Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 219

GaP 1 219.1

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- २१९ ब्रह्मोवाच । नित्यश्राद्धं प्रवक्ष्यामि पूर्ववत्तद्विशेषवत् । ॐ अमुकगोत्राणामस्मत्पितृपितामहानां अमुकशर्मणां सपत्नीकानां श्राद्धं सिद्धान्नेन युष्मास्वहं करिष्ये । आसनादिकमत्र स्याद्विश्वेदेवाविवर्जितम्

śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 219 brahmovāca / nityaśrāddhaṃ pravakṣyāmi pūrvavattadviśeṣavat / oṃ amukagotrāṇāmasmatpitṛpitāmahānāṃ amukaśarmaṇāṃ sapatnīkānāṃ śrāddhaṃ siddhānnena yuṣmāsvahaṃ kariṣye / āsanādikamatra syādviśvedevāvivarjitam

The Glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, 219. Brahmā said: I shall declare the daily śrāddha, which is as before, with its particulars. "Om, I shall perform among you, with cooked food, the śrāddha of our fathers and grandfathers of such-and-such lineage, of such-and-such names, together with their wives." Here there should be the seat and the rest, omitting the All-gods.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 219.2

वृद्धिश्राद्धं प्रवक्ष्यामि पूर्ववत्तद्विशेषकम् । जातपुत्रमुखदर्शनादौ वृद्धि श्राद्धं पूर्वाभिमुखेषु दक्षिणोपवीतिषु सयवबदरकुशैर्देवतीर्थेन नमस्कारान्तेन दक्षिणोपचारेण कर्तव्यम्

vṛddhiśrāddhaṃ pravakṣyāmi pūrvavattadviśeṣakam / jātaputramukhadarśanādau vṛddhi śrāddhaṃ pūrvābhimukheṣu dakṣiṇopavītiṣu sayavabadarakuśairdevatīrthena namaskārāntena dakṣiṇopacāreṇa kartavyam

I shall declare the prosperity-śrāddha, which is as before with its particular features. On the occasion of first seeing the face of a newborn son and the like, the prosperity-śrāddha is to be performed with the (brahmins) facing east, with the thread over the right shoulder, with barley, jujubes and kuśa, by the deity-tīrtha (of the hand), ending with obeisance, and with the rite proceeding rightward.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 219.3

दक्षिणजानु गृहीत्वा अद्यास्मदीयामुकवृद्धौ अमुकगात्राणामस्मत्प्रपितामहीपितामहीमातॄणाममुकदेवीनाममुकगोत्राणां श्राद्धे कर्तव्ये वसुसत्यसंज्ञकानां विश्वेषां देवानां श्राद्धं सिद्धान्नेनयुष्मासु मया कर्तव्यमिति देवब्राह्मणामन्त्रणम् । ॐ करिष्यसीति तेनोक्त इत्थमेवापरदेवब्राह्मणामन्त्रणम्

dakṣiṇajānu gṛhītvā adyāsmadīyāmukavṛddhau amukagātrāṇāmasmatprapitāmahīpitāmahīmātṝṇāmamukadevīnāmamukagotrāṇāṃ śrāddhe kartavye vasusatyasaṃjñakānāṃ viśveṣāṃ devānāṃ śrāddhaṃ siddhānnenayuṣmāsu mayā kartavyamiti devabrāhmaṇāmantraṇam / oṃ kariṣyasīti tenokta itthamevāparadevabrāhmaṇāmantraṇam

Grasping the right knee, the inviting of the brahmin (representing) the gods: "Today, at our such-and-such (occasion of) prosperity, when the śrāddha of our great-grandmothers, grandmothers and mothers, the ladies of such-and-such names of such-and-such lineages, is to be performed, the śrāddha of the All-gods named Vasu and Satya is to be performed by me among you with cooked food." When he has said "Om, you shall perform it," the inviting of the other brahmin (representing) the gods in just this way.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 219.4

ततः अमुकवृद्धौ अमुकगोत्राया मत्प्रपितामह्या अमुकदेव्या नान्दीमुख्याः श्राद्धं सिद्धान्नेन युष्मासु मया कर्तव्यमिति प्रपितामहीब्राह्मणामन्त्रणम् । करिष्यामीति तेनोक्ते इत्थमेव प्रमातामह्यादिब्राह्माणमन्त्रणम्

tataḥ amukavṛddhau amukagotrāyā matprapitāmahyā amukadevyā nāndīmukhyāḥ śrāddhaṃ siddhānnena yuṣmāsu mayā kartavyamiti prapitāmahībrāhmaṇāmantraṇam / kariṣyāmīti tenokte itthameva pramātāmahyādibrāhmāṇamantraṇam

Then the inviting of the brahmin (representing) the great-grandmother: "At the such-and-such (occasion of) prosperity, the śrāddha of my great-grandmother, the lady of such-and-such name of such-and-such lineage, (now) of the nāndīmukha class, is to be performed by me among you with cooked food." When he has said "I shall perform it," the inviting of the brahmins (representing) the maternal great-grandmother and the rest in just this way.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 219.5

देवपितृसर्वदेवब्राह्मणं श्राद्धकरणानुज्ञापनम् । आसने ॐ विश्वेदेवास आगत शृणुताम इमंर्ठ इवम् । तं बर्हिर्निषीदत । ॐ विश्वेदेवाः शृणुतेमं इवं ये मे अन्तरिक्षे य उदद्यविष्ट । पे अग्निजिह्वा उतवा यदत्रा आसाद्यास्मिन्बर्हिषि मादयध्वम् । ॐ आगच्छन्तु इति विश्वेदेवावाहनं-गन्धादिदानम् । अच्छिद्रावधारणवाचनम्

devapitṛsarvadevabrāhmaṇaṃ śrāddhakaraṇānujñāpanam / āsane oṃ viśvedevāsa āgata śṛṇutāma imaṃrṭha ivam / taṃ barhirniṣīdata / oṃ viśvedevāḥ śṛṇutemaṃ ivaṃ ye me antarikṣe ya udadyaviṣṭa / pe agnijihvā utavā yadatrā āsādyāsminbarhiṣi mādayadhvam / oṃ āgacchantu iti viśvedevāvāhanaṃ-gandhādidānam / acchidrāvadhāraṇavācanam

The asking of permission to perform the śrāddha from the brahmins (representing) the gods, the fathers, and all the gods. At (the giving of) the seat: "Om, All-gods, come, hear this call of mine; sit down on this sacred grass. Om, All-gods, hear this call of mine, you who are in the mid-air and you who are (in heaven); you whose tongue is fire, and whoever is here, be seated on this sacred grass and rejoice." With "Om, let them come," the invocation of the All-gods; the giving of scent and the rest. The pronouncing of "may it be without a flaw."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 219.6

ततः प्रपितामहीप्रभृतीनामनुज्ञापनमासनदानं गन्धादिदानञ्च अच्छिद्रावधारणवाचनम् । इत्थं पितामह्याः मातुः । ततः प्रपितामहादीनां अनुज्ञापनम् । आसनमावाहनङ्गन्धादिदानं-वृद्धप्रमातामहादीनामनुज्ञापनादिकरणम् । ॐ वसुसत्यसंज्ञकेभ्यो देवेभ्य एतदन्नं सघृतं सपानीयं सव्यञ्जनं सवदरं सदधि प्रतिषिद्धवर्जितं नम इति अन्नसङ्कल्पनम् । ॐ अमुकगोत्रे ! मत्पितामहमुकदेवि नान्दीमुखि ! एतदन्नं सबदरं सदधि नमः । एवं मातामहप्रभातामहेभ्यः

tataḥ prapitāmahīprabhṛtīnāmanujñāpanamāsanadānaṃ gandhādidānañca acchidrāvadhāraṇavācanam / itthaṃ pitāmahyāḥ mātuḥ / tataḥ prapitāmahādīnāṃ anujñāpanam / āsanamāvāhanaṅgandhādidānaṃ-vṛddhapramātāmahādīnāmanujñāpanādikaraṇam / oṃ vasusatyasaṃjñakebhyo devebhya etadannaṃ saghṛtaṃ sapānīyaṃ savyañjanaṃ savadaraṃ sadadhi pratiṣiddhavarjitaṃ nama iti annasaṅkalpanam / oṃ amukagotre ! matpitāmahamukadevi nāndīmukhi ! etadannaṃ sabadaraṃ sadadhi namaḥ / evaṃ mātāmahaprabhātāmahebhyaḥ

Then the asking of permission of the great-grandmother and the rest, the giving of the seat, and the giving of scent and so forth, and the pronouncing of "may it be without a flaw." In this manner for the grandmother and the mother. Then the asking of permission of the great-grandfather and the rest; the seat, the invocation, the giving of scent and so forth; the performing of the asking of permission and the rest for the great-great-maternal-grandfather and the others. "Om, to the gods named Vasu and Satya, this food with ghee, with drink, with condiments, with jujubes, with curds, free of what is prohibited — homage": thus the dedication of the food. "Om, lady of such-and-such lineage, my grandmother, lady of such-and-such name, of the nāndīmukha class! This food with jujubes and curds — homage." So too for the maternal grandfather and the maternal great-grandfather.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 219.7

एकोद्दिष्टं पुरो ऽवश्यं तद्विशेषं वदे शृणु । प्रथमं निमन्त्रणं पादप्रक्षालनम् आसनम् । अद्य अमुकगोत्रस्य मत्पितुरमुकदेवशर्मणः प्रतिसांवत्सरिकमेकोद्दिष्टश्राद्धं सिद्धान्नेन युष्मास्वहं करिष्ये । श्राद्धकरणानुज्ञापनम् आसनं गन्धादिदानम् अन्नानुकल्पनम् । जप्यं निवीती । उत्तराभिमुखीभूयातिथिश्राद्धं कुर्यात्

ekoddiṣṭaṃ puro 'vaśyaṃ tadviśeṣaṃ vade śṛṇu / prathamaṃ nimantraṇaṃ pādaprakṣālanam āsanam / adya amukagotrasya matpituramukadevaśarmaṇaḥ pratisāṃvatsarikamekoddiṣṭaśrāddhaṃ siddhānnena yuṣmāsvahaṃ kariṣye / śrāddhakaraṇānujñāpanam āsanaṃ gandhādidānam annānukalpanam / japyaṃ nivītī / uttarābhimukhībhūyātithiśrāddhaṃ kuryāt

The ekoddiṣṭa (rite for a single person) is necessarily (to be done) beforehand; I shall tell its particulars — listen. First the invitation, the washing of the feet, the seat. "Today I shall perform among you, with cooked food, the annual ekoddiṣṭa śrāddha of my father, of such-and-such lineage, of such-and-such name." The asking of permission to perform the śrāddha, the seat, the giving of scent and the rest, the dedication of the food. The muttering, with the thread worn round the neck. Facing north, he should perform the guest-śrāddha.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

GaP 1 219.8

ततस्मृप्तिं ज्ञात्वा दक्षिणाभिमुखीवामोपवीती उच्छिष्टसमीपे अग्निदग्धा इति अन्नविकिरणम् । अमुकगोत्रमत्पितरमुकदेवशर्मन्नेतत्ते जलमवनेनिक्ष्व ये चात्र त्वामनुयाश्च त्वामनुतस्मै ते स्वधा इति रेखोपरि वारिधारादानम् । शेषं पूर्ववत्

tatasmṛptiṃ jñātvā dakṣiṇābhimukhīvāmopavītī ucchiṣṭasamīpe agnidagdhā iti annavikiraṇam / amukagotramatpitaramukadevaśarmannetatte jalamavanenikṣva ye cātra tvāmanuyāśca tvāmanutasmai te svadhā iti rekhopari vāridhārādānam / śeṣaṃ pūrvavat

Then, knowing that (the brahmin) is satisfied, facing south, with the thread over the left shoulder, near the leavings, the scattering of the food with "(those) burnt by fire...". With "My father of such-and-such lineage, of such-and-such name, wash yourself with this water of yours, and those who follow you here — for that one, for you, svadhā," the pouring of a stream of water upon the line. The rest is as before.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain