Shloka 13
अन्नदान-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Gift of Food) | Annadāna-Praśaṃsā
आशिषं ये न देवेषु न च मर्त्येषु कुर्वते । अर्लन्तो नित्यसंतुष्टास्तथा लब्धोपजीविन:
āśiṣaṃ ye na deveṣu na ca martyeṣu kurvate | alpa-icchantō nitya-santuṣṭās tathā labdhopajīvinaḥ |
毗湿摩说道：“噢，坚战啊，当遣使者寻访那些可敬的最上‘二生者’：他们不向诸神亦不向世人起求愿之心，欲望寡少，恒常知足，随所得而活。噢，婆罗多啊，此等人物一旦受困于忧患，便可能如毒蛇般可怖；故当以敬奉之道自保。噢，俱卢后裔啊，请他们入居安乐之宅，备有侍从与必需供具，并日日以圆满的待客之礼奉事；因为他们的满足，能带来福祉并成就诸愿。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should actively seek out and honor truly renunciant, content Brahmins who ask nothing of gods or men and live on what comes. Their goodwill safeguards the king; neglecting or offending them can invite grave harm, so daily, complete hospitality is presented as a practical expression of dharma and self-protection.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on royal conduct and dharma. Here he urges the king to locate such ascetic, low-desire Brahmins via messengers, invite them into a well-provisioned home, and honor them continually—warning that if they are made unhappy they may become dangerously wrathful, like venomous serpents.