Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 6963
मौसले सार्वगुणिकं गन्धमाल्यानुलेपनम् । आश्रमवासिकपर्वमें ब्राह्मणोंको हविष्प भोजन कराये। मौसलपर्वमें सर्वगुणसम्पन्न अन्न, चन्दन, माला और अनुलेपनका दान करे
mauśale sārvaguṇikaṃ gandhamālyānulepanam | āśramavāsikaparvaṇi brāhmaṇān haviṣpabhojanaṃ kārayet | mauśalaparvaṇi sarvaguṇasampanna-annam candanaṃ mālāṃ ca anulepanaṃ ca dadyāt |
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Sa bahaging Mausala, dapat maghandog ng mga kaloob na ganap sa bawat mabuting katangian—mga pabango, mga kuwintas ng bulaklak, at mga pamahid. Sa bahaging Āśramavāsika, dapat ayusin na mapakain ang mga brāhmaṇa ng pagkaing inihanda mula sa havis, ang handog na pangsakripisyo. Kaya, sa Mausala Parva, dapat magbigay ng napakahusay na pagkain, sandalwood, mga kuwintas ng bulaklak, at mga pamahid—mga gawaing nagtataguyod sa dharma sa pamamagitan ng paggalang, kadalisayan, at pagkakawanggawa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes dharmic giving: offering high-quality, pure, and auspicious items (food, sandalwood, garlands, unguents) and arranging respectful feeding of Brahmins with ritually pure food. Generosity and reverence, expressed through purity and hospitality, are presented as ethically meritorious.
Vaiśampāyana gives prescriptive guidance connected with specific Parvas: in the Āśramavāsika context, Brahmins are to be fed with haviṣya-type food; in the Mausala context, one should make donations of excellent provisions and auspicious ritual items such as sandalwood, garlands, fragrances, and unguents.