Shloka 4
छत्रोपानहदानफलप्रशंसा — Praise of the Merit of Donating Umbrella and Footwear
भीष्म उवाच शृणु राजन्नवहितश्छत्रोपानहविस्तरम् । यथैतत् प्रथितं लोके यथा चैतत् प्रवर्तितम्
bhīṣma uvāca śṛṇu rājann avahitaś chatropānahavistaram | yathaitat prathitaṃ loke yathā caitat pravartitam ||
ভীষ্ম বললেন—হে রাজন! মনোযোগ দিয়ে ছত্র ও উপানহের বিষয়টি বিস্তারিত শোনো—এটি লোকের মধ্যে কীভাবে প্রসিদ্ধ হল এবং কীভাবে এই প্রথা প্রবর্তিত হল।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma frames a dharma-teaching on dāna by highlighting that even practical items like an umbrella and footwear can be ethically significant gifts; he will explain their origin and how their donation became an established, meritorious social practice.
Bhishma addresses the king and introduces a detailed account about the umbrella and footwear—specifically, how these objects and their gifting became famous in the world and how the custom of donating them began and spread.