Shloka 80
दानफलप्रकरणम् — उपानहदानं, तिलदानं, भूमिदानं, गोदानं, अन्नदानं च
Gifts and Their Stated Results: Footwear, Sesame, Land, Cows, and Food
भूमिपालं च्युतं राष्ट्राद् यस्तु संस्थापयेन्नर: । तस्य वास: सहस्राक्ष नाकपृष्ठे महीयते
bhūmipālaṁ cyutaṁ rāṣṭrād yas tu saṁsthāpayen naraḥ | tasya vāsaḥ sahasrākṣa nākapṛṣṭhe mahīyate, indra |
भीष्म म्हणाले—हे सहस्रनेत्र इंद्रा! जो मनुष्य राज्यच्युत राजाला पुन्हा सिंहासनावर प्रतिष्ठित करतो, त्याला स्वर्गाच्या उच्च लोकांत निवास मिळतो आणि तेथे त्याचा मोठा सन्मान होतो।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Restoring a deposed king to his rightful position is presented as a high dharmic act because it re-establishes legitimate governance and stability; such service to order and justice yields heavenly merit and honor.
Bhishma, instructing on dharma, addresses Indra and states the फल (result) of a specific righteous deed: reinstating a king who has been expelled from his kingdom leads to residence and esteem in heaven.