Shloka 65
Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ा भारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें पैंसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
ity etad annadānasya tiladānasya caiva ha | bhūmidānasya ca phalaṁ godānasya ca kīrtitam ||
Bhīṣma said: “Thus have I declared the fruits of these gifts—food-giving, sesame-giving, land-giving, and cow-giving.” With this, the teaching on the dharma of charity in the Anuśāsana Parva concludes, affirming that each form of dāna, when rightly offered, yields distinct and praised spiritual results.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse sums up Bhishma’s instruction that different forms of charitable giving—food, sesame, land, and cows—have praised and specific fruits (phala). It emphasizes dāna as a central ethical duty within dharma, where generosity, offered properly, becomes a source of spiritual merit.
Bhishma, instructing as a teacher of dharma, concludes a section describing the results of various donations. The line functions as a closing statement, marking that he has finished proclaiming the fruits of these key acts of charity.