Shloka 11
तीर्थवंशोपदेशः
Tīrtha-vaṃśa Upadeśa: Instruction on the Fruits of Sacred Waters
अत ऊर्ध्व विसर्गस्य परीक्षां ब्राह्मणे शूणु
ata ūrdhvaṁ visaragasya parīkṣāṁ brāhmaṇe śṛṇu | adya dāna-bhojanārthaṁ brāhmaṇasya parīkṣāyāṁ yā kathā ucyate tāṁ śṛṇu | rājan, ye brāhmaṇāḥ patitā jaḍā unmattā vā bhavanti te deva-kārye pitṛ-kārye vā nimantraṇa-yogyā na bhavanti |
Dijo Bhīṣma: «Ahora escucha, oh brahmán, el examen que debe hacerse en adelante. Oye lo que se enseña acerca de cómo ha de evaluarse a un brāhmaṇa cuando se pretende dar dones y ofrecer alimento. Oh rey, los brāhmaṇas que han caído de la recta conducta, o que son torpes de entendimiento, o que han enloquecido, no son aptos para ser invitados a ritos destinados a los dioses o a los Pitṛs».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that charity and ritual hospitality must be guided by discernment: for deva-rites and ancestral rites, one should invite only those Brahmins who are ethically and mentally fit, avoiding those who are fallen in conduct, incapable of discernment, or mentally deranged.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma continues instructing the king on dharma. Here he turns to practical guidance on how to assess Brahmins for invitations connected with gifting and ritual feeding, specifying who is not eligible for deva-kārya and pitṛ-kārya.