Shloka 10
Brahmapūjā-kāraṇa-prśnaḥ and Keśava–Viṣvaksena-stuti
Question on Brahmin veneration; hymn on Kṛṣṇa as cosmic order
दीनश्न याचते चायमल्पेनापि हि तुष्यति । इति दद्याद् दरिद्राय कारुण्यादिति सर्वथा
dīnaś ca yācate cāyam alpenāpi hi tuṣyati | iti dadyād daridrāya kāruṇyād iti sarvathā ||
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದನು— ‘ಇವನು ದೀನನು, ಬಹಳ ದರಿದ್ರನು; ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಬೇಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆ; ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಕೊಟ್ಟರೂ ತೃಪ್ತನಾಗುವನು’ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿದು, ದರಿದ್ರನಿಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲೂ ಕರುಣೆಯಿಂದ ದಾನ ಕೊಡಬೇಕು।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Give charity to the poor out of compassion, recognizing that even a small gift can bring relief; the motive should be mercy rather than display or self-interest.
Bhishma, instructing on dharma, describes the proper inner attitude of a donor when approached by a needy beggar and urges giving to the destitute as a compassionate duty.