Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 11
BndP 2 11.1
सर्वकामसमृद्धानि प्रयच्छन्ति पितामहाः । प्रजां पुष्टिं स्मृतिं मेधां राज्यमारोग्यमेव च । प्रीता नित्यं प्रयच्छन्ति मानुषाणां पितामहाः ॥ ब्न्द्प्_२,१०।१२० ॥ इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते मध्यभागे तृतीये उपोद्धातपादे पितृराज्य कल्पो नाम दशमो ऽध्यायः ॥ १०॥ बृहस्पतिरुवाच राजतं राजताक्तं वा पितॄणां पात्रमुच्यते । राजतस्य कथावापि दर्शनं दान मेव वा
sarvakāmasamṛddhāni prayacchanti pitāmahāḥ / prajāṃ puṣṭiṃ smṛtiṃ medhāṃ rājyamārogyameva ca / prītā nityaṃ prayacchanti mānuṣāṇāṃ pitāmahāḥ // bndp_2,10.120 // iti śrībrahmāṇḍe mahāpurāṇe vāyuprokte madhyabhāge tṛtīye upoddhātapāde pitṛrājya kalpo nāma daśamo 'dhyāyaḥ // 10// bṛhaspatiruvāca rājataṃ rājatāktaṃ vā pitṝṇāṃ pātramucyate / rājatasya kathāvāpi darśanaṃ dāna meva vā
abounding in all objects of desire — these the grandfathers grant. Offspring, prosperity, memory, intelligence, kingship and health too: pleased, the grandfathers grant these constantly to men. Thus (ends) the tenth chapter called the Rite of the Fathers' Realm, in the third section of the middle part of the glorious Brahmāṇḍa Mahāpurāṇa spoken by Vāyu, in the introductory quarter. Bṛhaspati said: A vessel of silver, or one smeared with silver, is prescribed for the fathers; even talk of silver, or the sight of it, or the gift of it —
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BndP 2 11.2
अनन्तमक्षयं स्वर्गे राजते दानमुच्यते । पितॄनेतेन दानेन सत्पुत्रास्तारयन्त्युत
anantamakṣayaṃ svarge rājate dānamucyate / pitṝnetena dānena satputrāstārayantyuta
a gift of silver is called endless and imperishable in heaven; by this gift good sons indeed carry the fathers across.
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BndP 2 11.3
राजते हि स्वधा दुग्धा पात्रे तैः पृथिवी पुरा । स्वधां वा पार्थिभिस्तात तस्मिन् दत्तं तदक्षयम्
rājate hi svadhā dugdhā pātre taiḥ pṛthivī purā / svadhāṃ vā pārthibhistāta tasmin dattaṃ tadakṣayam
For formerly the earth was milked by them for svadhā into a silver vessel; or svadhā (was milked) by the kings, dear one — therefore what is given in that (vessel) is imperishable.
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BndP 2 11.4
कृष्णाजिनस्य सांनिध्यं दर्शनं दानमेव च । रक्षोघ्नं ब्रह्म वर्चस्यं पशून्पुत्रांश्च तारयेत्
kṛṣṇājinasya sāṃnidhyaṃ darśanaṃ dānameva ca / rakṣoghnaṃ brahma varcasyaṃ paśūnputrāṃśca tārayet
The presence of a black antelope skin, the sight of it, and the gift of it, destroys demons and confers brahminical lustre, and would carry across cattle and sons.
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BndP 2 11.5
कनकं राजतं पात्रं दौहित्रं कुतुपस्तिलाः । वस्तूनि पावनीयानि त्रिदण्डीयोग एव वा
kanakaṃ rājataṃ pātraṃ dauhitraṃ kutupastilāḥ / vastūni pāvanīyāni tridaṇḍīyoga eva vā
Gold, a silver vessel, a daughter's son, the leather vessel (kutupa), sesame seeds — these are purifying things, or the observance of the triple staff.
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BndP 2 11.6
श्राद्धकर्मण्ययं श्रेष्ठो विधिर्ब्राह्मः सनातनः । आयुःकीर्तिप्रजैश्वर्यप्रज्ञासंततिवर्द्धनः
śrāddhakarmaṇyayaṃ śreṣṭho vidhirbrāhmaḥ sanātanaḥ / āyuḥkīrtiprajaiśvaryaprajñāsaṃtativarddhanaḥ
In the śrāddha rite this is the best procedure, the eternal Brāhma one, increasing lifespan, fame, offspring, lordship, wisdom and lineage.
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BndP 2 11.7
दिशिदक्षिणपूर्वस्यां वेदिस्थानं निवेदयेत् । सर्वतो ऽरत्निमात्रं च चतुरस्रं सुसंस्थितम्
diśidakṣiṇapūrvasyāṃ vedisthānaṃ nivedayet / sarvato 'ratnimātraṃ ca caturasraṃ susaṃsthitam
In the south-eastern direction he should mark out the place for the altar, a square of one cubit (aratni) on every side, well set up.
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BndP 2 11.8
वक्ष्यामि विधिवत्स्थानं पितॄणामनुशासितम् । धन्यमायुष्यमारोग्यं बलवर्णविवर्द्धनमा
vakṣyāmi vidhivatsthānaṃ pitṝṇāmanuśāsitam / dhanyamāyuṣyamārogyaṃ balavarṇavivarddhanamā
I shall declare, according to rule, the place prescribed for the Fathers, which brings wealth, long life, health, and increases strength and complexion.
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BndP 2 11.9
तत्र गर्तास्त्रयः कायार्स्त्रयो दण्डाश्च खादिराः । अरत्निमात्रास्ते कार्या रजतैः प्रविभूषिताः
tatra gartāstrayaḥ kāyārstrayo daṇḍāśca khādirāḥ / aratnimātrāste kāryā rajataiḥ pravibhūṣitāḥ
There (should be) three pits and three heaps(?), and stakes of khadira wood; these are to be made one cubit long, adorned with silver.
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BndP 2 11.10
ते वितस्त्यायता गर्त्ताः सर्वतश्चतुरङ्गुलाः । प्राग्दक्षिणमुखान्कुर्यात्स्थिरानशुषिरांस्तथा
te vitastyāyatā garttāḥ sarvataścaturaṅgulāḥ / prāgdakṣiṇamukhānkuryātsthirānaśuṣirāṃstathā
Those pits are a span (vitasti) long and four fingers (deep/wide) on all sides; he should make them facing east and south, firm and not hollow.
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BndP 2 11.11
अद्भिः पवित्रयुक्ताभिः पावयेत्सततं शुचिः । पयसा ह्याज गव्येन शोधनं चाद्भिरेव च
adbhiḥ pavitrayuktābhiḥ pāvayetsatataṃ śuciḥ / payasā hyāja gavyena śodhanaṃ cādbhireva ca
Being pure, he should constantly purify (them) with waters containing purifying grass, and the cleansing (is) with goat's or cow's milk and with water alone.
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BndP 2 11.12
सततं तर्पणं ह्येतत्तृप्तिर्भवति शास्वती । इह वामुत्र य वशी सर्वकामसमन्वितः
satataṃ tarpaṇaṃ hyetattṛptirbhavati śāsvatī / iha vāmutra ya vaśī sarvakāmasamanvitaḥ
This satisfying (of the Fathers) is constant, and the satisfaction becomes everlasting; whoever is self-controlled, here or in the other world, is endowed with all his desires.
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BndP 2 11.13
एवं त्रिषवणस्नातो योर्ऽचयेत्प्रयतः पितॄन् । मन्त्रेण विधिवत्सम्यगश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
evaṃ triṣavaṇasnāto yor'cayetprayataḥ pitṝn / mantreṇa vidhivatsamyagaśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
He who, having thus bathed at the three junctures of the day, worships the Fathers with restraint, with the mantra, duly and correctly, obtains the fruit of a horse-sacrifice.
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BndP 2 11.14
तान्स्थापयेदमावास्यां गर्त्तान्वै चतुरङ्गुलान् । त्रिःसप्तसंस्थास्ते यज्ञास्त्रैलोक्यं धार्यते तु यः
tānsthāpayedamāvāsyāṃ garttānvai caturaṅgulān / triḥsaptasaṃsthāste yajñāstrailokyaṃ dhāryate tu yaḥ
On the new-moon day he should establish those pits, four fingers (in measure); those sacrifices are arranged three times seven — and he who (does so) upholds the three worlds.
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BndP 2 11.15
तस्य पुष्टिस्तथैश्वर्यमायुः संततिरेव च । दिवि च भ्राजतेलक्ष्म्या मोक्षं च लभते क्रमात्
tasya puṣṭistathaiśvaryamāyuḥ saṃtatireva ca / divi ca bhrājatelakṣmyā mokṣaṃ ca labhate kramāt
His is prosperity, and lordship, long life, and progeny too; and he shines in heaven with splendour, and in due course attains liberation.
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BndP 2 11.16
पाप्मापहं पावनीयं ह्यश्वमेधफलं लभेत् । अश्वमेधफलं ह्येत्तद्द्विजैः संस्कृत्य पूजितम्
pāpmāpahaṃ pāvanīyaṃ hyaśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet / aśvamedhaphalaṃ hyettaddvijaiḥ saṃskṛtya pūjitam
He obtains the sin-removing, purifying fruit of a horse-sacrifice; indeed this fruit of a horse-sacrifice (comes) when it has been consecrated and honoured by the twice-born.
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BndP 2 11.17
मन्त्रं वक्ष्याम्यहं तस्मादमृतं ब्रह्मनिर्मितम् । देंवतेभ्यः पितृभ्यश्च महायोगिभ्य एव च
mantraṃ vakṣyāmyahaṃ tasmādamṛtaṃ brahmanirmitam / deṃvatebhyaḥ pitṛbhyaśca mahāyogibhya eva ca
Therefore I shall declare the mantra, immortal, fashioned by Brahmā — to the gods, to the Fathers, and to the great yogins.
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BndP 2 11.18
नमः स्वाहयै स्वधायै नित्यमेव भवत्युत । आद्धे ऽवसाने श्राद्धस्य त्रिरावृत्तं जपेत्सदा
namaḥ svāhayai svadhāyai nityameva bhavatyuta / āddhe 'vasāne śrāddhasya trirāvṛttaṃ japetsadā
"Homage to Svāhā, to Svadhā" — thus it is always; at the beginning and at the end of the śrāddha he should always mutter it, repeated three times.
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BndP 2 11.19
पिण्डनिर्वपणे वापि जपेदेतं समाहितः । क्षिप्रमायान्ति पितरो रक्षांसि प्रद्रवन्ति च
piṇḍanirvapaṇe vāpi japedetaṃ samāhitaḥ / kṣipramāyānti pitaro rakṣāṃsi pradravanti ca
Or at the offering of the rice-balls he should recite this with concentration; quickly the Fathers come, and the demons flee away.
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BndP 2 11.20
पित्र्यं तु त्रिषु कालेषु मन्त्रो ऽयं तारयत्युत । पठ्यमानः सदा श्राद्धे नियतैर्ब्रह्मवादिभिः
pitryaṃ tu triṣu kāleṣu mantro 'yaṃ tārayatyuta / paṭhyamānaḥ sadā śrāddhe niyatairbrahmavādibhiḥ
This mantra, belonging to the Fathers, delivers (one) at the three times, being recited always at the śrāddha by the restrained expounders of the Veda.
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BndP 2 11.21
राज्यकामो जपेदेतं सदा मन्त्रमतन्द्रितः । वीर्यशौर्यार्थसत्त्वाशीरायुर्बुद्धिविवर्द्धनम्
rājyakāmo japedetaṃ sadā mantramatandritaḥ / vīryaśauryārthasattvāśīrāyurbuddhivivarddhanam
One who desires kingship should always mutter this mantra untiringly — (the mantra) that increases valour, heroism, wealth, character, blessing, long life and intelligence.
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BndP 2 11.22
प्रीयन्ते पितरो येन जपेन नियमेन च । सप्तर्चिषं प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वकामप्रदं शुभम्
prīyante pitaro yena japena niyamena ca / saptarciṣaṃ pravakṣyāmi sarvakāmapradaṃ śubham
I shall proclaim the seven-flamed (hymn), auspicious, granting all desires, by the muttering of which and by the observance the Fathers are pleased.
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BndP 2 11.23
अमूर्त्तीनां समूर्त्तिनां पितॄणां दीप्ततेजसाम् । नमस्यामि सदा तेषां ध्यानिनां योगचक्षुषाम्
amūrttīnāṃ samūrttināṃ pitṝṇāṃ dīptatejasām / namasyāmi sadā teṣāṃ dhyānināṃ yogacakṣuṣām
To the Fathers, formless and possessed of form, of blazing splendour — to them, meditators with the eye of yoga, I always pay homage.
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BndP 2 11.24
इन्द्रादीनां च नेतारो दशमारीचयोस्तथा । सप्तर्षीणां पितॄणां च तान्नमस्यामि कामदान्
indrādīnāṃ ca netāro daśamārīcayostathā / saptarṣīṇāṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca tānnamasyāmi kāmadān
And (they are) the leaders of Indra and the rest, and of the ten Marīcis(?), and of the seven seers; those Fathers, granters of desires, I salute.
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BndP 2 11.25
मन्वादिनां च नेतारः सूर्याचन्द्रमसोस्तथा । तान्नमस्कृत्य सर्वान्वै पितृमत्सु विधिष्वपि
manvādināṃ ca netāraḥ sūryācandramasostathā / tānnamaskṛtya sarvānvai pitṛmatsu vidhiṣvapi
And (they are) the leaders of Manu and the rest, and of the sun and the moon; having saluted all of them in the rites relating to the Fathers as well —
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BndP 2 11.26
नक्षत्राणां ग्रहाणां च वाय्वग्न्योश्च पितॄनथ । द्यावापृथिव्योश्च सदा नामस्यामि कृताञ्जलिः
nakṣatrāṇāṃ grahāṇāṃ ca vāyvagnyośca pitṝnatha / dyāvāpṛthivyośca sadā nāmasyāmi kṛtāñjaliḥ
— and then the Fathers of the lunar mansions and of the planets, of wind and fire, and of heaven and earth, I always salute with joined palms.
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BndP 2 11.27
देवर्षीणां च नेतारः सर्वलोकनमस्कृताः । त्रातारः सर्वभूतानां नमस्यामि पितामहान्
devarṣīṇāṃ ca netāraḥ sarvalokanamaskṛtāḥ / trātāraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ namasyāmi pitāmahān
Leaders of the divine seers, saluted by all the worlds, protectors of all beings — I pay homage to the forefathers.
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BndP 2 11.28
प्रजापतेर्गवां वह्नेः सोमाय च यमाय च । योगेश्वरेभ्यश्च सदा नमस्यामि कृताञ्जलिः
prajāpatergavāṃ vahneḥ somāya ca yamāya ca / yogeśvarebhyaśca sadā namasyāmi kṛtāñjaliḥ
To Prajāpati, to the cows, to Fire, and to Soma and to Yama, and to the lords of yoga, I ever pay homage with folded hands.
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BndP 2 11.29
पितृगणेभ्यः सप्तभ्यो नमो लोकेषु सप्तसु । स्वयंभुवे नमश्चैव ब्रह्मणे योगचक्षुषे
pitṛgaṇebhyaḥ saptabhyo namo lokeṣu saptasu / svayaṃbhuve namaścaiva brahmaṇe yogacakṣuṣe
Homage to the seven hosts of fathers in the seven worlds, and homage to the Self-existent, to Brahmā whose eye is yoga.
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BndP 2 11.31
एतेन विधिना युक्तस्त्रीन्वरांल्लभते नरः । अन्नमायुः सुताश्चैव ददते पितरो भुवि
etena vidhinā yuktastrīnvarāṃllabhate naraḥ / annamāyuḥ sutāścaiva dadate pitaro bhuvi
A man who follows this rule obtains three boons; the fathers give food, long life and sons here on earth.
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BndP 2 11.32
भक्त्या परमया युक्तः श्रद्धधानो जितेन्द्रियः । सप्तार्चि षं जपेद्यस्तु नित्यमेव समाहितः
bhaktyā paramayā yuktaḥ śraddhadhāno jitendriyaḥ / saptārci ṣaṃ japedyastu nityameva samāhitaḥ
He who, filled with the highest devotion, faithful, with senses controlled, always collected, recites the (hymn) of seven flames,
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BndP 2 11.33
सप्तद्वीपसमुद्रायां पृथिव्यामेकराड् भवेत् । यत्किञ्चित्पच्यते गेहे भक्ष्यं वा भोज्यमेव वा
saptadvīpasamudrāyāṃ pṛthivyāmekarāḍ bhavet / yatkiñcitpacyate gehe bhakṣyaṃ vā bhojyameva vā
he becomes sole sovereign over the earth with its seven continents and oceans. Whatever is cooked in the house, whether food to be chewed or food to be eaten,
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BndP 2 11.34
अनिवेद्य न भोक्तव्यं तस्मिन्नयतने सदा । क्रमशः कीर्तयिष्यामि बलिपात्राण्यतः परम्
anivedya na bhoktavyaṃ tasminnayatane sadā / kramaśaḥ kīrtayiṣyāmi balipātrāṇyataḥ param
it must never be eaten in that dwelling without being offered (first). Hereafter I shall proclaim in order the vessels for the offering.
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BndP 2 11.35
येषु यच्च फलं प्रोक्तं तन्मे निगदतः श्रुणु । पलाशे ब्रह्मवर्चस्त्वमश्वत्थे वसुभावना
yeṣu yacca phalaṃ proktaṃ tanme nigadataḥ śruṇu / palāśe brahmavarcastvamaśvatthe vasubhāvanā
Hear from me as I recount what fruit is declared for each of them: with palāśa (leaves), the splendour of brahman; with aśvattha, becoming a Vasu.
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BndP 2 11.36
सर्वभूताधिपत्यं च प्लक्षे नित्यभुदात्दृतम् । पुष्टिः प्रजाश्च न्यग्रोधे बुद्धिः प्रज्ञा धृतिः स्मृतिः
sarvabhūtādhipatyaṃ ca plakṣe nityabhudātdṛtam / puṣṭiḥ prajāśca nyagrodhe buddhiḥ prajñā dhṛtiḥ smṛtiḥ
And lordship over all beings is ever declared (for the vessel) of plakṣa; with nyagrodha, prosperity and offspring, intellect, wisdom, steadiness and memory.
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BndP 2 11.37
रशोध्नं च यशस्यं च काश्मरीपात्रमुच्यते । सौभाग्यमुत्तमं लोके माधूके समुदात्दृतम्
raśodhnaṃ ca yaśasyaṃ ca kāśmarīpātramucyate / saubhāgyamuttamaṃ loke mādhūke samudātdṛtam
The vessel of kāśmarī is said to destroy ... and to bring fame; with mādhūka, the highest good fortune in the world is declared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.38
फलगुपात्रेषु कुर्वाणः सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात् । परां द्युतिमथार्केतु प्राकाश्यं च विशेषतः
phalagupātreṣu kurvāṇaḥ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt / parāṃ dyutimathārketu prākāśyaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ
One who makes (the offering) in vessels of phalagu obtains all his desires; with arka (-leaves), supreme brilliance and, especially, conspicuousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.39
बैल्वे लक्ष्मीन्तथा मेधां नित्यमायुस्तथैव च । क्षेत्रारामतडागेषु सर्वसस्येषु चैव ह
bailve lakṣmīntathā medhāṃ nityamāyustathaiva ca / kṣetrārāmataḍāgeṣu sarvasasyeṣu caiva ha
With bilva, Lakṣmī and likewise intelligence and long life; and in fields, gardens, tanks and all the crops,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.40
वर्षत्य जस्रं पर्जन्यो वेणुपात्रेषु कुर्वतः । एतेष्वेव सुपात्रेषु भोजनाग्रमशेषतः
varṣatya jasraṃ parjanyo veṇupātreṣu kurvataḥ / eteṣveva supātreṣu bhojanāgramaśeṣataḥ
Parjanya rains unceasingly for one who makes (the offering) in bamboo vessels. He who in these very fine vessels always gives the first portion of his meal entirely,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.41
सदा दद्यात्स यज्ञानां सर्वेषां फलमाप्नुयात् । पितृभ्यः पुष्पमाल्यानि सुगन्धानि च तत्परः
sadā dadyātsa yajñānāṃ sarveṣāṃ phalamāpnuyāt / pitṛbhyaḥ puṣpamālyāni sugandhāni ca tatparaḥ
he obtains the fruit of all sacrifices. He who, intent upon it, (offers) to the fathers flower garlands and fragrant things,
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BndP 2 11.42
सदा दद्यात्क्रियायुक्तः श विभाति दिवाकरः । गुग्गुलादींस्तथा धूपान्पितृभ्यो यः प्रयच्छति
sadā dadyātkriyāyuktaḥ śa vibhāti divākaraḥ / guggulādīṃstathā dhūpānpitṛbhyo yaḥ prayacchati
who always gives, engaged in the rites — he shines like the sun. He who presents to the fathers incense of guggulu and the like,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.43
संयुक्तान्मधुसर्पिर्भ्यं सो ऽग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् । धूपं गन्धगुणोपेतं कृत्वा पितृपरायणः
saṃyuktānmadhusarpirbhyaṃ so 'gniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet / dhūpaṃ gandhaguṇopetaṃ kṛtvā pitṛparāyaṇaḥ
mixed with honey and ghee, obtains the fruit of the agniṣṭoma. Having made incense endowed with fragrant qualities, being devoted to the fathers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.44
लभते च सुशर्माणि इह चामुत्र चोभयोः । दद्यादेवं पितृभ्यास्तु नित्यमेव ह्यतन्द्रितः
labhate ca suśarmāṇi iha cāmutra cobhayoḥ / dadyādevaṃ pitṛbhyāstu nityameva hyatandritaḥ
he gains good refuges both here and in the world beyond. Thus one should give to the fathers ever and untiringly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.45
दीपं पितृभ्यः प्रयतः सदा यस्तु प्रयच्छति । गतिं चाप्रतिमं चक्षुस्तस्मात्सलभते शुभम्
dīpaṃ pitṛbhyaḥ prayataḥ sadā yastu prayacchati / gatiṃ cāpratimaṃ cakṣustasmātsalabhate śubham
He who, self-restrained, always presents a lamp to the fathers, obtains thereby a good course and incomparable eyesight.
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BndP 2 11.46
तेजसा यशसा चैव कान्त्या चापि बलेन च । भुवि प्रकाशो भवति ब्राजते च त्रिविष्टपे
tejasā yaśasā caiva kāntyā cāpi balena ca / bhuvi prakāśo bhavati brājate ca triviṣṭape
He becomes conspicuous on earth through radiance, fame, beauty and strength, and he shines in heaven.
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BndP 2 11.47
अप्सरोभिः परिवृतो विमानाग्रे च मोदते । गन्धपुष्पैश्च धूपैश्व जपाहुतिभिरेव च
apsarobhiḥ parivṛto vimānāgre ca modate / gandhapuṣpaiśca dhūpaiśva japāhutibhireva ca
Surrounded by apsarases, he takes his pleasure at the front of a celestial chariot. With fragrances and flowers, with incense, and with recitations and oblations,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.48
फलमूलनमस्कारैः पितॄणां प्रयतः शुचिः । पूजां कृत्वा द्विजान्पश्चात्पूजयेदन्नसंपदा
phalamūlanamaskāraiḥ pitṝṇāṃ prayataḥ śuciḥ / pūjāṃ kṛtvā dvijānpaścātpūjayedannasaṃpadā
Restrained and pure, having performed the worship of the fathers with fruits, roots and salutations, he should afterwards honour the brahmins with an abundance of food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.49
श्राद्धकालेषु नियतं वायुभूताः पितामहाः । आविशन्ति द्विजाञ्छ्रेष्ठांस्तस्मादेतद्ब्रवीमि ते
śrāddhakāleṣu niyataṃ vāyubhūtāḥ pitāmahāḥ / āviśanti dvijāñchreṣṭhāṃstasmādetadbravīmi te
At the times of the śrāddha the grandfathers, become wind, invariably enter into the foremost brahmins; therefore I tell you this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.50
वस्त्रै रत्नप्रदानैश्च भक्ष्यैः पेयैस्तथैव च । गोभिरश्वैस्तथा ग्रामैः पूजयेद्द्विजसत्तमान्
vastrai ratnapradānaiśca bhakṣyaiḥ peyaistathaiva ca / gobhiraśvaistathā grāmaiḥ pūjayeddvijasattamān
With garments and with gifts of jewels, with foods to be eaten and drinks likewise, and with cows, horses and villages, he should honour the best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.51
भवन्ति पितरः प्रीताः पूजितेषु द्विजातिषु । तस्माद्यत्नेन विधिवत्पूजयेत द्विजान्सदा
bhavanti pitaraḥ prītāḥ pūjiteṣu dvijātiṣu / tasmādyatnena vidhivatpūjayeta dvijānsadā
When the twice-born have been honoured, the fathers become pleased; therefore one should always honour the brahmins carefully and according to rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.52
सव्योत्तराभ्यां पाणिभ्यां कुर्यादुल्लेखनं द्विजाः । प्रोक्षणं च ततः कुर्याच्छ्राद्धकर्मण्यतन्द्रितः
savyottarābhyāṃ pāṇibhyāṃ kuryādullekhanaṃ dvijāḥ / prokṣaṇaṃ ca tataḥ kuryācchrāddhakarmaṇyatandritaḥ
O brahmins, with the left and the right hands he should make the scratching (of lines on the ground), and thereafter, unwearied in the śrāddha rite, he should make the sprinkling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.53
दर्भान्पिण्डांस्तथा भक्ष्यान्पुष्पाणि विविधानि च । गन्धदानमलङ्कारमेकैकं निर्वपेद् बुधः
darbhānpiṇḍāṃstathā bhakṣyānpuṣpāṇi vividhāni ca / gandhadānamalaṅkāramekaikaṃ nirvaped budhaḥ
The wise man should offer, one by one, darbha grass, the balls (of food), foods, various flowers, the gift of perfume, and ornament.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.54
पेषयित्वाञ्जनं सम्यग्विश्वेषामुत्तरोत्तरम् । अभ्यङ्गं दर्भविञ्जूलैस्त्रिभिः कुर्याद्यथाविधि
peṣayitvāñjanaṃ samyagviśveṣāmuttarottaram / abhyaṅgaṃ darbhaviñjūlaistribhiḥ kuryādyathāvidhi
Having ground the eye-salve well, for all (the fathers) in succession, he should perform the anointing according to rule with three darbha-shoots.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.55
अपसव्यं वितृभयश्च दद्यादञ्जनमुत्तमम् । निपात्य जानु सर्वेषां वस्त्रार्थं सूत्रमेव वा
apasavyaṃ vitṛbhayaśca dadyādañjanamuttamam / nipātya jānu sarveṣāṃ vastrārthaṃ sūtrameva vā
And with the sacred thread reversed (apasavya) he should give the best eye-salve, and, kneeling down, (should give) to all a cloth, or else a thread, for the purpose of a garment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.56
खण्डनं प्रोक्षणं चैव तथैवोल्लेखनं द्विजः । सकृद्देवपितॄणां स्यात्पितॄणां त्रिभिरुच्यते
khaṇḍanaṃ prokṣaṇaṃ caiva tathaivollekhanaṃ dvijaḥ / sakṛddevapitṝṇāṃ syātpitṝṇāṃ tribhirucyate
The breaking, the sprinkling, and likewise the drawing of lines — for the twice-born, in the case of the gods it is to be done once, while for the fathers it is said (to be done) three times.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.57
एकं पवित्रं हस्तेन पितॄनसर्वान्सकृत्सकृत् । चैलमन्त्रेण पिण्डेभ्यो दत्त्वादर्शाञ्जिने हि तम्
ekaṃ pavitraṃ hastena pitṝnasarvānsakṛtsakṛt / cailamantreṇa piṇḍebhyo dattvādarśāñjine hi tam
With one purifying (blade of grass) in the hand, (he should honour) all the fathers, each once; having given it to the balls with the cloth-formula, (he places) it upon the mirror-salve.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.58
सदा सर्पिस्तिलैर्युक्तांस्त्रीन्पिण्डान्निर्वपेद्भुवि । जानु कृत्वा तथा सव्यं भूमौ पितृपरायणः
sadā sarpistilairyuktāṃstrīnpiṇḍānnirvapedbhuvi / jānu kṛtvā tathā savyaṃ bhūmau pitṛparāyaṇaḥ
He should always offer on the ground three balls mixed with ghee and sesame, placing his left knee thus on the ground, being intent upon the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.59
पितॄन्पितामहांश्चैव तथैव प्रपितामहान् । आहूय च पितॄन्प्राञ्चः पितृतीर्थेन यत्नतः
pitṝnpitāmahāṃścaiva tathaiva prapitāmahān / āhūya ca pitṝnprāñcaḥ pitṛtīrthena yatnataḥ
Having summoned, facing east, the fathers, the grandfathers and likewise the great-grandfathers, carefully by means of the pitṛtīrtha (the part of the hand sacred to the fathers),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.60
पिण्डान्परिक्षिपेत्सम्यगपसव्यमतन्द्रितः । अन्नाद्यैरेव मुख्यैश्चभक्ष्यैश्चैव पृथग्विधैः
piṇḍānparikṣipetsamyagapasavyamatandritaḥ / annādyaireva mukhyaiścabhakṣyaiścaiva pṛthagvidhaiḥ
unwearied and with the thread reversed, he should properly strew the balls about with the chief foods and with foods of various kinds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.61
पृथङ्मातामहानां तु केचिदिच्छन्ति मानवाः । त्रीन्पिण्डानानुपूर्व्येण सांगुष्ठान्पुष्टिवर्द्धनान्
pṛthaṅmātāmahānāṃ tu kecidicchanti mānavāḥ / trīnpiṇḍānānupūrvyeṇa sāṃguṣṭhānpuṣṭivarddhanān
But some men wish that there be separately for the maternal grandfathers three balls, in due order, made with the thumb, increasing prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.62
जान्वन्तराभ्यां यत्नेन पिण्डान्दद्याद्यथाक्रमम् । सव्योत्तराभ्यां पाणिभ्यां धारार्थं मन्त्रमुच्चरन्
jānvantarābhyāṃ yatnena piṇḍāndadyādyathākramam / savyottarābhyāṃ pāṇibhyāṃ dhārārthaṃ mantramuccaran
He should carefully give the balls in due order between his knees, with the left and right hands, uttering the formula for the (offering of the) stream.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.63
नमो वः पितरः शोषायेति सर्वमतन्द्रितः । दक्षिणस्यां तु पाणिभ्यां प्रथमं पिण्डमुत्सृजेत्
namo vaḥ pitaraḥ śoṣāyeti sarvamatandritaḥ / dakṣiṇasyāṃ tu pāṇibhyāṃ prathamaṃ piṇḍamutsṛjet
Saying "Homage to you, O fathers, for the drying," all of it unwearied, he should release the first ball with both hands towards the south.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.64
नमो वः पितरः सौम्यः पठन्नेवमतन्द्रितः । सव्योत्तराभ्यां पाणिभ्यां धर्मेर्ऽधं समतन्द्रितः
namo vaḥ pitaraḥ saumyaḥ paṭhannevamatandritaḥ / savyottarābhyāṃ pāṇibhyāṃ dharmer'dhaṃ samatandritaḥ
Reciting thus, unwearied, "Homage to you, O gentle fathers," (he should offer) with the left and right hands, unwearied, half for dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.65
उलूखलस्य लेखायामुदपात्रावसेचनम् । क्षौमं सूत्रं नवं दद्याच्छाणं कार्पासकं तथा
ulūkhalasya lekhāyāmudapātrāvasecanam / kṣaumaṃ sūtraṃ navaṃ dadyācchāṇaṃ kārpāsakaṃ tathā
On the line of the mortar (there is) the pouring out of the water-vessel; he should give new linen thread, or hemp, or cotton.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.66
पत्रोर्णं पट्टसूत्रं च कौशेयं परिवर्जयेत् । वर्जयेद्यक्षणं यज्ञे यद्यप्यहतवस्त्रजाम्
patrorṇaṃ paṭṭasūtraṃ ca kauśeyaṃ parivarjayet / varjayedyakṣaṇaṃ yajñe yadyapyahatavastrajām
He should avoid patrorṇa (leaf-wool), woven silk thread and silk; in the sacrifice he should avoid (such) marking, even if made from uncut cloth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.67
न प्रीणन्ति तथैतानि दातु श्चाप्यहितं भवेत् । श्रेष्ठमाहुस्त्रिककुदमञ्जनं नित्यमेव च
na prīṇanti tathaitāni dātu ścāpyahitaṃ bhavet / śreṣṭhamāhustrikakudamañjanaṃ nityameva ca
These do not please (them), and it would even be harmful to the giver; they call trikakud collyrium the best, and always so.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.68
कृष्णेभ्यश्च तेलैस्तैलं यत्नात्सुपरिरक्षितम् । चन्दनागुरुणी चोभे तमालोशीरपद्मकम्
kṛṣṇebhyaśca telaistailaṃ yatnātsuparirakṣitam / candanāguruṇī cobhe tamālośīrapadmakam
And sesame oil obtained from black sesame seeds, carefully well preserved; both sandalwood and aloe-wood, tamāla, uśīra and padmaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.69
धूपश्च गुग्गलः श्रेष्टस्तुरुष्कः श्वेत एव च । शुक्लाः सुमनसः श्रेष्ठास्तथा पद्मोत्पलानि च
dhūpaśca guggalaḥ śreṣṭasturuṣkaḥ śveta eva ca / śuklāḥ sumanasaḥ śreṣṭhāstathā padmotpalāni ca
And as incense guggulu is best, and turuṣka (frankincense), and the white one too; white jasmine flowers are best, and likewise lotuses and water-lilies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.70
गन्धरूपोपपन्नानि चारण्यानि च कृत्स्नशः । तथा हि सुमना नाडीरूपिकास्मकुरण्डिका
gandharūpopapannāni cāraṇyāni ca kṛtsnaśaḥ / tathā hi sumanā nāḍīrūpikāsmakuraṇḍikā
(And) all those (flowers) that are endowed with (good) scent and form, and the wild ones entirely; likewise indeed jasmine, nāḍī, rūpikā, and kuraṇḍikā.
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BndP 2 11.71
पुष्पाणि वर्जनीयानि श्राद्धकर्मणि नित्यशः । यथा गन्धादपेतानि चोग्रगन्धानि यानि च
puṣpāṇi varjanīyāni śrāddhakarmaṇi nityaśaḥ / yathā gandhādapetāni cogragandhāni yāni ca
Flowers are always to be avoided in the śrāddha rite (namely) such as are devoid of scent and those that have a pungent scent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.72
वर्जनीयानि पुष्पाणि पुष्टिमन्विच्चता सदा । द्विजातयो यथोद्दिष्टा नियताः स्युरुदङ्मुखाः
varjanīyāni puṣpāṇi puṣṭimanviccatā sadā / dvijātayo yathoddiṣṭā niyatāḥ syurudaṅmukhāḥ
(Such) flowers are always to be avoided by one who seeks prosperity. The twice-born, as prescribed, being under restraint, should face north.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.73
पूजयेद्यजमानस्तु विधिवद्यक्षिणामुखः । तेषामभिमुखो दद्याद्दर्भत्पिण्डांश्च यत्नतः
pūjayedyajamānastu vidhivadyakṣiṇāmukhaḥ / teṣāmabhimukho dadyāddarbhatpiṇḍāṃśca yatnataḥ
But the sacrificer, facing south, should honour (them) according to rule; facing towards them he should carefully offer the darbha grass and the rice-balls.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.74
अनेन विधिना साक्षादर्चिताः स्युः पितामहाः । हरिता वै स पिञ्जालाः पुष्टाः स्निग्धाः समाहिताः
anena vidhinā sākṣādarcitāḥ syuḥ pitāmahāḥ / haritā vai sa piñjālāḥ puṣṭāḥ snigdhāḥ samāhitāḥ
By this rule the forefathers come to be worshipped in person. (The darbha grasses should be) green, with their tufts, full, glossy, and even.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.75
रत्निमात्राः प्रमाणेन वितृतीर्थेन संस्मृताः । उपमूले तथा नीला विष्टरार्थं कुशोत्तमाः
ratnimātrāḥ pramāṇena vitṛtīrthena saṃsmṛtāḥ / upamūle tathā nīlā viṣṭarārthaṃ kuśottamāḥ
They are traditionally said to be of a ratni (cubit) in measure, (gathered) at a wide ford; likewise dark near the root — such kuśa grasses are best for use as a seat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.76
तथा श्यामाकनीवारा दूर्वा च समुदाहृता । पूर्वं कीर्त्तिमतां श्रेष्ठो बभूवाश्वः प्रजापतिः
tathā śyāmākanīvārā dūrvā ca samudāhṛtā / pūrvaṃ kīrttimatāṃ śreṣṭho babhūvāśvaḥ prajāpatiḥ
Likewise śyāmāka, nīvāra and dūrvā grass are mentioned. Formerly, the foremost of the renowned, Prajāpati, became a horse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.77
तस्य बाला निपतिता भूमौ काशत्वामागताः । तस्माद्देयाः सदा काशाः श्राद्धकर्मसु पूजिताः
tasya bālā nipatitā bhūmau kāśatvāmāgatāḥ / tasmāddeyāḥ sadā kāśāḥ śrāddhakarmasu pūjitāḥ
His hairs, having fallen on the ground, turned into kāśa grass; therefore kāśa grasses, being honoured, should always be given in the śrāddha rites.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.78
पिण्डनिर्वपणं तेषु कर्त्तव्यं भूतिमिच्छता । प्रजाः पुष्टिद्युतिप्रज्ञाकीर्त्तिकान्तिसमन्विताः
piṇḍanirvapaṇaṃ teṣu karttavyaṃ bhūtimicchatā / prajāḥ puṣṭidyutiprajñākīrttikāntisamanvitāḥ
On them the offering of the rice-balls should be made by one who desires welfare. (His) offspring (become) endowed with vigour, splendour, wisdom, fame and beauty,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.79
भवन्ति रुचिरा नित्यं विपाप्मानो ऽघवर्जिताः । सकृदेवास्तरेद्यर्भान्पिण्डार्थे दक्षिणामुखः
bhavanti rucirā nityaṃ vipāpmāno 'ghavarjitāḥ / sakṛdevāstaredyarbhānpiṇḍārthe dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ
and they are ever handsome, free of evil, devoid of sin. Facing south, he should spread the darbha grasses just once for the purpose of the rice-balls,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.80
प्राग्दक्षिणाग्रान्नियतो विधि चाप्यत्र वक्ष्यति । न दीनो नापि वा क्रुद्धो न चैवान्यमना नरः । एकत्र चाधाय मनः श्राद्धं कुर्यात्समाहितः
prāgdakṣiṇāgrānniyato vidhi cāpyatra vakṣyati / na dīno nāpi vā kruddho na caivānyamanā naraḥ / ekatra cādhāya manaḥ śrāddhaṃ kuryātsamāhitaḥ
with their tips to the east and south, restrained; and the rule here will be stated. A man should not be dejected, nor angry, nor of distracted mind; fixing his mind on one thing, composed, he should perform the śrāddha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.81
निहन्मि सर्वं यदमेध्यवद्भवेद्धतश्च सर्वे सुरदानवा मया । रक्षांसि यक्षाः सपिशाचसंघा हता मया यातुधानाश्च सर्वे
nihanmi sarvaṃ yadamedhyavadbhaveddhataśca sarve suradānavā mayā / rakṣāṃsi yakṣāḥ sapiśācasaṃghā hatā mayā yātudhānāśca sarve
"I destroy everything that would be as it were impure; and all the gods and dānavas are slain by me; the rākṣasas, the yakṣas together with the hosts of piśācas are slain by me, and all the sorcerers."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.82
एतेन मन्त्रेण तु संयतात्मा तां वै वेदिं सकृदुल्लिख्य धीरः । शिवां हि बुद्धिं ध्रुवमिच्छमानः क्षिपेद्द्विचातिर्दिशमुत्तरां गतः
etena mantreṇa tu saṃyatātmā tāṃ vai vediṃ sakṛdullikhya dhīraḥ / śivāṃ hi buddhiṃ dhruvamicchamānaḥ kṣipeddvicātirdiśamuttarāṃ gataḥ
With this formula the self-controlled, steadfast man, having scored the altar once, desiring surely an auspicious mind, should throw (the scraped earth), going to the northern quarter—(he,) a twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.83
एवं पित्र्यं दृष्टमन्त्रं हि यस्यतस्यासुरा वर्जयन्तीह सर्वे । यस्मिन्देशे पठ्यते मन्त्र एष तं वै देशं राक्षसा वर्जयन्ति
evaṃ pitryaṃ dṛṣṭamantraṃ hi yasyatasyāsurā varjayantīha sarve / yasmindeśe paṭhyate mantra eṣa taṃ vai deśaṃ rākṣasā varjayanti
Thus, whoever has this formula for the fathers revealed to him, all the asuras here shun him; and in whatever place this formula is recited, that place the rākṣasas shun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.84
अन्नप्रकारानशुचीनसाधून्संवीक्षते नो स्पृशंश्वापि दद्यात् । पवित्रपाणिश्च भवेन्न वा हि यः पुमान्न कार्यस्य फलं समश्नुते
annaprakārānaśucīnasādhūnsaṃvīkṣate no spṛśaṃśvāpi dadyāt / pavitrapāṇiśca bhavenna vā hi yaḥ pumānna kāryasya phalaṃ samaśnute
He should not look upon kinds of food that are impure or bad, nor should he offer (them) even by touching (them); and whatever man does not have a purifier (pavitra grass) in his hand does not obtain the fruit of the rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.85
अनेन विधिना नित्यं श्राद्धं कुर्याद्धि यः सदा । मनसा काङ्क्षते यद्यत्तत्तद्यद्युः पितमहाः
anena vidhinā nityaṃ śrāddhaṃ kuryāddhi yaḥ sadā / manasā kāṅkṣate yadyattattadyadyuḥ pitamahāḥ
He who always performs the śrāddha regularly by this rule — whatever he wishes for in his mind, that the forefathers grant him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.86
पितरो हृष्टमनसो रक्षांसि विमनांसि च । भवन्त्येवं कृते श्राद्धे नित्यमेव प्रयत्नतः
pitaro hṛṣṭamanaso rakṣāṃsi vimanāṃsi ca / bhavantyevaṃ kṛte śrāddhe nityameva prayatnataḥ
When the śrāddha is thus performed always with care, the fathers become glad of mind and the rākṣasas dejected.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.87
शूद्राः श्राद्धेष्वविक्षीरं बल्वजा उपलास्तथा । विरणाश्चोतुवालाश्च लड्वा वर्ज्याश्च नित्यशः
śūdrāḥ śrāddheṣvavikṣīraṃ balvajā upalāstathā / viraṇāścotuvālāśca laḍvā varjyāśca nityaśaḥ
In śrāddhas, śūdras, milkless (?), balvaja grasses and likewise upala, and viraṇa and cotuvāla and laḍvā, are always to be avoided.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.88
एवमादीन्ययज्ञानि तृणानि परिवर्जयेत् । अञ्जनाभ्यजनं गन्धान्सूत्रप्रणयनं तथा
evamādīnyayajñāni tṛṇāni parivarjayet / añjanābhyajanaṃ gandhānsūtrapraṇayanaṃ tathā
Such grasses as these, unfit for sacrifice, one should avoid entirely; likewise collyrium, anointing (with oil), fragrances, and the laying out of the (sacred) thread.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.89
काशेः पुनर्भवैः कार्यमश्वमेधफलं लभेत् । काशाः पुनर्भवा ये च बर्हिणो ह्युपबर्हिणः
kāśeḥ punarbhavaiḥ kāryamaśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet / kāśāḥ punarbhavā ye ca barhiṇo hyupabarhiṇaḥ
With the fresh shoots of kāśa grass (the rite) should be performed; (thereby) one obtains the fruit of a horse sacrifice. The kāśa grasses that grow again, and the barhis and upabarhis (grasses)—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.90
इत्येते पितरो देवा देवाश्च पितरः पुनः । पुष्पगन्धविभूषाणामेष मन्त्र उदाहृतः
ityete pitaro devā devāśca pitaraḥ punaḥ / puṣpagandhavibhūṣāṇāmeṣa mantra udāhṛtaḥ
—thus these fathers are gods, and the gods again are fathers: this mantra is declared for flowers, fragrances, and ornaments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.91
आहृत्य दक्षिणाग्निं तु होमार्थं वै प्रयत्नतः । अन्यार्थे लौकिकं वापि जुहुयात्कर्मसिद्धये
āhṛtya dakṣiṇāgniṃ tu homārthaṃ vai prayatnataḥ / anyārthe laukikaṃ vāpi juhuyātkarmasiddhaye
Having carefully brought the southern fire for the purpose of the oblation, or else the ordinary (household) fire for another purpose, he should offer the oblation for the accomplishment of the rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.92
अन्तर्विधाय समिधस्ततो दीप्तो विधीयते । समाहितेन मनसा प्रणीयाग्निं समन्ततः
antarvidhāya samidhastato dīpto vidhīyate / samāhitena manasā praṇīyāgniṃ samantataḥ
Having placed the kindling sticks within, it is then prescribed that (the fire) be made to blaze; with a concentrated mind, having carried the fire forward all around—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.93
अग्नये कव्यवाहाय स्वधा अङ्गिरसे नमः । सोमाय वै पितृमते स्वधा अङ्गिरसे पुनः
agnaye kavyavāhāya svadhā aṅgirase namaḥ / somāya vai pitṛmate svadhā aṅgirase punaḥ
"To Agni, bearer of the offerings to the fathers, svadhā! Homage to Aṅgiras! To Soma, who is attended by the fathers, svadhā, and again to Aṅgiras!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.94
यमाय वैवस्वतये स्वधानम इति ध्रुवम् । इत्येते होममन्त्रास्तु त्रयाणामनुपूर्वशः
yamāya vaivasvataye svadhānama iti dhruvam / ityete homamantrāstu trayāṇāmanupūrvaśaḥ
"To Yama, son of Vivasvat, svadhā, homage"—that is fixed. These, then, are the oblation-mantras of the three, in due order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.95
दक्षिणेनाग्नये नित्यं सोमायोत्तरतस्तथा । एतयोरन्तरे नित्यं जुहुयाद्वै विवस्वते
dakṣiṇenāgnaye nityaṃ somāyottaratastathā / etayorantare nityaṃ juhuyādvai vivasvate
To Agni always on the south, and to Soma likewise on the north; between these two one should always offer to Vivasvat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.96
उपहारः स्वधाकारस्तथैवोल्लेखनं च यत् । होमजप्ये नमस्कारः प्रोक्षणं च विशेषतः
upahāraḥ svadhākārastathaivollekhanaṃ ca yat / homajapye namaskāraḥ prokṣaṇaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ
The offering, the utterance of "svadhā," and likewise the scratching (of lines on the ground), the oblation and the muttering (of mantras), the salutation, and especially the sprinkling (with water)—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.97
बहुहव्येन्धने चाग्नौ सुसमिद्धे तथैव च । अञ्जनाब्यञ्जनं चैव पिण्डनिर्वपणं तथा
bahuhavyendhane cāgnau susamiddhe tathaiva ca / añjanābyañjanaṃ caiva piṇḍanirvapaṇaṃ tathā
—and when the fire has abundant offerings and fuel and is well kindled, likewise the collyrium and the anointing, and the setting out of the rice-balls—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.98
अश्वमेधफलं चैतत्समिद्धे यत्कृतं द्विजैः । क्रिया सर्वा यथोद्दिष्टाः प्रयत्नेन समाचरेत्
aśvamedhaphalaṃ caitatsamiddhe yatkṛtaṃ dvijaiḥ / kriyā sarvā yathoddiṣṭāḥ prayatnena samācaret
—and this, whatever is done by the twice-born when (the fire) is well kindled, has the fruit of a horse sacrifice; all the rites as prescribed he should perform with care.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.99
बहुहव्येन्धने चाग्नौ सुसमिद्धे विशेषतः । विधूमे लेलिहाने च होतव्यं कर्मसिद्धये
bahuhavyendhane cāgnau susamiddhe viśeṣataḥ / vidhūme lelihāne ca hotavyaṃ karmasiddhaye
When the fire has abundant offerings and fuel and is especially well kindled, smokeless and licking (with its flames), the oblation is to be offered for the accomplishment of the rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.100
अप्रबुद्धे समिद्धे वा जुहुयाद्यो हुताशने । यजमानो भवे दन्धः सो ऽमुत्रेति हि नः श्रुतम्
aprabuddhe samiddhe vā juhuyādyo hutāśane / yajamāno bhave dandhaḥ so 'mutreti hi naḥ śrutam
He who offers into the fire when it is not roused, or (merely) smouldering—that sacrificer becomes blind in the other world: so we have heard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.101
अल्पेन्धनो वा रूक्षो ऽग्निर्वस्फुलिङ्गश्च सर्वशः । ज्वालाधूमापसव्यश्च स तु वह्निरसिद्धये
alpendhano vā rūkṣo 'gnirvasphuliṅgaśca sarvaśaḥ / jvālādhūmāpasavyaśca sa tu vahnirasiddhaye
A fire with little fuel, or dry, or sparking all over, whose flame and smoke go leftwards—that fire is for non-success.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.102
दुर्गन्धश्चैव नीलश्च कृष्णश्चैव विशेषतः । भूमिं वगाहते यत्र तत्र विद्यात्पराभवत्
durgandhaścaiva nīlaśca kṛṣṇaścaiva viśeṣataḥ / bhūmiṃ vagāhate yatra tatra vidyātparābhavat
And (a fire that is) foul-smelling, blue, and especially black, and where it sinks down into the ground—there one should recognise defeat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.103
अर्चिष्मान् पिण्डितशिखः सर्प्पिकाञ्जनसन्निभः । स्निग्धः प्रदक्षिणश्चैव वह्निः स्यात्कार्यसिद्धये
arciṣmān piṇḍitaśikhaḥ sarppikāñjanasannibhaḥ / snigdhaḥ pradakṣiṇaścaiva vahniḥ syātkāryasiddhaye
Flaming, with its crest gathered together, resembling clarified butter or collyrium, glossy, and turning rightwards—such a fire is for the accomplishment of the aim.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.104
नरनारीगणेभ्यश्च पूजां प्राप्नोति शाश्वतीम् । अक्षयं पूजितास्तेन भवन्ति पितरो ऽग्नयः
naranārīgaṇebhyaśca pūjāṃ prāpnoti śāśvatīm / akṣayaṃ pūjitāstena bhavanti pitaro 'gnayaḥ
And he obtains everlasting honour from the throngs of men and women; by him the fathers and the fires are honoured imperishably.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.105
बिल्वोदुंबरपत्राणि फलानि समिधस्तथा । श्राद्धे महापवित्राणि मेध्यानि च विशेषतः
bilvoduṃbarapatrāṇi phalāni samidhastathā / śrāddhe mahāpavitrāṇi medhyāni ca viśeṣataḥ
The leaves, fruits, and kindling sticks of the bilva and the udumbara are, in the śrāddha, greatly purifying and especially fit for sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.106
पवित्रं च द्विजश्रेष्ठाः शुद्धये जन्मकर्मणाम् । पात्रेषु फलमुद्दिष्टं यन्मया श्राद्धकर्मणि
pavitraṃ ca dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ śuddhaye janmakarmaṇām / pātreṣu phalamuddiṣṭaṃ yanmayā śrāddhakarmaṇi
And (they are) a means of purification, O best of the twice-born, for the cleansing of (the faults of) birth and deeds. Whatever fruit has been declared by me regarding the vessels in the śrāddha rite—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.107
तदेव कृत्स्नं विज्ञेयं समित्सु च यथाक्रमम् । कृत्वा समाहितं चित्तमाग्नेयं वै करोम्यहम्
tadeva kṛtsnaṃ vijñeyaṃ samitsu ca yathākramam / kṛtvā samāhitaṃ cittamāgneyaṃ vai karomyaham
—all that same is to be understood with respect to the kindling sticks as well, in due order. Having made my mind concentrated, I now perform the fire-rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.108
अनुज्ञातः कुरुष्वेति तथैव द्विजसत्तमैः । घृतमादाय पात्रे च जुहुयाद्धव्यवाहने
anujñātaḥ kuruṣveti tathaiva dvijasattamaiḥ / ghṛtamādāya pātre ca juhuyāddhavyavāhane
Being permitted with the words "do it" by the most excellent twice-born, he should take ghee in a vessel and offer it into the fire, the bearer of oblations.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 11.109
पलाशप्लक्षन्यग्रोधप्लक्षाश्वत्थविकङ्कताः । उदुंबरस्तथाबिल्वश्चन्दनो यज्ञियाश्च ये
palāśaplakṣanyagrodhaplakṣāśvatthavikaṅkatāḥ / uduṃbarastathābilvaścandano yajñiyāśca ye
Palāśa, plakṣa, nyagrodha, plakṣa, aśvattha, vikaṅkata, and the udumbara, likewise the bilva, the sandal, and those (trees) that are fit for sacrifice —
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BndP 2 11.110
सरलो देवदारुश्च शालश्च कदिरस्तथा । समिदर्थे प्रशस्ताः स्युरेते वृक्षा विशेषतः
saralo devadāruśca śālaśca kadirastathā / samidarthe praśastāḥ syurete vṛkṣā viśeṣataḥ
the sarala, the devadāru, the śāla, and likewise the khadira: these trees in particular should be commended for the purpose of firewood.
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BndP 2 11.111
ग्राम्याः कण्टकिनश्चैव याज्ञिया ये च केचन । पूजिताः समिदर्थं ते पितॄणां वचनं यथा
grāmyāḥ kaṇṭakinaścaiva yājñiyā ye ca kecana / pūjitāḥ samidarthaṃ te pitṝṇāṃ vacanaṃ yathā
Village trees, thorny ones, and whatever are fit for sacrifice — these are approved for the purpose of firewood, according to the word of the Fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.112
समिद्भिः षट्फलेयाभिर्जुहुयाद्यो हुताशनम् । फलं यत्कर्मणस्तस्य तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
samidbhiḥ ṣaṭphaleyābhirjuhuyādyo hutāśanam / phalaṃ yatkarmaṇastasya tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu
Whoever should offer into the fire with fuel-sticks from the six fruit(-trees) — hear from me as I declare what the fruit of that act is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 11.113
अक्षयं सर्वकामीयमश्वमेधफलं हि तत् । श्लेष्मान्तको नक्तमालः कपित्थः शाल्मलिस्तथा
akṣayaṃ sarvakāmīyamaśvamedhaphalaṃ hi tat / śleṣmāntako naktamālaḥ kapitthaḥ śālmalistathā
That is imperishable, granting all desires, indeed the fruit of a horse-sacrifice. The śleṣmāntaka, the naktamāla, the kapittha, and likewise the śālmali,
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BndP 2 11.114
नीपो विभीतकश्चैव श्राद्धकर्मणि गर्हिताः । चिरबिल्वस्तथा कोलस्तिदुकः श्राद्धकर्मणि
nīpo vibhītakaścaiva śrāddhakarmaṇi garhitāḥ / cirabilvastathā kolastidukaḥ śrāddhakarmaṇi
the nīpa and the vibhītaka are censured in the rite for the dead; likewise the cirabilva, the kola, and the tiduka in the rite for the dead,
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BndP 2 11.115
बल्वजः कोविदारश्च वर्जनीयाः समन्ततः । शकुनानां निवासांश्च वर्जयेत महीरुहान्
balvajaḥ kovidāraśca varjanīyāḥ samantataḥ / śakunānāṃ nivāsāṃśca varjayeta mahīruhān
the balvaja and the kovidāra are to be avoided altogether; and one should avoid those trees that are dwellings of birds.
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BndP 2 11.116
अन्यांश्चैवंविधान्सर्वान्नयज्ञीयांश्च वर्जयेत् । स्वधेति चैव मन्त्राणां पितॄणां वचनं यथा । स्वाहेति चैव देवानां यज्ञकर्मण्युदाहृतम्
anyāṃścaivaṃvidhānsarvānnayajñīyāṃśca varjayet / svadheti caiva mantrāṇāṃ pitṝṇāṃ vacanaṃ yathā / svāheti caiva devānāṃ yajñakarmaṇyudāhṛtam
And one should avoid all others of this sort and those unfit for sacrifice. "Svadhā" is, according to the word of the Fathers, (the ending) of the mantras for the Fathers, and "svāhā" is declared (to be that) of the gods in the sacrificial rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition