Shloka 8
नहुषोपाख्यानम्—दीपदान-धूप-बलीकर्म-प्रशंसा
Nahūṣa Episode and the Commendation of Lamp-Gifting and Household Offerings
एवं धूपप्रदानं च दीपदानं च साधव: । प्रयच्छन्ति नमस्कारैर्युक्तमात्मगुणावहम्,इस प्रकार श्रेष्ठ पुरुष अपने लिये लाभदायक समझकर देवताओंको नमस्कारसहित धूपदान और दीपदान करते हैं
evaṁ dhūpapradānaṁ ca dīpadānaṁ ca sādhavaḥ | prayacchanti namaskārair yuktaṁ ātmaguṇāvaham ||
Bhishma dit : «Ainsi, les vertueux, sachant ces actes bénéfiques—car ils apportent du mérite et cultivent les qualités de l’âme—offrent encens et lampes, accompagnés de salutations respectueuses aux divinités.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that simple devotional gifts—offering incense and lamps—when performed with respectful salutations, are dharmic acts that generate merit and strengthen one’s inner virtues.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma, he describes the conduct of sādhus (virtuous people): they worship the deities by offering incense and lamps along with namaskāra, regarding these offerings as spiritually beneficial.