Shloka 6
Tilā-Dāna, Dīpa-Dāna, and Nitya-Jalapradāna
Yama–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda) | तिलदान-दीपदान-नित्यजलप्रदान (यम-ब्राह्मण संवाद
नारदजीने कहा--महाभागे! कृत्तिका नक्षत्र आनेपर मनुष्य घृतयुक्त खीरके द्वारा श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणोंको तृप्त करे। इससे वह सर्वोत्तम लोकोंको प्राप्त होता है ।।
nārada uvāca—mahābhāge! kṛttikā-nakṣatre samāgate manuṣyo ghṛta-yuktayā kṣīrayā śreṣṭhān brāhmaṇān tṛptayet; tena sa sarvottamān lokān prāpnoti. rohīṇyāṃ prasṛtair mārga-phala-rasair annēna sarpiṣā payasā ca pānīya-dravyāṇi dvijātaye dātavyāni; tena sa ṛṇāt pramucyate.
Sinabi ni Narada: “O marangal na ginang! Kapag dumating ang konstelasyong Kṛttikā, dapat pasayahin ng tao ang mga karapat-dapat na Brahmin sa pamamagitan ng kheer (lugaw na may gatas) na may halong ghee; sa gayon ay nakakamit niya ang pinakadakilang mga daigdig. At kapag nangingibabaw ang Rohiṇī, dapat maghandog sa isang dvija na Brahmin (dalawang ulit na isinilang) ng laman at katas ng hinog na prutas, lutong pagkain, ghee, gatas, at angkop na mga inumin; sa gayon ay napapalaya siya mula sa pagkakautang.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches time-sensitive charity (dāna) and hospitality: feeding and gifting nourishing foods to qualified Brahmins at auspicious lunar mansions (Kṛttikā, Rohiṇī) generates spiritual merit, leading to higher realms and relief from one’s obligations (ṛṇa).
Nārada instructs a noble woman on specific observances tied to nakṣatras: during Kṛttikā one should feed Brahmins milk-pudding with ghee, and during Rohiṇī one should donate ripe fruit preparations, food, ghee, milk, and drinks—framing these acts as ethically potent and spiritually fruitful.