Shloka 16
Nāga–Nāgabhāryā Saṃvāda: Varṇa-Dharma, Gṛhastha-Discipline, and Mokṣa-Self-Inquiry
Mahābhārata 12.347
संकल्पयित्वा त्रीन् पिण्डान् स्वेनैव विधिना प्रभु: । आत्मगात्रोष्मसम्भूतै: स्नेहगर्भस्तिलैरपि
saṅkalpayitvā trīn piṇḍān svenaiva vidhinā prabhuḥ | ātma-gātroṣma-sambhūtaiḥ sneha-garbhais tilair api apasavya-bhāvena tān piṇḍān prokṣya | tadanantaraṁ deveśvaraḥ śrī-hariḥ svayam eva pūrvābhimukhaḥ praṇamya dharma-maryādā-sthāpanārthaṁ idaṁ vacaḥ uvāca |
那罗陀说：主宰先以意念立誓，依其自身之法制成三枚祭团（piṇḍa）。随后以由自身躯体热力所润泽的芝麻（tila），按阿帕萨维亚（apasavya，逆行）之式洒净其供品。继而诸天之主圣哈利（Śrī Hari）面向东方祈祷，并为确立达摩之界限而宣说如下言辞。
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even divine power acts through rule-bound conduct: the Lord performs a precise rite and then articulates principles to establish dharma-maryādā—showing that ethical order is maintained by disciplined, lawful action rather than mere force.
The Lord prepares three ritual piṇḍas, consecrates them by sprinkling with unctuous sesame in the apasavya (counter-clockwise) manner, then faces east to pray and speak in order to set or reaffirm the proper boundaries of dharma.