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 dijo: «Así he declarado los frutos de estos dones: el don de alimento, el don de sésamo, el don de tierra y el don de vacas.» Con ello concluye la enseñanza sobre el dharma de la caridad en el Anuśāsana Parva, afirmando que cada forma de dāna, ofrecida rectamente, produce resultados espirituales distintos y alabados.
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.