Shloka 10
आपो मूलं फलं॑ मांसमन्नं वापि पितृक्षये । यत् किंचिन्मधुसम्मिश्र॑ तदानन्त्याय कल्पते,'पितरोंकी क्षय-तिथिको जल, मूल, फल, उसका गूदा और अन्न आदि जो कुछ भी मधुमिश्रित करके दिया जाता है, वह उन्हें अनन्तकालतक तृप्ति देनेवाला है”
āpo mūlaṁ phalaṁ māṁsam annaṁ vāpi pitṛkṣaye | yat kiñcin madhusammiśraṁ tad ānantyāya kalpate ||
പിതൃക്ഷയ-തിഥിയിൽ ജലം, മൂലം, ഫലം, മാംസം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അന്നം—എന്തായാലും തേൻ ചേർത്ത് അർപ്പിച്ചാൽ, അത് പിതൃകൾക്ക് അനന്തകാല തൃപ്തി നൽകുന്നതാകുന്നു।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Offerings made for the ancestors, especially when prepared with care (here, mixed with honey), are said to yield long-lasting benefit; the verse underscores dharma as gratitude and responsible remembrance of one’s lineage through proper rites.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs on duties and merits of rites; here he specifies that various foods and even water, when offered at pitṛkṣaya with honey, are considered especially efficacious for satisfying the Pitṛs.