Shloka 14
Śrāddha-utpatti and Nivāpa–Agni Precedence (श्राद्धोत्पत्तिः—निवापेऽग्निपूर्वकत्वम्)
बहुकुप्यकृतं वित्तं विन्दते रेवतीं श्रित: । अश्रिनीष्वश्वान् विन्देत भरणीष्वायुरुत्तमम्
bhīṣma uvāca | bahukupyākṛtaṁ vittaṁ vindate revatīṁ śritaḥ | aśrinīṣv aśvān vindet bharaṇīṣv āyur uttamam |
भीष्म उवाच— रेवतीं श्रितः श्राद्धं कुर्वन् बहुकुप्यकृतं वित्तं विन्दते। अश्विनीषु श्राद्धकृत् अश्वान् विन्देत; भरणीषु च कृत्वा उत्तममायुर्विन्दति॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that śrāddha performed with proper timing (aligned to specific nakṣatras) yields distinct dharmic fruits—Revatī for varied wealth, Aśvinī for horses/resources, and Bharaṇī for superior longevity—emphasizing disciplined ritual observance and ancestral duty.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, here describing the results of performing śrāddha on particular nakṣatra-days, mapping ritual occasions to specific worldly and ethical outcomes.