दानफलप्रकरणम् — उपानहदानं, तिलदानं, भूमिदानं, गोदानं, अन्नदानं च
Gifts and Their Stated Results: Footwear, Sesame, Land, Cows, and Food
भूमिप्रदानात् पुष्पाणि हिरण्यनिचयास्तथा । आज्ञा सदाप्रतिहता जयशब्दा वसूनि च
bhūmipradānāt puṣpāṇi hiraṇyanicayās tathā | ājñā sadāpratihatā jayaśabdā vasūni ca ||
毗湿摩说道:由施舍土地而生诸多吉祥之报——花朵(象征荣誉与欢悦)、成堆黄金、命令永不受阻的权威、胜利的欢呼,以及种种财富珍宝。在《教诫篇》(Anuśāsana Parva)的伦理脉络中,此颂赞叹施地为最上之布施(dāna),能巩固社会秩序,并增益施主的正法声望。
भीष्म उवाच
Land-giving (bhūmi-dāna) is extolled as a highly meritorious charity that yields both material prosperity and social-political efficacy—honor, wealth, and an authority that faces no obstruction—thereby reinforcing dharma and stability.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma (Anushasana Parva), he enumerates the fruits of specific gifts; here he lists the rewards attributed to donating land, presenting it as a superior form of dāna with tangible and reputational outcomes.