Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 220

GaP 1 220.1

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- २२० ब्रह्मोवाच । सपिण्डीकरणं वक्ष्ये पूर्णे ऽब्दे तत्क्षये ऽहनि । कृतं सम्यग्यथाकाले प्रेतादेः पितृलोकदम्

śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 220 brahmovāca / sapiṇḍīkaraṇaṃ vakṣye pūrṇe 'bde tatkṣaye 'hani / kṛtaṃ samyagyathākāle pretādeḥ pitṛlokadam

The Glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, 220. Brahmā said: I shall declare the sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, (to be done) when the year is complete, on the day of the death. Performed properly and at the right time, it gives the deceased and the rest the world of the fathers.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

GaP 1 220.2

सपिण्डीकरणं कुर्यादपराह्ने तु पूर्ववत् । पितामहादिब्राह्मणनिमन्त्रणम् । ॐ पुरूरवार्द्रवसंज्ञकेभ्यो देवेभ्य एतदासनं नमः । वामपार्श्वे चासनदानम् । आवाहनम् । ततः पितामहप्रपितामहवृद्धप्रपितामहानां सपत्नीकानां श्राद्धमहं करिष्ये इत्यनुज्ञाग्रहणं-पात्रत्रयकरणं-पात्रोपरि कुशं दत्त्वा पात्रान्तरेण पिधाय अच्छिद्रावधारणान्तं परिसमाप्य तथैव पितुरपि सपत्नीकस्य प्रेतपदान्तनाम्ना श्राद्धकरणानुज्ञापनं देवपात्राच्छिद्रावधारणम्

sapiṇḍīkaraṇaṃ kuryādaparāhne tu pūrvavat / pitāmahādibrāhmaṇanimantraṇam / oṃ purūravārdravasaṃjñakebhyo devebhya etadāsanaṃ namaḥ / vāmapārśve cāsanadānam / āvāhanam / tataḥ pitāmahaprapitāmahavṛddhaprapitāmahānāṃ sapatnīkānāṃ śrāddhamahaṃ kariṣye ityanujñāgrahaṇaṃ-pātratrayakaraṇaṃ-pātropari kuśaṃ dattvā pātrāntareṇa pidhāya acchidrāvadhāraṇāntaṃ parisamāpya tathaiva piturapi sapatnīkasya pretapadāntanāmnā śrāddhakaraṇānujñāpanaṃ devapātrācchidrāvadhāraṇam

One should perform the sapiṇḍīkaraṇa in the afternoon, as before. The invitation of the brahmins (representing) the grandfather and the rest. "Om, to the gods named Purūravas and Ārdrava, this seat — homage." And the giving of the seat on the left side. The invocation. Then the taking of permission with "I shall perform the śrāddha of the grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather, together with their wives"; the making of three vessels; having placed kuśa on the vessel and covered it with another vessel, and having completed (the procedure) up to the pronouncing of "may it be without a flaw"; and in just the same way for the father too, together with his wife, with his name followed by the word "preta", the asking of permission to perform the śrāddha, (and) the "without a flaw" (formula) for the vessel of the gods.

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

GaP 1 220.3

तत्परिसमाप्य पितामहप्रपितामहवृद्धप्रपितामहक्रमेण पात्राणां मनाक् चालनम् । उद्धाटनं कृत्वा--ॐ ये समानाः समनसः पितरो यमराज्ये । तेषां लोकः स्वधा नमो यज्ञो देवेषु कल्पताम् । ॐ ये समानाः समनसो जीवा जीवेषु मामकाः । तेषां श्रीर्मयि कल्पतामस्मिन् लोके शतं समाः । एतन्मन्त्रद्वयेन पितृपात्रोदकं पितामहप्रपितामहपात्रे वृद्धप्रपितामहपात्रं परित्यज्य पितामहप्रपितामहयोरुदकं पवित्रञ्च पितृपात्रे क्षिपेत्

tatparisamāpya pitāmahaprapitāmahavṛddhaprapitāmahakrameṇa pātrāṇāṃ manāk cālanam / uddhāṭanaṃ kṛtvā--oṃ ye samānāḥ samanasaḥ pitaro yamarājye / teṣāṃ lokaḥ svadhā namo yajño deveṣu kalpatām / oṃ ye samānāḥ samanaso jīvā jīveṣu māmakāḥ / teṣāṃ śrīrmayi kalpatāmasmin loke śataṃ samāḥ / etanmantradvayena pitṛpātrodakaṃ pitāmahaprapitāmahapātre vṛddhaprapitāmahapātraṃ parityajya pitāmahaprapitāmahayorudakaṃ pavitrañca pitṛpātre kṣipet

Having completed that, (there is) a slight moving of the vessels in the order of grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather. Having uncovered (them, he recites): "Om, those fathers who are alike and of like mind (are) in Yama's realm; theirs be the world, the svadhā, the homage; may the sacrifice be effective among the gods. Om, those of mine who are alike and of like mind, living among the living — may their prosperity be effective in me in this world for a hundred years." With this pair of mantras he should pour the water of the father's vessel into the vessel of the grandfather and great-grandfather, and setting aside the great-great-grandfather's vessel, should cast the water of the grandfather and the great-grandfather, and the purifying grass, into the father's vessel.

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

GaP 1 220.4

ततः पितृब्राह्मणहस्ते पात्रस्थपवित्रदानम् । पात्रस्थपुष्पेण शिरसः करपादार्चनं ब्राह्मणहस्ते ऽन्य जलदानं--हस्ताभ्यां पात्रमुत्थाप्य ॐ या दिव्येति पठित्वा ॐ अमुकगोत्र मत्पितामह अमुकदेवशर्मन् सपत्नीक एष ते अर्घ्यः स्वधा । पितृपात्रेणैव पितामहब्राह्मणहस्ते स्तोकमर्घ्योदकं सपवित्रङ्गृहीत्वास्तोकमुदकं पिण्डसेचनार्थं पात्रान्तरेण पिधाय पितृब्राह्मणवामपार्श्व दक्षिणाग्रकुशोपरि पितृभ्यः स्तानमसीति अधोमुखपात्रस्थपनम्

tataḥ pitṛbrāhmaṇahaste pātrasthapavitradānam / pātrasthapuṣpeṇa śirasaḥ karapādārcanaṃ brāhmaṇahaste 'nya jaladānaṃ--hastābhyāṃ pātramutthāpya oṃ yā divyeti paṭhitvā oṃ amukagotra matpitāmaha amukadevaśarman sapatnīka eṣa te arghyaḥ svadhā / pitṛpātreṇaiva pitāmahabrāhmaṇahaste stokamarghyodakaṃ sapavitraṅgṛhītvāstokamudakaṃ piṇḍasecanārthaṃ pātrāntareṇa pidhāya pitṛbrāhmaṇavāmapārśva dakṣiṇāgrakuśopari pitṛbhyaḥ stānamasīti adhomukhapātrasthapanam

Then (comes) the giving of the purifying grass placed in the vessel into the hand of the brahmin (representing) the father; the worship of the head, hands and feet with the flower placed in the vessel; the giving of other water into the brahmin's hand. Raising the vessel with both hands and reciting "Om, yā divyā..." (he says): "Om, N. of such-and-such lineage, my grandfather, N. Devaśarman, together with your wife, this is your offering-water, svadhā." With the father's vessel itself, taking a little of the offering-water together with the purifying grass into the hand of the brahmin (representing) the grandfather, and (keeping back) a little water for sprinkling the rice-balls, covering (the vessel) with another vessel, on the left side of the father's brahmin, upon kuśa grass with tips to the south, (comes) the placing of the vessel face down with (the words) "You are the seat for the fathers."

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

GaP 1 220.5

पितामहप्रपितामहवृद्धप्रपितामहेभ्यो गन्धादिदानमग्नौकरणम् । अवशिष्टान्नं प्रपितामहादिपात्रे क्षिपेत् । पितामहपात्राभिमन्त्रणपर्यन्तक्रमेण समाप्यापि ब्राह्मणपात्राभिमन्त्रणम् । अङ्गुष्ठनिवेशनं तिलविकरणं कृत्वा अमुकगोत्र एतत्ते अन्नं सघृतं सपानीयं सव्यञ्जनं प्रतिषिद्धवर्जितं ये चात्र त्वा मनुयाश्च त्वामनु तस्मै ते स्वधा इति

pitāmahaprapitāmahavṛddhaprapitāmahebhyo gandhādidānamagnaukaraṇam / avaśiṣṭānnaṃ prapitāmahādipātre kṣipet / pitāmahapātrābhimantraṇaparyantakrameṇa samāpyāpi brāhmaṇapātrābhimantraṇam / aṅguṣṭhaniveśanaṃ tilavikaraṇaṃ kṛtvā amukagotra etatte annaṃ saghṛtaṃ sapānīyaṃ savyañjanaṃ pratiṣiddhavarjitaṃ ye cātra tvā manuyāśca tvāmanu tasmai te svadhā iti

(There follows) the giving of perfume etc. to the grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather, and the offering into the fire. The remaining food he should cast into the vessel of the great-grandfather and the rest. Having completed (the procedure) in the sequence ending with the consecration of the grandfather's vessel, (there is) also the consecration of the brahmin's vessel. Having set down the thumb and scattered the sesame (he says): "N. of such-and-such lineage, this food of yours, with ghee, with drink, with condiments, free of what is forbidden — and those who here follow you, (both male and female): to him, to you, svadhā."

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

GaP 1 220.6

ततो देवप्रभृतिभ्य अपोशानं दद्यात् । अतिथिप्राप्तौ अतिधिश्राद्धं कुर्यात् । अस्मिन्नवसरे विकिरणम् । पितामाहदौ प्रश्रं कृत्वा पितृब्राह्मणम् ॐ स्वदितं भवद्भिरिति प्रश्रः । ॐ अमुकगोत्र मत्पितः अमुकशर्मन् सपत्नीक एष ते पिण्डो ये चात्रत्वामनुयाश्च त्वामनु तस्मै स्वधेति पिण्डपात्रमच्छिद्रमस्तु । ततः सङ्कल्प सिद्धिवाचनं समाप्य पिण्डं द्विधा कृत्वा ये समानाः सुमनस इति मन्त्रद्वयं पठित्वा पितामहवृद्धप्रपितामहपात्रेषु क्षिपेत् । पिण्डेषु गन्धादिकं दत्त्वा पिण्डचालनम् । अतिथिब्राह्मणे स्वदितादिप्रश्रः । ब्राह्मणानामाचमनम् । भुक्तिक्रमेण ताम्बूलदानम् । सुप्रोक्षितमस्तु शिवा आपः सन्तु--वृद्धप्रपितामहक्रमेण ब्राह्मणहस्ते जलदानम् । गोत्रस्याक्षय्यमस्तु पितृब्राह्मणहस्ते उपतिष्टतामिति सतिजलदानम्

tato devaprabhṛtibhya apośānaṃ dadyāt / atithiprāptau atidhiśrāddhaṃ kuryāt / asminnavasare vikiraṇam / pitāmāhadau praśraṃ kṛtvā pitṛbrāhmaṇam oṃ svaditaṃ bhavadbhiriti praśraḥ / oṃ amukagotra matpitaḥ amukaśarman sapatnīka eṣa te piṇḍo ye cātratvāmanuyāśca tvāmanu tasmai svadheti piṇḍapātramacchidramastu / tataḥ saṅkalpa siddhivācanaṃ samāpya piṇḍaṃ dvidhā kṛtvā ye samānāḥ sumanasa iti mantradvayaṃ paṭhitvā pitāmahavṛddhaprapitāmahapātreṣu kṣipet / piṇḍeṣu gandhādikaṃ dattvā piṇḍacālanam / atithibrāhmaṇe svaditādipraśraḥ / brāhmaṇānāmācamanam / bhuktikrameṇa tāmbūladānam / suprokṣitamastu śivā āpaḥ santu--vṛddhaprapitāmahakrameṇa brāhmaṇahaste jaladānam / gotrasyākṣayyamastu pitṛbrāhmaṇahaste upatiṣṭatāmiti satijaladānam

Then he should give the after-sipping water to the gods and the rest. If a guest arrives, he should perform the guest-śrāddha. On this occasion (comes) the scattering (of food). Having made inquiry of the grandfather and the rest, (he inquires of) the brahmin (representing) the father: "Om, has it been well relished by you?" — that is the inquiry. "Om, N. of such-and-such lineage, my father, N. Śarman, together with your wife, this is your rice-ball; and those who here follow you, (both male and female): to him, svadhā" — may the rice-ball vessel be without a flaw. Then, having completed the resolve and the declaration of success, having divided the rice-ball in two and recited the two mantras "ye samānāḥ sumanasaḥ," he should cast (it) into the vessels of the grandfather and the great-great-grandfather. Having given perfume and so on to the rice-balls, (comes) the moving of the rice-balls. To the guest-brahmin (comes) the inquiry "has it been well relished?" and so on. (Then) the rinsing of the mouth by the brahmins; the giving of betel in the order of eating; "May it be well sprinkled; may the waters be auspicious" — the giving of water into the brahmin's hand in the order beginning with the great-great-grandfather; "may there be imperishability for the lineage" — the giving of water with sesame into the hand of the father's brahmin with (the words) "may it be present."

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

GaP 1 220.8

अघोराः पितरः सन्तु अस्त्वित्युक्ते स्वधां वाचयिण्य इति पितामाहदिब्राह्मणानुज्ञापनम् ॥ गर्प्_१,२२०।७ ॥ ॐ वाच्यतां इत्युक्ते ॐ पितामहादिभ्यः स्वधोच्यताम् । अस्तु स्वधेत्युक्ते पितृब्राह्मण पितृभ्यः स्वधोच्यतामिति । अस्तु स्वधेत्युक्ते ॐ ऊर्जं वहन्तीरिति दक्षिणाभिमुखवारिधारात्यागः । ॐ विश्वेदेवा अस्मिन् यज्ञे प्रीयन्तामिति देवब्राह्मणहस्ते ॐ यवोदकदानम् । ॐ देवताभ्य इति त्रिर्जपः

aghorāḥ pitaraḥ santu astvityukte svadhāṃ vācayiṇya iti pitāmāhadibrāhmaṇānujñāpanam // garp_1,220.7 // oṃ vācyatāṃ ityukte oṃ pitāmahādibhyaḥ svadhocyatām / astu svadhetyukte pitṛbrāhmaṇa pitṛbhyaḥ svadhocyatāmiti / astu svadhetyukte oṃ ūrjaṃ vahantīriti dakṣiṇābhimukhavāridhārātyāgaḥ / oṃ viśvedevā asmin yajñe prīyantāmiti devabrāhmaṇahaste oṃ yavodakadānam / oṃ devatābhya iti trirjapaḥ

"May the fathers be free of terror" — when "so be it" has been said, (he says) "we would have the svadhā pronounced": this is the asking of permission of the brahmins (representing) the grandfather and the rest. // GaP 1.220.7 // When "Om, let it be pronounced" has been said, (he says) "Om, let the svadhā be pronounced for the grandfather and the rest." When "so be it, svadhā" has been said, (he says) to the brahmin of the fathers, "let the svadhā be pronounced for the fathers." When "so be it, svadhā" has been said, (comes) the pouring out of a stream of water facing south with "Om, ūrjaṃ vahantīḥ." "Om, may the All-gods be pleased in this sacrifice" — the giving of water with barley into the hand of the brahmin of the gods, with Om. "Om, to the deities" — muttered three times.

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

GaP 1 220.9

पिण्डपात्राणि चालयित्वा आचम्य पितामहादिभ्यो दक्षिणां दत्त्वा ततः पितृ ब्राह्मणाय आशिषो मे प्रदीयन्तामित्याशीः प्रार्थनम् । प्रतिगृह्यतामित्युक्ते दातारो नो ऽभिवर्धन्तामिति पात्रमुत्तानं कृत्वा वाजे वाजेदृविसर्जनम् । अभिरण्यतामिति पितृब्राह्मणविसर्जनम्

piṇḍapātrāṇi cālayitvā ācamya pitāmahādibhyo dakṣiṇāṃ dattvā tataḥ pitṛ brāhmaṇāya āśiṣo me pradīyantāmityāśīḥ prārthanam / pratigṛhyatāmityukte dātāro no 'bhivardhantāmiti pātramuttānaṃ kṛtvā vāje vājedṛvisarjanam / abhiraṇyatāmiti pitṛbrāhmaṇavisarjanam

Having moved the rice-ball vessels, having rinsed the mouth, having given the fee to the grandfather and the rest, then (comes) the request for a blessing addressed to the brahmin of the fathers: "Let blessings be granted to me." When "let it be received" has been said, (he says) "may our givers increase," and turning the vessel upright, (comes) the dismissal with "vāje vāje"; with "let it be favourable" (comes) the dismissal of the brahmin of the fathers.

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

GaP 1 220.10

सपिण्डीकरणश्राद्धं व्यासप्रोक्तं मया तव । श्राद्धं विष्णुः श्राद्धकर्ता फलं श्राद्धादिकं हरिः

sapiṇḍīkaraṇaśrāddhaṃ vyāsaproktaṃ mayā tava / śrāddhaṃ viṣṇuḥ śrāddhakartā phalaṃ śrāddhādikaṃ hariḥ

The sapiṇḍīkaraṇa-śrāddha, as declared by Vyāsa, (has been told) by me to you. The śrāddha is Viṣṇu, the performer of the śrāddha (is Viṣṇu), the fruit and the śrāddha and the rest is Hari.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition