Shloka 14
गोप्रदान-भूमिदान-विधि
Gopradāna–Bhūmidāna Guidelines and Recipient Eligibility
यः साधनार्थ काष्ठानि ब्राह्मुणे भ्य: प्रयच्छति । प्रतापनार्थ राजेन्द्र वृत्तवद्धयः सदा नर:
bhīṣma uvāca | yaḥ sādhanārthaṁ kāṣṭhāni brāhmaṇebhyaḥ prayacchati | pratāpanārthaṁ rājendra vṛttavaddhayaḥ sadā naraḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : Ô roi, l’homme qui, sans relâche, donne du bois de feu aux brahmanes vertueux—pour la cuisson des aliments et pour entretenir la chaleur—voit ses entreprises s’accomplir. Ses desseins prospèrent, et il rayonne de vigueur, demeurant éminent même parmi ses ennemis.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that practical charity—such as giving firewood for cooking and warmth to virtuous Brahmins—supports dharmic life and yields success in one’s aims, strength, and social pre-eminence.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma instructs the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) on dharma and the fruits of various gifts. Here he highlights the merit and beneficial results of regularly supplying firewood to righteous Brahmins.