Shloka 5
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Public Request for Consent to Enter the Forest (अनुज्ञा-प्रार्थना)
तदनन्तर उन्होंने भीष्मजी तथा अपने पुत्रोंके श्राद्धके लिये सुयोग्य एवं श्रेष्ठ ब्रह्मर्षियों सहस्रों सुहदोंको निमन्त्रित किया। निमन्त्रित करके उनके लिये अन्न
uddiśyoddiśya sarvebhyo dadau sa nṛpasattamaḥ | droṇaṃ saṅkīrtya bhīṣmaṃ ca somadattaṃ ca bāhvīkam ||
其后，那位最胜之王为毗湿摩及诸子之施罗陀（śrāddha）之礼，延请千百堪当的婆罗门仙（Brahmarṣi）与诸亲善友。既已延请，便为之聚办饮食、饮水、车乘、覆身之衣，黄金、宝珠、珍宝，婢仆男女，羊与山羊，毯褥，上等宝物，村邑、田地、财帛，饰以珠璎之象与马，并美貌少女。随后，他为诸亡者各各立意，逐一称名而施与前述诸物：唱出德罗那、毗湿摩、苏摩达多与婆诃利迦之名，分别为其施罗陀而行布施。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed through śrāddha and dāna: one honors the departed by dedicating gifts with clear intention (uddiśya), naming them explicitly, and giving appropriately to worthy recipients. Ethical emphasis falls on responsibility toward the dead and the purifying, reconciliatory role of generosity after catastrophe.
A king performs memorial rites for those who have died, distributing gifts to the assembled Brahmarṣis and others. He dedicates each donation to a specific deceased person by reciting their names—Droṇa, Bhīṣma, Somadatta, Bāhlīka, and others—thus making individualized offerings rather than a single undifferentiated act.