Shloka 14
Karma-Phala Rahasya and the Ethics of Dāna (कर्मफल-रहस्यं दानधर्मश्च)
धनं लभेत दानेन मौनेनाज्ञां विशाम्पते । उपभोगांश्व तपसा ब्रद्मचर्येण जीवितम्
dhanaṁ labheta dānena maunena ājñāṁ viśāmpate | upabhogāṁś ca tapasā brahmacaryeṇa jīvitam, prajānātha |
ビーシュマは言った。「民の主よ、施しによって財を得る。沈黙の誓い（マウナ）によって、他者に命令を従わせる威力を得る。苦行（タパス）によって享楽を得る。梵行（ブラフマチャリヤ）によって生命—長寿と活力—を確かなものとする。かくして、いずれの修行もダルマに則って行えば、それぞれ相応の果を結ぶ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Different dharmic disciplines yield distinct results: charity brings wealth (through social merit and reciprocal support), silence cultivates authority and obedience (through restraint and gravitas), austerity leads to legitimate enjoyments (as earned fruits of discipline), and brahmacarya preserves vitality and longevity.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs the ruler on practical dharma. Here he lists a set of cause-and-effect teachings—linking specific vows and disciplines to their ethical and worldly outcomes—aimed at guiding royal conduct and personal self-governance.