Shloka 6
दानफलप्रकरणम् — उपानहदानं, तिलदानं, भूमिदानं, गोदानं, अन्नदानं च
Gifts and Their Stated Results: Footwear, Sesame, Land, Cows, and Food
स्वकर्मवोपजीवन्ति नरा इह परत्र च । भूमिर्भूतिर्महादेवी दातारं कुरुते प्रियम्
svakarmavopajīvanti narā iha paratra ca | bhūmir bhūtir mahādevī dātāraṃ kurute priyam ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Nabubuhay ang mga tao sa bisa ng sarili nilang matuwid na gawa—sa daigdig na ito at sa kabilang buhay. Ang Daigdig, ang Dakilang Diyosa na siyang anyo ng kasaganaan, ay ginagawang minamahal niya ang nagbibigay.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma links two pillars of dharma: sustaining oneself through one’s own rightful work (svakarma) and practicing generosity (dāna). Right livelihood supports both worldly stability and otherworldly merit, and giving aligns one with the Earth’s sustaining, prosperity-bestowing power.
In Anushasana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on conduct—emphasizing that people should live by their proper duties and that the Earth, personified as a great goddess of prosperity, becomes favorable to those who give.