Shloka 23
नक्षत्रेषु श्राद्धफलविधानम् (Śrāddha Outcomes According to Nakṣatras)
चन्द्रमा: प्रददौ मेषमादित्यो रुचिरां प्रभाम् गवां माता च गा देवी ददौ शतसहसत्रश:
candramāḥ pradadau meṣam ādityo rucirāṃ prabhām | gavāṃ mātā ca gā devī dadau śatasahasraśaḥ ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Nagkaloob ang Buwan ng isang lalaking tupa; nagbigay ang Araw ng marilag na ningning; at ang Banal na Baka—ina ng mga baka—ay naghandog ng mga baka na umaabot sa daan-daang libo.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ideal that righteous giving and divine favor are intertwined: celestial powers and sacred beings are portrayed as bestowing auspicious gifts, underscoring the ethical prestige of generosity and the sanctity of cattle as a source of welfare.
Bhīṣma enumerates extraordinary gifts received from divine sources—the Moon, the Sun, and the divine Cow—listing a ram, radiant brilliance, and immense numbers of cows, as part of a broader discourse on gifts, merit, and dharma in the Anuśāsana Parva.