Shloka 48
Pānīya-dāna and Anna-dāna: The Primacy of Life-Sustaining Gifts (पानीयदान-प्रशंसा / अन्नदान-प्रशंसा)
वैदूर्यार्फप्रकाशानि रौप्पयरुक्ममयानि च । सर्वकामफलाश्लापि वृक्षा भवनसंस्थिता:
vaidūryārkaprakāśāni raupyarukmamayāni ca | sarvakāmaphalāślāpi vṛkṣā bhavanasamsthitāḥ ||
कित्येक घरे वैदूर्यमण्यांच्या तेजासारखी सूर्यवत् प्रकाशित असतात; कित्येक चांदी व सोन्याची बनलेली असतात. त्या भवनांत अनेक वृक्ष शोभून दिसतात, जे सर्व मनोवांछित फळे देणारे असतात.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reinforces the Mahabharata’s moral causality: righteous conduct and accumulated merit are portrayed as yielding refined, abundant enjoyments—symbolized by radiant jewel-like dwellings and trees that grant desired fruits—while implicitly reminding that such rewards are outcomes of dharma-based living.
Bhishma is describing a splendid otherworldly setting—mansions shining with vaidūrya, silver, and gold, adorned with trees that bear wish-fulfilling fruits—continuing his account of the rewards and conditions found in exalted realms.