Shloka 9
Śrāddha-utpatti and Nivāpa–Agni Precedence (श्राद्धोत्पत्तिः—निवापेऽग्निपूर्वकत्वम्)
आधिपत्य॑ व्रजेन्मर्त्यो ज्येष्ठायामपवर्जयन् । नर: कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ ऋद्धो दमपुर:सर:
ādhipatyaṁ vrajen martyo jyeṣṭhāyām apavarjayan | naraḥ kurukulaśreṣṭha ṛddho damapuraḥsaraḥ ||
Bhīṣma nói: Hỡi bậc ưu tú của dòng Kuru, phàm nhân nào vào lúc sao Jyeṣṭhā, trước hết chế ngự các căn rồi dâng piṇḍa theo nghi lễ, sẽ được phú quý và đạt quyền chủ trị.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That sense-restraint (dama) should precede ritual action; when ancestral offerings are performed with disciplined conduct, they become a dharmic cause of prosperity and the capacity to hold authority responsibly.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, including the fruits of śrāddha-related observances. Here he states that performing piṇḍa-offerings at the time of the nakṣatra Jyeṣṭhā, with prior control of the senses, leads to prosperity and lordship.