Shloka 8
Vipulopākhyāna—Ruci-rakṣā and Śakra’s Māyā (विपुलोपाख्यानम्—रुचिरक्षणं शक्रमाया च)
इनसे भिन्न प्रकारके तथा भिन्न बर्ताववाले जो लोग हैं, वे सब सत्कारके पात्र नहीं हैं; अतः एकाग्रचित्त होकर प्रतिदिन सुपात्र पुरुषोंकी परीक्षा करनी चाहिये ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | akrodhaḥ satyavacanam ahiṃsā dama ārjavam | adroho 'nabhimānaś ca hrīs titikṣā damaḥ śamaḥ | bhārata! ete guṇāḥ yatra svabhāvataḥ dṛśyante, dharmaviruddhaṃ ca karma na dṛśyate, te eva dānasya uttamapātrāḥ satkārārhāś ca |
ビーシュマは言った。「バーラタよ、この道に背く別種の性と振る舞いの者は、皆が礼遇に値するわけではない。ゆえに心を一点に定め、日々、真の受け手（スパートラ）を見極めよ。無怒、真実語、不殺生（アヒンサー）、自制、率直、悪意なきこと、謙虚、羞恥、忍耐、規律、そして内なる静けさ—これらの徳がその人に自然に現れ、ダルマに反する行いが見えぬなら、その者こそ布施の最上の器であり、尊敬に値する。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity and honor should be directed only to truly worthy recipients. Bhishma lists ethical virtues—non-anger, truthfulness, non-violence, self-restraint, straightforwardness, non-malice, humility, modesty, forbearance, discipline, and mental calm—and says that those in whom these appear naturally, with no conduct opposed to dharma, are the best recipients of gifts and respect.
In the Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma, including the ethics of giving. Here he advises careful daily discernment in selecting recipients, emphasizing that social difference or outward appearance is not enough—moral character and dharmic conduct determine who deserves support and honor.