Shloka 15
Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)
अतः तिलदान सब दानोंसे बढ़कर है। तिलदान यहाँ सब दानोंमें अक्षय फल देनेवाला बताया जाता है ।।
ucchinne tu purā havye kuśikarṣiḥ parantapaḥ | tilair agni-trayaṁ hutvā prāptavān gatim uttamām ||
ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ଏହିହେତୁ ତିଳଦାନ ସମସ୍ତ ଦାନଠାରୁ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ; ଏଠାରେ ଏହାକୁ ‘ଅକ୍ଷୟ’ ଫଳଦାୟକ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଇଛି। ପୂର୍ବକାଳରେ ହବିଷ୍ୟ ଶେଷ ହୋଇଯାଉଥିବାବେଳେ, ପରନ୍ତପ ରାଜର୍ଷି କୁଶିକ ତିଳଦ୍ୱାରା ତିନୋଟି ଅଗ୍ନିରେ ଆହୁତି ଦେଇ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ତୃପ୍ତ କରିଥିଲେ; ସେହି ପୁଣ୍ୟରେ ସେ ଉତ୍ତମ ଗତି ପାଇଥିଲେ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sesame (tila) used in donation and fire-offering is praised as especially potent: even when standard oblations are unavailable, a sincere dharmic offering of tila can sustain ritual duty and yield enduring spiritual merit, culminating in ‘uttamā gati’ (the highest attainment).
Bhishma cites an ancient precedent: when the sacrificial havis was depleted, the royal sage Kuśika performed the required offerings using sesame seeds into the three sacred fires, satisfied them, and as a result attained the supreme state—supporting Bhishma’s praise of tiladāna and tila-offerings.