Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 12
BndP 2 12.1
सूत उवाच देवाश्चपितरश्चैव अन्योन्यं नियताः स्मृताः । आथर्वणस्त्वेष विधिरित्युवाच बृहस्पतिः
sūta uvāca devāścapitaraścaiva anyonyaṃ niyatāḥ smṛtāḥ / ātharvaṇastveṣa vidhirityuvāca bṛhaspatiḥ
Sūta said: The gods and the Fathers are held to be bound to each other; but this is the Atharvan rule, so said Bṛhaspati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 12.2
पूजयेत पितॄन्पूर्वं देवांश्च तदनन्तरम् । देवा अपि पितॄन्पूर्वमर्च्चयन्ति हि यत्नतः
pūjayeta pitṝnpūrvaṃ devāṃśca tadanantaram / devā api pitṝnpūrvamarccayanti hi yatnataḥ
One should honour the Fathers first and the gods thereafter; for even the gods carefully worship the Fathers first.
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BndP 2 12.3
दक्षस्य दुहिता नाम्ना विश्वा नामेति विश्रुता । विश्वाख्यास्तु सुतास्तस्यां धर्मतो जज्ञिरे दश
dakṣasya duhitā nāmnā viśvā nāmeti viśrutā / viśvākhyāstu sutāstasyāṃ dharmato jajñire daśa
Dakṣa had a daughter renowned by the name Viśvā; in her, by Dharma, were born ten sons known as the Viśvas.
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BndP 2 12.4
प्रख्याता स्त्रिषु लोकेषु सर्वलोकनमस्कृताः । समस्तास्ते महात्मानश्चेरुरुग्रं महत्तपः
prakhyātā striṣu lokeṣu sarvalokanamaskṛtāḥ / samastāste mahātmānaścerurugraṃ mahattapaḥ
Famous in the three worlds, saluted by all the worlds, all those great-souled ones performed fierce, great austerity
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BndP 2 12.5
हिमवच्छिखरे रम्ये देवर्षिगणसेविते । शुद्धेन मन्सा प्रीता ऊचुस्तान्पितरस्तदा
himavacchikhare ramye devarṣigaṇasevite / śuddhena mansā prītā ūcustānpitarastadā
on the lovely peak of Himavat, frequented by the hosts of gods and seers; then the Fathers, pleased, with pure mind, said to them:
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BndP 2 12.6
वरं वृणीध्वं प्रीताः स्म कं कामं कखामहे । एवमुक्ते तु पितृभिस्तदा त्रैलोक्यभावनः
varaṃ vṛṇīdhvaṃ prītāḥ sma kaṃ kāmaṃ kakhāmahe / evamukte tu pitṛbhistadā trailokyabhāvanaḥ
"Choose a boon; we are pleased. What desire shall we grant?" And when the Fathers had spoken thus, then he who brings the three worlds into being (said):
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BndP 2 12.7
ब्रह्मोवाच महातेजास्तपसा तैस्तु तोषितः । प्रीतो ऽस्मि तपसानेन कं कामं करवाणि वः
brahmovāca mahātejāstapasā taistu toṣitaḥ / prīto 'smi tapasānena kaṃ kāmaṃ karavāṇi vaḥ
Brahmā, of great splendour, gratified by their austerity, said: "I am pleased by this austerity. What desire shall I fulfil for you?"
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BndP 2 12.8
एवमुक्तास्तदा विश्वे ब्रह्मणा विश्वकर्मणा । ऊचुस्ते सहिताः सर्वे ब्रह्माणां लोकभावनम्
evamuktāstadā viśve brahmaṇā viśvakarmaṇā / ūcuste sahitāḥ sarve brahmāṇāṃ lokabhāvanam
Addressed thus by Brahmā, the maker of all, the Viśvas then, all together, said to Brahmā, the bringer-forth of the worlds:
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BndP 2 12.9
श्राद्धे ऽस्माकं भवेदंशो ह्येष नः काङ्क्षितो वरः । प्रत्युवाच ततो ब्रह्मा तान्वै त्रिदशपूजितः
śrāddhe 'smākaṃ bhavedaṃśo hyeṣa naḥ kāṅkṣito varaḥ / pratyuvāca tato brahmā tānvai tridaśapūjitaḥ
"Let there be a share for us in the rite for the dead; this is the boon we desire." Then Brahmā, honoured by the thirty (gods), replied to them:
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BndP 2 12.10
भविष्यत्येवमेवं तु काङ्क्षितो वो वरस्तु यः । पितृभिश्च तथेत्युक्तमेवमेतन्न संशयः
bhaviṣyatyevamevaṃ tu kāṅkṣito vo varastu yaḥ / pitṛbhiśca tathetyuktamevametanna saṃśayaḥ
"It shall be just so — the boon that is desired by you." And by the Fathers it was said, "So be it"; thus it is so, there is no doubt.
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BndP 2 12.11
सहस्माभिस्तु भोक्तव्यं यत्किं चिद्दृश्यते त्विह । अस्माकं कल्पिते श्राद्धे युष्मानप्राशनं हि वै
sahasmābhistu bhoktavyaṃ yatkiṃ ciddṛśyate tviha / asmākaṃ kalpite śrāddhe yuṣmānaprāśanaṃ hi vai
"It must be eaten together with us, whatever is seen here; in the rite for the dead arranged for us there is indeed eating for you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 12.13
अग्रे दत्त्वा तु युष्माकमस्माकं दास्यते ततः । विसर्जनमथास्माकं पूर्वं पश्चात्तु दैवतम्
agre dattvā tu yuṣmākamasmākaṃ dāsyate tataḥ / visarjanamathāsmākaṃ pūrvaṃ paścāttu daivatam
But having given to you first, he will then give to us; and the dismissal is of us first, and of the deities afterwards.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 12.14
रक्षणं चैव श्राद्धस्य आतिथ्यस्य विधिद्वयम् । भूतानां देवतानां च पितॄणां चैव कर्मणि
rakṣaṇaṃ caiva śrāddhasya ātithyasya vidhidvayam / bhūtānāṃ devatānāṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ caiva karmaṇi
And (there is) the guarding of the śrāddha, and the twofold rule of hospitality, in the rite for the spirits (bhūtas), for the gods, and for the Fathers.
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BndP 2 12.15
एवं कृते सम्यगेतत्सर्वमेव भविष्यति । एवं दत्त्वा वरं तेषां ब्रह्मा पितृगणैः सह
evaṃ kṛte samyagetatsarvameva bhaviṣyati / evaṃ dattvā varaṃ teṣāṃ brahmā pitṛgaṇaiḥ saha
When it is done in this way, all this will be properly (accomplished). Having thus granted them a boon, Brahmā, together with the hosts of the Fathers—
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BndP 2 12.16
क्षमानुग्रहकृद्देवः संचकार यथोदितम् । वेदे पञ्च महायज्ञा नराणां समुदाहृताः
kṣamānugrahakṛddevaḥ saṃcakāra yathoditam / vede pañca mahāyajñā narāṇāṃ samudāhṛtāḥ
—the god who shows forbearance and favour, performed (it) as had been declared. In the Veda five great sacrifices are prescribed for men.
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BndP 2 12.17
एतान्पञ्च महायज्ञान्निर्वपेत्सततं नरः । यत्र स्थास्यन्ति दातारस्तत्स्थानं वै निबोधत
etānpañca mahāyajñānnirvapetsatataṃ naraḥ / yatra sthāsyanti dātārastatsthānaṃ vai nibodhata
A man should constantly offer these five great sacrifices. Learn now what that place is where the givers will abide.
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BndP 2 12.18
निर्भयं विरजस्कं च निःशोकं निर्व्यथक्लमम् । ब्राह्मं स्थानमवाप्नोति सर्वलोकपुरस्कृतम्
nirbhayaṃ virajaskaṃ ca niḥśokaṃ nirvyathaklamam / brāhmaṃ sthānamavāpnoti sarvalokapuraskṛtam
He attains the place of Brahmā, which is free from fear, free from dust, free from sorrow, free from pain and weariness, and honoured by all the worlds.
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BndP 2 12.19
शूद्रेणापि च कर्त्तव्याः पञ्चैते मन्त्रवर्जिताः । अतो ऽन्यथा तु यो भुङ्क्ते स ऋणं नित्यमश्नुते
śūdreṇāpi ca karttavyāḥ pañcaite mantravarjitāḥ / ato 'nyathā tu yo bhuṅkte sa ṛṇaṃ nityamaśnute
These five are to be performed even by a śūdra, (but) without mantras. He who eats otherwise than this constantly incurs debt.
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BndP 2 12.20
ऋणं भुङ्क्ते स पापात्मा यः पचेदात्मकारणात् । तस्मान्निर्वर्तयेत्पञ्च महायज्ञान्सदा बुधः
ṛṇaṃ bhuṅkte sa pāpātmā yaḥ pacedātmakāraṇāt / tasmānnirvartayetpañca mahāyajñānsadā budhaḥ
That evil-souled man who cooks for his own sake eats debt. Therefore the wise man should always carry out the five great sacrifices.
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BndP 2 12.21
उदक्पूर्वे बलिं कुर्यादुदकान्ते तथैव च । बलिं सुविहितं कुर्या दुच्चैरुच्चतरं क्षिपेत्
udakpūrve baliṃ kuryādudakānte tathaiva ca / baliṃ suvihitaṃ kuryā duccairuccataraṃ kṣipet
He should make the bali offering in the north-east, and likewise at the water's edge; he should make the bali well arranged, and cast it aloft, higher and higher.
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BndP 2 12.22
परशृङ्गं गवां मूत्रं बलिं सूत्रं समुत्क्षिपेत् । तन्निवेद्यो भवेत्पिण्डः पितॄणां यस्तु जीवति
paraśṛṅgaṃ gavāṃ mūtraṃ baliṃ sūtraṃ samutkṣipet / tannivedyo bhavetpiṇḍaḥ pitṝṇāṃ yastu jīvati
He should toss up the bali (and) the thread—the horn of another(?), the urine of cows. The rice-ball is to be offered to those Fathers, (but) whoever is alive—
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BndP 2 12.23
इष्टेनान्नेन भक्ष्यैश्च भोजयेच्च यथाविधि । निवेद्यं केचिदिच्छन्ति जीवन्त्यपि हि यत्नतः
iṣṭenānnena bhakṣyaiśca bhojayecca yathāvidhi / nivedyaṃ kecidicchanti jīvantyapi hi yatnataḥ
—one should feed (him), according to rule, with the food he wishes for and with delicacies. Some hold that the offering should be made even to the living, with effort.
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BndP 2 12.24
देवदेवा महात्मानो ह्येते पितर इत्युत । इच्छन्ति केचिदाचार्यः पश्चात्पिण्डनिवेदनम्
devadevā mahātmāno hyete pitara ityuta / icchanti kecidācāryaḥ paścātpiṇḍanivedanam
For these Fathers are gods of gods, great souls, so it is said. Some teachers hold that the offering of the rice-balls comes afterwards,
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BndP 2 12.25
पूजनं चैव विप्रणां पूर्वमेवेह नित्यशः । तद्धिधर्मार्थकुशलो नेत्युवाच बृहस्मतिः
pūjanaṃ caiva vipraṇāṃ pūrvameveha nityaśaḥ / taddhidharmārthakuśalo netyuvāca bṛhasmatiḥ
and that here the honouring of the brahmins comes first, always. But Bṛhaspati, skilled in dharma and its purpose, said: no.
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BndP 2 12.26
पूर्वं निवेदयेत्पिण्डान्पश्चाद्विप्रांश्च भोजयेत् । योगात्मानो महात्मानः पितरो योग संभवाः
pūrvaṃ nivedayetpiṇḍānpaścādviprāṃśca bhojayet / yogātmāno mahātmānaḥ pitaro yoga saṃbhavāḥ
One should offer the rice-balls first, and feed the brahmins afterwards; for the Fathers are of the nature of yoga, great souls, born of yoga.
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BndP 2 12.27
सोममाप्याययन्त्येते पितरो योगसंस्थिताः । तस्माद्दद्याच्छुचिः पिण्डान्योगेभ्यस्तत्परायणः
somamāpyāyayantyete pitaro yogasaṃsthitāḥ / tasmāddadyācchuciḥ piṇḍānyogebhyastatparāyaṇaḥ
These Fathers, established in yoga, cause the soma to swell. Therefore, purified and intent on that, one should give the rice-balls to those (versed) in yoga.
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BndP 2 12.28
पितॄणां हि भवेदेतत्साक्षादिव हुतं हविः । ब्रह्मणानां सहस्रस्य योगस्थं ग्रासयेद्यदि
pitṝṇāṃ hi bhavedetatsākṣādiva hutaṃ haviḥ / brahmaṇānāṃ sahasrasya yogasthaṃ grāsayedyadi
For the Fathers this becomes as if the oblation were offered to them directly, if, out of a thousand brahmins, one feeds a single one established in yoga.
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BndP 2 12.29
यजमानं च भोक्तॄंश् च नौरिवाम्भसि तारयेत् । असतां प्रग्रहो यत्र सतां चैव विमानता
yajamānaṃ ca bhoktṝṃś ca naurivāmbhasi tārayet / asatāṃ pragraho yatra satāṃ caiva vimānatā
He would carry across both the sacrificer and the eaters, as a boat across water. Where the bad are welcomed and the good are slighted,
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BndP 2 12.30
दण्डो दैवकृतस्तत्र सद्यः पतति दारुणः । इत्वा मम सधर्माणं बालिशं यस्तु भोजयेत्
daṇḍo daivakṛtastatra sadyaḥ patati dāruṇaḥ / itvā mama sadharmāṇaṃ bāliśaṃ yastu bhojayet
there a terrible punishment inflicted by fate falls at once. Whoever, passing over one of like dharma with me, feeds a fool—
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BndP 2 12.31
आदिकर्म समुत्सृज्य दाता तत्र विनश्यति । पिण्डमग्नौ सदा दद्यद्भोगार्थी प्रथमं नरः
ādikarma samutsṛjya dātā tatra vinaśyati / piṇḍamagnau sadā dadyadbhogārthī prathamaṃ naraḥ
—that giver, having omitted the initial rite, perishes there. A man seeking enjoyment should always offer the first rice-ball into the fire.
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BndP 2 12.32
दद्यात्प्रजार्थी यत्नेन मध्यमं मन्त्रपूर्वकम् । उत्तमां कान्तिमन्विच्छन्गोषु नित्यं प्रयच्छति
dadyātprajārthī yatnena madhyamaṃ mantrapūrvakam / uttamāṃ kāntimanvicchangoṣu nityaṃ prayacchati
One seeking offspring should offer the middle one carefully, preceded by mantras. Seeking the highest beauty, he always offers (it) among the cows.
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BndP 2 12.33
प्रज्ञां चैव यशः कीर्त्तिमप्सु वै संप्रयच्छति । प्रार्थयन्दीर्घामायुश्च वायसेभ्यः प्रयच्छति
prajñāṃ caiva yaśaḥ kīrttimapsu vai saṃprayacchati / prārthayandīrghāmāyuśca vāyasebhyaḥ prayacchati
(Offered) in water, (the piṇḍa) bestows understanding, glory and renown; and one who seeks long life offers (it) to the crows.
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BndP 2 12.34
सोकुमार्यमथान्विच्छन्कुक्कुटेभ्यः प्रयच्छति । एवमेतत्समुद्दिष्टं पिण्डनिर्वपणे फलम्
sokumāryamathānvicchankukkuṭebhyaḥ prayacchati / evametatsamuddiṣṭaṃ piṇḍanirvapaṇe phalam
And seeking youthful tenderness, he offers (it) to the cocks. Thus has this fruit in the setting down of the piṇḍas been declared.
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BndP 2 12.35
आकाशे गमयेद्वापि अप्सु वा दक्षिणामुखः । पितॄणां स्थानमाकाशं दक्षिणा चैव दिग्भेवेत्
ākāśe gamayedvāpi apsu vā dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ / pitṝṇāṃ sthānamākāśaṃ dakṣiṇā caiva digbhevet
Or he may send (it) forth into the air, or into the waters, facing south; for the sky is the abode of the fathers, and the south is their quarter.
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BndP 2 12.36
एके विप्राः पुनः प्राहुः पिण्डोद्धरणमग्रतः । अनुज्ञातस्तु तैर्विप्रैः कामसुद्ध्रियतामित्
eke viprāḥ punaḥ prāhuḥ piṇḍoddharaṇamagrataḥ / anujñātastu tairvipraiḥ kāmasuddhriyatāmit
Some brahmins, however, say that the taking up of the piṇḍa comes first; but when permitted by those brahmins, let it be done at will.
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BndP 2 12.37
पुष्पाणां च फलानां च भक्ष्याणामन्नतस्तथा । अग्रमुद्धृत्य सर्वेषां जुहुयाद्धव्यवाहने
puṣpāṇāṃ ca phalānāṃ ca bhakṣyāṇāmannatastathā / agramuddhṛtya sarveṣāṃ juhuyāddhavyavāhane
And having taken up the first portion of flowers, of fruits, of eatables and likewise of cooked food, he should offer all (of them) into the bearer of oblations (the fire).
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BndP 2 12.38
भङ्यमन्नं तथा पेयं मूलानि च फलानि च । हुत्वाग्नौ च ततः पिण्डान्निर्वपेद्दक्षिणा मुखः
bhaṅyamannaṃ tathā peyaṃ mūlāni ca phalāni ca / hutvāgnau ca tataḥ piṇḍānnirvapeddakṣiṇā mukhaḥ
Food to be eaten and likewise drink, and roots and fruits — having offered (these) in the fire, he should then set down the piṇḍas facing south.
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BndP 2 12.39
वैवस्वताय सोमाय हुत्वा पिण्डान्निवेद्य च । उदकान्नयनं कृत्वा पश्चाद्विप्रांश्च भोजयेत्
vaivasvatāya somāya hutvā piṇḍānnivedya ca / udakānnayanaṃ kṛtvā paścādviprāṃśca bhojayet
Having offered oblation to Vaivasvata and to Soma, and having presented the piṇḍas, and having performed the carrying of water, he should afterwards feed the brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 12.40
अनुपूर्वं ततो विप्रान्भक्ष्यैरन्नैश्च शक्तितः । स्निग्धैरुष्णैः सुगन्धैश्च तर्पयेत्तान्रसैरपि
anupūrvaṃ tato viprānbhakṣyairannaiśca śaktitaḥ / snigdhairuṣṇaiḥ sugandhaiśca tarpayettānrasairapi
Then, in due order, (he should serve) the brahmins with eatables and cooked food according to his means; with unctuous, hot and fragrant (dishes), and with juices too, he should satisfy them.
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BndP 2 12.41
एकाग्रः पर्युपासीनः प्रयतः प्राञ्जलिः स्थितः । तत्परः श्रद्दधानश्च कामानाप्नोति मानवः
ekāgraḥ paryupāsīnaḥ prayataḥ prāñjaliḥ sthitaḥ / tatparaḥ śraddadhānaśca kāmānāpnoti mānavaḥ
Seated in attendance with one-pointed mind, self-restrained, standing with palms joined, intent upon that and possessing faith, the man obtains his desires.
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BndP 2 12.42
अक्षुद्रत्वं कृतज्ञत्वं दाक्षिण्यं संस्कृतं वचः । तपो यज्ञांश्च दानं च प्रयच्छन्ति पितामहाः
akṣudratvaṃ kṛtajñatvaṃ dākṣiṇyaṃ saṃskṛtaṃ vacaḥ / tapo yajñāṃśca dānaṃ ca prayacchanti pitāmahāḥ
The grandfathers bestow freedom from meanness, gratitude, courtesy, cultivated speech, austerity, sacrifices, and giving.
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BndP 2 12.43
अतः परं विधिं सौम्यं भुक्तवत्सु द्विजातिषु । आनुपूर्व्येण विहितं तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
ataḥ paraṃ vidhiṃ saumyaṃ bhuktavatsu dvijātiṣu / ānupūrvyeṇa vihitaṃ tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu
Hear from me as I declare the further gentle rite, prescribed in due order, (to be done) when the twice-born have eaten.
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BndP 2 12.44
प्रोक्ष्य भूमिमथोद्धृत्य पूर्वं पितृपरायणः । ततो ऽन्निविकिरं कुर्याद्विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा
prokṣya bhūmimathoddhṛtya pūrvaṃ pitṛparāyaṇaḥ / tato 'nnivikiraṃ kuryādvidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā
Having sprinkled the ground and then taken (the food) up, being first of all devoted to the fathers, he should then make the scattering of food with the act prescribed by the rule.
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