Shloka 38
Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)
ते यद् ब्रूयुर्महाप्राज्ञास्तच्चैव समुदाचर । ततो वसिष्ठ देवर्षिमगस्त्यमथ काश्यपम्
te yad brūyur mahāprājñās tac caiva samudācara | tato vasiṣṭhaṃ devarṣim agastyam atha kāśyapaṃ, kena vā karmayogena pradānena iha kena vā ||
毗湿摩说：“那些大智大仙人所说的一切，你都应照做——切实奉行。”随后，光辉的婆利古之子婆罗修罗摩前往拜见天仙瓦西什塔，又见阿迦斯提耶与迦叶波，问道：“诸位最上婆罗门，我愿求得清净。请告知——在此世间，凭何种行持之道（业瑜伽），或凭何种布施，方能获得清净？”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should humbly follow the guidance of truly wise sages, and seek purification through disciplined right action (karmayoga) and/or charitable giving (dāna), treating both as ethical means of inner cleansing.
Bhishma advises adherence to the counsel of great sages. Then Paraśurāma approaches eminent rishis—Vasiṣṭha, Agastya, and Kāśyapa (with Nārada also noted in the prose)—and asks what practices or gifts can purify him.