Shloka 4
Adhyāya 64: Dāna-prakāra—Suvarṇa, Pānīya-dāna, Ghṛta-dāna, and Upakaraṇa-dāna
Utility Gifts
भीष्म उवाच रौद्रें कर्म क्षत्रियस्थ सततं तात वर्तते । तस्य वैतानिकं कर्म दानं चैवेह पावनम्
bhīṣma uvāca | raudre karma kṣatriyastha satataṃ tāta vartate | tasya vaitānikaṃ karma dānaṃ caiveha pāvanam ||
Bhishma disse: “Meu filho, para aquele que está firmemente estabelecido no caminho do kṣatriya, a ação feroz e áspera está continuamente presente. Por isso, para ele, os deveres sacrificiais védicos e a prática de dar são, neste mundo, os atos purificadores.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kshatriyas inevitably engage in forceful, sometimes violent duties; therefore, they should rely on Vedic sacrificial obligations and charitable giving as key means of inner and moral purification while remaining within their dharma.
Bhishma, instructing a younger listener (addressed as ‘tāta’), explains the ethical reality of the warrior’s life and prescribes yajña (Vedic rites) and dāna (charity) as purifying practices for one who must regularly perform harsh actions.