Shloka 76
शुक्लाम्बरधर: स्रग्वी शुचिर्भूत्वा स््वलंकृतः । अर्चयेत यथान्यायं गन्धमाल्यै: पृथक् पृथक्
śuklāmbara-dharaḥ sragvī śucir bhūtvā svalankṛtaḥ | arcayet yathā-nyāyaṁ gandha-mālyaiḥ pṛthak pṛthak ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Gereinigt, in weiße Gewänder gekleidet, mit Girlande und angemessen geschmückt, soll man nach Vorschrift verehren und jedem einzeln Düfte und Blumengirlanden darbringen. Mit gesammelt-reinem Geist bringe man erlesene Speisen, Mahlzeiten, Getränke, Kränze und andere anmutige Dinge als Opfergaben dar.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sacred texts (and sacred duties) should be approached with purity, order, and focused attention: cleanse oneself, dress simply and purely, and honor each item properly with offerings. Ethical discipline is expressed through careful, rule-governed devotion rather than casual or distracted practice.
In Svargārohaṇa Parva, Vaiśampāyana describes a prescribed mode of worship: after completing and arranging the compilations, the learned person should ritually purify himself and then perform a proper pūjā, offering fragrances and garlands to each compilation separately, along with suitable food and other offerings.