Shloka 2
Śrāddha-utpatti and Nivāpa–Agni Precedence (श्राद्धोत्पत्तिः—निवापेऽग्निपूर्वकत्वम्)
श्राद्ध यः कृत्तिकायोगे कुर्वीत सततं नर: । अग्नीनाधाय सापत्यो यजेत विगतज्वर:
śrāddhaṃ yaḥ kṛttikāyoge kurvīta satataṃ naraḥ | agnīn ādhāya sāpatyo yajeta vigatajvaraḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : Celui qui accomplit régulièrement le śrāddha lorsque l’astérisme Kṛttikā est en conjonction, et qui, après avoir établi les feux sacrés, rend un culte aux ancêtres avec son fils, se trouve délivré de la fièvre et du tourment intérieur.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regular performance of śrāddha and pitṛ-yajña at an auspicious time (Kṛttikā-yoga), supported by proper Vedic household practice (establishing sacred fires) and continuity of lineage (with one’s son), is presented as dharmic conduct that yields freedom from illness-like affliction and mental agitation.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on duties and religious observances, he describes a specific recommended practice—performing śrāddha during Kṛttikā-yoga after installing the sacred fires—and states the beneficial result: the practitioner becomes vigatajvara, free from fever/distress.