Shloka 1
Go-apahāra (Cattle Theft), Go-dāna (Cow-Gift), and Suvarṇa-dakṣiṇā (Gold Fee): Karmic Consequence and Purificatory Merit
: डि् सप्ततितमो< ध्याय: ब्राह्मगके धनका अपहरण करनेसे होनेवाली हानिके विषयमें दृष्टान्तके रूपमें राजा नृगका उपाख्यान भीष्म उवाच अन्रैव कीर्त्यते सद्धरिब्राह्मणस्वाभिमर्शने । नृगेण सुमहत् कृच्छों यदवाप्तं कुरूद्गह
bhīṣma uvāca | atraiva kīrtyate sadbhir brāhmaṇasvābhimarśane | nṛgeṇa sumahat kṛcchro yad avāptaṃ kurūdvaha ||
भीष्म म्हणाले—याच संदर्भात सत्पुरुष एक दृष्टान्त सांगतात, जो ब्राह्मणाच्या स्वत्वावर अतिक्रमण केल्याचे भयंकर परिणाम दर्शवतो। कुरुश्रेष्ठा, ब्राह्मणाचे धन घेतल्यामुळे राजा नृगाला अत्यंत मोठे कष्ट भोगावे लागले, असे त्यात सांगितले जाते।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a king must scrupulously avoid taking or disturbing a Brahmin’s rightful property; violating this boundary is a serious adharma that brings heavy suffering and moral downfall.
Bhishma introduces an exemplum: the well-known account of King Nṛga, who endured great hardship because of an act connected with taking a Brahmin’s wealth. This sets up the forthcoming story as a warning within Bhishma’s dharma-instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira.