Shloka 1
नक्षत्रेषु श्राद्धफलविधानम् (Śrāddha Outcomes According to Nakṣatras)
अपन का छा | अप्-#-रू- षडशीतितमो< ध्याय: कार्तिकेयकी उत्पत्ति
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: uktāḥ pitāmahenaiha suvarṇasya vidhānataḥ | vistareṇa pradānasya ye guṇāḥ śruti-lakṣaṇāḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai Datuk (Pitāmaha), di sini engkau telah menerangkan, menurut tatacara yang benar, tentang pemberian emas. Mohon jelaskan dengan terperinci pahala dan keutamaannya sebagaimana ditandai dalam Veda (śruti), agar nilai etika dan nilai kitabiah amalan sedekah ini difahami sepenuhnya.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
That charity (dāna), especially valuable gifts like gold, is not merely material generosity but a dharmic act whose merit depends on being performed according to proper rule (vidhi) and in alignment with Vedic testimony (śruti).
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Bhīṣma as ‘Grandfather’ and requests a fuller, detailed account of the Veda-attested merits and qualities of giving gold, continuing the instructional dialogue on dharma in the Anuśāsana Parva.