Shloka 10
प्रतिग्रहभेदः — The Distinction between Giving and Accepting
Vṛṣādarbhī–Saptarṣi Dialogue
यानि तस्यैव भोज्यानि मूलानि च फलानि च
yāni tasyaiva bhojyāni mūlāni ca phalāni ca | śrāddhake śāstreṣu ye phala-mūlādayo bhojyāḥ kathitāḥ, teṣu ca ye ye tasya putrasya priyā āsan, tān sarvān manasā niścitya sa tapodhanaḥ saṅgṛhītavān ||
Bhishma dit : «Il rassembla ces mêmes nourritures—racines et fruits—que les Écritures prescrivent pour le rite du śrāddha. Ayant d’abord déterminé en son esprit lesquelles de ces offrandes étaient particulièrement chères à son fils, cet ascète d’une grande austérité les recueillit toutes.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Śrāddha should be performed according to śāstric guidance, with thoughtful intention: offerings are chosen not randomly but with mindful consideration of what is appropriate and what would have been dear to the departed, expressing dharma through remembrance and care.
Bhishma describes an ascetic preparing for a śrāddha rite by collecting the scripturally sanctioned offerings—especially roots and fruits—after mentally deciding which of those items were most pleasing to his son.