Shloka 16
Adhyāya 64: Dāna-prakāra—Suvarṇa, Pānīya-dāna, Ghṛta-dāna, and Upakaraṇa-dāna
Utility Gifts
एवं पापैर्विनिर्मुक्तस्त्वं पूत: स्वर्गमाप्स्यसि । क्षत्रियोंके लिये वह कार्य राजसूय और अश्वमेध यज्ञोंस भी अधिक कल्याणकारी है। ऐसा करनेसे तुम सब पापोंसे मुक्त एवं पवित्र होकर स्वर्गलोकमें जाओगे ।।
evaṁ pāpair vinirmuktas tvaṁ pūtaḥ svargam āpsyasi | sañcayitvā punaḥ kośaṁ yadū rāṣṭra pālayiṣyasi ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Ainsi, délivré des péchés, tu seras purifié et tu atteindras le ciel. Puis, après avoir de nouveau rempli le trésor royal, tu protégeras le royaume.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler becomes morally purified not merely through grand rites, but through dharmic action—removing wrongdoing, restoring the treasury responsibly, and protecting the kingdom. Such governance is presented as a path to freedom from sin and attainment of heaven.
Bhishma is instructing a king (in the Anushasana Parva’s teachings on conduct) that by performing the prescribed righteous act he will be freed from sins and reach heaven; thereafter he should rebuild the treasury and continue the practical duty of safeguarding and administering the realm.