Shloka 13
गोप्रदान-भूमिदान-विधि
Gopradāna–Bhūmidāna Guidelines and Recipient Eligibility
प्रयतो ब्राह्मणाग्रे यः श्रद्धया परया युत: । उपस्पर्शनषड्भागं लभते पुरुष: सदा
bhīṣma uvāca | prayato brāhmaṇāgre yaḥ śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ | upasparśana-ṣaḍbhāgaṃ labhate puruṣaḥ sadā ||
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ຜູ້ຊາຍຜູ້ສຳລວມຕົນ ແລະ ມີສັດທາອັນສູງ ປະພຶດດ້ວຍຄວາມນອບນ້ອມຕໍ່ໜ້າພຣາຫມັນ ຢູ່ເປັນນິດ ຍ່ອມໄດ້ບຸນເທົ່າກັບໜຶ່ງໃນຫົກສ່ວນຂອງບຸນທານ ຢູ່ເປັນນິດ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Self-controlled, humble conduct toward a worthy Brahmin, performed with deep faith, is itself a dharmic act that yields significant merit—here quantified as one-sixth of the merit of a formal gift (dāna).
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma, he explains to his listener that reverent behavior—approaching and honoring a Brahmin with sincere faith—produces spiritual merit comparable to a portion of the merit gained by giving charity.