Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 81
ततो गन्धैश्न माल्यैश्न स्वलंकृत्य द्विजोत्तमान् | तर्पयेद् विविधै: कामैदनिश्वलोच्चावचैस्तथा
tato gandhaiś ca mālyaiś ca sv-alaṅkṛtya dvijottamān | tarpayet vividhaiḥ kāmair aniśvaloccāvachais tathā ||
Pagkaraan, matapos bihisan ng mga pabango at kuwintas ng bulaklak ang mga pinakadakila sa mga ‘dalawang-ulit na isinilang,’ dapat silang pasayahin sa sari-saring ninanais na ginhawa—sa wastong sukat, magbigay ng iba’t ibang pangangailangan, maliit man o malaki.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches dharmic hospitality: honor the worthy (especially Brahmins) with respectful adornment and satisfy them through generous, appropriate gifts—covering both modest needs and larger necessities—so that giving is thoughtful, not merely symbolic.
Vaiśampāyana describes a prescribed mode of honoring Brahmins: first adorning them with perfumes and garlands, then pleasing them by providing a range of desired items and practical necessities of different kinds and sizes.