Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 51
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
कव्यानि ज्ञाननिछेभ्य: प्रतिष्ठाप्पानि भारत । तत्र ये ब्राह्मणान् केचिन्न निन्दन्ति हि ते नरा:
kavyāni jñānaniṣṭhebhyaḥ pratiṣṭhāpyāni bhārata | tatra ye brāhmaṇān kecin na nindanti hi te narāḥ ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “O inapo ni Bhārata, ang mga handog para sa ritwal na śrāddha ay dapat ilagak nang wasto sa harap ng mga brāhmaṇa na matatag na nakaugat sa jñāna, ang kaalamang espirituwal. Yaong mga taong hindi naninira o nanlalait sa mga brāhmaṇa—sila ang tunay na mararangal sa sangkatauhan.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Śrāddha offerings should be given with discernment to Brahmins who are established in spiritual knowledge, and ethical speech is emphasized: refraining from disparaging Brahmins is presented as a mark of true nobility.
In Bhishma’s instruction to Yudhishthira in the Anushasana Parva, he lays down norms for ancestral rites and social-religious conduct, highlighting whom to honor with śrāddha food and praising those who avoid slander of Brahmins.