Shloka 10
Śrāddha-pravṛtti-kathana and Varjya-dravya-nirdeśa
Origin and Prohibitions in Śrāddha
आपो मूलं फलं॑ मांसमन्नं वापि पितृक्षये । यत् किंचिन्मधुसम्मिश्र॑ तदानन्त्याय कल्पते
āpo mūlaṁ phalaṁ māṁsam annaṁ vāpi pitṛkṣaye | yat kiñcin madhusammiśraṁ tad ānantyāya kalpate ||
毗湿摩解释道：在纪念祖灵的仪式（pitṛkṣaya）之时，凡所供献之物——清水、根茎、果实、肉食或熟食——若与蜂蜜调和，便成能令祖先长久满足的布施。其伦理旨趣在于以真诚之心、依正法而备办供品，以感恩与追念尊崇宗族血脉，护持达摩。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Offerings made for the ancestors, especially when prepared with care (here, mixed with honey), are said to yield long-lasting benefit; the verse underscores dharma as gratitude and responsible remembrance of one’s lineage through proper rites.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs on duties and merits of rites; here he specifies that various foods and even water, when offered at pitṛkṣaya with honey, are considered especially efficacious for satisfying the Pitṛs.