Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 10
Strī-dharma: Śiva’s Inquiry, Umā’s Consultation, and Gaṅgā’s Instruction
कल्यमुत्थाय यो मर्त्य: स्नात: शुक्लेन वाससा । तिलपात्र प्रयच्छेत ब्राह्मणेभ्य: समाहित:
kalyam utthāya yo martyaḥ snātaḥ śuklena vāsasā | tilapātraṃ prayacchet brāhmaṇebhyaḥ samāhitaḥ ||
ໂລມະສະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຜູ້ເປັນມະນຸດຜູ້ໃດ ຕື່ນຂຶ້ນໃນຍາມອະຮຸນ, ອາບນ້ຳ, ນຸ່ງເຄື່ອງຂາວສະອາດ, ແລະຮວບຮວມໃຈໃຫ້ໝັ້ນ ແລ້ວຖວາຍພາຊະນະເມັດງາ (tilapātra) ແກ່ພຣາຫມັນ—ຜູ້ນັ້ນໄດ້ກະທຳທານຢ່າງມີວິໄນ ສອດຄ່ອງກັບທຳມະ ໂດຍພິເສດຜູກພັນກັບພິທີບູຊາບັນພະບຸລຸດ»។
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that charity (dāna) becomes especially dharmic and fruitful when performed with bodily purity (bathing, clean white clothing) and mental focus (samāhita), and when offered respectfully to worthy recipients (Brahmins), here using sesame as a ritually significant gift.
Logaśa describes a prescribed morning observance: rising at dawn, bathing, dressing in clean white cloth, and giving a sesame-filled vessel to Brahmins with a concentrated mind, as part of a broader discussion on meritorious acts and their results.