Shloka 35
अहिंसयित्वा ब्रह्महत्याविधानम् / Brahmahatyā incurred without physical violence
जिनमें अभिमानका नाम नहीं है, जो सब कुछ सह लेते हैं, जिनका विचार दृढ़ है, जो जितेन्द्रिय, सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंक हितकारी तथा सबके प्रति मैत्रीभाव रखनेवाले हैं, उनको दिया हुआ दान महान् फल देनेवाला है ।। अलुब्धा: शुचयो वैद्या ह्वीमन्त: सत्यवादिन: । स्वकर्मनिरता ये च तेभ्यो दत्त महाफलम्,जो निर्लोभ, पवित्र, विद्वान, संकोची, सत्यवादी और अपने कर्तव्यका पालन करनेवाले हैं, उनको दिया हुआ दान भी महान् फलदायक होता है
alubdhāḥ śucayo vaidyā hrīmantaḥ satyavādinaḥ | svakarmaniratā ye ca tebhyo dattaṃ mahāphalam ||
Bhishma said: Gifts offered to those who are free from greed, inwardly pure, truly learned, modest in conduct, truthful in speech, and steadfast in their rightful duties yield great fruit. Charity is most fruitful when the recipient embodies self-restraint, integrity, and commitment to dharma.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity bears the greatest merit when given to recipients of proven virtue—those who are non-greedy, pure, learned, modest, truthful, and devoted to their rightful duties. The moral quality of the recipient is presented as a key factor in the fruit of giving.
In the Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma, including the ethics of dāna (gift-giving). Here he specifies the traits of worthy recipients and explains that gifts to such persons produce great results.