Shloka 15
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
एवं कृत्वा बलिं सम्यग दद्याद् भिक्षां द्विजाय वै | अलाभे ब्राह्मणस्याग्नावग्रमुद्धृत्य निक्षिपेत्
evaṁ kṛtvā baliṁ samyag dadyād bhikṣāṁ dvijāya vai | alābhe brāhmaṇasyāgnāv agram uddhṛtya nikṣipet ||
Habiendo así preparado y ofrecido debidamente el bali (la porción ritual), debe luego darse limosna a un “dos veces nacido” (un brahmán). Si no hubiera brahmán que la reciba, tómese la porción principal y deposítese en el fuego sagrado, para que el acto de dar no quede abandonado, sino cumplido mediante un sustituto conforme al dharma.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity and ritual duty should be completed in a proper, dharmic way: give the allotted alms to a worthy Brahmin; if such a recipient is unavailable, do not neglect the obligation—offer the foremost portion into the sacred fire as a sanctioned substitute.
Vāyudeva is instructing on correct household/ritual conduct: after making the bali offering, one should distribute alms to a dvija. When a Brahmin cannot be found, the first portion is instead consigned to Agni, preserving the intent and purity of the rite.