Svargarohana Parva Adhyaya 6 Shloka 67 - Mahabharata | Telugu | Vedapath

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Shloka 67

Devanagari script

स्त्रीपर्वणि तथा र्नैस्तर्पयेत्तु द्विजोत्तमान्‌ । गदापर्वमें भी मूँग मिलाये हुए चावलका दान करे। स्त्रीपर्वमें रत्नोंद्वारा श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणोंको तृप्त करे ।। घृतौदनं पुरस्ताच्च ऐषीके दापयेत्‌ पुन:

Transliteration

strīparvaṇi tathā rnaistarpayet tu dvijottamān | gadāparvaṇi bhī mūṅgamilāyitacāvalakā dānaṃ kare | strīparvaṇi ratnair dvārā śreṣṭhabrāhmaṇān tṛptayet || ghṛtaudanaṃ purastāc ca aiṣīke dāpayet punaḥ |

Translation

స్త్రీపర్వమున రత్నములచేత ఉత్తమ బ్రాహ్మణులను తృప్తిపరచవలెను. అలాగే ముందుగా ఐషీక విభాగమున కూడా ఘృతౌదనమును మరల దానముగా ఇవ్వించవలెను.

Word by Word

स्त्रीपर्वणिin the Strī-parvan

तथाlikewise

नैःfully, completely (prefixal adverbial use)

तर्पयेत्should satisfy / should gratify

तुbut, indeed

द्विजोत्तमान्the best Brahmins (best of the twice-born)

घृतौदनम्rice cooked with ghee

पुरस्तात्beforehand, in front

चand

ऐषीकेin/at (the rite) called Aiṣīka (or: in the Aiṣīka context)

दापयेत्should cause (someone) to give / should have (it) given

पुनःagain, further

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Strī-parvan

Gadā-parvan

Aiṣīka

Brahmins (dvijottama/śreṣṭha-brāhmaṇa)

jewels (ratna)

ghee-rice (ghṛta-odana)

rice mixed with mung beans (mūṅga-miśrita-cāvala)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that dharma after catastrophic events is upheld through disciplined generosity—specifically, satisfying worthy Brahmins with appropriate offerings (food and valuables) tied to particular narrative sections, emphasizing remembrance, gratitude, and merit through dāna and tarpaṇa.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana lists prescriptive acts associated with different parvans/sections: in the Strī-parvan one should satisfy Brahmins (even with jewels), in the Gadā-parvan one should donate rice mixed with mung beans, and in the Aiṣīka section one should again arrange the gift of ghee-cooked rice—mapping ritual gifts onto the epic’s episodes.