavenly worlds. He invokes these precedents to frame the discussion in terms of dharma, merit, and the ethical use of royal power.