Shloka 117
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
त्रीणि पूर्वाण्यपत्यानि मम तानि न संशय: । इति जानीत खगमा मम यज्ञफलं हि तत्
trīṇi pūrvāṇy apatyāni mama tāni na saṁśayaḥ | iti jānīta khagamā mama yajñaphalaṁ hi tat ||
বসিষ্ঠ বললেন—পূর্বে জন্ম নেওয়া সেই তিন সন্তানই আমার; এতে কোনো সন্দেহ নেই। হে আকাশচারী দেবগণ, জেনে রাখো—এই যজ্ঞের ফল সত্যই আমারই।
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual merit (yajñaphala) is not arbitrary; it follows rightful agency and dharmic entitlement. Vasiṣṭha emphasizes that the fruit of a sacrifice belongs to the legitimate performer/owner, reinforcing ethical order in religious acts.
Vasiṣṭha addresses sky-ranging beings and asserts with certainty that certain earlier-born offspring are his, concluding from this claim that the sacrificial reward properly belongs to him.