Shloka 8
Adhyaya 33 — Madālasa on the Fruit of Śrāddha Performed on Lunar Days and Nakṣatras
सर्वान् कामानवाप्रोति स्वर्गञ्चानन्तमश्नुते ।
कृत्तिकासु पितॄन् अर्च्य स्वर्गमाप्रोति मानवः ॥
sarvān kāmān avāpnoti svargaṃ cānantam aśnute | kṛttikāsu pitṝn arcya svargam āpnoti mānavaḥ ||
Obtiene todos los objetos deseados y goza de un cielo interminable. Al venerar a los antepasados en el nakṣatra Kṛttikā, el hombre alcanza el cielo.
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FAQs
The verse integrates cosmic time (nakṣatra) with ethical duty (pitṛ-arcana), presenting dharma as living in rhythm with calendrical order rather than random personal preference.
Ritual-dharma (ācāra) material; not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.
Kṛttikā is linked with ‘purifying fire’ symbolism in broader tradition; honoring Pitṛs then implies a refinement of ancestral bonds leading to higher lokas (svarga).