Shloka 64
Āloka-dāna (Dīpa-dāna), Sumanas–Dhūpa–Dīpa Phala: Manu–Suvarṇa and Śukra–Bali Exempla
ज्वलन्त्यहरहो वेश्म याश्चास्य गृहदेवता: । ता: पूज्या भूतिकामेन प्रसृताग्रप्रदायिना
jvalanty ahar-aho veśma yāś cāsya gṛhadevatāḥ | tāḥ pūjyā bhūtikāmena prasṛtāgrapradāyinā ||
Jour après jour, la demeure resplendit, soutenue par les divinités qui la président. Aussi, celui qui recherche le bien et la prospérité doit-il honorer sans cesse ces divinités du foyer en leur offrant d’abord la part la plus noble de sa nourriture.
शुक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
A householder seeking auspiciousness should maintain daily reverence for the home’s presiding deities by offering them the first and best portion of food, affirming gratitude and sacred order within domestic life.
Śukra instructs on household conduct: he explains that the home’s well-being is upheld by gṛhadevatās and prescribes a daily practice—before eating, offer a first portion as worship—to secure harmony and prosperity.