Shloka 703

Devanagari script

स्वर्गपर्वण्यपि तथा हविष्यं भोजयेद्‌ द्विजान्‌ | इसी प्रकार महाप्रस्थानिकपर्वमें भी समस्त वाउ्छनीय गुणोंसे युक्त अन्न आदिका दान करे। स्वर्गारोहणपर्वमें भी ब्राह्मणोंको हविष्य खिलाये

Transliteration

svargaparvaṇy api tathā haviṣyaṃ bhojayed dvijān |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Likewise, in the Svargārohaṇa section too, one should feed the twice-born (brāhmaṇas) with haviṣya—pure, consecrated food. Even at the end of the journey, the ethical emphasis remains on meritorious giving and respectful nourishment of worthy recipients.”

Word by Word

• स्वर्गपर्वणि: in the Svargarohana-parvan
• स्वर्गपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्गपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तथा: thus/in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• हविष्यम्: havis; sacrificial food/oblation (as food)
• हविष्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविष्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भोजयेत्: should cause to eat; should feed
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, Causative (णिच्)

• द्विजान्: Brahmins (lit. twice-born)
• द्विजान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Svargārohaṇa-parvan
• dvija (brāhmaṇas)
• haviṣya (pure sacrificial food)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even at the culmination of life’s journey, dharma is upheld through dāna and respectful hospitality: feeding worthy brāhmaṇas with pure, consecrated food (haviṣya) is presented as a meritorious act aligned with ritual and ethical purity.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Svargārohaṇa context, Vaiśampāyana states a prescriptive rule: one should also, in this final parvan, feed the twice-born with haviṣya. The instruction reinforces end-of-journey rites and the continuing importance of charitable, dharmic conduct.