Shloka 9
Vipulopākhyāna—Ruci-rakṣā and Śakra’s Māyā (विपुलोपाख्यानम्—रुचिरक्षणं शक्रमाया च)
यस्मिन्नेतानि दृश्यन्ते न चाकार्याणि भारत । स्वभावतो निविष्टानि तत्पात्रं मानमरहति
bhīṣma uvāca | yasminn etāni dṛśyante na cākāryāṇi bhārata | svabhāvato niviṣṭāni tat pātraṃ mānam arhati bhārata || krodhābhāvaḥ satyabhāṣaṇam ahiṃsā indriyasaṃyamaḥ saralatā drohahīnatā abhimānaśūnyatā lajjā sahiṣṇutā damaḥ manonigrahaś ca |
毗湿摩说道：“噢，婆罗多啊，凡见具此诸德，而不见其有任何不义之行——这些德性自然而然安住于其性情之中——此人便是堪受之器，配受供施，亦当受敬。其德为：无嗔、真实语、不害、摄诸根、质直、无恶意、无我慢、知耻、忍耐、自制与制心。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity and honor should be directed toward those whose virtues are naturally rooted in character and whose conduct shows no unrighteousness—especially truthfulness, non-violence, restraint, simplicity, humility, modesty, forbearance, and mental discipline.
In Bhishma’s instruction to Yudhishthira in the Anushasana Parva, he defines the marks of an ideal recipient of gifts (pātra) and explains that ethical character—not status alone—determines who deserves respect and support.