Shloka 25
छत्रोपानहदानफलप्रशंसा — Praise of the Merit of Donating Umbrella and Footwear
जातकर्माणि सर्वाणि व्रतोपनयनानि च । गोदानानि विवाहाश्न तथा यज्ञसमृद्धयः
jātakarmāṇi sarvāṇi vratopanayanāni ca | godānāni vivāhāś ca tathā yajñasamṛddhayaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：一切仪式，自出生圣礼起——诸誓戒与受圣线之入门礼（乌帕那耶那）、施牛之赠、婚礼，以及祭祀（耶祭）的兴盛——皆赖食物与其供给而得以成就。此偈因此昭示：家居与祭仪之中，法（dharma）的安稳，系于维系众生的物质扶持，尤以“安那”（食粮）为本。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rituals, social sacraments, and meritorious gifts depend on sustenance—especially food and the resources that provide it. Dharma is not merely an ideal; it requires practical support to be enacted.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma. Here he lists major life-rites and religious acts to emphasize that their successful performance relies on material provision (implicitly, the household economy and the duty to sustain others).