During the recitation of the Virata Parva, various kind of dresses should be given away : and during that of the Udyoga Parva. O hief of the Bharatas, the twice-born ones, after being decked with perfumes and garlands, should be entertained with good food. During toe recitation of the Bhishma Parva, O king of kings, after giving them excellent cars and conveyances, food should be given which is pure and well-cooked and possessed of every desirable quality. During the Drona Parva food of every superior, kind should be given to trained Brahmanas, as also beds O monarch, and bows, and good swords. During the recitation of the Karna Parva, food of the foremost. kind, which is, besides, pure and well-cooked, should be presented to the Brahmanas by the householder with rapt mind. During the recitation of the Shalya Parva, O kings, food with confectionery and rice boiled with raw sugar as also cakes of wheat and soothing and nutritive articles of food, and drink should be presented. During the recitation of the Gada Parva. Brahmanas should be treated with food mixed with Mudga.
विराटपर्वणि तथा वासांसि विविधानि च। उद्योगे भरतश्रेष्ठ सर्वकामगुणान्वितम्॥ भोजनं भोजयेद् विप्रान् गन्धमाल्यैरलंकृतान्। भीष्मपर्वणि राजेन्द्र दत्त्वा यानमनुत्तमम्॥ ततः सर्वगुणोपेतमन्नं दद्यात् सुसंस्कृतम्। द्रोणपर्वणि विप्रेभ्यो भोजनं परमार्चितम्॥ शराश्च देया राजेन्द्र चापान्यसिवरास्तथा। कर्णपर्वण्यपि तथा भोजनं सार्वकामिकम्॥ विप्रेभ्यः संस्कृतं सम्यग् दद्यात् संयतमानसः। शल्यपर्वणि राजेन्द्र मोदकैः सगुडौदनैः॥ अपूरैस्तर्पणैश्चैव सर्वमन्नं प्रदापयेत्। गदापर्वण्यपि तथा मुद्गमित्रं प्रदापयेत्॥