Shloka 27
गोप्रदान-माहात्म्ये गोलोक-प्रश्नः
Gopradāna-Māhātmya: Inquiry into Goloka
तथा प्रशंसते दीपान् यम: पितृहितेप्सया । तस्माद् दीपप्रदो नित्यं संतारयति वै पितृन्,पितरोंके हितकी इच्छासे यमराज दीपदानकी प्रशंसा करते हैं; अतः प्रतिदिन दीपदान करनेवाला मनुष्य पितरोंका उद्धार कर देता है
tathā praśaṃsate dīpān yamaḥ pitṛ-hitepsayā | tasmād dīpa-prado nityaṃ saṃtārayati vai pitṝn |
Bhīṣma berkata: Yama, demi menginginkan kesejahteraan para leluhur, turut memuji amalan mempersembahkan pelita. Maka, sesiapa yang sentiasa memberi pelita benar-benar membantu nenek moyangnya menyeberang—membawa manfaat dan pengangkatan melalui perbuatan kebajikan itu.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regular dīpa-dāna (offering/gifting lamps) is praised as a dharmic act specifically oriented to pitṛ-hita—promoting the welfare of one’s ancestors—and is said to aid their ‘crossing over’ (saṃtāraṇa), i.e., their upliftment in the posthumous realm.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma, he cites Yama’s approval of lamp-offering as authoritative support for the practice, concluding that the habitual giver of lamps benefits and delivers the Pitṛs.