Shloka 20
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
असूयता च यद् दत्तं यच्च श्रद्धाविवर्जितम् | सर्व तदसुरेन्द्राय ब्रह्मा भागमकल्पयत्
asūyatā ca yad dattaṁ yac ca śraddhā-vivarjitam | sarvaṁ tad asurendrāya brahmā bhāgam akalpayat ||
Bhīṣma nói: “Bất cứ lễ vật nào được bố thí với lòng ganh ghét soi lỗi, và bất cứ bố thí nào không có đức tin, tất cả đều đã được Brahmā định làm phần của chúa tể loài Asura.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A gift is judged by intention: giving with envy or a fault-finding mindset, or giving without śraddhā (sincere faith and reverence), loses its auspicious merit; its fruit is said to go to the asuric share (here symbolized by Bali).
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma (especially dāna-dharma), he explains to his listener that certain defective forms of charity—tainted by asūyā or lacking śraddhā—do not yield the intended spiritual benefit; tradition frames this by saying Brahmā has allotted such fruit to the Asura-king Bali.