Bhishma said After Nini had acted thus, all the great Rishis began to celebrate the sacrifice in honour of the departed Manes (called the Shraddha) according to rites laid down in the ordinance.
भीष्म उवाच तथा निमौ प्रवृत्ते तु सर्व पितृयज्ञं तु कुर्वन्ति विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा॥ एव महर्षयः।