Shloka 80
दानफलप्रकरणम् — उपानहदानं, तिलदानं, भूमिदानं, गोदानं, अन्नदानं च
Gifts and Their Stated Results: Footwear, Sesame, Land, Cows, and Food
भूमिपालं च्युतं राष्ट्राद् यस्तु संस्थापयेन्नर: । तस्य वास: सहस्राक्ष नाकपृष्ठे महीयते
bhūmipālaṁ cyutaṁ rāṣṭrād yas tu saṁsthāpayen naraḥ | tasya vāsaḥ sahasrākṣa nākapṛṣṭhe mahīyate, indra |
ভীষ্ম বললেন—হে সহস্রনেত্র ইন্দ্র! যে ব্যক্তি রাজ্যচ্যুত রাজাকে পুনরায় সিংহাসনে প্রতিষ্ঠা করে, সে স্বর্গের উচ্চ লোকসমূহে বাস লাভ করে এবং সেখানে মহাসম্মানে ভূষিত হয়।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Restoring a deposed king to his rightful position is presented as a high dharmic act because it re-establishes legitimate governance and stability; such service to order and justice yields heavenly merit and honor.
Bhishma, instructing on dharma, addresses Indra and states the फल (result) of a specific righteous deed: reinstating a king who has been expelled from his kingdom leads to residence and esteem in heaven.