Shloka 10
Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)
महर्षे: कश्यपस्यैते गात्रेभ्य: प्रसृतास्तिला: । ततो दिव्यं गता भावं प्रदानेषु तिला: प्रभो,प्रभो! ये तिल महर्षि कश्यपके अंगोंसे प्रकट होकर विस्तारको प्राप्त हुए हैं; इसलिये दानके निमित्त इनमें दिव्यता आ गयी है
maharṣeḥ kaśyapasyaite gātrebhyaḥ prasṛtās tilāḥ | tato divyaṃ gatā bhāvaṃ pradāneṣu tilāḥ prabho ||
اے प्रभو! یہ تل مہارشی کشیپ کے اعضا سے ظاہر ہو کر پھیل گئے ہیں؛ اسی لیے خیرات و دان کے کام میں تلوں کو ایک الٰہی شان حاصل ہو گئی ہے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse grounds the religious and ethical value of giving sesame (tila-dāna) in a sacred origin story: because tila is linked to the body of the sage Kaśyapa, it is regarded as inherently auspicious and thus especially fit for charitable donation.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma (especially gifts and rites), he explains to his listener that sesame seeds are considered divine for donations because tradition holds they emerged from the limbs of the great sage Kaśyapa.