Shloka 21
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
ध्वानश्न पंक्तिदूषाश्न नावेक्षेरनू कथंचन । तस्मात् परिसृते दद्यात् तिलांश्वान्ववकीरयेत्
dhvānaśnapaṅktidūṣāśnān nāvekṣer anū kathañcana | tasmāt parisṛte dadyāt tilān śvān avakīrayet ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Dapat tiyakin na ang mga aso at ang mga Brāhmaṇa na sumisira sa hanay ng handog sa śrāddha ay hindi sa anumang paraan makatititig sa śrāddha. Kaya ang alay ay dapat gawin sa isang lugar na nababakuran at napaliligiran, at magwisik ng mga butil ng linga (sesame) sa paligid upang itaboy sila at ingatan ang ritwal laban sa pagdungis.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Śrāddha should be protected from ritual defilement: the performer must prevent improper onlookers or disruptive/impure participants from affecting the rite, and should take practical measures (enclosure, scattering sesame) to safeguard its sanctity.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma, he gives a procedural rule for conducting śrāddha: perform the offering in a secluded/enclosed spot so that dogs and ‘line-spoilers’ do not see it, and scatter sesame seeds around as a protective measure.