Shloka 15
Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)
अतः तिलदान सब दानोंसे बढ़कर है। तिलदान यहाँ सब दानोंमें अक्षय फल देनेवाला बताया जाता है ।।
ucchinne tu purā havye kuśikarṣiḥ parantapaḥ | tilair agni-trayaṁ hutvā prāptavān gatim uttamām ||
毗湿摩说道：“因此，施芝麻胜过诸施；此处教示其能结‘不坏之果’。往昔，祭品哈维斯（havis）已尽之时，王仙俱尸迦（Kuśika）——苦行炽盛、能摧敌者——以芝麻投入三圣火，令三火皆得满足。由此善业，他证得至上境界。其旨在于：以正法之心行芝麻布施（tiladāna）与芝麻供献，功效尤为卓绝，所生功德长久不减。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sesame (tila) used in donation and fire-offering is praised as especially potent: even when standard oblations are unavailable, a sincere dharmic offering of tila can sustain ritual duty and yield enduring spiritual merit, culminating in ‘uttamā gati’ (the highest attainment).
Bhishma cites an ancient precedent: when the sacrificial havis was depleted, the royal sage Kuśika performed the required offerings using sesame seeds into the three sacred fires, satisfied them, and as a result attained the supreme state—supporting Bhishma’s praise of tiladāna and tila-offerings.