Shloka 14
Adhyaya 33 — Madālasa on the Fruit of Śrāddha Performed on Lunar Days and Nakṣatras
आषाढासु यशः प्राप्तिरुत्तरासु विषोकता । श्रवणे च शुभान् लोकान् धनिष्ठासु धनं महत् ॥
āṣāḍhāsu yaśaḥ prāptir uttarāsu viśokatā | śravaṇe ca śubhān lokān dhaniṣṭhāsu dhanaṃ mahat ||
ஆஷாடா நட்சத்திரங்களில் காம்ய-ஸ்ராத்தம் செய்தால் புகழ் கிடைக்கும்; உத்தரா நட்சத்திரங்களில் செய்தால் துக்கமின்மை; ஸ்ரவணத்தில் செய்தால் நல்வுலகப் பெறுதல்; தனிஷ்டாவில் செய்தால் பெரும் செல்வம் கிடைக்கும்.
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FAQs
Ritual action (karma) is presented as yielding differentiated results when aligned with proper calendrical/astral timing; the ethical subtext is disciplined observance rather than randomness—householders should act deliberately and with śraddhā (reverence).
Primarily Dharma/Ācāra material rather than the five cosmological marks; it is ancillary instruction typical of Purāṇas, not directly sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita.
Nakṣatras function as ‘time-gates’: aligning offerings to ancestors with specific lunar mansions symbolizes harmonizing human intention (kāma) with cosmic order (ṛta), producing corresponding ‘worldly’ and ‘otherworldly’ fruits.