Shloka 127
ज्येष्ठ-कनिष्ठ-धर्मः — Duties of Elders and Juniors
Anuśāsana-parva 108
दारुणेषु च सर्वेषु प्रत्यरें च विवर्जयेत् । ज्योतिषे यानि चोक्तानि तानि सर्वाणि वर्जयेत्
Bhīṣma uvāca: dāruṇeṣu ca sarveṣu pratyareṃ ca vivarjayet | jyotiṣe yāni cok tāni tāni sarvāṇi varjayet ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Hendaklah dijauhi semua nakṣatra yang keras (tidak mujur), dan juga bintang-bintang yang disebut pratyari (bermusuhan). Ringkasnya, apa jua rasi yang dinyatakan dalam tradisi astrologi sebagai tidak sesuai, semuanya hendaklah dielakkan bagi upacara suci—jangan dilakukan persembahan kepada para dewa mahupun upacara bagi para leluhur di bawahnya.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual acts—especially offerings to gods and ancestors—should be performed with attention to auspicious timing; nakṣatras deemed inauspicious or hostile in jyotiṣa are to be avoided for such rites.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma and ritual propriety, he advises the listener to refrain from conducting devakārya and pitṛkārya during nakṣatras classified as dāruṇa or pratyari, summarizing this as adherence to astrological prohibitions.