Shloka 11
प्रतिग्रहभेदः — The Distinction between Giving and Accepting
Vṛṣādarbhī–Saptarṣi Dialogue
उक्तानि यानि चाजन्नानि यानि चेष्टानि तस्य ह । तानि सर्वाणि मनसा विनिश्षित्य तपोधन:
uktāni yāni cājñānāni yāni ceṣṭāni tasya ha | tāni sarvāṇi manasā viniścitya tapodhanaḥ ||
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“ശ്രാദ്ധത്തിനായി ശാസ്ത്രോക്തമായവയും, അവന്റെ വീട്ടിൽ പതിവായി ഉപയോഗിച്ചിരുന്നവയും, അവന് പ്രിയമായവയും—ഇവയെല്ലാം മനസ്സിൽ നിശ്ചയിച്ച് ആ തപോധനൻ ശേഖരിച്ചു.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes conscientious performance of śrāddha: one should determine, with mindful care, both what is scripturally prescribed and what is personally appropriate (including what was dear to the departed), so that the rite is done with sincerity and dharmic attentiveness.
Bhishma describes an ascetic preparing for a śrāddha: he reflects on all suitable offerings—those stated in tradition and those especially pleasing to the departed (here, his son)—and then collects them for the ritual.