Shloka 88
दानफलप्रकरणम् — उपानहदानं, तिलदानं, भूमिदानं, गोदानं, अन्नदानं च
Gifts and Their Stated Results: Footwear, Sesame, Land, Cows, and Food
शतमप्सरसश्रैव दिव्यमाल्यविभूषिता: । उपतिष्ठ न्ति देवेन्द्र ब्रह्मलोके धराप्रदम्,देवराज! भूदान करनेवाले पुरुषकी सेवामें ब्रह्मलोकमें दिव्य मालाओंसे विभूषित सैकड़ों अप्सराएँ उपस्थित होती हैं
śatam apsarasaś caiva divya-mālya-vibhūṣitāḥ | upatiṣṭhanti devendra brahmaloke dharā-pradam ||
Bhīṣma said: “O Indra, in Brahmaloka hundreds of apsarases, adorned with divine garlands, stand in attendance upon the giver of land.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse extols bhū-dāna (donation of land) as an exceptionally powerful act of dharma: its merit is portrayed as leading to exalted honor in Brahmaloka, where celestial beings attend the donor.
Bhīṣma addresses Indra and describes a heavenly scene: in Brahmaloka, hundreds of apsarases adorned with divine garlands stand ready to serve the person who has given land, illustrating the reward of that charity.