Bhishma said Listen, O king, with rapt attention, to me as I describe to you the ritual of the Shraddha. or That ritual is auspicious, laudable, productive of fame and progeny, and is considered as a sacrifice, O scorcher of enemies, in honour of the departed Manes.
भीष्म उवाच शृणुष्वावहितो राजञ्छ्राद्धकर्मविधिं शुभम्। धन्यं यशस्यं पुत्रीयं पितृयज्ञं परंतप॥