Shloka 16
अन्नदानफलं (Anna-dāna-phala) / The Fruit of Food-Giving
अहन्यहनि तद्भावमुपेन्द्रं योडथिगच्छति । समाप्ते भोजयेद् विप्रानथवा दापयेद् घृतम्,जो प्रतिदिन इसी प्रकार भगवान् विष्णुकी पूजा करता है, वह विष्णुभावको प्राप्त होता है। यह व्रत समाप्त होनेपर ब्राह्मणोंको भोजन करावे अथवा उन्हें घृत दान करे
ahany ahani tadbhāvam upendraṁ yo ’dhigacchati | samāpte bhojayed viprān athavā dāpayet ghṛtam ||
अहन्यहनि तद्भावमुपेन्द्रं योऽधिगच्छति । समाप्ते भोजयेद् विप्रानथवा दापयेद् घृतम् ॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady daily devotion to Vishnu (Upendra) transforms the practitioner toward Vishnu’s own state; the observance should culminate in ethical giving—feeding Brahmins or donating ghee—linking inner devotion with outward generosity.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma, he describes the fruit of a Vishnu-centered vow practiced daily and prescribes the proper concluding act (udvāsana): hospitality to Brahmins or a ghee donation as a formal completion of the rite.