Shloka 22
तान् पूजयस्व सततं दानेन परिचर्यया । यदीच्छसि महीं भोक्तुमिमां सागरमेखलाम्,युधिष्ठिर! यदि तुम इस समुद्रपर्यन्त पृथ्वीका राज्य भोगना चाहते हो तो दान और सेवाके द्वारा सदा ब्राह्मणोंकी पूजा करते रहो
tān pūjayasva satataṃ dānena paricaryayā | yadīcchasi mahīṃ bhoktum imāṃ sāgaramekhalām, yudhiṣṭhira ||
ビーシュマは言った。「彼らを常に敬え—施しによって、そして篤い奉仕によって。海に帯のごとく囲まれたこの大地の主権を享受したいのなら、ユディシュティラよ、このようにして絶えずブラーフマナを崇敬せよ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that stable and righteous kingship depends on continual reverence toward brāhmaṇas and the learned—expressed not merely in words but through concrete acts: generosity (dāna) and attentive service (paricaryā).
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs King Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and royal conduct. Here he links Yudhiṣṭhira’s wish to rule the whole earth (“ocean-girdled”) with the duty to honor brāhmaṇas through gifts and service.