Shloka 8
अत्रेः तपोबलप्रकाशः तथा च्यवनस्य सोमाधिकारः
Atri’s Illumination by Tapas; Cyavana and Soma-Entitlement
इक्षुतैलपवित्राणां त्रिसंध्ये5प्सु निगनज्जनम्
ikṣu-taila-pavitrāṇāṁ tri-sandhye ’psu niganajjanam | gannā, tela aura kuśoṁkā pratigraha svīkāra karane para trikāla snāna karanā cāhiye | dhāna, phūla, phala, jala, pūā, jau-kī lapsī aura dahi-dūdhakā dāna lene para sau bāra gāyatrī-mantrakā japa karanā cāhiye ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Si l’on accepte en don de la canne à sucre, de l’huile ou l’herbe sacrée darbha (kuśa), on doit accomplir le bain rituel dans l’eau aux trois jonctions du jour (matin, midi et soir). Si l’on accepte des présents tels que grain, fleurs, fruits, eau, gâteaux sucrés, bouillie d’orge, ou caillé et lait, on doit réciter cent fois le mantra Gāyatrī.» Ainsi Bhīṣma enseigne que la réception (pratigraha) est un acte soumis à la discipline, à équilibrer par la purification et le mantra, afin que la subsistance et l’échange social demeurent conformes au dharma.
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Receiving gifts is not morally neutral; it carries responsibility. Bhishma teaches that certain accepted items require compensatory purification—either bathing at the three sandhyās or reciting the Gāyatrī 100 times—so that one’s conduct, livelihood, and ritual integrity remain aligned with dharma.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma is advising Yudhiṣṭhira about proper conduct, specifically the discipline and expiatory practices connected with accepting various kinds of gifts (pratigraha).