One should, on the day of the full moon of the month of Vaishakha, make gifts of sesame to the Brahmanas. They should also be made to cat and to touch sesame on every occasion that one can afford.
वैशाख्यां पौर्णमास्यां तु तिलान् दद्याद् द्विजातिषु। तिला भक्षयितव्याश्च सदा त्वालम्भनं च तैः॥