Shloka 13
Śrāddha-dvija-parīkṣā: Paṅkti-dūṣa and Paṅkti-pāvana (श्राद्धे द्विजपरीक्षा—पङ्क्तिदूष-पङ्क्तिपावन)
नवम्यां कुर्वत: श्राद्ध भवत्येकशफं बहु । विवर्धन्ते तु दशर्मीं गाव: श्राद्धान् विकुर्वतः
navamyāṃ kurvataḥ śrāddhaṃ bhavaty ekaśaphaṃ bahu | vivardhante tu daśarmīṃ gāvaḥ śrāddhān vikurvataḥ ||
ภีษมะกล่าวว่า “เมื่อประกอบศราทธะในวันจันทรคติที่เก้า ย่อมบังเกิดผลเป็นสัตว์กีบเดี่ยว (เช่น ม้า) อย่างอุดม แต่ผู้ใดประกอบในวันที่สิบ โคทั้งหลายย่อมเพิ่มพูนและเจริญงอกงาม”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that the timing of śrāddha (ancestral rites) is believed to shape its fruits: performing on Navamī is associated with gains connected to single-hoofed animals, while performing on Daśamī is associated with the increase of cows—highlighting the dharma idea that ritual precision and appropriate observance yield specific, socially valued outcomes.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, including śrāddha rules and their results. Here he lists the traditional ‘phala’ (fruits) of performing śrāddha on particular lunar days, contrasting the ninth and tenth days.