Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 55
स्वस्ति वाच्य द्विजानादौ ततः कार्ये प्रवर्तिते । समाप्ते पर्वणि ततः स्वशकक््त्या पूजयेद् द्विजान्
svasti vācya dvijān ādau tataḥ kārye pravartite | samāpte parvaṇi tataḥ svaśaktyā pūjayed dvijān ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: “Una, ipabigkas muna sa mga brāhmaṇa ang mga pagpapalang mapalad (svasti), saka simulan ang itinakdang pagbigkas/pagsasagawa. Pagkatapos ng parvan, ayon sa kaya ng tao, igalang at parangalan ang mga brāhmaṇa na iyon.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Begin sacred or formal undertakings with auspicious benedictions, and conclude by honoring the officiants/reciters—especially Brahmins—according to one’s means, emphasizing gratitude, propriety, and dharmic reciprocity.
Vaiśampāyana gives a procedural instruction for conducting a parvan/recitation: first arrange the ‘svasti’ blessing by Brahmins to inaugurate the work, and after the section ends, offer them due honor and worship within one’s capacity.