Shloka 296
Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)
गृहे यस्य वसेत् तुष्ट: प्रधानं लोकमश्रुते । अध्यापक-वंशमें उत्पन्न श्रोत्रिय एवं जितेन्द्रिय ब्राह्मण जिसके दिये हुए घरमें प्रसन्नतासे रहता है, उसे श्रेष्ठ लोक प्राप्त होते हैं
gṛhe yasya vaset tuṣṭaḥ pradhānaṃ lokam aśnute |
اگر استادوں کے خاندان میں پیدا ہوا، شروتریہ اور جیتےندریہ برہمن کسی کے دیے ہوئے گھر میں خوش دلی سے رہے، تو وہ داتا اعلیٰ ترین اور بہترین لوکوں کو پاتا ہے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Supporting a truly learned and self-controlled brāhmaṇa—especially by providing a dwelling and ensuring he lives there contentedly—is presented as a high form of dāna that leads the giver to superior spiritual realms.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he states a specific fruit of merit: the donor who provides a home in which a qualified śrotriya, sense-controlled brāhmaṇa resides happily gains the foremost lokas.