Shloka 7
अध्याय १३२ — कर्मणा मनसा वाचा: स्वर्गमार्गः तथा आयुर्विपाकः
Adhyāya 132 — The path to heaven through deed, mind, and speech; karmic results for lifespan
देवता: पितरश्वैव उत्सवे पर्वणीषु वा । निराशा: प्रतिगच्छन्ति कश्मलोपहताद गृहात्
devatāḥ pitaraś caiva utsave parvaṇīṣu vā | nirāśāḥ pratigacchanti kaśmalopahatād gṛhāt ||
Sabi ni Bhishma na kapag ang isang sambahayan ay tinamaan ng karumihang moral at kaguluhan, hindi tinatanggap ng mga diyos at ng mga ninuno ang pagsamba nito. Kahit sa mga araw ng pagdiriwang at banal na pagtalima, umaalis silang bigo mula sa tahanang nadungisan ng kasalanan, sapagkat ang paggalang na nagmumula sa sirang buhay-domestiko ay walang ibinubungang bunga.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual worship and festive observances bear fruit only when supported by ethical domestic life; a home tainted by wrongdoing and disorder causes even gods and ancestors to withdraw, refusing the offerings.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma, he explains that on festivals and sacred parvan-days, divine beings and ancestors approach for worship, but they turn back disappointed from a household afflicted by sin, indicating the failure of rites performed in an unrighteous setting.