Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 65
विप्रेभ्य: संस्कृतं सम्यग् दद्यात् संयतमानस: । कर्णपर्वमें भी ब्राह्मणोंको अच्छे ढंगसे तैयार किया हुआ सबकी रुचिके अनुकूल उत्तम भोजन दे और अपने मनको वशमें रखे ।।
viprebhyaḥ saṃskṛtaṃ samyag dadyāt saṃyatamānasaḥ | śalyaparvaṇi rājendra modakaiḥ saguḍaudanaiḥ ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: “Taglay ang isip na disiplinado, dapat ihandog nang wasto sa mga brāhmaṇa ang pagkaing maayos na inihanda. O pinakamainam sa mga hari, sa Śalya-parvan din, pasayahin sila sa matatamis na kakanin at kaning niluto na may jaggery, na ibinibigay nang may pagpipigil-sa-sarili at pag-iingat, ayon sa kanilang panlasa.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches dāna and hospitality guided by self-restraint: offerings should be properly prepared, given respectfully to brāhmaṇas, and aligned with what is fitting and pleasing, emphasizing inner discipline (saṃyatamānasaḥ) along with outward generosity.
Vaiśampāyana continues a prescriptive description of meritorious conduct, listing appropriate acts of giving across contexts (here referencing the Śalya-parvan), specifying exemplary foods—modakas and jaggery-rice—as suitable offerings to brāhmaṇas when performed with a controlled mind.