Shloka 27
Āloka-dāna (Dīpa-dāna), Sumanas–Dhūpa–Dīpa Phala: Manu–Suvarṇa and Śukra–Bali Exempla
द्विविधो हि स्मृतो गन्ध इष्टोडनिष्ट श्व पुष्पज: । इष्टगन्धानि देवानां पुष्पाणीति विभावय
dvividho hi smṛto gandha iṣṭo 'niṣṭaś ca puṣpajaḥ | iṣṭagandhāni devānāṁ puṣpāṇīti vibhāvaya ||
ສຸກຣະໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: «ກິ່ນຫອມທີ່ເກີດຈາກດອກໄມ້ ຖືກເຂົ້າໃຈວ່າມີສອງປະເພດ—ທີ່ນ່າພໍໃຈ ແລະທີ່ບໍ່ນ່າພໍໃຈ. ຈົ່ງຮູ້ໄວ້ໃຫ້ແນ່: ດອກໄມ້ທີ່ມີກິ່ນຫອມນ່າພໍໃຈ ເປັນທີ່ໂປດປານຂອງເທວະດາ».
शुक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Discernment and purity in offerings: just as fragrances are of pleasing and displeasing kinds, one should choose what is agreeable and pure—symbolized by sweet-smelling flowers—as fit for divine worship and ethically refined conduct.
Śukra is instructing his listener by using a simple example from ritual life: among flowers, those with pleasing fragrance are preferred by the gods, so one should keep this principle in mind when selecting offerings and cultivating what is spiritually acceptable.