Shloka 2
तीर्थवंशोपदेशः
Tīrtha-vaṃśa Upadeśa: Instruction on the Fruits of Sacred Waters
भीष्म उवाच दैवं पौर्वाह्निकं कुर्यादपराह्ने तु पैतृकम् मड़लाचारसम्पन्न: कृतशौच: प्रयत्नवान्
bhīṣma uvāca: daivaṃ paurvāhṇikaṃ kuryād aparāhṇe tu paitṛkam | maṅgalācāra-sampannaḥ kṛtaśaucaḥ prayatnavān ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Ô roi, les rites et les dons destinés aux dieux doivent être accomplis le matin, et ceux destinés aux ancêtres l’après-midi. Après s’être purifié (par le bain, notamment) et s’être conformé à des observances de bon augure, il faut agir avec diligence. Le don fait hors du temps prescrit est tenu pour la part des rākṣasas.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Perform divine offerings in the forenoon and ancestral offerings in the afternoon, with ritual purity and auspicious conduct; right timing and cleanliness are integral to dharma and to the proper fruit of giving.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma (Anushasana Parva), he lays down a practical rule about when to perform different categories of rites/charity—distinguishing obligations to gods and to ancestors—and stresses purification and disciplined effort.