Shloka 8
Tilā-Dāna, Dīpa-Dāna, and Nitya-Jalapradāna
Yama–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda) | तिलदान-दीपदान-नित्यजलप्रदान (यम-ब्राह्मण संवाद
आर्द्रायां कृसरं दत्त्वा तिलमिश्रमुपोषित: । नरस्तरति दुर्गाणि क्षुरधारांश्व॒ पर्वतान्
Ārdrāyāṃ kṛsaraṃ dattvā tilamiśram upoṣitaḥ | naras tarati durgāṇi kṣuradhārāṃś ca parvatān ||
Sinabi ni Narada: “Ang taong, matapos mag-ayuno, ay maghandog ng kṛsara (ulam na bigas at munggo/legumbre) na may halong linga sa araw ng mansyong-lunar na Ārdrā, ay nakakatawid maging sa mabibigat na kapahamakan—oo, kahit sa mga bundok na tila talim ng labaha.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that disciplined self-restraint (fasting) combined with timely, prescribed charity (donating sesame-mixed kṛsara on Ārdrā) generates spiritual merit that helps one overcome even extreme difficulties.
Nārada is describing the fruit (phala) of a specific observance: fasting and then giving a particular food-offering on the Ārdrā nakṣatra. He uses vivid imagery—crossing perilous obstacles and razor-edged mountains—to emphasize the power of such dharmic acts.