Shloka 10
Śrāddha-dvija-parīkṣā: Paṅkti-dūṣa and Paṅkti-pāvana (श्राद्धे द्विजपरीक्षा—पङ्क्तिदूष-पङ्क्तिपावन)
प्रतिपदा तिथिको पितरोंकी पूजा करनेसे मनुष्य अपने उत्तम गृहमें मनके अनुरूप सुन्दर एवं बहुसंख्यक संतानोंको जन्म देनेवाली दर्शनीय भार्या प्राप्त करता है ।।
pratipadā-tithau pitr̥-pūjāṁ kṛtvā manuṣyaḥ svottame gṛhe manānurūpāṁ sundarīṁ bahu-santāna-prasavāṁ darśanīyāṁ bhāryāṁ prāpnoti. striyo dvitīyāyāṁ jāyante, tṛtīyāyāṁ tu vājinaḥ; caturthyāṁ kṣudra-paśavo bhavanti bahavo gṛhe.
Bhīṣma berkata: “Jika seseorang memuja Pitṛ pada hari Pratipadā, maka di rumah tangganya yang baik dia memperoleh isteri yang elok, menyenangkan hati, dan melahirkan ramai anak menurut kehendaknya. Apabila śrāddha dilakukan pada Dvitīyā, anak perempuan akan lahir; pada Tṛtīyā, kuda akan diperoleh; dan jika Pitṛ dihormati pada Caturthī, banyak haiwan ternakan kecil akan bertambah di rumah.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that honoring the ancestors (Pitṛs) through śrāddha/pūjā on specific lunar days is a dharmic act believed to yield distinct household-oriented fruits—marital harmony and progeny, or material supports like horses and livestock—thus linking ritual duty to social and domestic well-being.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, including rites for the ancestors. Here he enumerates the reputed results of performing Pitṛ-worship on particular tithis (Pratipadā through Caturthī), presenting a calendrical guide to śrāddha observance and its expected outcomes.