Shloka 40
Āloka-dāna (Dīpa-dāna), Sumanas–Dhūpa–Dīpa Phala: Manu–Suvarṇa and Śukra–Bali Exempla
निर्यासा: सल्लकीवर्ज्या देवानां दयिताउस्तु ते । गुग्गुलुः प्रवरस्तेषां सर्वेषामिति निश्चय:
śukra uvāca | niryāsāḥ sallakī-varjyā devānāṁ dayitās tu te | gugguluḥ pravaras teṣāṁ sarveṣām iti niścayaḥ ||
Dijo Śukra: «Los inciensos de resina (niryāsa), salvo los que proceden del árbol sallakī, son especialmente gratos a los dioses. Entre todas esas resinas, el guggulu es tenido por el más excelente: tal es la conclusión asentada de los sabios».
शुक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse ranks ritual offerings by purity and divine preference: most tree-resin incenses are pleasing to the gods, and guggulu is singled out as the foremost, reflecting a dharmic emphasis on choosing the best and most fitting substances for worship.
Śukra is instructing about substances used in sacred rites, explaining which resins are considered dear to the gods and asserting that guggulu is regarded by the wise as the best among them.