Shloka 133
एते देया व्युष्टिमन्तो लघूपायाश्न भारत । भारत! जो ब्राह्मण यज्ञ करते हों, उन्हें घी, अन्न, घोड़े जुते हुए रथ आदिकी सवारियाँ, घर और शगय्या आदि वस्तुएँ देनी चाहिये। भरतनन्दन! राजाके लिये ये दान सरलतासे होनेवाले और समृद्धिको बढ़ानेवाले हैं
ete deyā vyuṣṭimanto laghūpāyāśna bhārata | bhārata yo brāhmaṇā yajñaṃ kurvanti tebhyo ghṛtam annaṃ hayayuktān rathādikāḥ savāryāḥ gṛhāḥ śayyādayaś ca vastūni dātavyāni | bharatanandana rājñe ete dānāni sulabhāni samṛddhiṃ vardhayanti |
Bhishma said: “O Bharata, these gifts are to be given—gifts that yield enduring benefit and are easy to provide. To Brahmins who are performing sacrifices, one should give ghee and grain, conveyances such as chariots yoked with horses, as well as houses and beds and similar necessities. O best of the Bharatas, for a king these donations are readily accomplished and they increase prosperity.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that a king should support sacrificial and religious activity through practical, life-sustaining gifts—food, ghee, transport, housing, and bedding—because such dāna is both feasible and increases prosperity (samṛddhi) while upholding dharma.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira about appropriate forms of charity, specifying what should be given to Brahmins engaged in yajña and emphasizing the king’s role in sustaining social and ritual order.