Shloka 256
Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)
षष्ठमंशं क्रतोस्तस्य भूमिदान प्रचक्रिरे । पर्वतराज हिमालयके पास यज्ञ पूरा करके देवताओंने भूमिदान भी किया, जो उस यज्ञके छठे भागके बराबर पुण्यका जनक था
ṣaṣṭham aṁśaṁ kratos tasya bhūmidānaṁ pracakrire |
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ຕໍ່ມາ ພວກເຂົາໄດ້ປະກອບ ພູມິດານາ—ການໃຫ້ທີ່ດິນ—ຊຶ່ງຖືກນັບວ່າໃຫ້ບຸນສົມຄວນເທົ່າກັບ ໜຶ່ງໃນຫົກສ່ວນ ຂອງຍັດນັ້ນ. ໃນກອບຄິດຂອງ ອະນຸສາສະນະປະວະ ຂໍ້ນີ້ຊີ້ວ່າ ຍັດບໍ່ສຳເລັດດ້ວຍພິທີກຳລ້ວນໆ; ມັນຖືກສວມມົງກຸດໂດຍທານ—ໂດຍສະເພາະ ພູມິດານາ—ເພື່ອແບ່ງປັນບຸນ ແລະໃຫ້ຜົນຂອງການບູຊານັ້ນເປັນປະໂຫຍດຕໍ່ສັງຄົມ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the ethical completion of sacrifice lies in generosity: bhūmi-dāna is presented as a high form of dāna whose merit is equated with a significant portion (one-sixth) of the yajña’s fruit, emphasizing redistribution and public welfare as integral to dharma.
Bhīṣma describes a sequence following a sacrifice: after the yajña, the performers undertake a land-gift. The statement quantifies its spiritual value, framing the donation as a major component of the sacrificial outcome.