Shloka 57
ततो मूलफलप्रायं पायसं मधुसर्पिषा । आस्तीके भोजयेदू राजन् दद्याच्चैव गुडौदनम्
tato mūlaphalaprāyaṃ pāyasaṃ madhusarpiṣā | āstīke bhojayedū rājan dadyāccaiva guḍaudanam ||
Dann, o König, zur Zeit der mit Āstīka verbundenen Rezitation/des Ritus, soll man die Brāhmaṇas mit Pāyasa speisen, das mit Honig und Ghee bereitet ist und in dem Früchte und Wurzeln überwiegen; danach soll man auch süßen Reis mit Jaggery (guda) als Gabe darreichen.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches dharmic conduct through respectful hospitality and charity: on sacred occasions one should offer pure, wholesome food to brāhmaṇas and follow it with dāna, emphasizing generosity, reverence, and ritual propriety.
Vaiśampāyana instructs the king about the proper observance connected with Āstīka: feeding brāhmaṇas with honey-and-ghee rice-pudding rich in fruits and roots, and then giving sweetened rice (jaggery-rice) as a charitable gift.