Shloka 75
राजन! भरतश्रेष्ठ! हरिवंशपर्वमें भी प्रत्येक पारणके समय ब्राह्मणोंको यथावत् रूपसे खीर भोजन कराये ।। समाप्य सर्वा:ः प्रयत: संहिता: शास्त्रकोविद: । शुभे देशे निवेश्याथ क्षौमवस्त्राभिसंवृता:,इस प्रकार एकाग्रचित्त हो सब पर्वोकी संहिताओंको समाप्त करके शास्त्रवेत्ता पुरुषको चाहिये कि वह उन्हें रेशमी वस्त्रोंमें लपेटकर किसी उत्तम स्थानमें रखे और स्वयं स्नान आदिसे पवित्र हो श्वेत वस्त्र, फ़ूलकी माला तथा आभूषण धारण करके चन्दन-माला आदि उपचारोंसे उन संहिता-पुस्तककी पृथक्-पृथक् विधिवत् पूजा करे। पूजाके समय चित्तको एकाग्र एवं शुद्ध रखे। भाँति-भाँतिके उत्तम भक्ष्य, भोजन, पेय, माल्य तथा अन्य कमनीय वस्तुएँ भेंटके रूपमें चढ़ाये
rājan bharataśreṣṭha harivaṁśaparvaṇi api pratyeka-pāraṇa-kāle brāhmaṇān yathāvat kṣīra-bhojanaṁ bhojayet. samāpya sarvāḥ prayataḥ saṁhitāḥ śāstra-kovidaḥ śubhe deśe niveśya atha kṣaumavastrābhisaṁvṛtāḥ.
Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, best of the Bharatas! In the Harivaṁśa-parvan too, at the completion of each recitation one should duly feed the Brāhmaṇas with milk-rice. Having carefully completed all the collected recensions, the knower of the scriptures should place them in an auspicious spot, wrapped in fine linen/silk cloth. Then, having purified himself by bathing and the like, wearing white garments, garlands, and ornaments, he should worship those manuscript-collections properly and separately with sandal, garlands, and other offerings—keeping the mind focused and pure—presenting excellent foods, drinks, wreaths, and other pleasing gifts.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches dharmic completion of sacred study: conclude recitation with generosity (feeding Brāhmaṇas), preserve the text respectfully (wrapping and placing manuscripts in an auspicious place), and perform worship with personal purity and mental concentration—treating scripture as a sacred trust.
In Vaiśampāyana’s instruction to the king, the focus shifts to proper observances connected with the Mahābhārata/Harivaṁśa textual tradition: how to mark the end of recitations, honour learned guests, and ritually venerate and safeguard the completed saṁhitā-manuscripts with offerings and disciplined conduct.