Shloka 63
दानफलप्रकरणम् — उपानहदानं, तिलदानं, भूमिदानं, गोदानं, अन्नदानं च
Gifts and Their Stated Results: Footwear, Sesame, Land, Cows, and Food
सर्वकामदुघां धेनुं सर्वकामगुणान्विताम् । ददाति य: सहस्राक्ष स्वर्ग याति स मानव:
sarvakāmadughāṃ dhenuṃ sarvakāmagunānvitām | dadāti yaḥ sahasrākṣa svargaṃ yāti sa mānavaḥ ||
हे सहस्राक्ष! जो सर्व कामना पूर्ण करणारी व सर्व इच्छित गुणांनी युक्त अशी कामधेनु-स्वरूप पृथ्वी दान करतो, तो मनुष्य स्वर्गास जातो.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that supreme generosity—symbolized by gifting what sustains all beings (the Earth, compared to a wish-fulfilling cow)—produces great religious merit and leads to heavenly attainment.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma and gifts (dāna), he addresses Indra (Sahasrākṣa) and states the reward: one who donates the Earth, praised as the source of all desired goods and qualities, reaches Svarga.