Shloka 5
Adhyāya 9: Pratiśruta-Dāna
The Duty to Fulfill Promised Gifts
यच्च तस्य हुतं किंचिद् दत्तं वा भरतर्षभ । तपस्तप्तमथो वापि सर्व तस्योपहन्यते
yac ca tasya hutaṁ kiñcid dattaṁ vā bharatarṣabha | tapas taptam atho vāpi sarvaṁ tasyopahanyate ||
毗湿摩说道：“噢，婆罗多族中的雄牛！他在祭祀中所献的一切、在布施中所施的一切、以及所修的一切苦行——尽皆毁坏。破坏庄严誓愿之罪，能摧毁自出生至死亡之间所积累的功德，使其毕生的礼敬、施与与自律之行尽归于空。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Keeping one’s vow is a central requirement of dharma; breaking a solemn promise carries such moral weight that it can negate the spiritual merit gained through sacrifice, charity, and austerity.
In Bhishma’s instruction to Yudhishthira in the Anushasana Parva, he emphasizes the grave consequence of vow-breaking, stating that it destroys the fruits of a person’s lifelong religious and ethical practices.