Shloka 14
Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)
सर्वेषामिति दानानां तिलदानं विशिष्यते । अक्षयं सर्वदानानां तिलदानमिहोच्यते
sarveṣām iti dānānāṃ tiladānaṃ viśiṣyate | akṣayaṃ sarvadānānāṃ tiladānam ihocyate ||
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໃນບັນດາທານທັງປວງ ທານເມັດງາ (ຕິລະທານ) ໄດ້ຮັບການຍົກຍ້ອງວ່າດີເລີດເປັນພິເສດ. ທີ່ນີ້ກ່າວວ່າເປັນ ‘ອັກສະຍະ’—ບຸນຜົນບໍ່ຫຼຸດຫາຍ ເຫນືອກວ່າທານອື່ນໆ ໃນຜົນທາງທຳອັນຍືນຍາວ»។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that tiladāna (donating sesame) is uniquely meritorious among charities, described as akṣaya—yielding enduring, non-diminishing spiritual merit.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on the relative excellence of various gifts, highlighting sesame-donation as especially efficacious.