Shloka 33
गोप्रदान-माहात्म्ये गोलोक-प्रश्नः
Gopradāna-Māhātmya: Inquiry into Goloka
गाव: सुवर्ण च तथा तिलाश्रैवानुवर्णिता: । बहुश: पुरुषव्याप्र वेदप्रामाण्यदर्शनात्,पुरुषसिंह! मैंने गौ, सुवर्ण और तिलके दानका माहात्म्य अनेकों बार वेद-शास्त्रके प्रमाण दिखाकर वर्णन किया है
gāvaḥ suvarṇaṃ ca tathā tilāś caivānūvarṇitāḥ | bahuśaḥ puruṣavyāghra vedaprāmāṇyadarśanāt ||
Sinabi ni Bhishma: O tigre sa mga tao, maraming ulit ko nang inilarawan—na may patunay mula sa kapangyarihan ng mga Veda—ang kadakilaan ng pagkakawanggawa ng baka, ginto, at mga butil ng linga (sesame).
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma emphasizes that the excellence of certain gifts—cows, gold, and sesame—is not mere opinion but is repeatedly affirmed through Vedic/scriptural authority; thus, dāna performed in line with śāstra is a key practice of dharma.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira and notes that he has already, on many occasions, explained the greatness of these specific forms of charity with references to Vedic proof.