Shloka 30
तीर्थवंशोपदेशः
Tīrtha-vaṃśa Upadeśa: Instruction on the Fruits of Sacred Waters
अव्रती कितव: स्तेन: प्राणिविक्रयिको वणिक् । पश्चाच्च पीतवान् सोमं स राजन् केतनक्षम:
Bhīṣma uvāca | avratī kitavaḥ stenaḥ prāṇivikrāyiko vaṇik | paścāc ca pītavān somaṃ sa rājan ketanakṣamaḥ ||
Bhishma disse: Ó rei, mesmo um homem sem votos, jogador e enganador, ladrão, traficante de seres vivos e mercador por sustento—se depois tiver realizado devidamente um sacrifício e nele bebido o Soma—torna-se também digno de convite.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even those with censured conduct or livelihoods may regain ritual and social eligibility if they later undertake proper sacrificial observance—symbolized here by performing a Soma-yajna and drinking Soma—indicating a dharmic pathway for rehabilitation.
Bhishma, instructing the king on dharma and ritual norms, states that a person formerly marked by serious faults can still be considered fit to be invited to rites if he has subsequently performed a Soma-sacrifice correctly.