Shloka 11
Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)
पिता मम महातेजा: शान्लनुर्निधनं गतः । तस्य दित्सुरहं श्राद्ध गंगाद्वारमुपागमम्
pitā mama mahātejāḥ śāntanur nidhanaṃ gataḥ | tasya ditsur ahaṃ śrāddhaṃ gaṅgādvāram upāgamam ||
Bhīṣma nói: “Khi phụ vương lẫy lừng của ta, vua Śāntanu, băng hà, ta đã đến Gaṅgādvāra để cử hành nghi lễ śrāddha, một lòng muốn dâng đủ phần cúng tế tổ tiên theo đúng phép.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights pitṛ-dharma (duty toward one’s father/ancestors): after a parent’s death, performing śrāddha at a sacred tīrtha is presented as a righteous, socially and spiritually sanctioned obligation.
Bhīṣma recounts that after King Śāntanu’s death, he traveled to Gaṅgādvāra (Haridwar) to carry out the śrāddha ceremonies for his father.