Shloka 5
Tilā-Dāna, Dīpa-Dāna, and Nitya-Jalapradāna
Yama–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda) | तिलदान-दीपदान-नित्यजलप्रदान (यम-ब्राह्मण संवाद
नारद उवाच कृत्तिकासु महा भागे पायसेन ससर्पिषा । संतर्प्य ब्राह्मणान् साधूँल्लोकानाप्रोत्यनुत्तमान्
nārada uvāca kṛttikāsu mahābhāge pāyasena sasarpīṣā | saṃtarpya brāhmaṇān sādhūn lokān āprāpya anuttamān ||
Sinabi ni Nārada: “O ginang na lubhang mapalad, sa nakṣatra na Kṛttikā, sa pag-aalay ng pāyasa (matamis na kanin) na may halong ghee sa mga Brāhmaṇa—mga banal at karapat-dapat tumanggap—mapasisiyahan mo sila, at dahil dito’y mararating mo ang pinakamataas na mga daigdig.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that timely, respectful giving—specifically feeding worthy Brāhmaṇas with pure, nourishing food—constitutes dharma and generates puṇya that leads to exalted spiritual results (attainment of higher worlds).
Nārada instructs a “highly fortunate” woman about a meritorious observance: on Kṛttikā days, she should offer pāyasa mixed with ghee to virtuous Brāhmaṇas; by satisfying them, she gains access to the highest realms.