[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 12.184.2 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 12.184.2 Mahābhārata 12.184.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [12.184.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.184.2) bhṛguruvāca | hutena śāmyate pāpaṃ svādhyāye śāntiruttamā | dānena bhoga ityāhustapasā sarvamāpnuyāt || 2 || > 'Bhrigu said, 'By pouring libations on the sacred fire, sin is burnt. By study of the Vedas one obtains blessed tranquillity. By gift, one obtains pleasure and articles of enjoyment. By Penances, one acquires blessed heaven. Gift is said to be of two kinds: gifts for the other world, and those for this. Whatever is given to the good attends the giver in the other world. Whatever is given to those that are not good produces consequences enjoyable here. The consequences of gifts are commensurate with the gifts themselves.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 12.184.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.184.1) - [Next: 12.184.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.184.3) - [Up: 12.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.184) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.12.191.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (5) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.12.191.2) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit - [Jñānadīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!devabodha) — Devabodha, Sanskrit - [Lakṣaślokālaṅkāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja) — Vādirāja, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārataṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha-mahabharatatika) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, Sanskrit - [Lakṣābharaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja-laksabharana) — Vādirāja Sūri, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.12.189.2) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.12.191.2) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (2) - [Danasagara-ballalasenadeva (ed. Bhabatosh Bhattacharya)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.dana.danasagara-ballalasenadeva*bhattacharya1953.4.23) — Sanskrit - [Dānasāgara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.danasagara.4.23) — Ballālasena, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.184.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.12.184.2) · Pramāṇa