Shloka 94
दानफलप्रकरणम् — उपानहदानं, तिलदानं, भूमिदानं, गोदानं, अन्नदानं च
Gifts and Their Stated Results: Footwear, Sesame, Land, Cows, and Food
य इदं श्रावयेच्छाद्धे भूमिदानस्य सम्भवम् | न तस्य रक्षसां भागो नासुराणां भवत्युत
ya idaṁ śrāvayec chrāddhe bhūmidānasya sambhavam | na tasya rakṣasāṁ bhāgo nāsurāṇāṁ bhavaty uta ||
जो पुरुष श्राद्धकाळी भूमिदानाच्या या उत्पत्ती-सहित माहात्म्याचे श्रवण करवितो, त्याच्या अर्पित भागावर राक्षस वा असुरांचा अधिकार होत नाही।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Reciting or hearing the teaching on the origin and sanctity of land-gift during śrāddha safeguards the rite: the offering’s intended share is not diverted to hostile beings (rākṣasas/asuras), underscoring the power of right knowledge, proper ritual context, and dharmic intention.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dāna-dharma within the Anuśāsana Parva, he states a specific śrāddha-related fruit: if this account concerning bhūmi-dāna is recited at the ancestral rite, the offerings remain protected from interference by malevolent beings.