Shloka 8
अन्नदान-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Gift of Food) | Annadāna-Praśaṃsā
प्रियाणि लभते नित्यं प्रियद: प्रियकृत् तथा । प्रियो भवति भूतानामिह चैव परत्र च
bhīṣma uvāca | priyāṇi labhate nityaṃ priyadaḥ priyakṛt tathā | priyo bhavati bhūtānām iha caiva paratra ca ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Ang nagbibigay ng bagay na minamahal ng iba at patuloy ding gumagawa ng ikinalulugod nila, ay laging nagkakamit din ng mga bagay na minamahal niya. Ang gayong tao’y minamahal ng lahat ng nilalang—sa mundong ito at sa kabilang daigdig.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Delighting others through generous gifts and pleasing, considerate actions yields reciprocal benefit: one gains what is dear and becomes loved by all, with auspicious results both in this life and after death.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs on dharma and right conduct. Here he states a practical moral principle: benevolence and pleasing service to others create goodwill and bring favorable outcomes in both worlds.