Shloka 9
Karma-Phala Rahasya and the Ethics of Dāna (कर्मफल-रहस्यं दानधर्मश्च)
वाहनानि च यानानि योगात्मनि तपोधने । अग्नीनुपशयानस्य राज्ञ: पौरुषमेव च
bhīṣma uvāca | vāhanāni ca yānāni yogātmani tapodhane | agnīn upaśayānasya rājñaḥ pauruṣam eva ca |
ভীষ্মে ক’লে—যাৰ চিত্ত যোগত স্থিৰ, সেই তপোধনে পৰজন্মত উৎকৃষ্ট বাহন আৰু যান লাভ কৰে; আৰু যি ৰজা পবিত্ৰ অগ্নিসকলৰ উপাসনা-পরিচৰ্যা কৰে, সি অন্য জন্মত পৌৰুষ—বীৰ্য আৰু পৰাক্ৰম—প্ৰাপ্ত হয়।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that specific dharmic disciplines yield corresponding fruits across births: yogic inner steadiness and tapas lead to refined worldly supports (good conveyances), while faithful service of the sacred fires—especially as a king’s duty—cultivates pauruṣa, i.e., valor and strength of character, in a future life.
Within Bhishma’s instruction on dharma and the results of righteous conduct, he enumerates karmic outcomes: he contrasts the merit of a yoga-established ascetic with that of a king devoted to fire-worship, assigning each a distinct reward in a subsequent birth.