Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 15
BndP 2 15.1
पितृभक्ताय दान्ताय सानुक्रोशाय च द्विजाः । तस्मै देवाः प्रयच्छन्ति पितरः श्रीविवर्द्धनाः । मनसाकाङ्क्षितान्कामांस्त्रैलोक्यप्रवरानपि ॥ ब्न्द्प्_२,१४।११७ ॥ इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते मध्यभागे तृतीय उपोद्धातपादे श्राद्धकल्पे ऽशौचविधिर्नाम चतुर्दशो ऽध्योयः ॥ १४॥ ऋषय ऊचुः अहो धन्यस्त्वया सूत श्राद्धकल्पः प्रकीर्तितः । श्रुता नः श्राद्धकल्पास्तु ऋषिभिर्ये प्रकीर्त्तिताः
pitṛbhaktāya dāntāya sānukrośāya ca dvijāḥ / tasmai devāḥ prayacchanti pitaraḥ śrīvivarddhanāḥ / manasākāṅkṣitānkāmāṃstrailokyapravarānapi // bndp_2,14.117 // iti śrībrahmāṇḍe mahāpurāṇe vāyuprokte madhyabhāge tṛtīya upoddhātapāde śrāddhakalpe 'śaucavidhirnāma caturdaśo 'dhyoyaḥ // 14// ṛṣaya ūcuḥ aho dhanyastvayā sūta śrāddhakalpaḥ prakīrtitaḥ / śrutā naḥ śrāddhakalpāstu ṛṣibhirye prakīrttitāḥ
to the one devoted to his fathers, self-controlled and compassionate, O twice-born — to him the gods and the fathers, increasers of prosperity, grant even the desires wished for in the mind, the finest in the three worlds. [Thus the fourteenth chapter, called the rule of impurity.] The seers said: Ah, blessed one, O Sūta, the rite of the śrāddha has been proclaimed by you; we have heard the śrāddha rites which were proclaimed by the seers.
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BndP 2 15.2
अतीव विस्तरो ह्यस्य विशेषेण तु कीर्त्तितः । देवाशेषं महाप्राज्ञ ऋषेस्तस्य मतं यथा
atīva vistaro hyasya viśeṣeṇa tu kīrttitaḥ / devāśeṣaṃ mahāprājña ṛṣestasya mataṃ yathā
For its extent is very great, and it has been declared in particular. (Tell us) the remainder, O greatly wise one, as it is the view of that seer.
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BndP 2 15.3
सूत उवाच कीर्त्तयिष्यामि वो विप्रा ऋषेस्तस्य मतं तु यत् । श्राद्धं प्रति महाभागस्तन्मे श्रुणुत विस्तरात्
sūta uvāca kīrttayiṣyāmi vo viprā ṛṣestasya mataṃ tu yat / śrāddhaṃ prati mahābhāgastanme śruṇuta vistarāt
Sūta said: I shall declare to you, O brahmins, that which is the view of that seer concerning the śrāddha, O greatly fortunate ones; hear that from me at length.
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BndP 2 15.4
उक्तं श्राद्धंमया पूर्वं विधिश्च श्राद्धकर्मणि । परिशिष्टं प्रवक्ष्यामि ब्रह्मणानां परिक्षणम्
uktaṃ śrāddhaṃmayā pūrvaṃ vidhiśca śrāddhakarmaṇi / pariśiṣṭaṃ pravakṣyāmi brahmaṇānāṃ parikṣaṇam
The śrāddha has been described by me before, and the procedure in the śrāddha rite; I shall now state what remains, the examination of brahmins.
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BndP 2 15.5
न मीमांस्याः सदा विप्राः पवित्रंह्येतदुत्तमम् । दैवे पित्र्ये च नियतं श्रूयते वै परीक्षणम्
na mīmāṃsyāḥ sadā viprāḥ pavitraṃhyetaduttamam / daive pitrye ca niyataṃ śrūyate vai parīkṣaṇam
Brahmins are never to be scrutinised, for this is the highest purifier; (yet) in the rite for the gods and for the fathers examination is indeed regularly prescribed in scripture.
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BndP 2 15.6
यस्मिन्दोषाः प्रदृश्येरम्स हि कार्येषु वर्जितः । जानीयाद्वापि संवासाद्वर्जयेत्तं प्रयत्नतः
yasmindoṣāḥ pradṛśyeramsa hi kāryeṣu varjitaḥ / jānīyādvāpi saṃvāsādvarjayettaṃ prayatnataḥ
He in whom faults are seen is to be excluded from the rites; or if one should know (of faults) from living together, one should carefully avoid him.
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BndP 2 15.7
अविज्ञातं द्विजं श्राद्धे न परीक्षेत पण्डितः । सिद्धा हि विप्ररूपेण चरन्ति पृथिवीमिमाम्
avijñātaṃ dvijaṃ śrāddhe na parīkṣeta paṇḍitaḥ / siddhā hi viprarūpeṇa caranti pṛthivīmimām
A learned man should not examine an unknown twice-born at a śrāddha, for perfected beings roam this earth in the form of brahmins.
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BndP 2 15.8
तस्मादतिथिमायान्तमभिगच्छेत्कृताञ्जलिः । पूजयेच्चार्घ्यपाद्याभ्यां तथाभ्यञ्जनभोजनैः
tasmādatithimāyāntamabhigacchetkṛtāñjaliḥ / pūjayeccārghyapādyābhyāṃ tathābhyañjanabhojanaiḥ
Therefore one should go up to an arriving guest with joined palms, and honour him with water for the hands and for the feet, and with anointing and with food.
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BndP 2 15.9
उर्वी सागरपर्यन्तां देवा योगेश्वरः सदा । नानारूपैश्चरन्त्येते प्रजा धर्मेण योजयन्
urvī sāgaraparyantāṃ devā yogeśvaraḥ sadā / nānārūpaiścarantyete prajā dharmeṇa yojayan
The gods, lords of yoga, always (roam) the wide earth to the ocean's limit; they wander in various forms, joining the people to dharma.
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BndP 2 15.10
तस्माद्दद्यात्सदा दान्तः समभ्यार्च्यातिथिं नरः । व्यञ्जनानि तु वक्ष्यामि फलं तेषां तथैव च
tasmāddadyātsadā dāntaḥ samabhyārcyātithiṃ naraḥ / vyañjanāni tu vakṣyāmi phalaṃ teṣāṃ tathaiva ca
Therefore let a self-controlled man always give, having duly honoured a guest. I shall tell of the side-dishes and likewise of their reward.
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BndP 2 15.11
अग्निष्टोमं पयसा प्राप्नुयाद्वै फलं तथोक्थस्य च पायसेन । सषोडशी सत्रफलं घृतेन मध्वातिरात्रस्य फलं तथैव
agniṣṭomaṃ payasā prāpnuyādvai phalaṃ tathokthasya ca pāyasena / saṣoḍaśī satraphalaṃ ghṛtena madhvātirātrasya phalaṃ tathaiva
With milk one would obtain the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma, and with milk-rice that of the Ukthya; with ghee the fruit of the Sattra together with the Ṣoḍaśin, and with honey likewise the fruit of the Atirātra.
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BndP 2 15.12
तथाप्नुयाच्छ्रद्दधा नो नरो वै सर्वैः कामैर्भोजयेद्यस्तु विप्रान् । सर्वार्थदं सर्वविप्रातिथेयं फलं च भुङ्क्ते सर्वमेधस्य नित्यम्
tathāpnuyācchraddadhā no naro vai sarvaiḥ kāmairbhojayedyastu viprān / sarvārthadaṃ sarvaviprātitheyaṃ phalaṃ ca bhuṅkte sarvamedhasya nityam
So too a man of faith would obtain (this fruit); he who feeds brahmins with all the things they desire — hospitality to all brahmins, which grants every object — he ever enjoys the fruit of the Sarvamedha.
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BndP 2 15.13
यस्तु श्राद्धे ऽतिथिं प्राप्तं दैवे चाप्यवमन्यते । तं वै देवा निरस्यन्ति हतो यद्वत्परावसुः
yastu śrāddhe 'tithiṃ prāptaṃ daive cāpyavamanyate / taṃ vai devā nirasyanti hato yadvatparāvasuḥ
But he who slights a guest who has arrived at a śrāddha or at a rite for the gods — him indeed the gods cast out, as Parāvasu was struck down.
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BndP 2 15.14
देवाश्च पितरश्चैव तेमेवान्तर्हिता द्विजम् । आविश्य विप्रं मोक्ष्यन्ति लोकानुग्रहकारणात्
devāśca pitaraścaiva temevāntarhitā dvijam / āviśya vipraṃ mokṣyanti lokānugrahakāraṇāt
And the gods and the fathers themselves, concealed (from sight), enter that twice-born one and will release the brahmin, for the sake of showing favour to the worlds.
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BndP 2 15.15
अपूजितो दहत्येष दिशेत्कामांश्च पूजितः । सर्वस्वेनापि तस्माद्धि पूजयेदतिथिं सदा
apūjito dahatyeṣa diśetkāmāṃśca pūjitaḥ / sarvasvenāpi tasmāddhi pūjayedatithiṃ sadā
Unhonoured, he burns (his host); honoured, he bestows (his) desires; therefore one should always honour a guest, even (at the cost) of all one's property.
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BndP 2 15.16
वानप्रस्थो गृहस्थश्च सतामभ्यागतो यथा । वालखिल्यो यतिश्चैव विज्ञेयो ह्यतिथिः सदा
vānaprastho gṛhasthaśca satāmabhyāgato yathā / vālakhilyo yatiścaiva vijñeyo hyatithiḥ sadā
A forest-dweller, and a householder who has come as a visitor of the good, a vālakhilya and an ascetic — such a one is always to be recognized as a guest.
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BndP 2 15.17
अभ्यागतः पाकचारदतिथिः स्यादपावकः । अतिथेरतिथिः प्रोक्तः सो ऽतिथिर्योग उच्यते
abhyāgataḥ pākacāradatithiḥ syādapāvakaḥ / atitheratithiḥ proktaḥ so 'tithiryoga ucyate
One who comes for the cooked food would be an 'abhyāgata'; a guest is one who keeps no (sacred) fire; a guest of a guest is (also) called a guest — that is termed the 'guest-conjunction'.
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BndP 2 15.18
नाव्रती न च संकीर्णो नाविद्यो नाविशेषवित् । न च संतानसंबद्धो न देवी नागसे ऽतिथिः
nāvratī na ca saṃkīrṇo nāvidyo nāviśeṣavit / na ca saṃtānasaṃbaddho na devī nāgase 'tithiḥ
Not one without vows, not one of mixed (conduct or caste), not one without learning, not one ignorant of distinctions, not one connected (with the host) by kinship — ... is a guest.
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BndP 2 15.19
पिपासिताय श्रान्ताय भ्रान्तायातिबुभुक्षते । तस्मै सत्कृत्य दातव्यं यज्ञम्य फलमिच्छता
pipāsitāya śrāntāya bhrāntāyātibubhukṣate / tasmai satkṛtya dātavyaṃ yajñamya phalamicchatā
To one thirsty, weary, wandering, exceedingly hungry — to him should (food) be given with honour by one who desires the fruit of a sacrifice.
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BndP 2 15.20
न वक्तव्यं सदा विप्र क्षुधिते नास्ति किञ्चन । तस्मै सत्कृत्य दातव्यं सदापचितिरेव सः
na vaktavyaṃ sadā vipra kṣudhite nāsti kiñcana / tasmai satkṛtya dātavyaṃ sadāpacitireva saḥ
One should never say to a hungry man, O brahmin, 'There is nothing'; to him one should give with honour — that is always itself the (proper) requital.
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BndP 2 15.21
अक्लिष्ट मव्रणं युक्तं कृशवृत्तिमयाचकम् । एकान्तशीलं धीमन्तं सदा श्राद्धेषु भोजयेत्
akliṣṭa mavraṇaṃ yuktaṃ kṛśavṛttimayācakam / ekāntaśīlaṃ dhīmantaṃ sadā śrāddheṣu bhojayet
One untroubled, unblemished, disciplined, of frugal livelihood, not a beggar, of solitary habits, wise — such a one should always be fed at śrāddhas.
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BndP 2 15.22
नो ददामि तमित्येवं ब्रूयाद्यो वै दुरात्मवान् । अपि जातिशतं गत्वा न स मुच्येत किल्बिषात्
no dadāmi tamityevaṃ brūyādyo vai durātmavān / api jātiśataṃ gatvā na sa mucyeta kilbiṣāt
Whoever, being evil-natured, says thus, 'No, I will not give to him' — even after passing through a hundred births he would not be freed from that sin.
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BndP 2 15.23
समोदं भोजयेद्विप्रानेकपङ्क्त्यां तु यो नरः । नियुक्तो ह्यनि युक्तो वा पङ्क्त्या हरति किल्बिषम्
samodaṃ bhojayedviprānekapaṅktyāṃ tu yo naraḥ / niyukto hyani yukto vā paṅktyā harati kilbiṣam
The man who feeds brahmins joyfully in a single row — whether appointed (to the task) or not appointed — he removes sin by (that) row.
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BndP 2 15.24
पाप्मानं गृह्यते क्षिप्रमिष्टापूर्त्तं च नश्यति । यतिस्तु सर्वविप्राणां सर्वेषामग्रतो भवेत्
pāpmānaṃ gṛhyate kṣipramiṣṭāpūrttaṃ ca naśyati / yatistu sarvaviprāṇāṃ sarveṣāmagrato bhavet
(Otherwise) sin is quickly incurred and the merit of rites and works perishes. But the ascetic should be placed foremost of all brahmins.
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BndP 2 15.25
पञ्च वेदान्सेतिहासान्यः पठेद्द्विजसत्तमः । योगादनन्तरं सो ऽथ नियोक्तव्यो विजानता
pañca vedānsetihāsānyaḥ paṭheddvijasattamaḥ / yogādanantaraṃ so 'tha niyoktavyo vijānatā
The most excellent twice-born who recites the five Vedas together with the epic (lore) — he then is to be appointed by one who knows, next after the yogin.
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BndP 2 15.26
त्रिवेदो ऽनन्तरं तस्य द्विवेदस्तदनन्तरम् । एकवेदस्ततः पश्चादुपाध्यायस्ततः परम्
trivedo 'nantaraṃ tasya dvivedastadanantaram / ekavedastataḥ paścādupādhyāyastataḥ param
Next after him the knower of three Vedas, after that one the knower of two Vedas, then afterwards the knower of one Veda, and after that the teacher.
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BndP 2 15.27
पावना ये ऽत्र संख्यातास्तान्प्रवक्ष्ये निबोधत । य एते पूर्वनिर्द्दिष्टाः सर्वे ते ह्यनुपूर्वशः
pāvanā ye 'tra saṃkhyātāstānpravakṣye nibodhata / ya ete pūrvanirddiṣṭāḥ sarve te hyanupūrvaśaḥ
Those purifiers who are reckoned here I shall proclaim; listen. These who have been indicated before, all of them in order —
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BndP 2 15.28
षडङ्गविद्ध्यानयोगौ सर्वतत्रस्तथैव च । यायावरश्च पञ्चैते विज्ञेयाः पङ्क्तिपावनाः
ṣaḍaṅgaviddhyānayogau sarvatatrastathaiva ca / yāyāvaraśca pañcaite vijñeyāḥ paṅktipāvanāḥ
the knower of the six auxiliary sciences, (the practitioners of) meditation and yoga, likewise one present everywhere(?), and the wandering (yāyāvara) — these five are to be known as purifiers of the row.
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BndP 2 15.29
श्राद्धकल्पे भवेद्यस्तु सन्निपत्य तु पावनः । चतुर्दशानां विद्यानामेकस्यामपि पारगाः
śrāddhakalpe bhavedyastu sannipatya tu pāvanaḥ / caturdaśānāṃ vidyānāmekasyāmapi pāragāḥ
And whoever, having assembled (there), becomes a purifier at the śrāddha rite; and those who have mastered even one of the fourteen branches of knowledge,
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BndP 2 15.30
यथावद्वर्त्तमानाश्च सर्वे ते पङ्क्तिपावनाः । असंदेहस्तु सौपर्णाः पञ्चाग्नेयाश्च सामगाः
yathāvadvarttamānāśca sarve te paṅktipāvanāḥ / asaṃdehastu sauparṇāḥ pañcāgneyāśca sāmagāḥ
and who conduct themselves as prescribed — all these are purifiers of the row; and beyond doubt the Sauparṇas, the Pañcāgneyas and the Sāmaga singers.
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BndP 2 15.31
यश्चरेद्विधिवद्विप्र समा द्वादश संततः । त्रिनाचिकेतस्त्रै विद्यो यश्च धर्मान्द्विजः पठेत्
yaścaredvidhivadvipra samā dvādaśa saṃtataḥ / trināciketastrai vidyo yaśca dharmāndvijaḥ paṭhet
And the brahmin who observes (the rule) duly for twelve years without a break, the Trināciketa, the Traividya, and the twice-born who recites the dharma (texts),
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BndP 2 15.32
बार्हस्पत्ये महाशास्त्रे यश्च पारङ्गतो द्विजः । सर्वे ते पावना विप्राः पङ्क्तीनां समुदात्दृताः
bārhaspatye mahāśāstre yaśca pāraṅgato dvijaḥ / sarve te pāvanā viprāḥ paṅktīnāṃ samudātdṛtāḥ
and the twice-born who has gone to the end of the great treatise of Bṛhaspati — all these brahmins are declared to be purifiers of the rows.
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BndP 2 15.33
आमन्त्रितस्तु यः श्राद्धे योषितं सेवते द्विजः । पितरस्तस्य तन्मासं तस्मिन्रितसि शेरते
āmantritastu yaḥ śrāddhe yoṣitaṃ sevate dvijaḥ / pitarastasya tanmāsaṃ tasminritasi śerate
But the twice-born who, having been invited to a śrāddha, resorts to a woman — his fathers lie that month in his semen.
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BndP 2 15.34
ध्याननिष्ठाय दातव्यं सानुक्रोशाय धीमते । यतिं वा वालखिल्यं वा भोजयेच्छ्राद्दकर्मणि
dhyānaniṣṭhāya dātavyaṃ sānukrośāya dhīmate / yatiṃ vā vālakhilyaṃ vā bhojayecchrāddakarmaṇi
(Food) should be given to one intent on meditation, compassionate and wise; one should feed either an ascetic or a Vālakhilya in the śrāddha rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.35
वानप्रस्थाय कुर्वाणः पूजामात्रेण तुष्यते । गृहस्थं भोजयेद्यस्तु विश्वेदेवास्तु पूजिताः
vānaprasthāya kurvāṇaḥ pūjāmātreṇa tuṣyate / gṛhasthaṃ bhojayedyastu viśvedevāstu pūjitāḥ
One who performs (the rite) for a forest-dweller (hermit) is satisfied by the mere honouring (of him); but whoever feeds a householder — thereby the Viśvedevas are honoured.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 15.36
वानप्रस्थेन ऋषयो वालखिल्यैः पुरन्दरः । यतीनां तु कृता पूजा साक्षाद्ब्रह्मा तुं पूजितः
vānaprasthena ṛṣayo vālakhilyaiḥ purandaraḥ / yatīnāṃ tu kṛtā pūjā sākṣādbrahmā tuṃ pūjitaḥ
By (honouring) a forest-dweller the ṛṣis (are honoured), by the Vālakhilyas Purandara (Indra); but when honour is done to ascetics, Brahmā himself is honoured.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.37
आश्रमो ऽपावनो यस्तु पञ्चमस्संकरात्मकः । चत्वारस्त्वाश्रमाः पूच्याः श्राद्धे देवे तथैव च
āśramo 'pāvano yastu pañcamassaṃkarātmakaḥ / catvārastvāśramāḥ pūcyāḥ śrāddhe deve tathaiva ca
But the fifth "order of life," which is of mixed nature, is unpurifying; the four orders of life are to be honoured in a śrāddha and likewise in a rite for the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.38
चतुराश्रमबाह्येभ्य स्तेभ्यः श्राद्धे न दापयेत् । यस्तिष्ठेद्वायुभक्षश्च चातुराश्रमबाह्यतः
caturāśramabāhyebhya stebhyaḥ śrāddhe na dāpayet / yastiṣṭhedvāyubhakṣaśca cāturāśramabāhyataḥ
To those outside the four orders of life one should not give (anything) at a śrāddha; and one who lives on air (alone) while standing outside the four orders —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.39
अनाश्रमीतपस्तेपे न तं तत्र निमन्त्रयेत् । अयतिर्मोक्षवादी च श्रुतौ तौ पङ्क्तिदूषकौ
anāśramītapastepe na taṃ tatra nimantrayet / ayatirmokṣavādī ca śrutau tau paṅktidūṣakau
— one not in an order of life who has practised austerity: him one should not invite there. And one who is no ascetic yet talks of liberation — these two are taught (in scripture) to be defilers of the row (of diners).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 15.40
उग्रेण तपसा युक्ता बहुज्ञाश्चित्रवादिनः । निन्दन्ति च द्विजातिभ्यः सर्वे ते पङ्क्तिदूषकाः
ugreṇa tapasā yuktā bahujñāścitravādinaḥ / nindanti ca dvijātibhyaḥ sarve te paṅktidūṣakāḥ
Those joined with fierce austerity, knowing much, speaking in varied ways, who also revile the twice-born — all these are defilers of the row.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 15.41
औपवस्तास्तथा सांख्या नास्तिका वेदनिन्दकाः । ध्यानं निन्दन्ति ये केचित्सर्वे ते पङ्क्तिदूषकाः
aupavastāstathā sāṃkhyā nāstikā vedanindakāḥ / dhyānaṃ nindanti ye kecitsarve te paṅktidūṣakāḥ
Those who (merely) fast, the Sāṃkhyas, deniers, revilers of the Veda, and any who revile meditation — all these are defilers of the row.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.42
वृथा मुण्डाश्च जटिलाः सर्वे कार्पटिकास्तथा । निर्घृणान्भिन्नवृत्तांश्च सर्वभक्षांश्च वर्जयेत्
vṛthā muṇḍāśca jaṭilāḥ sarve kārpaṭikāstathā / nirghṛṇānbhinnavṛttāṃśca sarvabhakṣāṃśca varjayet
Those shaven to no purpose, those with matted hair, and all rag-wearing mendicants: the pitiless, those of broken conduct, and those who eat everything — one should avoid (them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.43
कारुकादीननाचारांल्लोकवेदबहिष्कृतान् । गाय नान्वेदवृत्तांश्च हव्यकव्ये न भोजयेत्
kārukādīnanācārāṃllokavedabahiṣkṛtān / gāya nānvedavṛttāṃśca havyakavye na bhojayet
Artisans and the like, those without proper conduct, those cast out from the world and the Veda, and singers and those not following Vedic conduct — one should not feed (them) at (rites of) offering to gods and ancestors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 15.44
एतैस्तु वर्त्तयेद्यस्तु कृष्णवर्णं स गच्छति । यो ऽश्नाति सह शूद्रेणा सर्वे ते पङ्क्तिदूषणाः
etaistu varttayedyastu kṛṣṇavarṇaṃ sa gacchati / yo 'śnāti saha śūdreṇā sarve te paṅktidūṣaṇāḥ
But whoever lives by (association with) these goes to a black state; and whoever eats together with a śūdra — all these are defilers of the row.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 15.45
व्याकर्षणं सत्त्वनिबर्हणं च कृषिर्वणिज्या पशुपालनं च । शुश्रूषणं चाप्यगुरोररेर्वाप्यकार्यमेतद्धि सदा द्विजानाम्
vyākarṣaṇaṃ sattvanibarhaṇaṃ ca kṛṣirvaṇijyā paśupālanaṃ ca / śuśrūṣaṇaṃ cāpyagurorarervāpyakāryametaddhi sadā dvijānām
Ploughing and the killing of living beings, agriculture, trade, and the tending of cattle, and serving one who is not one's teacher, or serving an enemy — all this is always not to be done by the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 15.46
मिथ्यासंकल्पिनः सर्वानुद्वृत्तांश्च विवर्जयेत् । मिथ्याप्रवादी निन्दाकृत्तथा सूचकदांभिकौ
mithyāsaṃkalpinaḥ sarvānudvṛttāṃśca vivarjayet / mithyāpravādī nindākṛttathā sūcakadāṃbhikau
One should exclude all those of false intentions and the unruly; likewise the false speaker, the maker of slander, the informer and the hypocrite,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.47
उपपातकसंयुक्ताः पातकैश्च विशेषतः । वेदे नियोगदातारो लोभमोहफलर्थिनः
upapātakasaṃyuktāḥ pātakaiśca viśeṣataḥ / vede niyogadātāro lobhamohaphalarthinaḥ
those involved in minor sins and especially in the great sins, those who assign (others) to (recite) the Veda (for hire), seeking the fruit out of greed and delusion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 15.48
ब्रह्मविक्रयिणस्तान्वै श्राद्धकर्मणि वर्जयेत् । न वियोगास्तु वेदानां यो नियुङ्क्ते स पापकृत्
brahmavikrayiṇastānvai śrāddhakarmaṇi varjayet / na viyogāstu vedānāṃ yo niyuṅkte sa pāpakṛt
and those who sell the Veda — these one should exclude at the śrāddha rite; there is no employing (for hire) of the Vedas: he who so employs (another) is a doer of evil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 15.49
वक्ता वेदफलाद्भ्रश्येद्दाता दानफलात्तथा । भृतको ऽध्यापयेद्यस्तु भृतकाध्यापितस्तु यः
vaktā vedaphalādbhraśyeddātā dānaphalāttathā / bhṛtako 'dhyāpayedyastu bhṛtakādhyāpitastu yaḥ
The reciter falls from the fruit of the Veda, and the giver from the fruit of the gift. Whoever teaches as a hired man, and whoever is taught by a hired man —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.50
नार्हतस्तावपि श्राद्धे ब्रह्माणः क्रयविक्रयी । क्रयश्च विक्रयश्चैवाजीवितार्थे विगर्हितौ
nārhatastāvapi śrāddhe brahmāṇaḥ krayavikrayī / krayaśca vikrayaścaivājīvitārthe vigarhitau
those two also are not worthy at a śrāddha, nor a brahmin who buys and sells; for buying and selling for the sake of livelihood are both censured (for him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.51
वृत्तिरेषा तु वैश्यस्य ब्राह्मणस्य तु पातकम् । आहरेद्भृतितो वेदान् वेदेभ्यश्चोपजीवति
vṛttireṣā tu vaiśyasya brāhmaṇasya tu pātakam / āharedbhṛtito vedān vedebhyaścopajīvati
This is the livelihood of a vaiśya, but for a brahmin it is a sin. (Whoever) acquires the Vedas as a hireling and lives off the Vedas —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.52
उभौ तौ नार्हतः श्राद्धं पुत्रिकापतिरेव च । वृथा दारांश्च यो गच्छेद्यो यजेत वृथाध्वरैः
ubhau tau nārhataḥ śrāddhaṃ putrikāpatireva ca / vṛthā dārāṃśca yo gacchedyo yajeta vṛthādhvaraiḥ
both those two are unworthy of the śrāddha, and so is the husband of an appointed daughter (putrikā); and whoever goes to women in vain and whoever sacrifices with fruitless sacrifices —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 15.53
नार्हतस्तावपि श्राद्धं द्विजो यश्चैव वार्धुषी । स्त्रियो रक्तान्तरा येषां परदारपराश्च ये
nārhatastāvapi śrāddhaṃ dvijo yaścaiva vārdhuṣī / striyo raktāntarā yeṣāṃ paradāraparāśca ye
those two also are unworthy of the śrāddha, and so the twice-born who is a usurer; and those whose women wear red garments, and those devoted to others' wives,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 15.54
अर्थकामरताश्चैव न ताञ्छ्राद्धेषु भोजयेत् । वर्णाश्रमाणां धर्मेषु विरुद्धाःसर्वकर्मणि
arthakāmaratāścaiva na tāñchrāddheṣu bhojayet / varṇāśramāṇāṃ dharmeṣu viruddhāḥsarvakarmaṇi
And those devoted to wealth and pleasure — one should not feed them at śrāddhas; (nor) those who are opposed to the duties of the classes and stages of life in every act.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.55
स्तेनश्च सर्वयाजी च सर्वे ते पङ्क्तिदूषकाः । यश्च सूकरवद्भुङ्क्ते यश्च पाणितले द्विजः
stenaśca sarvayājī ca sarve te paṅktidūṣakāḥ / yaśca sūkaravadbhuṅkte yaśca pāṇitale dvijaḥ
A thief, and one who sacrifices for anyone whatever — all these are defilers of the row (of diners); and the twice-born who eats like a pig, and he who eats from the palm of his hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.56
न तदश्नन्ति पितरो यश्च वाच्यं समश्नुते । स्त्रीशूद्रायान्नमेतद्वै श्राद्धोच्छिष्टं न दापयेत्
na tadaśnanti pitaro yaśca vācyaṃ samaśnute / strīśūdrāyānnametadvai śrāddhocchiṣṭaṃ na dāpayet
The fathers do not eat that (food), nor (that of) him who eats what is blameworthy. This food (is) for women and śūdras; one should not have the leavings of a śrāddha given (to them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 15.57
यो दद्याच्चानुसंमोहान्न तद्गच्छति वै पितॄन् । तस्मान्न देयमन्नाद्यमुच्छिष्टं श्राद्धकर्मणि
yo dadyāccānusaṃmohānna tadgacchati vai pitṝn / tasmānna deyamannādyamucchiṣṭaṃ śrāddhakarmaṇi
And he who out of delusion gives (it), that (offering) does not reach the fathers; therefore leavings should not be given as food in the śrāddha rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.58
अन्यच्च दधिसर्पिर्भ्यां शिष्टं पुत्राय नान्यथा । अवशेषं तु दातव्यमन्नाद्यं तु विशेषतः
anyacca dadhisarpirbhyāṃ śiṣṭaṃ putrāya nānyathā / avaśeṣaṃ tu dātavyamannādyaṃ tu viśeṣataḥ
And other (food) left over with curds and ghee (may be given) to a son, not otherwise; but the remainder, and food in particular, should be given (away).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 15.59
पुष्पमूलफलैर्वापि तुष्टा गच्छेयुरन्ततः । यावन्न श्रपितं चान्नं यावतौष्ण्यं न मुञ्चति
puṣpamūlaphalairvāpi tuṣṭā gaccheyurantataḥ / yāvanna śrapitaṃ cānnaṃ yāvatauṣṇyaṃ na muñcati
Or even with flowers, roots and fruits they would go away satisfied in the end. So long as the food is not cooked, so long as it does not lose its heat,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.60
तावदश्नन्ति पितरो यावदश्नन्ति वाग्यताः । दत्तं प्रतिग्रहो होमो भोजनं बलिरेव च
tāvadaśnanti pitaro yāvadaśnanti vāgyatāḥ / dattaṃ pratigraho homo bhojanaṃ balireva ca
so long do the fathers eat, so long as (the eaters) eat with restrained speech. Giving, receiving, oblation, eating, and the bali offering —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.61
सांगुष्ठेन तथा पाद्यं नासुरेभ्यो यथा भवेत् । एतान्येव च सर्वाणि दानानि च विशेषतः
sāṃguṣṭhena tathā pādyaṃ nāsurebhyo yathā bhavet / etānyeva ca sarvāṇi dānāni ca viśeṣataḥ
likewise the water for the feet (should be offered) with the thumb (included), so that it may not go to the asuras; and all these, and gifts especially (are to be done so).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 15.62
अन्तर्जानूपविष्टेन तद्वदाचमनं भवेत् । मुण्डाञ्जटिलकाषायाञ्श्राद्धकर्मणि वर्जयेत्
antarjānūpaviṣṭena tadvadācamanaṃ bhavet / muṇḍāñjaṭilakāṣāyāñśrāddhakarmaṇi varjayet
Likewise the sipping of water should be done while seated with (the hands) between the knees. In the śrāddha rite one should avoid the shaven-headed, the matted-haired, and the ochre-robed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.63
ये तु वृत्ते स्थिता नित्यं ज्ञानिनो ध्यानिनस्तथा । देवभक्ता महात्मानः पुनीयुर्दर्शनादपि
ye tu vṛtte sthitā nityaṃ jñānino dhyāninastathā / devabhaktā mahātmānaḥ punīyurdarśanādapi
But those who stand ever in (right) conduct, the knowers and the meditators, the great-souled devotees of the god — they would purify even by (their) sight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.64
शिखिभ्यो धातुरक्तेभ्यस्त्रिदण्डेभ्यः प्रदापयेत् । सर्वं योगेश्वरैर्व्याप्तं त्रैलोक्यं हि निरन्तरम्
śikhibhyo dhāturaktebhyastridaṇḍebhyaḥ pradāpayet / sarvaṃ yogeśvarairvyāptaṃ trailokyaṃ hi nirantaram
One should have (gifts) given to the crested ones, to those (robed) red with ochre, to the bearers of the triple staff; for the whole triple world is pervaded by the lords of yoga without a gap.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 15.65
तस्मात्पश्यन्ति ते सर्वं यत्किञ्चिज्जगतीगतम् । व्यक्ताव्यक्तं वशे कृत्वा सर्वस्यापि च यत्परम्
tasmātpaśyanti te sarvaṃ yatkiñcijjagatīgatam / vyaktāvyaktaṃ vaśe kṛtvā sarvasyāpi ca yatparam
Therefore they see everything, whatever exists in the world, having brought under their control the manifest and the unmanifest, and that which is beyond all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition