Shloka 7
Karma-Phala Rahasya and the Ethics of Dāna (कर्मफल-रहस्यं दानधर्मश्च)
यो दद्यादपरिक्लिष्टमन्नमध्वनि वर्तते | श्रान्तायादृष्टपूर्वाय तस्य पुण्यफलं महत्
bhīṣma uvāca | yo dadyād aparikliṣṭam annam adhvani vartate | śrāntāyādṛṣṭapūrvāya tasya puṇyaphalaṁ mahat ||
भीष्म ने कहा—जो मार्ग में चलते हुए थके-माँदे, अपरिचित पथिक को बिना क्लेश के, प्रसन्नतापूर्वक अन्न देता है, उसे महान् पुण्यफल प्राप्त होता है।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Giving food kindly and without inconvenience to oneself—especially to a tired stranger encountered on the road—produces great merit. The verse elevates everyday hospitality into a significant dharmic act.
Bhishma continues his instruction on dāna-dharma and karmaphala, highlighting a specific example: feeding an unknown, exhausted traveler during one’s journey, and declaring the resulting spiritual reward to be great.