Shloka 32
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
जिन्होंने पुण्य तीर्थोमें गोता लगानेके लिये श्रम--प्रयत्न किया है
bhīṣma uvāca | ye puṇya-tīrtheṣu nimajjanārthaṃ śrama-prayatnaṃ kṛtavantaḥ, veda-mantroccāraṇa-pūrvakam anekān yajñān anuṣṭhāya avabhṛtha-snānaṃ kṛtavantaḥ; ye krodha-rahitāś cañcalatā-rahitāḥ kṣamāśīlā mano-nigrahavantaḥ jitendriyāḥ sarva-bhūta-hitaiṣiṇaś ca, tān eva brāhmaṇān śrāddhe nimantrayitavyān || eteṣu dattam akṣayyam ete vai paṅkti-pāvanāḥ | ime pare mahā-bhāgā vijñeyāḥ paṅkti-pāvanāḥ ||
毗湿摩说：在施行祭祖的施罗陀（śrāddha）之礼时，应当邀请这样的婆罗门：他们曾为沐浴于神圣渡口（tīrtha）而辛勤劳作；他们在诵持吠陀真言之后举行了许多祭祀，并以终结的阿婆婆利他浴（avabhṛtha）圆满其仪；他们无嗔无躁，不轻浮多变，能忍能恕，制心自持，降伏诸根，且愿一切众生得利乐。施与此等贤者之布施，功德不竭，因为他们是“净化席行者”（paṅkti-pāvana），能使整列受食之人皆得清净。除此之外，尚有其他福德深厚、亦被称为“净化席行者”的婆罗门；亦当如是认定其为堪受供养者。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
In śrāddha, the worthiness of invitees matters: those who combine Vedic-ritual accomplishment with ethical virtues—non-anger, steadiness, forgiveness, self-restraint, sense-control, and universal benevolence—make the offering ‘akṣayya’ (inexhaustible in merit) and are called paṅkti-pāvanas, purifying the entire dining line.
Bhishma is instructing (as a dharma-teacher) on the proper conduct of śrāddha rites, specifically identifying the kinds of Brahmins who should be invited and explaining why gifts to them yield enduring spiritual results.