Shloka 17
Ajagara-vrata (The ‘Python’ Discipline): Prahrāda Questions a Wandering Sage
तस्य नित्यं सदा5<षाढ्यां माघ्यां च बहवो द्विजा: । ईप्सितं भोजनवरं लभन्ते सत्कृतं सदा,उसके यहाँ आषाढ़ और माघकी पूर्णिमाको सदा बहुत-से ब्राह्मण सत्कारपूर्वक अपनी इच्छाके अनुसार उत्तम भोजन पाते थे
tasya nityaṁ sadā āṣāḍhyāṁ māghyāṁ ca bahavo dvijāḥ | īpsitaṁ bhojana-varaṁ labhante satkṛtaṁ sadā ||
Di rumahnya, pada hari purnama bulan Āṣāḍha dan Māgha, banyak Brahmana secara teratur menerima jamuan yang penuh hormat, memperoleh santapan terbaik tepat sesuai kehendak mereka.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is shown through consistent, respectful generosity: providing worthy guests—here, Brahmins—with honour (satkāra) and meeting their needs as they wish, especially on auspicious calendrical occasions.
Bhishma describes a person’s established practice of hosting many Brahmins on the full-moon days of Āṣāḍha and Māgha, giving them excellent food with due respect, illustrating the person’s reputation for regular charitable hospitality.