Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 62
अर्चेद् देवानदम्भेन सेवेतामायया गुरून् । निर्धि निदध्यात् पारत्र्यं यात्रार्थ दानशब्दितम्
arced devān adambhena sevetāmāyayā gurūn | nidhim nidadhyāt pāratr̥yaṁ yātrārthaṁ dānaśabditam ||
毗湿摩说道：“当以无伪之心礼敬诸天；当以无欺之意奉事长者与师长。并且，为来世之旅，当积聚一份名为‘布施’的宝藏——也就是慷慨施与，以求身后随行之福。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True dharma is practiced inwardly: worship should be free of show (adambha), service to teachers and elders should be free of manipulation (amāyā), and one should ‘save’ for the next world by giving charity generously—treating dāna as the real treasure that accompanies a person beyond death.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising on righteous conduct. Here he outlines a compact ethical program: sincere devotion, honest service to gurus/elders, and open-handed charity as preparation for the afterlife.