Shloka 13
Śrāddha-dvija-parīkṣā: Paṅkti-dūṣa and Paṅkti-pāvana (श्राद्धे द्विजपरीक्षा—पङ्क्तिदूष-पङ्क्तिपावन)
नवम्यां कुर्वत: श्राद्ध भवत्येकशफं बहु । विवर्धन्ते तु दशर्मीं गाव: श्राद्धान् विकुर्वतः
navamyāṃ kurvataḥ śrāddhaṃ bhavaty ekaśaphaṃ bahu | vivardhante tu daśarmīṃ gāvaḥ śrāddhān vikurvataḥ ||
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—നവമി തിഥിയിൽ ശ്രാദ്ധം ചെയ്യുന്നവന് ഏകഖുരജന്തുക്കൾ (കുതിര മുതലായവ) ധാരാളമായി ലഭിക്കും. ദശമി തിഥിയിൽ ശ്രാദ്ധം ചെയ്യുന്നവന്റെ വീട്ടിൽ പശുക്കൾ വർധിച്ച് സമൃദ്ധിയിലാകും.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that the timing of śrāddha (ancestral rites) is believed to shape its fruits: performing on Navamī is associated with gains connected to single-hoofed animals, while performing on Daśamī is associated with the increase of cows—highlighting the dharma idea that ritual precision and appropriate observance yield specific, socially valued outcomes.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, including śrāddha rules and their results. Here he lists the traditional ‘phala’ (fruits) of performing śrāddha on particular lunar days, contrasting the ninth and tenth days.