Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 119
ज्येष्ठ-कनिष्ठ-धर्मः — Duties of Elders and Juniors
Anuśāsana-parva 108
नक्तं न कुर्यात् पित्र्याणि भुक्त्वा चैव प्रसाधनम्
naktaṁ na kuryāt pitryāṇi bhuktvā caiva prasādhanam
Bhīṣma nói: “Không nên làm lễ cúng Pitṛ (tổ tiên) vào ban đêm; và sau khi ăn cũng không nên tiến hành việc sửa soạn nghi lễ hay các hành vi tẩy tịnh theo nghi thức.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual acts—especially ancestral rites—must be performed at proper times and in a state of appropriate purity; night-time performance and post-meal ritual preparation are discouraged as contrary to prescribed discipline.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and correct conduct, giving practical rules about śrāddha/Pitṛ-related observances and standards of cleanliness and timing.