Shloka 186
Nakṣatra-yoga-anusāreṇa Dāna-vidhiḥ
Gifts prescribed according to lunar mansions and yogas
दमस्त्यागो धृति: सत्यं भवत्यवभूथाय ते । सब प्राणियोंके प्रति अहिंसाका भाव रखना
damo tyāgo dhṛtiḥ satyaṁ bhavaty avabhūthāya te | sarva-prāṇiṣu cāhiṁsā-bhāvaḥ sarvebhyo yathā-yogya-bhāga-pradānaṁ indriya-saṁyamaḥ tyāgaḥ dhairyaṁ satyam—ete guṇās te yajñānte kriyamāṇasya avabhūtha-snānasya phalaṁ dāsyanti ||
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ການຂົ່ມໃຈຕົນ, ການສະຫຼະ, ຄວາມອົດທົນໝັ້ນຄົງ, ແລະຄວາມຈິງ—ສິ່ງເຫຼົ່ານີ້ຈະເປັນຜົນແທ້ຂອງເຈົ້າ ເທົ່າກັບຜົນຂອງການອາບນ້ໍາອະວະພຣຶຖະ (avabhṛtha) ໃນທ້າຍຍັນຍະ. ການມີໃຈອະຫິງສາຕໍ່ສັດທັງປວງ, ການມອບສ່ວນທີ່ຄວນໄດ້ໃຫ້ແຕ່ລະຜູ້ຕາມຄວາມເໝາະ, ການຄຸ້ມຄອງອິນທຣີ, ການໃຫ້ແລະການປ່ອຍວາງ, ຄວາມອົດທົນແລະຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງ, ການເວົ້າຄວາມຈິງ—ຄຸນທຳເຫຼົ່ານີ້ແຫຼະ ເປັນບຸນຜົນທີ່ຜູ້ຄົນສະແຫວງຫາໃນທ້າຍພິທີອາບນ້ໍາ.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that ethical virtues—non-violence toward all beings, giving each their due, sense-control, renunciation, patience/fortitude, and truth—are the real ‘fruit’ of ritual acts. Inner discipline and moral conduct are presented as equal to (or the true completion of) the external sacrificial conclusion.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he reframes sacrificial merit: instead of focusing on the external avabhūtha bath at a yajña’s end, he emphasizes that the lasting completion of religious life is achieved through sustained moral qualities and compassionate conduct.