Shloka 39
Gārhasthya-Śreṣṭhatā and Kṣatriya-Daṇḍadhāraṇa
Householder Primacy and the Royal Duty of Punishment
त्वं गत्वा बाहुदां शीघ्र तर्पयस्व यथाविधि । देवानृषीन् पितृश्चैवं मा चाधर्मे मनः कृथा:
tvaṃ gatvā bāhudāṃ śīghra tarpayasva yathāvidhi | devān ṛṣīn pitṝṃś caivaṃ mā cādharme manaḥ kṛthāḥ ||
Hãy lập tức đến Bāhudā và theo đúng nghi thức mà dâng lễ tarpaṇa. Như vậy, hãy kính thờ chư thiên, các ṛṣi và tổ tiên—và đừng để tâm ngươi nghiêng về bất nghĩa.
शंख उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should promptly perform prescribed duties—especially offerings that honor gods, sages, and ancestors—and guard the mind from drifting into adharma; ethical steadiness is reinforced through disciplined, rule-based action.
Śaṅkha instructs the listener to go quickly to Bāhudā and carry out ritual satisfactions (tarpaṇa) in the proper manner, explicitly naming the recipients—devas, ṛṣis, and pitṛs—while warning against any inward turn toward unrighteous intent.