Shloka 14
Śrāddha-utpatti and Nivāpa–Agni Precedence (श्राद्धोत्पत्तिः—निवापेऽग्निपूर्वकत्वम्)
बहुकुप्यकृतं वित्तं विन्दते रेवतीं श्रित: । अश्रिनीष्वश्वान् विन्देत भरणीष्वायुरुत्तमम्
bhīṣma uvāca | bahukupyākṛtaṁ vittaṁ vindate revatīṁ śritaḥ | aśrinīṣv aśvān vindet bharaṇīṣv āyur uttamam |
Bhīṣma dit : «Celui qui se place sous la demeure lunaire Revatī (c’est-à-dire qui accomplit le śrāddha sous Revatī) obtient une richesse abondante de maintes sortes, au-delà de l’or et de l’argent. En accomplissant le śrāddha sous Aśvinī, on gagne des chevaux ; et sous Bharaṇī, on obtient une longévité excellente.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that śrāddha performed with proper timing (aligned to specific nakṣatras) yields distinct dharmic fruits—Revatī for varied wealth, Aśvinī for horses/resources, and Bharaṇī for superior longevity—emphasizing disciplined ritual observance and ancestral duty.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, here describing the results of performing śrāddha on particular nakṣatra-days, mapping ritual occasions to specific worldly and ethical outcomes.