Shloka 12
Nārāyaṇa-tejas: Kṛṣṇa’s Vrata, the Fire-Manifestation, and the Sages’ Inquiry (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय १२६)
इमं च ब्रह्मलोक॑ च लोक॑ च बलवत्तरम् | अन्नदानै: सुकृतिन: प्रतिपद्यन्ति लौकिका:
imaṁ ca brahmalokaṁ ca lokaṁ ca balavattaram | annadānaiḥ sukṛtinaḥ pratipadyanti laukikāḥ |
ビーシュマは言った。「食を施すという功徳によって、徳ある者はこの世と梵天の世界（ブラフマローカ）とをともに得る。しかも世間において、いっそう力強く豊かな境遇を確かなものとする。すなわち、アンナダーナ（施食・食の施し）は単なる慈善ではなく、ここでの生命を支え強め、崇高な霊的境地へ導くダルマの礎である。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That annadāna—giving food—is a highly potent dharmic act: it yields tangible well-being and strength in this life and also leads to exalted posthumous attainments such as Brahmaloka. The verse elevates feeding others as a primary form of charity with both ethical and spiritual consequences.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma is teaching about the fruits of charitable acts. Here he specifically praises the merit of giving food, stating that virtuous people attain prosperity in this world and reach Brahmā’s realm through such giving.