Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 119
ज्येष्ठ-कनिष्ठ-धर्मः — Duties of Elders and Juniors
Anuśāsana-parva 108
नक्तं न कुर्यात् पित्र्याणि भुक्त्वा चैव प्रसाधनम्
naktaṁ na kuryāt pitryāṇi bhuktvā caiva prasādhanam
Wika ni Bhishma: “Huwag isagawa sa gabi ang mga ritwal para sa mga Pitṛ (mga ninunong espiritu); at matapos kumain, huwag ding magsimula ng paghahanda sa ritwal o mga gawaing paglilinis na pangseremonya.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual acts—especially ancestral rites—must be performed at proper times and in a state of appropriate purity; night-time performance and post-meal ritual preparation are discouraged as contrary to prescribed discipline.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and correct conduct, giving practical rules about śrāddha/Pitṛ-related observances and standards of cleanliness and timing.