Shloka 5
Tilā-Dāna, Dīpa-Dāna, and Nitya-Jalapradāna
Yama–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda) | तिलदान-दीपदान-नित्यजलप्रदान (यम-ब्राह्मण संवाद
नारद उवाच कृत्तिकासु महा भागे पायसेन ससर्पिषा । संतर्प्य ब्राह्मणान् साधूँल्लोकानाप्रोत्यनुत्तमान्
nārada uvāca kṛttikāsu mahābhāge pāyasena sasarpīṣā | saṃtarpya brāhmaṇān sādhūn lokān āprāpya anuttamān ||
那罗陀说道：“福德深厚的夫人啊，在昴宿（Kṛttikā）之时，若以酥油（ghee）调和甜乳饭（pāyasa）布施于婆罗门——那些贤善而堪受供养者——便能使他们满足，由此亦将得至最上诸界。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that timely, respectful giving—specifically feeding worthy Brāhmaṇas with pure, nourishing food—constitutes dharma and generates puṇya that leads to exalted spiritual results (attainment of higher worlds).
Nārada instructs a “highly fortunate” woman about a meritorious observance: on Kṛttikā days, she should offer pāyasa mixed with ghee to virtuous Brāhmaṇas; by satisfying them, she gains access to the highest realms.