Shloka 10
Nakṣatra-yoga-anusāreṇa Dāna-vidhiḥ
Gifts prescribed according to lunar mansions and yogas
ददद् बहुविधान् दायानुपागच्छन्नयाचताम् । यदनग्निहोत्रे सुहुते सायंप्रातर्भवेत् फलम्
dadad bahuvidhān dāyān upāgacchann ayācatām | yad anagnihotre suhute sāyaṃprātar bhavet phalam ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Aquele que continua a dar muitos tipos de dádivas, procurando os que não pedem, alcança o mesmo mérito que surge quando o Agnihotra é oferecido corretamente — e seu fruto se colhe tanto ao entardecer quanto ao amanhecer.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity is most meritorious when it is proactive and respectful—given in many forms to worthy people who are not begging. Such giving is equated with the steady, properly performed daily Agnihotra, yielding merit regularly (morning and evening).
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma, he praises a specific mode of giving: the donor seeks out recipients who do not ask and offers varied gifts. He frames its spiritual value by comparing it to the fruit of the well-performed Agnihotra ritual.