Shloka 60

Devanagari script

विघसाशी भवेत्‌ तस्मान्नित्यं चामृतभोजन: । विघसो भुक्तशेषं तु यज्ञशेषं तथामृतम्‌,अतः गृहस्थ मनुष्य प्रतिदिन विघस एवं अमृत भोजन करे। घरके सब लोगोंके भोजन कर लेनेपर जो अन्न शेष रह जाय उसे “विघस” कहते हैं तथा बलि-वैश्वदेवसे बचे हुए अन्नका नाम 'अमृत' है

Transliteration

vighasāśī bhavet tasmān nityaṃ cāmṛtabhojanaḥ | vighaso bhuktaśeṣaṃ tu yajñaśeṣaṃ tathāmṛtam ||

Translation

Kaya ang maybahay ay dapat mamuhay araw-araw bilang vighasāśin at tumikim din ng amṛta. Ang pagkaing natira matapos kumain ang iba ay tinatawag na vighasa, at ang pagkaing natira matapos ang mga handog sa ritwal (gaya ng bali at vaiśvadeva) ay tinatawag ding amṛta. Sa gayon, araw-araw, kumain ang maybahay sa ganitong disiplina—inuuna ang iba at ang mga banal na tungkulin, at inilalagay ang sarili sa pinakahuli.

Word by Word

विघसाशीone who eats the remnants (vighasa)

भवेत्should be / may become

तस्मात्therefore / from that (reason)

नित्यम्always

चand

अमृतभोजनःone whose food is ‘amṛta’ (sacrificial remainder)

विघसःvighasa (food-remnant)

भुक्तशेषम्the remainder after eating

तुbut / indeed

यज्ञशेषम्the remainder of a sacrifice

तथाlikewise

अमृतम्amṛta (here: consecrated/sacrificial remainder)

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

gṛhastha (householder)

vighasa

amṛta

yajña

bali

vaiśvadeva

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A householder’s dharma is to prioritize others and ritual duty: feed dependents/guests first, offer the prescribed bali and vaiśvadeva, and only then eat what remains—treating such remainder as disciplined, sanctified sustenance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira states a rule of conduct for householders, defining two kinds of ‘remainder’—vighasa (after people have eaten) and amṛta (after offerings)—and recommends that daily eating be aligned with these dharmic priorities.