Shloka 28
Chapter 26: Śoka-pratiṣedha, Hata-saṅkhyā, Gati-vibhāga, Pretakārya-ājñā
Restraint of Grief, Count of the Slain, Destinies, and Funerary Directives
चन्दनागुरुकाष्ठानि तथा कालीयकान्युत । घृतं तैलं च गन्धांश्व क्षौमाणि वसनानि च
candanāgurukāṣṭhāni tathā kālīyakāny uta | ghṛtaṃ tailaṃ ca gandhāṃś ca kṣaumāṇi vasanāni ca ||
അവർ ചന്ദനവും അഗുരുവും ആയ കഷ്ഠങ്ങൾ, കൂടാതെ കാലീയകം; നെയ്യ്, എണ്ണ, വിവിധ സുഗന്ധദ്രവ്യങ്ങൾ, സൂക്ഷ്മ ക്ഷൗമവസ്ത്രങ്ങളും വസ്ത്രാദികളും കൊണ്ടുവന്നു।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid overwhelming grief after war, dharma expresses itself through respectful, orderly rites: providing pure and fitting materials to honor the departed, affirming human dignity and social responsibility.
In Strī Parva’s mourning context, preparations are being made with fragrant woods, oils, ghee, perfumes, and fine cloth—items typically used for anointing, offerings, and dignified funerary arrangements for those slain.