Shloka 168
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
तस्मात् त्वमपि विप्रेभ्य: प्रयच्छ कनकं बहु । ददत्सुवर्ण नृपते किल्बिषाद् विप्रमोक्ष्यसि,अतः नरेश्वर! अब तुम भी ब्राह्मणोंको बहुत-सा सुवर्ण दान करो। सुवर्ण दान करके तुम पापसे मुक्त हो जाओगे
tasmāt tvam api viprebhyaḥ prayaccha kanakaṃ bahu | dadat suvarṇa nṛpate kilbiṣād vipramokṣyasi ||
Darum sollst auch du den Brahmanen reichlich Gold geben. Durch das Spenden von Gold, o König, wirst du rasch von der Sünde befreit werden.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that generous giving—specifically donating gold to worthy brāhmaṇas—functions as a dharmic act of expiation, helping a ruler cleanse moral faults and restore ethical order through charity.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing a king on dharma and the fruits of gifts. Here he directly urges the king to give abundant gold to brāhmaṇas, presenting it as a practical means to become freed from sin.