Shloka 102
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
नित्यं तदाहुर्विद्वांस: शुचि तस्माच्छुचिर्भव । दीयते यच्च लभते दत्तं यच्चानुमन्यते
nityaṃ tad āhur vidvāṃsaḥ śuci tasmāc chucir bhava | dīyate yac ca labhate dattaṃ yac cānumanyate |
Bhīṣma dit : «Les sages déclarent sans cesse que Cela (Brahman) est pur ; aussi, en Le connaissant, deviens pur toi aussi. Ce qui est donné, celui qui reçoit ce qui est donné, et celui qui approuve l’acte de donner—tout cela, avec le donateur et le récipiendaire, est en vérité ce Soi suprême immanifesté. C’est le Suprême qui donne, et c’est le Suprême qui reçoit.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that true purity arises from knowing Brahman/Paramātmā, and that in the act of charity the giver, the gift, the receiver, and even the approver are ultimately expressions of the unmanifest Supreme Self—so giving should be done with reverence and non-ego.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma continues his discourse to Yudhiṣṭhira, framing dāna (charity) within a metaphysical vision: all agents and elements of giving are grounded in Paramātmā, encouraging ethical action purified of pride and possessiveness.