Shloka 6963
मौसले सार्वगुणिकं गन्धमाल्यानुलेपनम् । आश्रमवासिकपर्वमें ब्राह्मणोंको हविष्प भोजन कराये। मौसलपर्वमें सर्वगुणसम्पन्न अन्न, चन्दन, माला और अनुलेपनका दान करे
mauśale sārvaguṇikaṃ gandhamālyānulepanam | āśramavāsikaparvaṇi brāhmaṇān haviṣpabhojanaṃ kārayet | mauśalaparvaṇi sarvaguṇasampanna-annam candanaṃ mālāṃ ca anulepanaṃ ca dadyāt |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。マウサラの章においては、あらゆる善き徳を具えた施与—香料、花鬘、塗香（軟膏）—をなすべきである。アーシュラマヴァーシカの章においては、供犠の供物たるハヴィス（havis）から調えた食をもって、ブラーフマナたちを饗応するよう取り計らうべきである。かくしてマウサラ・パルヴァでは、最上の食、白檀、花鬘、塗香の練り香を施すべし—それは敬虔と清浄と寛施によってダルマを支える行いである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes dharmic giving: offering high-quality, pure, and auspicious items (food, sandalwood, garlands, unguents) and arranging respectful feeding of Brahmins with ritually pure food. Generosity and reverence, expressed through purity and hospitality, are presented as ethically meritorious.
Vaiśampāyana gives prescriptive guidance connected with specific Parvas: in the Āśramavāsika context, Brahmins are to be fed with haviṣya-type food; in the Mausala context, one should make donations of excellent provisions and auspicious ritual items such as sandalwood, garlands, fragrances, and unguents.