Shloka 273

Devanagari script

प्रदाय सुरलोकस्थ: पुण्यान्तेडपि न चाल्यते । जो सर्दी, गर्मी और हवाके वेगको सहन करनेयोग्य सजी-सजायी गृह-भूमि दान करता है, वह देवलोकमें निवास करता है। पुण्यका भोग समाप्त होनेपर भी वहाँसे हटाया नहीं जाता

Transliteration

pradāya suralokasthaḥ puṇyānte’pi na cālyate |

Translation

Bhīṣma berkata: Sesiapa yang menderma tapak rumah yang disiapkan dengan baik—mampu menahan sejuk, panas, dan hembusan angin—akan beroleh tempat tinggal di alam para dewa. Bahkan apabila kenikmatan pahala itu telah berakhir, dia tidak disingkirkan dari sana. Ajaran ini memuji pemberian yang berfikir dan menjaga kebajikan: hadiah yang benar-benar melindungi dan menyara orang lain menghasilkan ganjaran rohani yang berkekalan.

Word by Word

प्रदायhaving given (after giving)

सुरलोकस्थःdwelling in heaven (in the world of the gods)

पुण्यान्तेat the end of merit (when merit is exhausted)

अपिeven/also

नnot

चाल्यतेis moved/removed (is made to depart)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Suraloka (Devaloka, heaven)

Gṛha-bhūmi (homestead/house-site) (implied by the contextual gloss)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A gift that provides real protection and stability—such as a well-prepared dwelling place—produces exceptionally durable spiritual reward: the donor attains heaven and is not easily dislodged even after the ordinary ‘consumption’ of merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma (especially the fruits of dāna), he states the heavenly result of donating a properly arranged homestead that can withstand harsh weather, emphasizing the superior merit of practical, compassionate giving.