Shloka 117
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
त्रीणि पूर्वाण्यपत्यानि मम तानि न संशय: । इति जानीत खगमा मम यज्ञफलं हि तत्
trīṇi pūrvāṇy apatyāni mama tāni na saṁśayaḥ | iti jānīta khagamā mama yajñaphalaṁ hi tat ||
وسِشٹھ نے کہا—پہلے پیدا ہونے والی وہ تین اولادیں میری ہی ہیں؛ اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔ اے آسمان میں گردش کرنے والو، جان لو—اس یَجْن کا پھل حقیقتاً میرا ہی ہے۔
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual merit (yajñaphala) is not arbitrary; it follows rightful agency and dharmic entitlement. Vasiṣṭha emphasizes that the fruit of a sacrifice belongs to the legitimate performer/owner, reinforcing ethical order in religious acts.
Vasiṣṭha addresses sky-ranging beings and asserts with certainty that certain earlier-born offspring are his, concluding from this claim that the sacrificial reward properly belongs to him.