Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 11
Strī-dharma: Śiva’s Inquiry, Umā’s Consultation, and Gaṅgā’s Instruction
तिलोदकं च यो दद्यात् पितृणां मधुना सह । दीपकं कृसरं चैव श्रूयतां तस्य यत् फलम्
tilodakaṃ ca yo dadyāt pitṝṇāṃ madhunā saha | dīpakaṃ kṛsaraṃ caiva śrūyatāṃ tasya yat phalam ||
Sinabi ni Lomaśa: “Ang sinumang nag-aalay ng tubig na may linga (tilodaka) para sa mga Pitṛ kasama ng pulot, at nagbibigay rin ng lampara at kṛsara (kanin na may munggo o iba pang butil), pakinggan ngayon ang kabutihang-loob na napapasa kaniya.”
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse commends specific acts of giving and offering—sesame-water with honey for the ancestors, along with a lamp and kṛsara—as dharmic practices whose beneficial results (puṇya) are to be heard and understood.
The speaker, Logaśa, introduces a description of the spiritual ‘fruit’ gained by a person who performs these offerings for the Pitṛs; the verse functions as a lead-in to the ensuing account of the merits of such rites.