Shloka 13
गोप्रदान-भूमिदान-विधि
Gopradāna–Bhūmidāna Guidelines and Recipient Eligibility
प्रयतो ब्राह्मणाग्रे यः श्रद्धया परया युत: । उपस्पर्शनषड्भागं लभते पुरुष: सदा
bhīṣma uvāca | prayato brāhmaṇāgre yaḥ śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ | upasparśana-ṣaḍbhāgaṃ labhate puruṣaḥ sadā ||
ビーシュマは言った。「自らを慎み、至上の信をもって、ブラーフマナの前で常にへりくだり礼を尽くす者は、その恭敬の行いによって、施しの功徳の六分の一に等しい功徳を常に得る。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Self-controlled, humble conduct toward a worthy Brahmin, performed with deep faith, is itself a dharmic act that yields significant merit—here quantified as one-sixth of the merit of a formal gift (dāna).
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma, he explains to his listener that reverent behavior—approaching and honoring a Brahmin with sincere faith—produces spiritual merit comparable to a portion of the merit gained by giving charity.