Shloka 39
अन्नदान-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Gift of Food) | Annadāna-Praśaṃsā
ब्रवीमि सत्यमेतच्च यथाहं पाण्डुनन्दन । तेन सत्येन गच्छेयं लोकान् यत्र च शान्तनु:,पाण्डुनन्दन! मैं यह सच्ची बात कह रहा हूँ और चाहता हूँ कि इस सत्यके प्रभावसे मैं उन्हीं लोकोंमें जाऊँ जहाँ मेरे पिता शान्तनु गये हैं
bravīmi satyam etac ca yathāhaṃ pāṇḍunandana | tena satyena gaccheyaṃ lokān yatra ca śāntanuḥ ||
पांडुनंदना! मी हे यथार्थ सत्य सांगतो. त्या सत्याच्या प्रभावाने माझे पिताश्री शांतनु ज्या लोकांना गेले, त्या लोकांना मी प्राप्त होवो.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truthfulness (satya) is presented as a potent moral force: speaking truth is not merely ethical conduct but a source of spiritual merit capable of guiding one toward auspicious realms.
Bhīṣma, addressing Yudhiṣṭhira, affirms the truth of what he is saying and expresses a wish that, by the merit of that truth, he may attain the same heavenly realms reached by his father Śāntanu.