पितृन् देवान् समभ्यर्च्य विप्रांश्च विधिवन्नृप । भोजयित्वा यथान्यायं वाचयामास मङ्गलम् ॥ १० ॥
pitṝn devān samabhyarcya viprāṁś ca vidhi-van nṛpa bhojayitvā yathā-nyāyaṁ vācayām āsa maṅgalam
- pitṝn
- the forefathers
- devān
- the demigods
- samabhyarcya
- correctly worshiping
- viprān
- the brāhmaṇas
- ca
- and
- vidhi-vat
- according to prescribed rituals
- nṛpa
- O King (Parīkṣit)
- bhojayitvā
- feeding them
- yathā
- as
- nyāyam
- is just
- vācayām āsa
- he had chanted
- maṅgalam
- auspicious mantras.
O King, in accordance with prescribed rituals, Mahārāja Bhīṣmaka worshiped the forefathers, demigods and brāhmaṇas, feeding them all properly. Then He had the traditional mantras chanted for the well-being of the bride.