Shloka 10
नहुषोपाख्यानम्—दीपदान-धूप-बलीकर्म-प्रशंसा
Nahūṣa Episode and the Commendation of Lamp-Gifting and Household Offerings
पितरश्न महाभागा ऋषयश्न तपोधना: । गृह्माश्व देवता: सर्वाः प्रीयन्ते विधिनार्चिता:
pitaraś ca mahābhāgā ṛṣayaś ca tapodhanāḥ | gṛhyāś ca devatāḥ sarvāḥ prīyante vidhinārcitāḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：蒙福的祖灵（Pitṛ，先祖之灵）与苦行深厚的仙圣（ṛṣi）皆得欢喜；而家宅之中一切守护神祇，若依正法仪轨受供奉，也都心生悦豫。因此，通达之人沐浴之后，先以恭敬礼拜，再为诸天及其他应受者行“塔尔帕那”（tarpaṇa，献水慰祭）等仪式，使诸圣受者满足，并维系家中之法（dharma）与秩序。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Properly performed daily rites—especially bathing followed by reverent offerings like tarpaṇa—sustain dharma by pleasing gods, ancestors, and sages; ritual correctness (vidhi) and respectful intention are emphasized as ethical duties of a learned householder.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma, he explains to the listener that when one worships according to prescribed procedure, the Pitṛs, ṛṣis, and household deities become satisfied—highlighting the religious-social function of domestic worship and ancestral offerings.