Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 23
Adhyāya 142: Cyavana, the Devas’ Arrogance, and Vāyu’s Counsel on Protecting Brāhmaṇas
राजा सुमन्युने भक्ष्य, भोज्य पदार्थोंके पर्वत-जैसे कितने ही ढेर लगाकर उन्हें शाण्डिल्यको दान दिया था। जिससे उन्होंने स्वर्गलोकमें स्थान प्राप्त कर लिया ।।
rājā sumanyunā bhakṣya-bhojya-padārthānāṃ parvata-sadṛśān bahūn nikṣepān kṛtvā tān śāṇḍilyāya dānaṃ dattavān; tena sa svargaloke sthānaṃ prāptavān. nāmnā ca dyutimān nāma śālvarājo mahādyutiḥ; dattvā rājyam ṛcīkāya gato lokān anuttamān mahātejasvī.
毗湿摩说道：苏摩纽王将可食之物与佳肴堆积如山，布施给商陀利耶；凭此功德，他在天界得一席之地。同样，萨尔瓦国那位名为“辉光者”底尤提曼的明耀强王，将王国交付圣者利支迦，遂往无上诸界而去。此段彰显布施之德力，并赞叹舍弃王权以求更高灵性成就的出离之行。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That generous giving (dāna), especially of substantial sustenance, and the willingness to relinquish power (rājya-tyāga) for a higher good are powerful dharmic acts that yield exalted spiritual results—symbolized here by attaining heaven and ‘unsurpassed worlds’.
Bhishma cites exemplary precedents: Sumanyu donates vast heaps of provisions to the sage Shandilya and gains a heavenly station; similarly, the Shalva king Dyutiman transfers his kingdom to the sage Richika and departs to supreme realms, illustrating how righteous generosity and renunciation elevate one’s destiny.