Shloka 276
Vānaprastha-dharma and Tapas: Śiva–Umā Saṃvāda
Forest-Stage Discipline and Austerity
प्रजा विवर्धते चास्य अक्षयं चोपतिष्ठति । यही श्राद्धकी विधि बतायी गयी है
prajā vivardhate cāsya akṣayaṃ copatiṣṭhati |
Dijo Bhīṣma: Siguiendo este rito prescrito del śrāddha, el linaje de un hombre florece y una prosperidad inagotable permanece a su lado. Tal observancia impide el declive del dharma; mantiene a los Pitṛs, los antepasados, siempre complacidos y satisfechos, y asegura que su descendencia crezca sin mengua.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Proper performance of śrāddha according to prescribed rules sustains dharma, pleases the ancestors, and yields enduring welfare—especially the growth and continuity of one’s progeny and unfailing support in life.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction on dharma, here emphasizing the results of correctly observing śrāddha: ancestral satisfaction, preservation of righteousness, and the flourishing of one’s lineage with imperishable benefit.