Shloka 23
अलोभोपाख्यानम् — शुनःसख-यातुधानी-संवादः
The Allegory of Non-Greed: Śunaḥsakha and the Yātudhānī
इत्येषा पुरुषश्रेष्ठ श्राद्धोत्पत्ति्यथागमम् | व्याख्याता पूर्वनिर्दिष्टा दानं वक्ष्याम्यत: परम्
ity eṣā puruṣaśreṣṭha śrāddhotpattyathāgamam | vyākhyātā pūrvanirdiṣṭā dānaṁ vakṣyāmy ataḥ param ||
بھیشم نے کہا—اے مردِ برتر! یوں آگم کے مطابق شرادھ کی ابتدا اور اس کی विधی، جیسا کہ پہلے اشارہ کیا گیا تھا، میں نے بیان کر دی؛ اب آگے دان کے موضوع پر کہوں گا۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma frames śrāddha as a practice grounded in āgama (authoritative tradition) and then transitions to dāna, implying that dharma is upheld both through correct ritual duty toward ancestors and through ethical generosity toward the living.
After completing his exposition on the origin and traditional procedure of śrāddha, Bhishma signals a new section of instruction, announcing that he will now explain the principles and practice of charitable giving (dāna).