Shloka 65
Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ा भारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें पैंसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ,इत्येतदन्नदानस्य तिलदानस्य चैव ह | भूमिदानस्य च फलं गोदानस्य च कीर्तितम् इस प्रकार मैंने यह अन्नदान, तिलदान, भूमिदान और गोदानका फल बताया है
ity etad annadānasya tiladānasya caiva ha | bhūmidānasya ca phalaṁ godānasya ca kīrtitam ||
इत्येतदन्नदानस्य तिलदानस्य चैव ह । भूमिदानस्य च फलं गोदानस्य च कीर्तितम् ॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse sums up Bhishma’s instruction that different forms of charitable giving—food, sesame, land, and cows—have praised and specific fruits (phala). It emphasizes dāna as a central ethical duty within dharma, where generosity, offered properly, becomes a source of spiritual merit.
Bhishma, instructing as a teacher of dharma, concludes a section describing the results of various donations. The line functions as a closing statement, marking that he has finished proclaiming the fruits of these key acts of charity.