Shloka 10
Śrāddha-utpatti and Nivāpa–Agni Precedence (श्राद्धोत्पत्तिः—निवापेऽग्निपूर्वकत्वम्)
मूले त्वारोग्यमृच्छेत यशो55षाढासु चोत्तमम् | उत्तरासु त्वषाढासु वीतशोकश्चरेन्महीम्,मूलमें श्राद्ध करनेसे आरोग्यकी प्राप्ति होती है और पूर्वाषाढ़ामें उत्तम यशकी। उत्तराषाढ़ामें पितृयज्ञ करनेवाला पुरुष शोकशून्य होकर पृथ्वीपर विचरण करता है
mūle tv ārogyam ṛcchet yaśo ’ṣāḍhāsu cottamam | uttarāsu tv aṣāḍhāsu vītaśokaś caren mahīm ||
Bhishma said: If one performs the śrāddha under the nakṣatra Mūla, one attains health; under Pūrvāṣāḍhā, one gains excellent fame. And if one performs the ancestral rite under Uttarāṣāḍhā, that person, freed from grief, moves about the earth.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma links the performance of śrāddha/pitṛyajña with specific nakṣatras to distinct fruits—health, fame, and freedom from grief—emphasizing that dharmic rites, done with proper timing and intent, are believed to shape one’s well-being and social-moral standing.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, here giving a concise rule about the benefits attributed to performing ancestral rites under particular lunar mansions (Mūla, Pūrvāṣāḍhā, Uttarāṣāḍhā).