Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 33, Shloka 11
Adhyaya 33 — Madālasa on the Fruit of Śrāddha Performed on Lunar Days and Nakṣatras
प्रदानशीलो भवति सापत्यश्चोत्तरासु च ।
प्रयाति श्रेष्ठतां सत्यं हस्ते श्राद्धप्रदो नरः ॥
pradānaśīlo bhavati sāpatyaś cottarāsu ca | prayāti śreṣṭhatāṃ satyaṃ haste śrāddhaprado naraḥ ||
उत्तराओं (उत्तराफाल्गुनी आदि) में वह दानशील और संतानवान होता है; और जो पुरुष हस्त नक्षत्र में श्राद्ध करता है, वह निश्चय ही उत्कर्ष/प्रधानता प्राप्त करता है।
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FAQs
Śrāddha is not only for receiving boons; it cultivates virtues—especially dāna—suggesting that the highest ‘fruit’ is refinement of character that benefits society.
Ācāra/dharma instruction; ancillary to the Purāṇic core characteristics.
Hasta (‘hand’) symbolically links ritual offering with skillful action; excellence (śreṣṭhatā) is portrayed as the karmic maturation of disciplined giving.