Shloka 80
दानफलप्रकरणम् — उपानहदानं, तिलदानं, भूमिदानं, गोदानं, अन्नदानं च
Gifts and Their Stated Results: Footwear, Sesame, Land, Cows, and Food
भूमिपालं च्युतं राष्ट्राद् यस्तु संस्थापयेन्नर: । तस्य वास: सहस्राक्ष नाकपृष्ठे महीयते
bhūmipālaṁ cyutaṁ rāṣṭrād yas tu saṁsthāpayen naraḥ | tasya vāsaḥ sahasrākṣa nākapṛṣṭhe mahīyate, indra |
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಹೇ ಸಹಸ್ರನೇತ್ರ ಶಕ್ರನೇ! ರಾಜ್ಯದಿಂದ ಚ್ಯುತಗೊಂಡ ರಾಜನನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಸಿಂಹಾಸನದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪಿಸುವವನು ಸ್ವರ್ಗದ ಉನ್ನತ ಲೋಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಾ ಗೌರವವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದುತ್ತಾನೆ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Restoring a deposed king to his rightful position is presented as a high dharmic act because it re-establishes legitimate governance and stability; such service to order and justice yields heavenly merit and honor.
Bhishma, instructing on dharma, addresses Indra and states the फल (result) of a specific righteous deed: reinstating a king who has been expelled from his kingdom leads to residence and esteem in heaven.