Shloka 27
Vānaprastha-dharma and Tapas: Śiva–Umā Saṃvāda
Forest-Stage Discipline and Austerity
एष श्राद्धविधि: प्रोक्तो यथा धर्मो न लुप्यते । पितरस्तस्य तुष्यन्ति प्रहष्टटनस: सदा
eṣa śrāddhavidhiḥ prokto yathā dharmo na lupyate | pitaras tasya tuṣyanti praharṣaṭanasāḥ sadā ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Ainsi a été proclamée la procédure du śrāddha, de sorte que le dharma ne soit ni amoindri ni perdu. Les Pitṛs, les esprits des ancêtres, sont toujours satisfaits de celui qui l’accomplit, l’esprit rempli d’allégresse.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That śrāddha should be performed according to proper injunctions so that dharma remains intact; when done rightly, it brings lasting satisfaction to the Pitṛs and upholds moral-religious order.
Bhīṣma, instructing on dharma, concludes or summarizes the śrāddha procedure, emphasizing its correct performance and its intended result: the continual contentment of the ancestors.