Shloka 22
छत्रोपानहदानफलप्रशंसा — Praise of the Merit of Donating Umbrella and Footwear
ततो>न्न॑ जायते विप्र मनुष्याणां सुखावहम् । अन्न प्राणा इति यथा वेदेषु परिपठ्यते,“विप्रवर! उसी वर्षासे अन्न उत्पन्न होता है, जो मनुष्योंके लिये सुखदायक है। अन्न ही प्राण है, यह बात वेदमें भी बतायी गयी है
tato 'nnaṁ jāyate vipra manuṣyāṇāṁ sukhāvaham | annaṁ prāṇā iti yathā vedeṣu paripaṭhyate ||
ततोऽन्नं जायते विप्र मनुष्याणां सुखावहम्। अन्नं प्राणा इति यथा वेदेषु परिपठ्यते॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human welfare depends on the chain of sustenance: rain enables the growth of food, and food is equated with prāṇa (life). Therefore, supporting conditions for food production and distribution is a dharmic priority, validated by Vedic testimony.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma continues instructing on dharma and social good. Here he emphasizes the fundamental importance of rainfall and food for human happiness, citing the Vedas to underscore that food sustains life itself.