Shloka 3
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
देवता: पूजयन्तीह दैवेनैवेह तेजसा । उपेत्य तस्माद् देवेभ्य: सर्वेभ्यो दापयेन्नर:,देवता अपने दैव तेजसे ही इस जगतमें ब्राह्मणोंका पूजन (समादर) करते हैं; अतः देवताओं के उद्देश्यसे सभी ब्राह्मणोंके पास जाकर उन्हें दान देना चाहिये
bhīṣma uvāca | devatāḥ pūjayantīha daivenaiveha tejasā | upetya tasmād devebhyaḥ sarvebhyo dāpayen naraḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「この世において、神々は自らの神聖なる定めと光輝の力によって、婆羅門を敬い崇めている。ゆえに人は、あらゆる婆羅門のもとへ赴き贈り物を施し、その施しを諸神すべてに捧げよ。そうすれば、その布施はダルマにかなう敬礼の行となる。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Giving (dāna) to Brahmanas is presented as a dharmic act that also serves the gods; since the gods themselves honor Brahmanas through divine potency, humans should likewise approach Brahmanas and give, dedicating the gift to the deities.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma (Anushasana Parva), he explains the religious-ethical rationale for charity: honoring and supporting Brahmanas through gifts is aligned with divine order and functions as devotion toward all gods.