Shloka 15
गोप्रदान-भूमिदान-विधि
Gopradāna–Bhūmidāna Guidelines and Recipient Eligibility
सिद्धयन्त्यर्था: सदा तस्य कार्याणि विविधानि च । उपर्युपरि शत्रूणां वपुषा दीप्यते च सः,राजेन्द्र! जो मनुष्य सदाचारसम्पन्न ब्राह्मणोंको भोजन बनाने और तापनेके लिये सदा लकड़ियाँ देता है, उसकी सभी कामनाएँ तथा नाना प्रकारके कार्य सदा ही सिद्ध होते रहते हैं और वह शत्रुओंके ऊपर-ऊपर रहकर अपने तेजस्वी शरीरसे देदीप्यमान होता है
bhīṣma uvāca | siddhayanty arthāḥ sadā tasya kāryāṇi vividhāni ca | uparyupari śatrūṇāṃ vapuṣā dīpyate ca saḥ, rājendra |
Bhishma said: For that person, aims and desired results are always fulfilled, and his undertakings of many kinds continually succeed. Remaining above his enemies, he shines with a radiant body, O best of kings.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady, practical charity—specifically supporting the daily needs of virtuous Brahmins (such as providing firewood for cooking and warmth)—is praised as a dharmic act that brings consistent success in one’s aims and confers social and moral ascendancy, symbolized by ‘shining’ and being ‘above enemies.’
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs the king on dharma and the fruits of various gifts. Here he states the beneficial results that accrue to a donor: the person’s endeavors succeed, and he gains a superior, radiant standing over adversaries.