Shloka 94
दानफलप्रकरणम् — उपानहदानं, तिलदानं, भूमिदानं, गोदानं, अन्नदानं च
Gifts and Their Stated Results: Footwear, Sesame, Land, Cows, and Food
य इदं श्रावयेच्छाद्धे भूमिदानस्य सम्भवम् | न तस्य रक्षसां भागो नासुराणां भवत्युत
ya idaṁ śrāvayec chrāddhe bhūmidānasya sambhavam | na tasya rakṣasāṁ bhāgo nāsurāṇāṁ bhavaty uta ||
Bhīṣma dit : Quiconque fait réciter, au moment du śrāddha, ce récit de l’origine et de la grandeur du don de la terre, pour lui aucune part de l’offrande ne sera accessible aux rākṣasas ni aux asuras.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Reciting or hearing the teaching on the origin and sanctity of land-gift during śrāddha safeguards the rite: the offering’s intended share is not diverted to hostile beings (rākṣasas/asuras), underscoring the power of right knowledge, proper ritual context, and dharmic intention.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dāna-dharma within the Anuśāsana Parva, he states a specific śrāddha-related fruit: if this account concerning bhūmi-dāna is recited at the ancestral rite, the offerings remain protected from interference by malevolent beings.