Shloka 186
Adhyāya 64: Dāna-prakāra—Suvarṇa, Pānīya-dāna, Ghṛta-dāna, and Upakaraṇa-dāna
Utility Gifts
तदर्थ जीवितं ते<स्तु मा तेभ्यो5प्रतिपालनम् । भारत! ब्राह्मणोंके पास जो वस्तु न हो
tadarthaṃ jīvitaṃ te 'stu mā tebhyo 'pratipālanam | bhārata! brāhmaṇoṃ ke pāsa jo vastu na ho, use unko denā aur jo ho usakī rakṣā karnā bhī tumhārā nitya kartavya hai | tumhārā jīvana unhīṃ kī sevā meṃ laga jānā cāhiye | unakī rakṣā se tumheṃ kabhī muṃha nahīṃ moṛnā cāhiye |
毗湿摩说道：“让你的生命也为此而存；切莫在护持他们之事上有丝毫怠慢。噢，婆罗多啊，婆罗门所缺者，当施与之；其已有者，亦当为之守护——此乃你恒常之责。你的生命应奉献于侍奉他们，你决不可在保护他们之事上转身退却。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s steady dharma includes active support of Brahmins: provide what they lack (dāna), protect what they have (rakṣā), and treat their welfare as a lifelong commitment rather than an occasional act.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on ethical governance and religious-social duties. Here he emphasizes unwavering responsibility toward Brahmins—service, provision, and protection—as part of righteous kingship.