Shloka 333
Prāyaścitta-vidhāna: Tapas, Dāna, Vrata, and Proportional Expiation (प्रायश्चित्तविधानम्)
अपेयाश्षाप्यभ क्ष्याक्ष ब्राह्मणैर्गुहमेधिभि: । “खीर, खिचड़ी, फलका गूदा और पूए यदि देवताके उद्देश्यसे न बनाये गये हों तो गृहस्थ ब्राह्मणोंके लिये खाने-पीने योग्य नहीं हैं
apeyāḥ śāpyabha-kṣyākṣā brāhmaṇair gṛha-medhibhiḥ | kṣīra-khicāḍī-phalakā-gūda-pūā yadi devatā-uddeśyena na kṛtāḥ, na gṛhastha-brāhmaṇānāṃ bhojya-peyāḥ ||
Vyāsa said: For Brahmins who live as householders, certain foods and drinks are not fit for consumption unless they have been prepared with the gods in view. Milk preparations (kṣīra), khicṛī (rice with lentils), sweets of fruit pulp or fruit-cakes, and fried cakes (pūā) are improper to eat or drink when not made as offerings or with sacred intent. The point is that a householder’s diet is governed not merely by appetite but by ritual propriety and the discipline of offering: food becomes legitimate when aligned with dharma and reverence toward the divine.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A householder Brahmin’s eating is regulated by dharma: foods become proper when prepared with sacred intention—especially as offerings or with the gods in view—rather than merely for personal enjoyment.
Vyāsa is laying down a normative rule within a dharma-discussion: he lists certain common dishes and states that, for household Brahmins, they are not to be consumed if they were not prepared for a divine purpose (i.e., not connected to offering/ritual intent).