Shloka 276
Vānaprastha-dharma and Tapas: Śiva–Umā Saṃvāda
Forest-Stage Discipline and Austerity
प्रजा विवर्धते चास्य अक्षयं चोपतिष्ठति । यही श्राद्धकी विधि बतायी गयी है
prajā vivardhate cāsya akṣayaṃ copatiṣṭhati |
毗湿摩说道：依此所规定的 śrāddha（祭祖仪轨）而行，则其家族血脉昌盛，且不竭之福祉常伴其侧。如此奉行，能防止达摩衰落；使诸祖灵（Pitṛs）恒常欢喜满足，并令其子孙繁衍而无所减损。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Proper performance of śrāddha according to prescribed rules sustains dharma, pleases the ancestors, and yields enduring welfare—especially the growth and continuity of one’s progeny and unfailing support in life.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction on dharma, here emphasizing the results of correctly observing śrāddha: ancestral satisfaction, preservation of righteousness, and the flourishing of one’s lineage with imperishable benefit.