Shloka 10
Śrāddha-dvija-parīkṣā: Paṅkti-dūṣa and Paṅkti-pāvana (श्राद्धे द्विजपरीक्षा—पङ्क्तिदूष-पङ्क्तिपावन)
प्रतिपदा तिथिको पितरोंकी पूजा करनेसे मनुष्य अपने उत्तम गृहमें मनके अनुरूप सुन्दर एवं बहुसंख्यक संतानोंको जन्म देनेवाली दर्शनीय भार्या प्राप्त करता है ।।
pratipadā-tithau pitr̥-pūjāṁ kṛtvā manuṣyaḥ svottame gṛhe manānurūpāṁ sundarīṁ bahu-santāna-prasavāṁ darśanīyāṁ bhāryāṁ prāpnoti. striyo dvitīyāyāṁ jāyante, tṛtīyāyāṁ tu vājinaḥ; caturthyāṁ kṣudra-paśavo bhavanti bahavo gṛhe.
ビーシュマは言った。「月日プラティパダー（Pratipadā）に祖霊を供養すれば、その良き家において、心の望みにかなう美しく愛らしい妻を得、彼女は多くの子を産む。ドヴィティーヤー（Dvitīyā）に祖祭を行えば娘が生まれ、トリティーヤー（Tṛtīyā）に行えば馬を得る。さらにチャトゥルティー（Caturthī）に祖霊を敬えば、家には小さな家畜が数多く増える。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that honoring the ancestors (Pitṛs) through śrāddha/pūjā on specific lunar days is a dharmic act believed to yield distinct household-oriented fruits—marital harmony and progeny, or material supports like horses and livestock—thus linking ritual duty to social and domestic well-being.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, including rites for the ancestors. Here he enumerates the reputed results of performing Pitṛ-worship on particular tithis (Pratipadā through Caturthī), presenting a calendrical guide to śrāddha observance and its expected outcomes.