Shloka 9

Devanagari script

स्‍्नानेनाद्धिश्न यत्‌ कर्म क्रियते वै विपश्चिता । नमस्कारप्रयुक्तेन तेन प्रीयन्ति देवता:,विद्वान्‌ पुरुष जलसे स्नान करके देवता आदिके लिये नमस्कारपूर्वक जो तर्पण आदि कर्म करते हैं, उससे देवता, महाभाग पितर तथा तपोधन ऋषि संतुष्ट होते हैं तथा विधिपूर्वक पूजित होकर घरके सम्पूर्ण देवता प्रसन्न होते हैं

Transliteration

snānenāddhiśna yat karma kriyate vai vipaścitā | namaskāra-prayuktena tena prīyanti devatāḥ |

Translation

Bhishma sprach: „Welches Ritual ein Weiser auch nach dem Bad vollzieht, wenn es von ehrerbietigen Verneigungen begleitet ist, erfreut es die Götter. Solche Handlungen — wie Wasserspenden und verwandte Observanzen — bringen, wenn sie mit Achtung und nach rechter Vorschrift ausgeführt werden, Harmonie und gutes Vorzeichen in die häusliche Verehrung.“

Word by Word

• {'snānena': 'by bathing

• after bathing (instrumental of snāna)', 'yat': 'whatever

• that which', 'karma': 'ritual act

• rite', 'kriyate': 'is performed

• is done', 'vai': 'indeed

• certainly (emphatic particle)', 'vipaścitā': 'by the wise

• by one of discernment', 'namaskāra': 'salutation

• homage', 'prayuktena': 'accompanied/connected with

• employed with (instrumental of prayukta)', 'tena': 'by that

• thereby', 'prīyanti': 'are pleased

• become satisfied', 'devatāḥ': 'the gods

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Devatāḥ (gods/divine beings)
• Snāna (ritual bath)
• Namaskāra (salutation)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Ritual actions gain their full religious efficacy when grounded in purity (bathing) and performed with reverence (namaskāra); such respectful observance is said to please the gods.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma, he explains that a wise person’s post-bath rites—done with salutations—are pleasing to the divine, emphasizing proper attitude and procedure in daily worship.