Shloka 3
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
देवता: पूजयन्तीह दैवेनैवेह तेजसा । उपेत्य तस्माद् देवेभ्य: सर्वेभ्यो दापयेन्नर:
bhīṣma uvāca | devatāḥ pūjayantīha daivenaiveha tejasā | upetya tasmād devebhyaḥ sarvebhyo dāpayen naraḥ ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Sa daigdig na ito, ang mga diyos mismo ang nagpaparangal sa mga Brahmana sa pamamagitan ng kapangyarihan ng banal na kautusan at liwanag na maka-diyos. Kaya nararapat na lapitan ng tao ang lahat ng Brahmana at magbigay ng kaloob, iniaalay ang pagbibigay na iyon sa lahat ng diyos—upang ang kanyang kawanggawa ay maging paggalang na kaayon ng dharma.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Giving (dāna) to Brahmanas is presented as a dharmic act that also serves the gods; since the gods themselves honor Brahmanas through divine potency, humans should likewise approach Brahmanas and give, dedicating the gift to the deities.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma (Anushasana Parva), he explains the religious-ethical rationale for charity: honoring and supporting Brahmanas through gifts is aligned with divine order and functions as devotion toward all gods.