Shloka 6
Śrāddha-pravṛtti-kathana and Varjya-dravya-nirdeśa
Origin and Prohibitions in Śrāddha
गाथाश्षचाप्यत्र गायन्ति पितृगीता युधिष्ठिर । सनत्कुमारो भगवान् पुरा मय्यभ्यभाषत
gāthāś cāpy atra gāyanti pitṛ-gītā yudhiṣṭhira | sanatkumāro bhagavān purā mayy abhyabhāṣata ||
毗湿摩说道：“在此处，噢，坚战（Yudhishthira），智者亦歌咏一首古传之偈——乃诸 Pitṛ（祖灵）所唱之歌。久远以前，尊者善住童子（Sanatkumāra）曾将这同一首 gāthā 亲口告于我。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma grounds his instruction in authoritative tradition: a gāthā attributed to the Pitṛs and transmitted by the revered sage Sanatkumāra. The verse emphasizes that ethical guidance (dharma) is preserved and validated through respected ancestral and sage lineages.
Bhishma, instructing Yudhishthira in Anuśāsana Parva, introduces a traditional stanza. He notes that learned people recite it and adds that Sanatkumāra taught it to him in ancient times, thereby establishing the forthcoming teaching’s credibility.