Shloka 4163
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
न प्रीणन्ति पितृन् देवान् स्वर्ग च न स गच्छति । जिसके श्राद्धोंक भोजनमें मित्रोंकी प्रधानता रहती है
na prīṇanti pitṝn devān svargaṃ ca na sa gacchati |
جس کے شرادھ میں کھانے کی ترتیب میں دوستوں کو مقدم رکھا جائے، اس کا وہ شرادھ اور ہَوِش پِتروں اور دیوتاؤں کو راضی نہیں کرتا؛ اور ایسا شرادھ کرنے والا مرد سُوَرگ کو نہیں جاتا۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Śrāddha must be performed with correct dharmic priority and intention; if social favoritism (placing friends foremost) governs the feeding, the rite fails to satisfy Pitṛs and Devas and does not yield the promised heavenly merit.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma continues advising on proper conduct in ritual duties, warning that misordered or self-serving arrangements in śrāddha undermine its spiritual efficacy.