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Shloka 6

Karma-Phala Rahasya and the Ethics of Dāna (कर्मफल-रहस्यं दानधर्मश्च)

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें दैव और पुरुषार्थका निर्देशविषयक छठा अध्याय पूरा हुआ

cakṣur dadyān mano dadyād vācaṃ dadyāc ca sūnṛtām | anuvrajed upāsīta sa yajñaḥ pañca-dakṣiṇaḥ ||

ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಅತಿಥಿ ಮನೆಗೆ ಬಂದರೆ ಅವನನ್ನು ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ನೋಡುವುದು, ಸೇವೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಅರ್ಪಿಸುವುದು, ಮಧುರವೂ ಸತ್ಯವೂ ಆದ ವಾಕ್ಯವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವುದು; ಅವನು ಹೊರಟಾಗ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ದೂರವರೆಗೆ ಜೊತೆಯಾಗುವುದು ಮತ್ತು ಅವನು ಇರುವವರೆಗೂ ಸತ್ಕಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿರುವುದು—ಗೃಹಸ್ಥನಿಗೆ ಇವು ಐದು ದಕ್ಷಿಣೆಗಳನ್ನೊಳಗೊಂಡ ಯಜ್ಞವೇ ಆಗುತ್ತದೆ.

चक्षुःeye; (kind) look
चक्षुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
दद्यात्should give
दद्यात्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मनःmind; attention
मनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
दद्यात्should give
दद्यात्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वाचम्speech; words
वाचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
दद्यात्should give
दद्यात्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सूनृताम्pleasant/true speech
सूनृताम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूनृता
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अनुव्रजेत्should follow (a little way)
अनुव्रजेत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-√व्रज् (गत्यर्थे)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
उपासीतshould attend upon; should serve
उपासीत:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootउप-√आस् (आसने/सेवायाम्)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
सःthat; he/it (this act)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यज्ञःsacrifice; (a) yajña
यज्ञः:
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पञ्चदक्षिणःhaving five fees (dakṣiṇās)
पञ्चदक्षिणः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्च-दक्षिण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
A
atithi (guest)

Educational Q&A

Hospitality is itself a sacred duty: a householder should honor a guest through five offerings—kindly sight, attentive mind, gentle-truthful speech, respectful service, and accompanying the guest on departure—making daily conduct equivalent to a yajña with five dakṣiṇās.

In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction on dāna and right conduct, Bhishma teaches norms of household ethics, framing the reception and honoring of a guest as a ritual-like sacrifice performed through everyday behavior.