Shloka 60

ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः

Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction

Devanagari script

विघसाशी भवेत्‌ तस्मान्नित्यं चामृतभोजन: । विघसो भुक्तशेषं तु यज्ञशेषं तथामृतम्‌,अतः गृहस्थ मनुष्य प्रतिदिन विघस एवं अमृत भोजन करे। घरके सब लोगोंके भोजन कर लेनेपर जो अन्न शेष रह जाय उसे “विघस” कहते हैं तथा बलि-वैश्वदेवसे बचे हुए अन्नका नाम 'अमृत' है

Transliteration

vighasāśī bhavet tasmān nityaṃ cāmṛtabhojanaḥ | vighaso bhuktaśeṣaṃ tu yajñaśeṣaṃ tathāmṛtam ||

Translation

因此，居家之人当常为“食余者”（vighasāśin），亦当享用“甘露食”（amṛta）。众人食毕所余之食，名为“vighasa”；诸供献祭仪（如 bali 与 vaiśvadeva）之后所余之食，亦名“amṛta”。故当日日依此自律：先人后己，先尽神圣之责，而后及其身。

Word by Word

विघसाशीone who eats the remnants (vighasa)

भवेत्should be / may become

तस्मात्therefore / from that (reason)

नित्यम्always

चand

अमृतभोजनःone whose food is ‘amṛta’ (sacrificial remainder)

विघसःvighasa (food-remnant)

भुक्तशेषम्the remainder after eating

तुbut / indeed

यज्ञशेषम्the remainder of a sacrifice

तथाlikewise

अमृतम्amṛta (here: consecrated/sacrificial remainder)

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

gṛhastha (householder)

vighasa

amṛta

yajña

bali

vaiśvadeva

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A householder’s dharma is to prioritize others and ritual duty: feed dependents/guests first, offer the prescribed bali and vaiśvadeva, and only then eat what remains—treating such remainder as disciplined, sanctified sustenance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira states a rule of conduct for householders, defining two kinds of ‘remainder’—vighasa (after people have eaten) and amṛta (after offerings)—and recommends that daily eating be aligned with these dharmic priorities.