Shloka 9
Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)
सर्वसत्रैश्न यजते यस्तिलैर्यजते पितृन् | न चाकामेन दातव्यं तिलश्राद्धं कदाचन
bhīṣma uvāca | sarvasatraiś ca yajate yas tilair yajate pitṝn | na cākāmena dātavyaṃ tilaśrāddhaṃ kadācana ||
ଯେ ତିଳ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପିତୃମାନଙ୍କୁ ପୂଜା କରେ, ସେ ଯେନ ସମସ୍ତ ଯଜ୍ଞ କରିଥାଏ। କିନ୍ତୁ ତିଳ-ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ କେବେ ଇଚ୍ଛା ଓ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧା ବିନା ଦେବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ; ଉଦାସୀନ ଭାବରେ ନୁହେଁ, ସଙ୍କଳ୍ପପୂର୍ବକ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sesame-offerings to the Pitṛs are praised as highly meritorious—comparable to performing many sacrifices—but the act should not be done mechanically or with indifference; it must be offered with conscious intention and faith.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising on duties and rites; here he highlights the special potency of sesame in ancestral worship while stressing the ethical requirement of purposeful, sincere offering.