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Shloka 6

Śrāddha-utpatti and Nivāpa–Agni Precedence (श्राद्धोत्पत्तिः—निवापेऽग्निपूर्वकत्वम्)

फल्गुनीषु ददच्छाद्धं सुभग: श्राद्धदो भवेत्‌ । अपत्यभागुनत्तरासु हस्तेन फलभाग्‌ भवेत्‌,पूर्वाफाल्गुनीमें श्राद्धका दान देनेवाला मानव सौभाग्यशाली होता है। उत्तराफाल्गुनीमें श्राद्ध करनेवाला संतानवान्‌ और हस्तनक्षत्रमें श्राद्ध करनेवाला अभीष्ट फलका भागी होता है

phalgunīṣu dadacchrāddhaṃ subhagaḥ śrāddhado bhavet | apatyabhāgunuttarāsu hastena phalabhāg bhavet ||

భీష్ముడు పలికెను—ఫల్గునీ నక్షత్రాలలో శ్రాద్ధదానం చేసినవాడు సౌభాగ్యవంతుడగును. ఉత్తరఫల్గునీలో శ్రాద్ధం చేసినవాడు సంతానవంతుడగును; హస్త నక్షత్రంలో శ్రాద్ధం చేసినవాడు అభీష్ట ఫలాన్ని పొందువాడగును.

फल्गुनीषुin (the nakshatras) Phalgunis
फल्गुनीषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootफल्गुनी
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
ददत्giving
ददत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्राद्धम्śrāddha (rite/oblation for ancestors)
श्राद्धम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्ध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सुभगःfortunate
सुभगः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुभग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्राद्धदःgiver/performer of śrāddha
श्राद्धदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्धद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would become / should be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (सत्तायाम्)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular
अपत्यभागुनत्तरासुin Uttarā-Phālgunīs (the nakshatra), (bringing) share of progeny
अपत्यभागुनत्तरासु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअपत्यभागु + उत्तराफाल्गुनी
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
हस्तेनin (the nakshatra) Hasta
हस्तेन:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootहस्त
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
फलभाग्one who obtains the desired fruit/result
फलभाग्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootफलभाग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would become / should be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (सत्तायाम्)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
Ś
Śrāddha
P
Phalgunī (nakṣatra)
P
Pūrva-Phalgunī (nakṣatra)
U
Uttara-Phalgunī (nakṣatra)
H
Hasta (nakṣatra)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that performing śrāddha with attention to auspicious timing (specific nakṣatras) is a dharmic act believed to yield distinct benefits—good fortune, progeny, and attainment of desired results—thereby encouraging disciplined, intentional observance of ancestral duties.

In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he specifies the fruits associated with offering śrāddha during particular lunar mansions (Phalgunī, Uttara-Phalgunī, and Hasta), as part of broader guidance on rites for ancestors and their ethical-religious significance.