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Shloka 2

तीर्थवंशोपदेशः

Tīrtha-vaṃśa Upadeśa: Instruction on the Fruits of Sacred Waters

भीष्म उवाच दैवं पौर्वाह्निकं कुर्यादपराह्ने तु पैतृकम्‌ मड़लाचारसम्पन्न: कृतशौच: प्रयत्नवान्‌

bhīṣma uvāca: daivaṃ paurvāhṇikaṃ kuryād aparāhṇe tu paitṛkam | maṅgalācāra-sampannaḥ kṛtaśaucaḥ prayatnavān ||

Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Mahal na hari, ang mga ritwal at handog para sa mga diyos ay gawin sa umaga, at ang para sa mga ninuno ay gawin sa hapon. Matapos magpakalinis (gaya ng pagligo) at maisagawa ang mga mapalad na pag-uugali, kumilos nang masikap. Ang pagbibigay na wala sa tamang oras ay itinuturing na bahagi ng mga rākṣasa.”

भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
दैवम्the divine (rite/act/oblation)
दैवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदैव
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पौर्वाह्निकम्belonging to the forenoon
पौर्वाह्निकम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपौर्वाह्निक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कुर्यात्should do/perform
कुर्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
अपराह्नेin the afternoon
अपराह्ने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअपराह्न
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तुbut/and (contrastive)
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
पैतृकम्ancestral (rite/act) for the Pitrs
पैतृकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपैतृक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मङ्गलाचारसम्पन्नःendowed with auspicious conduct/observances
मङ्गलाचारसम्पन्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमङ्गलाचारसम्पन्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृतशौचःhaving performed purification (having become clean)
कृतशौचः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतशौच
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रयत्नवान्diligent/striving
प्रयत्नवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रयत्नवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
D
Daiva (the gods)
P
Pitṛs (ancestors)

Educational Q&A

Perform divine offerings in the forenoon and ancestral offerings in the afternoon, with ritual purity and auspicious conduct; right timing and cleanliness are integral to dharma and to the proper fruit of giving.

In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma (Anushasana Parva), he lays down a practical rule about when to perform different categories of rites/charity—distinguishing obligations to gods and to ancestors—and stresses purification and disciplined effort.