Shloka 68
दानफलप्रकरणम् — उपानहदानं, तिलदानं, भूमिदानं, गोदानं, अन्नदानं च
Gifts and Their Stated Results: Footwear, Sesame, Land, Cows, and Food
सर्वदा पार्थिवेनेह सततं भूतिमिच्छता । भू्देया विधिवच्छक्र पाये सुखमभीप्सुना,इन्द्र! जो राजा सदा ऐश्वर्य चाहता हो और सुख पानेकी इच्छा रखता हो, वह विधिपूर्वक सुपात्रको भूमिदान दे
sarvadā pārthivena iha satataṁ bhūtim icchatā | bhūmi-dānaṁ vidhivat śakra pāye sukham abhīpsunā ||
Bhishma berkata: Wahai Shakra (Indra), di dunia ini seorang raja yang sentiasa menginginkan kemakmuran dan mendamba kebahagiaan hendaklah selalu, menurut tata cara yang ditetapkan, mengurniakan sedekah tanah kepada penerima yang layak.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler seeking prosperity and happiness should practice dharmic generosity—specifically, giving land in a lawful, properly performed way to a deserving recipient—because such regulated giving is portrayed as a sustaining pillar of royal welfare and merit.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma, he addresses Śakra (Indra) and states a normative guideline for kings: continual pursuit of welfare should be paired with prescribed acts of dāna, highlighting land-gift as a particularly potent and socially stabilizing royal act.