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 ||
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ, ຈົ່ງຟັງດ້ວຍຄວາມຕັ້ງໃຈ; ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະເລົ່າເລື່ອງຮົ່ມ ແລະ ເກີບໃຫ້ລະອຽດ. ຈົ່ງຟັງວ່າມັນເປັນທີ່ຮູ້ຈັກໃນໂລກແນວໃດ, ແລະ ປະເພນີການໃຫ້ທານນີ້ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນ ແລະ ແຜ່ຂະຫຍາຍໄປແນວໃດ.”
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.