Shloka 10
Brahmapūjā-kāraṇa-prśnaḥ and Keśava–Viṣvaksena-stuti
Question on Brahmin veneration; hymn on Kṛṣṇa as cosmic order
दीनश्न याचते चायमल्पेनापि हि तुष्यति । इति दद्याद् दरिद्राय कारुण्यादिति सर्वथा
dīnaś ca yācate cāyam alpenāpi hi tuṣyati | iti dadyād daridrāya kāruṇyād iti sarvathā ||
ভীষ্ম বললেন— ‘এ হতভাগা বড়ই দরিদ্র এবং আমার কাছে ভিক্ষা চাইছে; অল্প দিলেও তুষ্ট হবে’— এ কথা ভেবে দরিদ্রের প্রতি সর্বতোভাবে করুণাবশে দান করা উচিত।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Give charity to the poor out of compassion, recognizing that even a small gift can bring relief; the motive should be mercy rather than display or self-interest.
Bhishma, instructing on dharma, describes the proper inner attitude of a donor when approached by a needy beggar and urges giving to the destitute as a compassionate duty.