Shloka 28
Āloka-dāna (Dīpa-dāna), Sumanas–Dhūpa–Dīpa Phala: Manu–Suvarṇa and Śukra–Bali Exempla
अकण्टकानां वृक्षाणां श्वेतप्रायाश्व॒ वर्णत: । तेषां पुष्पाणि देवानामिष्टानि सततं प्रभो
akāṇṭakānāṁ vṛkṣāṇāṁ śvetaprāyāś ca varṇataḥ | teṣāṁ puṣpāṇi devānām iṣṭāni satataṁ prabho || (padmaṁ ca tulasī-jātir api sarveṣu pūjitā |) ||
舒克罗说道：“主上啊，在无刺之树中，那些以白色为主的树所开的花，恒常为诸天所喜爱。莲花与图拉西（tulasī）在一切供品中皆受崇敬（而茉莉亦在诸花之中尤受称誉）。”
शुक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights principles of auspiciousness and ritual suitability: offerings that are pure, gentle (thornless), and symbolically sattvic (often associated with whiteness) are considered especially pleasing to the gods; lotus and tulasī are singled out as universally revered in worship.
Śukra is instructing his listener on which kinds of flowers are most appropriate and pleasing for divine worship, giving criteria (thornless, predominantly white) and naming exemplary sacred offerings such as lotus and tulasī.