Shloka 4
छत्रोपानहदानफलप्रशंसा — Praise of the Merit of Donating Umbrella and Footwear
भीष्म उवाच शृणु राजन्नवहितश्छत्रोपानहविस्तरम् । यथैतत् प्रथितं लोके यथा चैतत् प्रवर्तितम्
bhīṣma uvāca śṛṇu rājann avahitaś chatropānahavistaram | yathaitat prathitaṃ loke yathā caitat pravartitam ||
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಓ ರಾಜನೇ! ಎಚ್ಚರದಿಂದ ಕೇಳು; ಛತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ಉಪಾನಹಗಳ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನು ವಿವರವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಇದು ಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧವಾಯಿತು ಮತ್ತು ಈ ಪದ್ಧತಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭವಾಯಿತು ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಕೇಳು.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma frames a dharma-teaching on dāna by highlighting that even practical items like an umbrella and footwear can be ethically significant gifts; he will explain their origin and how their donation became an established, meritorious social practice.
Bhishma addresses the king and introduces a detailed account about the umbrella and footwear—specifically, how these objects and their gifting became famous in the world and how the custom of donating them began and spread.