Shloka 46
दैव–पुरुषकार-प्रश्नः
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Inquiry: Fate and Human Effort
व्ययगुणमपि साधु कर्मणा संश्रयन्ते भवति मनुजलोकाद् देवलोको विशिष्ट: । बहुतरसुसमृद्ध्या मानुषाणां गृहाणि पितृवनभवनाभं दृश्यते चामराणाम्
vyayaguṇam api sādhu karmaṇā saṃśrayante bhavati manujalokād devaloko viśiṣṭaḥ | bahutarasusamṛddhyā mānuṣāṇāṃ gṛhāṇi pitṛvanabhavanābhaṃ dṛśyate cāmarāṇām ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Kahit ang mabuting tao’y maghirap dahil sa pagbibigay, lumalapit pa rin sa kanya ang mga diyos dahil sa kanyang matuwid na gawa. Kaya ang kanyang tahanan, kung ihahambing sa daigdig ng tao, ay nagiging parang higit na langit. Ngunit kung saan walang pagbibigay, kahit ang bahay ay umaapaw sa yaman, sa paningin ng mga diyos ay hindi hihigit sa isang pook ng pagsusunog ng bangkay.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Giving (dāna) sanctifies a person and a household: even if charity leads to material loss, the merit of righteous action draws divine regard, making the home 'heaven-like'; wealth without generosity is spiritually barren, likened to a cremation-ground.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma (Anushasana Parva), he contrasts two households: one of a virtuous giver who may have become poor yet is honored by the gods, and another rich household lacking charity that appears inauspicious and empty of merit.