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Shloka 64

Tilā-Dāna, Dīpa-Dāna, and Nitya-Jalapradāna

Yama–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda) | तिलदान-दीपदान-नित्यजलप्रदान (यम-ब्राह्मण संवाद

भीष्मजी कहते हैं--राजन्‌! इस प्रकार नक्षत्रोंक योगमें किये जानेवाले विविध वस्तुओंके दानका संक्षेपसे यहाँ वर्णन किया गया है। नारदजीने देवकीसे और देवकीजीने अपनी पुत्रवधुओंसे यह विषय सुनाया था ।।

bhīṣma uvāca—rājan! evaṃ nakṣatrayoge kriyamāṇānāṃ vividha-vastūnāṃ dānānāṃ saṃkṣepeṇa iha varṇanaṃ kṛtam. nāradena devakyāḥ sakāśāt, devakyā ca sva-putravadhu-bhyaḥ ayaṃ viṣayaḥ śrutaḥ. iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi nakṣatrayogadānaṃ nāma catuḥṣaṣṭitamo ’dhyāyaḥ. iti dānadharmaparvaṇi nakṣatrayoga-sambandhī dāna-nāmakaḥ catuḥṣaṣṭitamo ’dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ.

Bhishma nói: “Tâu Đại vương, tại đây đã trình bày ngắn gọn về nhiều loại bố thí cần thực hiện khi các nakṣatra-yoga (những sự hội hợp của chòm sao theo lịch trăng) xuất hiện. Giáo huấn này Nārada đã nghe từ Devakī, rồi Devakī lại truyền dạy cho các nàng dâu của mình. Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ sáu mươi tư của Anushasana Parva, trong phần về dharma của bố thí, mang tên ‘Bố thí liên hệ với nakṣatra-yoga’.”

भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
नक्षत्रयोगेin the conjunction with a nakshatra (astral combination)
नक्षत्रयोगे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनक्षत्रयोग
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
क्रियमाणानाम्being done / performed
क्रियमाणानाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकृ
FormPresent passive participle (शानच्), Neuter, Genitive, Plural
विविधवस्तुदानानाम्of gifts of various items
विविधवस्तुदानानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootविविधवस्तुदान
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
संक्षेपतःbriefly
संक्षेपतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसंक्षेपतः
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
वर्णनम्description
वर्णनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवर्णन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
कृतम्has been done / made
कृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
नारदेनby Narada
नारदेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनारद
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
देवक्यैto Devaki
देवक्यै:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootदेवकी
FormFeminine, Dative, Singular
विषयःthe topic / subject-matter
विषयः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविषय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्रावितःwas narrated / caused to be heard
श्रावितः:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormCausative past passive participle (णिच् + क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
देवक्याby Devaki
देवक्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदेवकी
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
स्वपुत्रवधूभ्यःto her daughters-in-law
स्वपुत्रवधूभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वपुत्रवधू
FormFeminine, Dative, Plural
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma (Bhīṣma)
Y
Yudhishthira (addressed as Rājan)
N
Narada (Nārada)
D
Devaki (Devakī)
D
Devaki’s daughters-in-law (putravadhu)

Educational Q&A

The passage functions as a concluding summary: it affirms that charitable giving (dāna) can be guided by nakṣatra-yogas (astral timings), and that the chapter has presented a concise catalogue of such gifts—framing dāna as a disciplined ethical practice aligned with traditional ritual calendars.

Bhishma closes the instruction to King Yudhishthira by stating that the topic—donations connected with nakṣatra-yogas—has been summarized, and he notes the lineage of transmission: Narada learned it from Devaki, who then taught it to her daughters-in-law. The colophon then marks the end of the chapter.