Shloka 32
Tilā-Dāna, Dīpa-Dāna, and Nitya-Jalapradāna
Yama–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda) | तिलदान-दीपदान-नित्यजलप्रदान (यम-ब्राह्मण संवाद
औरभ्रमुत्तरायोगे यस्तु मांसं प्रयच्छति । स पितृन् प्रीणयति वै प्रेत्य चानन्त्यमश्षुते
aurabhram uttarāyoge yas tu māṁsaṁ prayacchati | sa pitṝn prīṇayati vai pretya cānantyam aśnute ||
Nārada dit : «Quiconque, lors de la conjonction propice appelée Uttarā-yoga, offre en don la pulpe charnue du fruit aurabhra réjouit véritablement les Pitṛs (esprits des ancêtres) ; et après la mort, il obtient un bien-être sans fin dans l’autre monde.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Timely, ritually appropriate charity—here, gifting the fleshy pulp of the aurabhra fruit during Uttarā-yoga—is taught to generate puṇya that both satisfies one’s ancestors (Pitṛs) and yields enduring benefit after death.
Nārada is enumerating specific forms of dāna (gifts) and their fruits. In this verse he highlights a particular donation linked to an auspicious astral conjunction, explaining its twofold result: ancestral satisfaction and unending posthumous happiness.