Bhishma said The denizens of the Earth then said to him.-Do not fear. The sins that men commit will affect those only that commit them. For the increase of your wealth, we will give you a fiftieth part of our animals and precious metals and a tenth part of our gain. When our maidens also will become desirous of marrying we shall, when the question of marriage comes up, give you the most beautiful ones among them.
भीष्म उवाच तमब्रुवन् प्रजा मा भैः कर्तृनेनो गमिष्यति। पशूनामधिपञ्चाशद्धिरण्यस्य तथैव च।॥ धान्यस्य दशमं भागं दास्यामः कोशवर्धनम्। कन्यां शुल्के चारुरूपां विवाहेषूद्यतासु च॥