Shloka 80
दानफलप्रकरणम् — उपानहदानं, तिलदानं, भूमिदानं, गोदानं, अन्नदानं च
Gifts and Their Stated Results: Footwear, Sesame, Land, Cows, and Food
भूमिपालं च्युतं राष्ट्राद् यस्तु संस्थापयेन्नर: । तस्य वास: सहस्राक्ष नाकपृष्ठे महीयते,इन्द्र! जो मनुष्य राज्यसे भ्रष्ट हुए राजाको फिर राजसिंहासनपर बैठा देता है, उसका स्वर्गलोकमें निवास होता है तथा वह वहाँ बड़ा सम्मान पाता है
bhūmipālaṁ cyutaṁ rāṣṭrād yas tu saṁsthāpayen naraḥ | tasya vāsaḥ sahasrākṣa nākapṛṣṭhe mahīyate, indra |
Bhishma said: “O Indra of a thousand eyes, the man who restores to the throne a king who has fallen from his kingdom wins a dwelling on the heights of heaven and is honored there.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Restoring a deposed king to his rightful position is presented as a high dharmic act because it re-establishes legitimate governance and stability; such service to order and justice yields heavenly merit and honor.
Bhishma, instructing on dharma, addresses Indra and states the फल (result) of a specific righteous deed: reinstating a king who has been expelled from his kingdom leads to residence and esteem in heaven.