Shloka 4
Adhyāya 64: Dāna-prakāra—Suvarṇa, Pānīya-dāna, Ghṛta-dāna, and Upakaraṇa-dāna
Utility Gifts
भीष्म उवाच रौद्रें कर्म क्षत्रियस्थ सततं तात वर्तते । तस्य वैतानिकं कर्म दानं चैवेह पावनम्
bhīṣma uvāca | raudre karma kṣatriyastha satataṃ tāta vartate | tasya vaitānikaṃ karma dānaṃ caiveha pāvanam ||
بھیشم نے کہا: بیٹے! کشتریہ کے لیے سخت اور تند عمل ہمیشہ ساتھ رہتے ہیں۔ اس لیے اسی دنیا میں اس کے لیے ویدک (ویتھانک) یَجْیَہ کے فرائض اور دان— یہی پاک کرنے والے اعمال ہیں۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kshatriyas inevitably engage in forceful, sometimes violent duties; therefore, they should rely on Vedic sacrificial obligations and charitable giving as key means of inner and moral purification while remaining within their dharma.
Bhishma, instructing a younger listener (addressed as ‘tāta’), explains the ethical reality of the warrior’s life and prescribes yajña (Vedic rites) and dāna (charity) as purifying practices for one who must regularly perform harsh actions.