Shloka 20
अन्नदान-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Gift of Food) | Annadāna-Praśaṃsā
एष ते विततो यज्ञ: श्रद्धापूत: सदक्षिण: । विशिष्ट: सर्वयज्ञेभ्यो ददतस्तात वर्तताम्
eṣa te vitato yajñaḥ śraddhāpūtaḥ sadakṣiṇaḥ | viśiṣṭaḥ sarvayajñebhyo dadatastāta vartatām ||
ビーシュマは言った。「そなたのこの施与の祭（ダーナ・ヤジュニャ）は、広く行き渡り、信（シュラッダー）によって清められ、また相応のダクシナー（dakṣiṇā、謝礼の贈り物）を備えている。これはあらゆる祭に勝る。愛しき者よ、そなたが与え続けるかぎり、この供犠が常に途切れず進行するように。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that generous giving, when performed with śraddhā (sincere faith) and accompanied by proper dakṣiṇā (appropriate gifts to the deserving), becomes a superior form of yajña—an ongoing ethical sacrifice that can surpass ritual offerings.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma praises the listener’s practice of charitable giving as a vast, faith-purified sacrifice and blesses it to continue unceasingly.