Shloka 9
गोप्रदान-भूमिदान-विधि
Gopradāna–Bhūmidāna Guidelines and Recipient Eligibility
फलकामो यशस्काम: पुष्टिकामश्न नित्यदा । घृतं दद्याद् द्विजातिभ्य: पुरुष: शुचिरात्मवान्,जो सदा फल, यश और पुष्टि चाहता हो वह पुरुष पवित्र हो मनको वशमें करके द्विजातियोंको घृत दान करे
phalakāmo yaśaskāmaḥ puṣṭikāmaś ca nityadā | ghṛtaṁ dadyād dvijātibhyaḥ puruṣaḥ śucir ātmavān ||
Bhīṣma nói: Người đàn ông luôn mong cầu kết quả hữu hình, danh tiếng và sự sung mãn của thân thể, nếu giữ mình thanh tịnh và tự chế, hãy bố thí bơ tinh luyện (ghee) cho hàng nhị sinh (dvija).
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that one who seeks worldly benefits—results, reputation, and nourishment—should pursue them through dharmic giving: donate ghee to the twice-born while maintaining purity and self-mastery. Desire is not endorsed as license for greed; it is redirected into disciplined generosity.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma is advising Yudhiṣṭhira on specific forms of dāna and their intended fruits. Here he prescribes ghṛta-dāna as an auspicious gift for those aiming at prosperity, fame, and well-being, emphasizing the donor’s inner and outer purity.