Shloka 10
नहुषोपाख्यानम्—दीपदान-धूप-बलीकर्म-प्रशंसा
Nahūṣa Episode and the Commendation of Lamp-Gifting and Household Offerings
पितरश्न महाभागा ऋषयश्न तपोधना: । गृह्माश्व देवता: सर्वाः प्रीयन्ते विधिनार्चिता:
pitaraś ca mahābhāgā ṛṣayaś ca tapodhanāḥ | gṛhyāś ca devatāḥ sarvāḥ prīyante vidhinārcitāḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「福徳あるピトリ（Pitṛ、祖霊）と、苦行の力に富む仙賢（ṛṣi）は満ち足り、また家にまつられるすべての神々も、正しい作法に従って礼拝されるとき歓喜する。ゆえに学識ある者は沐浴ののち、恭しく礼拝し、神々やその他の者に対してタルパナ（tarpaṇa、水を捧げる供養）などの儀礼を行い、聖なる受け手を満足させ、家におけるダルマの秩序を保つのである。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Properly performed daily rites—especially bathing followed by reverent offerings like tarpaṇa—sustain dharma by pleasing gods, ancestors, and sages; ritual correctness (vidhi) and respectful intention are emphasized as ethical duties of a learned householder.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma, he explains to the listener that when one worships according to prescribed procedure, the Pitṛs, ṛṣis, and household deities become satisfied—highlighting the religious-social function of domestic worship and ancestral offerings.