Shloka 9
Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)
सर्वसत्रैश्न यजते यस्तिलैर्यजते पितृन् | न चाकामेन दातव्यं तिलश्राद्धं कदाचन
bhīṣma uvāca | sarvasatraiś ca yajate yas tilair yajate pitṝn | na cākāmena dātavyaṃ tilaśrāddhaṃ kadācana ||
ಎಳ್ಳಿನಿಂದ ಪಿತೃಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸುವವನು ಸಮಸ್ತ ಯಜ್ಞಗಳನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸಿದವನಂತೆ. ಆದರೆ ಎಳ್ಳಿನ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧವನ್ನು ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಇಚ್ಛೆ-ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ, ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯಭಾವದಿಂದ ಕೊಡಬಾರದು; ಸಂಕಲ್ಪದಿಂದ, ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sesame-offerings to the Pitṛs are praised as highly meritorious—comparable to performing many sacrifices—but the act should not be done mechanically or with indifference; it must be offered with conscious intention and faith.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising on duties and rites; here he highlights the special potency of sesame in ancestral worship while stressing the ethical requirement of purposeful, sincere offering.