Shloka 14
गोप्रदान-भूमिदान-विधि
Gopradāna–Bhūmidāna Guidelines and Recipient Eligibility
यः साधनार्थ काष्ठानि ब्राह्मुणे भ्य: प्रयच्छति । प्रतापनार्थ राजेन्द्र वृत्तवद्धयः सदा नर:
bhīṣma uvāca | yaḥ sādhanārthaṁ kāṣṭhāni brāhmaṇebhyaḥ prayacchati | pratāpanārthaṁ rājendra vṛttavaddhayaḥ sadā naraḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「大王よ、徳あるバラモンたちに、食を調えるため、また暖を取るために、常に薪を施す者は、その企てが成就する。願いは栄え、身は精気に満ちて輝き、敵に対しても常に上位に立つのである。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that practical charity—such as giving firewood for cooking and warmth to virtuous Brahmins—supports dharmic life and yields success in one’s aims, strength, and social pre-eminence.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma instructs the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) on dharma and the fruits of various gifts. Here he highlights the merit and beneficial results of regularly supplying firewood to righteous Brahmins.