Shloka 14
Śrāddha-dvija-parīkṣā: Paṅkti-dūṣa and Paṅkti-pāvana (श्राद्धे द्विजपरीक्षा—पङ्क्तिदूष-पङ्क्तिपावन)
नवमीको श्राद्ध करनेवाले पुरुषके यहाँ एक खुरवाले घोड़े आदि पशुओंकी बहुतायत होती है और दशमीको श्राद्ध करनेवाले मनुष्यके घरमें गौओंको वृद्धि होती है ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | navamyāṁ śrāddhaṁ kurvataḥ puruṣasya gṛhe ekakhurāśvādipāśubāhulyam bhavati, daśamyāṁ śrāddhaṁ kurvataḥ manuṣyasya gṛhe gāvo vardhante | ekādaśīṁ kurvan martyas tu kūpyabhāgī bhavet, nṛpa | tasya veśmani brāhmavarcasvinaḥ putrā jāyante, mahārāja |
毗湿摩说道：“在阴历第九日行施祖祭者，家中马等单蹄之畜繁多；在第十日行施祖祭者，家中牛群增益。但大王啊，在第十一日行施祖祭者，除金银之外，诸般财物皆可得；其家亦将诞生具婆罗门光辉者——学德与灵耀兼备的儿子。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the timing of śrāddha (ancestral rites) is believed to yield distinct fruits: material prosperity in specific forms (livestock, wealth) and also higher, ethical-spiritual outcomes such as offspring endowed with brāhmavarcasa (learning and sacred radiance).
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs the king on dharma and ritual duties. Here he explains the reputed results of performing śrāddha on different lunar days—ninth, tenth, and eleventh—linking each tithi to particular household gains and qualities.