Shloka 65
विप्रेभ्य: संस्कृतं सम्यग् दद्यात् संयतमानस: । कर्णपर्वमें भी ब्राह्मणोंको अच्छे ढंगसे तैयार किया हुआ सबकी रुचिके अनुकूल उत्तम भोजन दे और अपने मनको वशमें रखे ।।
viprebhyaḥ saṃskṛtaṃ samyag dadyāt saṃyatamānasaḥ | śalyaparvaṇi rājendra modakaiḥ saguḍaudanaiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Dengan minda yang terkawal, hendaklah seseorang mempersembahkan kepada para brāhmaṇa makanan yang disediakan dengan sempurna. Wahai raja yang terbaik, dalam Śalya-parvan juga, hendaklah baginda menggembirakan mereka dengan kuih-muih manis dan nasi yang dimasak bersama gula melaka (jaggery), diberikan dengan penguasaan diri dan penuh tertib, menurut selera mereka.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches dāna and hospitality guided by self-restraint: offerings should be properly prepared, given respectfully to brāhmaṇas, and aligned with what is fitting and pleasing, emphasizing inner discipline (saṃyatamānasaḥ) along with outward generosity.
Vaiśampāyana continues a prescriptive description of meritorious conduct, listing appropriate acts of giving across contexts (here referencing the Śalya-parvan), specifying exemplary foods—modakas and jaggery-rice—as suitable offerings to brāhmaṇas when performed with a controlled mind.