Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 27
Vānaprastha-dharma and Tapas: Śiva–Umā Saṃvāda
Forest-Stage Discipline and Austerity
एष श्राद्धविधि: प्रोक्तो यथा धर्मो न लुप्यते । पितरस्तस्य तुष्यन्ति प्रहष्टटनस: सदा
eṣa śrāddhavidhiḥ prokto yathā dharmo na lupyate | pitaras tasya tuṣyanti praharṣaṭanasāḥ sadā ||
Бхишма сказал: «Таков объявленный порядок шраддхи (śrāddha), дабы дхарма (dharma) не была умалена и не исчезла. Питры (Pitṛs), духи предков, всегда довольны тем, кто совершает его, пребывая в радостном расположении духа.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That śrāddha should be performed according to proper injunctions so that dharma remains intact; when done rightly, it brings lasting satisfaction to the Pitṛs and upholds moral-religious order.
Bhīṣma, instructing on dharma, concludes or summarizes the śrāddha procedure, emphasizing its correct performance and its intended result: the continual contentment of the ancestors.