Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 3736
Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala
On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving
प्रीतो5स्मि तव राजेन्द्र वरश्न प्रतिगृह्मताम् । “राजन! अब मुझे विदा दो। मैं जैसे आया था, वैसे ही लौट जाऊँगा। राजेन्द्र! मैं तुमपर बहुत प्रसन्न हूँ; अतः तुम कोई वर माँगो”
bhīṣma uvāca | prīto ’smi tava rājendra varaś ca pratigṛhyatām |
ພີດສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ຣາເຈນທຣາ! ຂ້ອຍພໍໃຈໃນເຈົ້າຢ່າງຍິ່ງ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຈົ່ງຮັບພອນໜຶ່ງ. ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ, ບັດນີ້ຂໍໃຫ້ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ຂ້ອຍຈາກໄປ; ຂ້ອຍຈະກັບໄປດັ່ງທີ່ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ມາ»។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous ruler earns the goodwill of elders; such approval is expressed through a boon. The moment also models dharmic closure—after guidance and due honor, one takes leave without attachment.
Bhishma addresses the king, declares his satisfaction, offers him a boon to accept, and asks permission to depart, indicating he will return in the same manner as he arrived.