Shloka 13
Nakṣatra-yoga-anusāreṇa Dāna-vidhiḥ
Gifts prescribed according to lunar mansions and yogas
निमन्त्रयेथा: कौरव्य कामै श्नान्यैर्द्धिजोत्तमान् | कुरुनन्दन! जो विद्या और वेदव्रतमें निष्णात हैं
bhīṣma uvāca |
nimantrayedāḥ kauravya kāmaiḥ snānyair dvijottamān | kurunandana ye vidyā-veda-vrateṣu niṣṇātāḥ ye na kasyacid āśritā jīvikāṃ kurvanti yeṣāṃ svādhyāyas tapaś ca guptaṃ ye ca kaṭhora-vrata-pālanāḥ | tān uttamān brāhmaṇān tvam ātmagehe nimantraya sevakaiḥ āvaśyakopaskaraiś ca anyair upabhogya-vastubhiś ca sampannāni manoramāṇi gṛhāṇi kārayitvā tebhyo dehi ||
api te pratigṛhṇīyuḥ śraddhāpetaṃ yudhiṣṭhira ||
毗湿摩说道：“噶罗婆之子啊，俱卢之欢悦啊——当备齐沐浴与款待之所需，延请最上等的婆罗门。凡精通学问与吠陀戒誓者；不以依附他人为生者；其自习与苦行深藏不露者；并严守峻誓者——如此卓绝的婆罗门，你当请至家中。为他们建造悦意的居所，配足侍从、必需供给与诸般安适，然后将其施与他们。然而，啊，郁提施提罗，他们会接受一份缺乏信敬（śraddhā）的布施吗？”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that charity and hospitality must be directed toward worthy recipients—disciplined, learned, self-reliant Brahmins—and, crucially, must be offered with śraddhā (sincere faith). Material generosity without inner sincerity is ethically deficient and may not be accepted.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma advises Yudhishthira on how to honor and support exemplary Brahmins: invite them properly, provide bathing and hospitality requisites, and even build and gift well-appointed dwellings—while warning that gifts lacking faith may be refused.