Shloka 26
च्यवन-कुशिक-संवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Hospitality, Service, and Lineage Questions
तावपि स्वाविव सुतौ संस्कार्याविति निश्चय: । क्षेत्रजो वाप्यपसदो ये<वध्यूढास्तेषु चाप्युत
tāv api svāv iva sutau saṃskāryāv iti niścayaḥ | kṣetrajō vāpy apasado ye ’vadhyūḍhās teṣu cāpy uta ||
毗湿摩说道：“即便是那两类儿子，权威的结论亦是：当如己子一般，为其施行萨姆斯迦罗（saṃskāra）。诚然，无论是kṣetraja（‘田生子’）、apasada（名分混杂或不正之子），还是avadhyūḍha（由特殊婚姻安排而收纳者），诸论典（śāstra）皆命其受应受之礼。关于与varṇa相关的仪礼，法典（dharma-śāstra）所见之裁定正是如此。我已尽告于你；你还想听什么？”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That dharmaśāstra recognizes certain categories of sons (including kṣetraja, apasada, and avadhyūḍha) and, despite their differing origins or social classification, enjoins that they receive the appropriate saṃskāras—rites that confer social-religious standing and duties—treating them, for ritual purposes, like one’s own.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he concludes a discussion on classifications of offspring and their eligibility for rites, stating the śāstric determination and asking what further topic the listener wishes to hear.