Shloka 27
Bhūmi-dānasya Māhātmya
The Pre-eminence of Land-Gift
तस्य पुत्रा भवन्त्येते पादपा नात्र संशय: । परलोकगत: स्वर्ग लोकांश्चाप्रोति सोडव्ययान्
tasya putrā bhavanty ete pādapā nātra saṁśayaḥ | paralokagataḥ svarga-lokāṁś cāpnōti so 'vyayān |
Para quien los planta, esos árboles se vuelven como hijos: de ello no hay duda. Sostenido por ese mérito, al partir al más allá alcanza el cielo y moradas imperecederas.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Planting trees is presented as a high dharmic act whose benefit endures like progeny: the planter gains lasting merit that leads to heaven and imperishable realms after death.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma (Anushasana Parva), he praises the virtue of planting trees, using the metaphor that the trees become the planter’s ‘sons’ and bring posthumous spiritual reward.