Shloka 26
Go-dāna-stuti and Ghṛta-Japa
Praise of cow-gift and ghee-centered recitation
पुरूरवो भरतश्षक्रवर्ती यस्यान्ववाये भरता: सर्व एव | तथा वीरो दाशरथिक्षु रामो ये चाप्यन्ये विश्रुता: कीर्तिमन्त:
bhīṣma uvāca |
purūravo bharataś cakravartī yasyānvavāye bharatāḥ sarva eva |
tathā vīro dāśarathikṣu rāmo ye cāpy anye viśrutāḥ kīrtimantaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“普鲁罗婆娑（Purūravas）；转轮圣王婆罗多（Bharata），其后裔诸王皆以‘婆罗多族’（Bhārata）为名；又有英勇的罗摩（Rāma），达沙罗陀（Daśaratha）之子；以及其他以声名著称的君王——这些通晓法则的国王，皆以施牛之功德而得升天界。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That exemplary kings, grounded in dharma, gain lasting merit through dāna—especially go-dāna—so generosity is presented as a defining ethical duty of righteous rulership and a means to attain higher worlds.
Bhishma is instructing Yudhishthira by listing renowned monarchs (Pururavas, Bharata, Rama, and other famous kings) as precedents who attained heaven through the gift of cows, using their fame to validate the practice as authoritative dharma.