Shloka 16
Gopradāna-phalasaṃprāpti: Nāciketa’s Vision of Vaivasvata’s Realms (गोप्रदानफलसम्प्राप्तिः — नाचिकेतोपाख्यानम्)
तच्च दद्यान्नरो नित्यं यदीच्छेद् भूतिमात्मन:
tac ca dadyān naro nityaṁ yad icched bhūtim ātmanaḥ |
毗湿摩说道：“欲求自身福祉之人，当日日施水。施水之功德，被宣说能增长此世的富饶、名望与寿命。噢，昆蒂之子啊，施水者恒常高出其仇敌之上。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that daily charity—specifically giving water—is a simple, universally accessible dharmic act that promotes one’s welfare, increasing prosperity, reputation, and longevity, and confers moral and social superiority even over adversaries.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs a Pandava (addressed as ‘son of Kunti’) on duties and virtues. Here he recommends the regular practice of jaladāna, presenting it as a powerful, practical form of charity with tangible and spiritual benefits.