Shloka 29
गोप्रदान-माहात्म्ये गोलोक-प्रश्नः
Gopradāna-Māhātmya: Inquiry into Goloka
रत्नदानं च सुमहत् पुण्यमुक्तं जनाधिप । यस्तान् विक्रीय यजते ब्राह्मणो हाभयंकरम्
ratnadānaṃ ca sumahat puṇyam uktaṃ janādhipa | yas tān vikrīya yajate brāhmaṇo hābhayaṅkaram ||
হে জনাধিপ, রত্নদানকেও মহাপুণ্য বলা হয়েছে। যে ব্রাহ্মণ দানে প্রাপ্ত রত্ন বিক্রি করে সেই অর্থে যজ্ঞ সম্পাদন করে, তার জন্য সেই প্রতিগ্রহ ভয়ংকর হয় না।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Jewels given in charity are highly meritorious, and a brāhmaṇa who converts such gifted wealth into sacrificial action (by selling the jewels and funding a yajña) is not tainted by the usual ethical anxiety surrounding acceptance of gifts (pratigraha).
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma to the king, he explains how certain forms of giving and receiving—specifically jewel-gifts and their use for sacrifice—are ethically validated, emphasizing intention and proper religious use of wealth.