Shloka 12
प्रतिग्रहभेदः — The Distinction between Giving and Accepting
Vṛṣādarbhī–Saptarṣi Dialogue
अमावास्यां महाप्राज्ञो विप्रानानाय्य पूजितान् | दक्षिणावर्तिका: सर्वा बृसी: स्वयमथाकरोत्
amāvāsyāṁ mahāprājño viprān ānāyya pūjitān | dakṣiṇāvartikāḥ sarvā bṛsīḥ svayam athākarot |
Bhishma disse: No dia de Amāvāsyā (lua nova), o grande sábio de profunda inteligência convocou brâmanes e os honrou. Em seguida, com as próprias mãos, preparou para eles assentos de relva sagrada kuśa, todos torcidos no auspicioso sentido da direita (no sentido horário), e fê-los sentar-se sobre esses assentos—mostrando reverência, pureza ritual e humilde serviço pessoal.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is expressed through reverent hospitality and correct ritual conduct: honoring learned Brahmins on an auspicious tithi, and performing service personally (making the seats oneself) reflects humility, purity, and ethical discipline.
Bhishma describes a wise sage who, on the new-moon day, summons seven Brahmins, honors them, and prepares rightward-twisted kuśa-grass seats for them, seating them properly as part of a ritual observance.