Shloka 29
गोप्रदान-माहात्म्ये गोलोक-प्रश्नः
Gopradāna-Māhātmya: Inquiry into Goloka
रत्नदानं च सुमहत् पुण्यमुक्तं जनाधिप । यस्तान् विक्रीय यजते ब्राह्मणो हाभयंकरम्
ratnadānaṃ ca sumahat puṇyam uktaṃ janādhipa | yas tān vikrīya yajate brāhmaṇo hābhayaṅkaram ||
Wika ni Bhishma: O hari, ang pag-aalay ng mga hiyas ay ipinahahayag na napakalaking kabutihang-loob. At kung ang isang brahmana ay ipagbili ang mga hiyas na tinanggap niya bilang handog at gamitin ang napagbilhan upang magsagawa ng yajña, kung gayon ang pagtanggap ng handog na iyon ay hindi magiging sanhi ng pangamba para sa kanya.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Jewels given in charity are highly meritorious, and a brāhmaṇa who converts such gifted wealth into sacrificial action (by selling the jewels and funding a yajña) is not tainted by the usual ethical anxiety surrounding acceptance of gifts (pratigraha).
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma to the king, he explains how certain forms of giving and receiving—specifically jewel-gifts and their use for sacrifice—are ethically validated, emphasizing intention and proper religious use of wealth.