Adhyaya 33 — Madālasa on the Fruit of Śrāddha Performed on Lunar Days and Nakṣatras
आषाढासु यशः प्राप्तिरुत्तरासु विषोकता । श्रवणे च शुभान् लोकान् धनिष्ठासु धनं महत् ॥
āṣāḍhāsu yaśaḥ prāptir uttarāsu viśokatā | śravaṇe ca śubhān lokān dhaniṣṭhāsu dhanaṃ mahat ||
アーシャーダー(Āṣāḍhā)のナクシャトラの下で欲求成就のシュラーダ(kāmya-śrāddha)を行えば名声を得、ウッタラー(Uttarā)の下では憂いから解放され、シュラヴァナ(Śravaṇa)の下では吉祥なる諸世界を得、ダニシュター(Dhaniṣṭhā)の下では大いなる財を得る。
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Ritual action (karma) is presented as yielding differentiated results when aligned with proper calendrical/astral timing; the ethical subtext is disciplined observance rather than randomness—householders should act deliberately and with śraddhā (reverence).
Primarily Dharma/Ācāra material rather than the five cosmological marks; it is ancillary instruction typical of Purāṇas, not directly sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita.
Nakṣatras function as ‘time-gates’: aligning offerings to ancestors with specific lunar mansions symbolizes harmonizing human intention (kāma) with cosmic order (ṛta), producing corresponding ‘worldly’ and ‘otherworldly’ fruits.