Shloka 12
गोप्रदान-भूमिदान-विधि
Gopradāna–Bhūmidāna Guidelines and Recipient Eligibility
पिपासया न ग्रियते सोपच्छन्दश्न॒ जायते । न प्राप्तुयाच्च व्यसनं करकान् यः प्रयच्छति
pipāsayā na kṣīyate sa upacchandaś ca jāyate | na prāpnuyāc ca vyasanaṁ kamaṇḍaluṁ yaḥ prayacchati ||
ನೀರಿನಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದ ಕಮಂಡಲುವನ್ನು ಯಾರು ದಾನಮಾಡುವರೋ, ಅವರು ದಾಹದಿಂದ ಎಂದಿಗೂ ನಾಶರಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಅವರಿಗೆ ಅಗತ್ಯವಾದ ಉಪಕರಣಗಳು ತಾನಾಗಿಯೇ ದೊರೆಯುತ್ತವೆ; ಅವರು ಸಂಕಟಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಗಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the dharmic value of dāna through the specific example of giving water: offering a water-filled kamaṇḍalu protects the giver from thirst and misfortune, symbolizing that compassionate support of basic needs returns as well-being and security.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs on dharma and the fruits of various gifts. Here he highlights the merit of donating water (via a kamaṇḍalu), describing its beneficial results for the donor—freedom from deprivation and avoidance of distress.