Shloka 58
अपूपैश्नैव पूपैश्न मोदकैश्व समन्वितम् । सभापर्वणि राजेन्द्र हविष्यं भोजयेद् द्विजान्
apūpaiśnaiva pūpaiśna modakaiś ca samanvitam | sabhāparvaṇi rājendra haviṣyaṃ bhojayed dvijān ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O king, on the occasion of the Sabhā-parvan, one should feed the twice-born with offerings (haviṣya), accompanied by apūpas, pūpas, and modakas.” The verse frames ritual hospitality as a dharmic act: honoring learned guests through pure food-offerings, especially on a sacred commemorative occasion.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes dharmic hospitality: on a sacred parvan-occasion, one should honor the twice-born with ritually appropriate food-offerings, showing reverence, purity, and generosity.
Vaiśampāyana describes a prescribed observance connected with the Sabhā-parvan occasion: feeding Brahmin guests with haviṣya along with festive sweets such as apūpas, pūpas, and modakas.