Shloka 13
Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)
ततोडग्रतस्ततः सिद्धानुपवेश्य बहूनूषीन् | तोयप्रदानात् प्रभृति कार्याण्यहमथारभम्,तदनन्तर अपने सामने बहुत-से सिद्ध-महर्षियोंको बिठाकर मैंने जलदान आदि सारे कार्य आरम्भ किये
tato ’gratas tataḥ siddhān upaveśya bahūn ṛṣīn | toyapradānāt prabhṛti kāryāṇy aham athārabham |
قال بهيشما: «ثم أجلسْتُ أمامي جماعةً من الحكماء والريشيّين الكاملين، وشرعتُ في المناسك المقررة مبتدئًا بتقديم الماء، فبدأتُ بذلك تسلسل الأعمال والواجبات على وجهه الصحيح.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is enacted through orderly, respectful performance of prescribed duties: honoring accomplished sages, beginning rites with foundational acts like offering water, and proceeding step by step without neglecting proper sequence.
Bhishma describes initiating a set of ritual obligations: he first seats many Siddhas and rishis before him and then begins the ceremonial acts, starting with the offering of water, indicating the formal commencement of the rites.