Shloka 64
Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)
सुकृच्छामापदं प्राप्तश्नान्नद: पुरुषस्तरेत् । पापं तरति चैवेह दुष्कृतं चापकर्षति
sukṛcchrām āpadaṃ prāptaś chānna-daḥ puruṣas taret | pāpaṃ tarati caiveha duṣkṛtaṃ cāpakarṣati ||
毗湿摩教诲道：施食之人（安那施，anna-dāna，以饮食滋养众生者），纵使最严酷的灾厄临身，亦能渡越而过。就在此生，他超脱罪垢；并且还能驱散、摧毁未来作恶的果报与趋向。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma states that giving food is a powerful dharmic act: it helps the giver overcome severe adversity, purifies existing sin, and diminishes the force of future wrongdoing by strengthening merit and ethical disposition.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira about the fruits of charity. Here he highlights anna-dāna as especially efficacious, portraying it as a safeguard in times of crisis and a means of moral cleansing.