Shloka 65
विप्रेभ्य: संस्कृतं सम्यग् दद्यात् संयतमानस: । कर्णपर्वमें भी ब्राह्मणोंको अच्छे ढंगसे तैयार किया हुआ सबकी रुचिके अनुकूल उत्तम भोजन दे और अपने मनको वशमें रखे ।। ६४ $ ।। शल्यपर्वणि राजेन्द्र मोदकै: सगुडौदनै:
viprebhyaḥ saṃskṛtaṃ samyag dadyāt saṃyatamānasaḥ | śalyaparvaṇi rājendra modakaiḥ saguḍaudanaiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: With a disciplined mind, one should properly offer well-prepared food to the brāhmaṇas. O best of kings, in the Śalya-parvan as well, he should delight them with sweet cakes and rice cooked with jaggery—gifts given with self-control and due care, in keeping with their taste. The ethical emphasis is on restraint, respectful giving, and honoring the learned through fitting hospitality.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches dāna and hospitality guided by self-restraint: offerings should be properly prepared, given respectfully to brāhmaṇas, and aligned with what is fitting and pleasing, emphasizing inner discipline (saṃyatamānasaḥ) along with outward generosity.
Vaiśampāyana continues a prescriptive description of meritorious conduct, listing appropriate acts of giving across contexts (here referencing the Śalya-parvan), specifying exemplary foods—modakas and jaggery-rice—as suitable offerings to brāhmaṇas when performed with a controlled mind.