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 bersabda: “Siapa pun yang, pada yoga mujur Uttarā (Uttarābhādrapadā), mempersembahkan daging-pulpa buah aurabhra sebagai dana, sungguh menyenangkan para Pitṛ (leluhur); dan setelah wafat ia memperoleh kesejahteraan yang tiada berkesudahan di alam sana.”
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.