Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 396
नहुषोपाख्यानम्—दीपदान-धूप-बलीकर्म-प्रशंसा
Nahūṣa Episode and the Commendation of Lamp-Gifting and Household Offerings
दिव्यं चक्षुरवाप्नोति प्रेत्य दीपस्प दायक: । इसलिये गृहस्थोंको सायंकालमें अवश्य दीपदान करने चाहिये। दीपदान करनेवाला पुरुष परलोकमें दिव्य नेत्र प्राप्त करता है
divyaṃ cakṣur avāpnoti pretya dīpasya dāyakaḥ | tasmād gṛhasthair sāyaṃkāle 'vaśyaṃ dīpadānaṃ kartavyam | dīpadānaṃ karoti yaḥ sa paraloke divya-netraṃ prāpnoti |
毗湿摩说道：“施灯之人，死后得天眼（divya cakṣu）。因此，居家之人务必在傍晚供灯。施灯者在彼世将获天界之视。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the merit of dīpadāna (offering a lamp): giving light is a dharmic act especially recommended for householders, and it is said to yield the fruit of divine vision in the afterlife.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and meritorious gifts (dāna). Here he highlights lamp-giving as an evening duty for householders and states its spiritual reward.