Shloka 44
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
यथोषरे बीजमुप्तं न रोहे- न्न चावप्ता प्राप्तुयाद् बीजभागम् | एवं श्राद्ध भुक्तमनर्हमाणै- न चेह नामुत्र फलं ददाति
yathoṣare bījam uptaṁ na rohe(n) na cāvaptā prāpnuyād bījabhāgam | evaṁ śrāddha-bhuktam anarha-māṇaiḥ na ceha nāmutra phalaṁ dadāti ||
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ເຫມືອນເມັດພືດທີ່ຫວ່ານໃນດິນແຫ້ງເຄັມອັນເປັນດິນຮ້າງ ບໍ່ງອກ ແລະຜູ້ຫວ່ານກໍບໍ່ໄດ້ຜົນຕອບແທນ, ສັນນັ້ນອາຫານໃນພິທີສຣາດທະທີ່ຖືກກິນໂດຍຜູ້ບໍ່ສົມຄວນ ບໍ່ໃຫ້ປະໂຫຍດທັງໃນໂລກນີ້ ແລະບໍ່ໃຫ້ຜົນໃນໂລກໜ້າ. ພິທີຈະອອກຜົນກໍຕໍ່ເມື່ອຖວາຍດ້ວຍປັນຍາເລືອກສັນຜູ້ຄວນຮັບ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual acts like śrāddha yield merit only when performed with proper discernment; offerings given to unworthy recipients are compared to sowing seed in barren soil—no spiritual or worldly fruit results.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma, he explains the conditions under which śrāddha becomes effective, using an agricultural analogy to warn that feeding unfit recipients nullifies the intended benefit for the performer and the ancestors.