Shloka 10
पात्रलक्षण-परिक्षा (Pātra-Lakṣaṇa Parīkṣā) — Criteria for a Worthy Recipient
येन येनैव हविषा ब्राह्म॒णांस्तर्पयेन्नर:
yena yenaiva haviṣā brāhmaṇāṁs tarpayen naraḥ
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—മനുഷ്യൻ ഏത് ഹവിസ്സുകൊണ്ടു ബ്രാഹ്മണരെ തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നുവോ, അതിനാൽ തന്നെയാണ് അവൻ ധർമ്മം ആചരിക്കുന്നത്.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that dharmic merit in offerings lies in properly gratifying worthy recipients—especially learned Brāhmaṇas—through whatever legitimate oblation one has, highlighting respectful support of sacred learning and ritual duty.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct; here he states a principle about offerings: whichever oblation is used, the key is that it should duly satisfy the Brāhmaṇas, aligning ritual action with ethical intention.