Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 7
घृतं माल्यं च गन्धांश्व॒ क्षौमाणि च युधिष्ठिर: । चन्दनागुरुमुख्यानि तथा कालीयकान्यपि
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
ghṛtaṁ mālyaṁ ca gandhāṁś ca kṣaumāṇi ca yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
candanāgurumukhyāni tathā kālīyakāny api ||
毗湿摩波衍那说道：昆蒂之子尤提施提罗早已为毗湿摩的火葬丧礼预先送去酥油、花鬘、香料、细麻衣，以及檀香、沉香等上等芳香之物，并备有迦梨耶迦（黑檀香/香膏）——以尽子侄之礼，报答那位即使在战乱中亦守护达摩的长老。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma includes honoring elders and teachers through proper rites and respectful remembrance. Even after conflict, one must uphold gratitude, decorum, and ritual responsibility toward those who embodied duty.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira had already arranged and sent essential ritual items—ghee, garlands, fragrances, cloth, and precious aromatics like sandalwood and agaru (including kālīyaka)—as preparations for Bhīṣma’s cremation/funeral observances.