Garuda Purana — Uttara Khanda (Pretakalpa) — Chapter 15
GaP 2 15.1
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- १५ गरुड उवाच । बगवन्ब्रूहि मे सर्वं यमलोकस्य निर्णयम् । जन्तोः प्रयाणमारभ्य माहात्म्यं वर्त्मविस्तरम्
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 15 garuḍa uvāca / bagavanbrūhi me sarvaṃ yamalokasya nirṇayam / jantoḥ prayāṇamārabhya māhātmyaṃ vartmavistaram
The Glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, 15. Garuḍa said: O Lord, tell me everything, the exact account of the world of Yama—beginning from the creature's departure, its greatness and the full extent of the road.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.2
श्रीभगवानुवाच । शृणु तार्क्ष्य प्रवक्ष्यामि यममार्गस्य निर्णयम् । प्रयाणकानि सर्वाणि नगराणि च षोडश
śrībhagavānuvāca / śṛṇu tārkṣya pravakṣyāmi yamamārgasya nirṇayam / prayāṇakāni sarvāṇi nagarāṇi ca ṣoḍaśa
The Blessed Lord said: Listen, Tārkṣya, I shall declare the exact account of Yama's road—all the stages of the journey and the sixteen cities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.3
षाडशीतिसहस्राणि योजनानां प्रमाणतः । यमलोकस्य चोर्ध्वं वै अन्तरा मानुषस्य च
ṣāḍaśītisahasrāṇi yojanānāṃ pramāṇataḥ / yamalokasya cordhvaṃ vai antarā mānuṣasya ca
Eighty-six thousand yojanas by measure is (the distance) above, between the world of Yama and that of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.4
कुकृतं दुष्कृतं वापि भुक्त्वा लोके यथार्जितम् । कर्मयोगाद्यदा कश्चिद्व्याधिरुत्पद्यते खग
kukṛtaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ vāpi bhuktvā loke yathārjitam / karmayogādyadā kaścidvyādhirutpadyate khaga
Having enjoyed in the world what was earned, whether ill-done or evil-done, then by the working of (past) deeds some disease arises, O bird.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 15.5
निमित्तमात्रं सर्वेषां कृतकर्मानुसारतः । यस्य यो विहितो मृत्युः स तं ध्रुवमवाप्नुयात्
nimittamātraṃ sarveṣāṃ kṛtakarmānusārataḥ / yasya yo vihito mṛtyuḥ sa taṃ dhruvamavāpnuyāt
It is a mere occasion for all (of them), in accordance with the deeds done: whatever death is ordained for a man, that he surely obtains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.6
कर्मयोगाद्यदा देही मुञ्चत्यत्र निजं वपुः । तदा भूमिगतं कुर्याद्गोमयेनोपलिप्य च
karmayogādyadā dehī muñcatyatra nijaṃ vapuḥ / tadā bhūmigataṃ kuryādgomayenopalipya ca
When, by the working of (past) deeds, the embodied one gives up his own body here, then one should place (him) on the ground, having smeared (it) with cow dung.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.7
तिलान्दर्भान्विकीर्याथ मुखे स्वर्णं विनिः क्षिपेत् । तुलसींसन्निधौ कृत्वा शालग्रामशिलां तथा
tilāndarbhānvikīryātha mukhe svarṇaṃ viniḥ kṣipet / tulasīṃsannidhau kṛtvā śālagrāmaśilāṃ tathā
Then, having strewn sesame seeds and darbha grass, one should put gold into the mouth, having placed nearby tulasī and likewise a śālagrāma stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.8
सेतु (एवं) सामादिसूक्तैस्तु मरणं मुक्तिदायकम् । शलाकास्वर्णविक्षपैः प्रतप्राणिगृहेषुच
setu (evaṃ) sāmādisūktaistu maraṇaṃ muktidāyakam / śalākāsvarṇavikṣapaiḥ prataprāṇigṛheṣuca
Thus, with the Sāman and other hymns, death becomes a giver of liberation—by the placing of gold rods, in the houses of the dying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 15.9
एका वक्त्रे तु दातव्या घ्राणयुग्मे तथा पुनः । अक्ष्णोश्च कर्णयोश्चैव द्वेद्वे देये यथाक्रमम्
ekā vaktre tu dātavyā ghrāṇayugme tathā punaḥ / akṣṇośca karṇayoścaiva dvedve deye yathākramam
One (rod) is to be placed in the mouth, and likewise (one) in the pair of nostrils; and in the two eyes and the two ears, two each are to be placed in order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.10
अथ लिङ्गे तथा चैका त्वेकां ब्रह्माण्डकेक्षिपेत् । करयुग्मे च कण्ठे च तुलसीं च प्रदापयेत्
atha liṅge tathā caikā tvekāṃ brahmāṇḍakekṣipet / karayugme ca kaṇṭhe ca tulasīṃ ca pradāpayet
Then one likewise in the genital organ, and one he should put on the crown of the head; and (ones) in the two hands and in the throat—and he should have tulasī given.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.11
वस्त्रयुग्मं च दातव्यं कङ्कुमैश्चाक्षतैर्यजेत् । पुष्पमालायुतं कुर्यादन्यद्वारेण सन्नयेत्
vastrayugmaṃ ca dātavyaṃ kaṅkumaiścākṣatairyajet / puṣpamālāyutaṃ kuryādanyadvāreṇa sannayet
And a pair of garments is to be given; he should honour (the body) with saffron and unhusked rice grains. He should make it furnished with flower garlands, and should carry it out by another door.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.12
पुत्रस्तु बान्धवैः सार्धं विप्रस्तु पुरवासिभिः । पितुः प्रेतं स्वयं पुत्रः स्कन्धमारोप्य बान्धवैः
putrastu bāndhavaiḥ sārdhaṃ viprastu puravāsibhiḥ / pituḥ pretaṃ svayaṃ putraḥ skandhamāropya bāndhavaiḥ
The son together with the kinsmen, and the Brahmin with the townsfolk (should go); the son himself, with the kinsmen, having raised his father's corpse onto his shoulder—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.13
गत्वा श्मशानदेशे तु प्राड्मुखश्चोत्तरामुखम् । अदग्धपूर्वा या भूमिश्चितां तत्रैव कारयेत्
gatvā śmaśānadeśe tu prāḍmukhaścottarāmukham / adagdhapūrvā yā bhūmiścitāṃ tatraiva kārayet
Having gone to the cremation ground, facing east or facing north, on ground not previously burned upon, he should have the pyre made right there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.14
श्रीखण्डतुलसीकाष्ठसमित्पालाशसंभृताम् । विकलेन्द्रियसङ्घाते चैतन्ये जडतां गते
śrīkhaṇḍatulasīkāṣṭhasamitpālāśasaṃbhṛtām / vikalendriyasaṅghāte caitanye jaḍatāṃ gate
(a pyre) heaped with sandalwood, tulasī wood, and firewood of palāśa. When the multitude of the senses has failed and consciousness has become inert—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.15
प्रचलन्ति ततः प्राणा याम्यैर्निकटवर्तिभिः । एकीभूतं जगत्पश्येद्दैवी दृष्टिः प्रजायते
pracalanti tataḥ prāṇā yāmyairnikaṭavartibhiḥ / ekībhūtaṃ jagatpaśyeddaivī dṛṣṭiḥ prajāyate
then the vital breaths begin to stir, with Yama's (servants) standing nearby; he sees the world as become one, and divine sight arises (in him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.16
बीभत्सं दारुणं रूपं प्रणैः कण्ठं समाश्रितैः । फेनमुद्गिरते कोपि मुखं लालाकुलं भवेत्
bībhatsaṃ dāruṇaṃ rūpaṃ praṇaiḥ kaṇṭhaṃ samāśritaiḥ / phenamudgirate kopi mukhaṃ lālākulaṃ bhavet
With the breaths lodged in the throat, (his) form (becomes) loathsome and terrible; some (dying man) spews forth foam, and (his) mouth becomes filled with drool.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.17
दुरात्मानश्च ताड्यन्ते किङ्करैः पाशबन्धनैः । सुखेन कृतिनस्तत्र नीयन्ते नाकनायकैः
durātmānaśca tāḍyante kiṅkaraiḥ pāśabandhanaiḥ / sukhena kṛtinastatra nīyante nākanāyakaiḥ
And the evil-souled are beaten by (Yama's) servants with bindings of nooses; there the meritorious are led away pleasantly by the lords of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.18
दुः खेन पापिनो यान्ति यममार्गे च दुर्गमे । यमश्चतुर्भुजो भूत्वा शङ्खचक्रगदादिभृत्
duḥ khena pāpino yānti yamamārge ca durgame / yamaścaturbhujo bhūtvā śaṅkhacakragadādibhṛt
The sinners go in pain along Yama's road, hard to travel; and Yama, having become four-armed, bearing conch, discus, mace and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.19
पुण्यकर्मरतान्सम्यक् शुभान्मित्रवदाचरेत् । आहूय पापिनः सर्वान्यमो दण्डेन रज्जयेत्
puṇyakarmaratānsamyak śubhānmitravadācaret / āhūya pāpinaḥ sarvānyamo daṇḍena rajjayet
treats the good, who are devoted to meritorious deeds, entirely as a friend would; but summoning all the sinners, Yama binds (them) with his rod.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.20
प्रलयाम्बुदनिर्घोषस्त्वञ्जनाद्रिसमप्रभः । महिषस्थो दुराराध्यो विद्युत्तेजः समद्युतिः
pralayāmbudanirghoṣastvañjanādrisamaprabhaḥ / mahiṣastho durārādhyo vidyuttejaḥ samadyutiḥ
(He is) roaring like the clouds of the world's dissolution, with a lustre like the mountain of collyrium, seated on a buffalo, hard to propitiate, with a radiance equal to the blaze of lightning,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.21
योजनत्रयविस्तारदेहो रौद्रो ऽतिभीषणः । लोहदण्डधरो भीमः पाशपाणिर्दुराकृतिः
yojanatrayavistāradeho raudro 'tibhīṣaṇaḥ / lohadaṇḍadharo bhīmaḥ pāśapāṇirdurākṛtiḥ
with a body three yojanas in extent, fierce, exceedingly frightful, wielding an iron rod, terrible, with a noose in hand, of dreadful shape,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.22
वक्रनेत्रो ऽतिभयदो दर्शनं याति पापिनाम् । अङ्गुष्ठमात्रः पुरुषो हाहा कुर्वन् कलेवरात्
vakranetro 'tibhayado darśanaṃ yāti pāpinām / aṅguṣṭhamātraḥ puruṣo hāhā kurvan kalevarāt
crooked-eyed, causing utmost terror—he comes into the sight of sinners. The person, of the size of a thumb, crying "alas, alas," (goes out) from the body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.23
तदैव नीयते दूतैर्याम्यैर्वोक्षन्स्वकं गृहम् । निर्विचेष्टं शरीरं तु प्राणैर्मुक्तं जुगुप्सितम्
tadaiva nīyate dūtairyāmyairvokṣansvakaṃ gṛham / nirviceṣṭaṃ śarīraṃ tu prāṇairmuktaṃ jugupsitam
Right then he is led away by Yama's messengers, looking back at his own house; but the body, motionless, released by the breaths, is repulsive,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.24
अस्पृश्यं जायते तूर्णं दुर्गन्धं सर्वनिन्दितम् । त्रिधावस्था हि देहस्य कृमिविड्मस्मसंज्ञिता
aspṛśyaṃ jāyate tūrṇaṃ durgandhaṃ sarvaninditam / tridhāvasthā hi dehasya kṛmiviḍmasmasaṃjñitā
and it quickly becomes untouchable, foul-smelling, censured by all; for the body's condition is threefold, named worms, excrement, and ashes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.25
को गर्वः क्रियते तार्क्ष्य क्षणविध्वंसिभिर्नरैः । दानं वित्तादृता वाचः कीर्तिधर्मौ तथायुषः
ko garvaḥ kriyate tārkṣya kṣaṇavidhvaṃsibhirnaraiḥ / dānaṃ vittādṛtā vācaḥ kīrtidharmau tathāyuṣaḥ
What pride is to be taken, Tārkṣya, by men who perish in a moment? Giving (is the essence) of wealth, respectful speech (of words), fame and dharma of a lifetime;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 15.26
परोपकरणं कायादसतः सारमुद्धृतम् । तस्यैवं नीयमानस्य दूताः सन्तर्जयन्ति हि
paropakaraṇaṃ kāyādasataḥ sāramuddhṛtam / tasyaivaṃ nīyamānasya dūtāḥ santarjayanti hi
helping others is the essence extracted from this unreal body. As he is being led away thus, the messengers indeed threaten (him),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.27
दर्शयन्तो भयं तीव्रं नरकाय पुनः पुनः । शीघ्रं प्रचल दुष्टात्मन् गतो ऽसित्वं यमालये
darśayanto bhayaṃ tīvraṃ narakāya punaḥ punaḥ / śīghraṃ pracala duṣṭātman gato 'sitvaṃ yamālaye
showing again and again the sharp terror of hell: "Move quickly, evil-souled one! You have come to Yama's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.28
कुंभीपाकादिनरकांस्त्वां नेष्यामश्च मा चिरम् । एवं वाचस्तदा शृण्वन्बन्धूनां रुदितं तथा
kuṃbhīpākādinarakāṃstvāṃ neṣyāmaśca mā ciram / evaṃ vācastadā śṛṇvanbandhūnāṃ ruditaṃ tathā
We shall lead you to the hells beginning with Kumbhīpāka—do not delay!" Hearing such words then, and likewise the weeping of his kinsmen,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.29
उच्चैर्हाहेति विलपन्नीयते यमकिङ्करैः । स्थाने श्राद्धं प्रकुर्वीत तथा चेकादशे ऽहनि
uccairhāheti vilapannīyate yamakiṅkaraiḥ / sthāne śrāddhaṃ prakurvīta tathā cekādaśe 'hani
wailing loudly "alas, alas," he is led away by Yama's servants. One should perform the śrāddha at the (death-)place, and likewise on the eleventh day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.30
मृस्योत्क्रान्तिसमयात्षट् पिण्डान्क्रमशो ददेत् । मृतस्थाने तथा द्वारे चत्वरे तार्क्ष्य कारणात्
mṛsyotkrāntisamayātṣaṭ piṇḍānkramaśo dadet / mṛtasthāne tathā dvāre catvare tārkṣya kāraṇāt
From the time of the dead man's departure one should offer six piṇḍas in order: at the place of death, at the door, at the crossroads, Tārkṣya, for a reason,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.31
विश्रामे काष्ठचयने तथा सञ्चयने च षट् । शृणु तत्कारणं तार्क्ष्य षट् पिण्डपरिकल्पने
viśrāme kāṣṭhacayane tathā sañcayane ca ṣaṭ / śṛṇu tatkāraṇaṃ tārkṣya ṣaṭ piṇḍaparikalpane
at the resting-place, at the piling of the wood, and at the gathering (of the bones)—these six. Hear the reason for that, Tārkṣya, in the arrangement of the six piṇḍas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.32
मृतस्थाने शवो नाम तेन नाम्ना प्रदीयते । तेन दत्तेन तृप्यन्ति गृहवास्त्वधिदेवताः
mṛtasthāne śavo nāma tena nāmnā pradīyate / tena dattena tṛpyanti gṛhavāstvadhidevatāḥ
At the place of death (the deceased) has the name "corpse" (śava); by that name it is offered. By that offering the deities presiding over the house-site are satisfied.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.33
तेन भूमिर्भवेत्तुष्टातदधिष्ठातृदेवता । द्वारे तु पिण्डं देयं च पान्थमित्यभिधाय तु
tena bhūmirbhavettuṣṭātadadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā / dvāre tu piṇḍaṃ deyaṃ ca pānthamityabhidhāya tu
By that the earth becomes pleased, and (so does) the deity presiding over it. At the door a rice-ball should be given, pronouncing it (as offered) to "the Wayfarer."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.34
दत्तेन तेन प्रीणन्ति द्वारस्था गृहदेवताः । चत्वरे खेचरो नाम तमुद्दिश्य प्रदापयेत्
dattena tena prīṇanti dvārasthā gṛhadevatāḥ / catvare khecaro nāma tamuddiśya pradāpayet
By that gift the household deities stationed at the door are gratified. In the courtyard (the deity's) name is Khecara ('sky-goer'); designating him, one should have (a ball) given.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.35
न चोपघातं कुर्वन्ति भूताद्या देवयोनयः । विश्रामे भूतसंज्ञो ऽयं तेन तत्र प्रदापयेत्
na copaghātaṃ kurvanti bhūtādyā devayonayaḥ / viśrāme bhūtasaṃjño 'yaṃ tena tatra pradāpayet
And the spirits and other classes of divine beings do not inflict injury. At the resting-place this one is named Bhūta; with that (name) one should have (a ball) given there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.36
पिशाचा राक्षसा यक्षा ये चान्ये दिशि वासिनः । तस्य होतव्यदेहस्यनैवायोग्यत्वकारकाः
piśācā rākṣasā yakṣā ye cānye diśi vāsinaḥ / tasya hotavyadehasyanaivāyogyatvakārakāḥ
The piśācas, rākṣasas, yakṣas, and the others dwelling in the (several) directions do not cause unfitness of that body which is to be offered (in the fire).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 15.37
चितापिण्ढप्रभृतितः प्रेतत्वमुपजायते । चितायां साधकं नाम वदन्त्येके खगेश्वर
citāpiṇḍhaprabhṛtitaḥ pretatvamupajāyate / citāyāṃ sādhakaṃ nāma vadantyeke khageśvara
From the ball at the funeral pyre onwards, the state of being a preta comes about. On the pyre (the name) is "Sādhaka," some say, O lord of birds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 15.38
केचित्तं प्रेतमेवाहुर्यथा कल्पविदो बुधाः । तदादि तत्रतत्रापि प्रेतनाम्ना प्रदीयते
kecittaṃ pretamevāhuryathā kalpavido budhāḥ / tadādi tatratatrāpi pretanāmnā pradīyate
Some call him just "preta," as do the learned who know the ritual manuals; from that point on, in each such place, (the ball) is given under the name "preta."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.39
इत्येवं पञ्चभिः पिण्डैः शवस्याहुतियोग्यता । अन्यथा चोपघाताय पूर्वोक्तास्ते भवन्ति हि
ityevaṃ pañcabhiḥ piṇḍaiḥ śavasyāhutiyogyatā / anyathā copaghātāya pūrvoktāste bhavanti hi
Thus by these five rice-balls the corpse becomes fit for the fire-offering; otherwise those (beings) mentioned before turn to inflicting harm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.40
उत्क्रामे प्रथमं पिण्डं तथा चार्धपयेपि च । चितायां तु तृतीयं स्यात्त्रयः पिण्डाश्च कल्पिताः
utkrāme prathamaṃ piṇḍaṃ tathā cārdhapayepi ca / citāyāṃ tu tṛtīyaṃ syāttrayaḥ piṇḍāśca kalpitāḥ
The first ball at the departure (of the breath), likewise (one) at the halfway point (of the road), and the third on the pyre — thus three balls are prescribed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 15.41
विधाता प्रथमे पिण्डे द्वितीये गरुडध्वजः । तृतीये यमदूताश्च प्रयोगः परिकीर्तितः
vidhātā prathame piṇḍe dvitīye garuḍadhvajaḥ / tṛtīye yamadūtāśca prayogaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
Vidhātā (presides) over the first ball, over the second the one whose banner is Garuḍa (Viṣṇu), over the third the messengers of Yama — thus the procedure is declared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.42
दत्ते तृतीये पिण्डे ऽस्मिन्देहदोषैः प्रमुच्यते । आधारभूतजीवश्चज्वलनैर्ज्वालयेच्चिताम्
datte tṛtīye piṇḍe 'smindehadoṣaiḥ pramucyate / ādhārabhūtajīvaścajvalanairjvālayeccitām
When this third ball has been given, he is released from the faults of the body; and the life-principle that rested upon (the body being gone), one should set the pyre ablaze with fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 15.43
संमृज्य चोपलिप्याथ उल्लिख्योद्धृत्य वेदिकाम् । अभ्युक्ष्योपसमाधाय वह्निं तत्रः विधानतः
saṃmṛjya copalipyātha ullikhyoddhṛtya vedikām / abhyukṣyopasamādhāya vahniṃ tatraḥ vidhānataḥ
Having swept and then smeared (the ground), having drawn lines and dug out the altar, having sprinkled it and placed the fire there in due order,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.44
पुष्पाक्षतैश्च सम्पूज्य देवं क्रव्यादसंज्ञकम् । त्वं भूतकृज्जगद्योने त्वं लोकपरिपालकः
puṣpākṣataiśca sampūjya devaṃ kravyādasaṃjñakam / tvaṃ bhūtakṛjjagadyone tvaṃ lokaparipālakaḥ
and having worshipped with flowers and unhusked grain the god named Kravyād (the flesh-eater, i.e. fire): "You are the maker of beings, the womb of the world; you are the protector of the worlds;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.45
उपसंहारकस्तस्मादेनं स्वर्गं मृतं नय । इति क्रव्यादमभ्यर्च्य शरीराहुतिमाचरेत्
upasaṃhārakastasmādenaṃ svargaṃ mṛtaṃ naya / iti kravyādamabhyarcya śarīrāhutimācaret
you are also the withdrawer (of all); therefore lead this dead man to heaven" — thus having honoured Kravyād, one should perform the offering of the body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.46
अर्धदग्धे तथा देहे दद्यादाज्याहुतिं ततः । लोमभ्यः स्वोतिवाक्येन कुर्याद्धोमं यथाविधि
ardhadagdhe tathā dehe dadyādājyāhutiṃ tataḥ / lomabhyaḥ svotivākyena kuryāddhomaṃ yathāvidhi
Likewise, when the body is half burnt, one should then offer an oblation of clarified butter; with the formula "to the body-hairs, svāhā" one should make the offering according to rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 15.47
चितामारोप्य तं प्रेतं हुनेदाज्याहुतिं ततः । यमाय चान्तकायेति मृत्यवे ब्रह्मणे तथा
citāmāropya taṃ pretaṃ hunedājyāhutiṃ tataḥ / yamāya cāntakāyeti mṛtyave brahmaṇe tathā
Having placed that dead man upon the pyre, one should then offer an oblation of ghee (with the words) "to Yama, to Antaka, to Mṛtyu, and to Brahman."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.48
जातवेदोमुके देया एका प्रेतमुखे तथा । ऊर्ध्वं तु ज्वालयेद्वह्निं पूर्वभागे चितां पुनः
jātavedomuke deyā ekā pretamukhe tathā / ūrdhvaṃ tu jvālayedvahniṃ pūrvabhāge citāṃ punaḥ
One (oblation) should be given into the mouth of Jātavedas (fire), and likewise one into the mouth of the dead man; and one should kindle the fire upward, on the pyre again at the eastern part.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.49
अस्मात्त्वमधिजातोसि त्वदयं जायतां पुनः । असौ स्वर्गाय लोकाय स्वाहा ज्वलति पावकः
asmāttvamadhijātosi tvadayaṃ jāyatāṃ punaḥ / asau svargāya lokāya svāhā jvalati pāvakaḥ
"From this you were born; from you let him be born again. This man — to the heavenly world, svāhā!" The fire blazes up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.50
एवमाज्याहुतिं दत्त्वा तिलमिश्रां समन्त्रकाम् । ततो दाहः प्रकर्तव्यः पुत्रेण किल निश्चितम्
evamājyāhutiṃ dattvā tilamiśrāṃ samantrakām / tato dāhaḥ prakartavyaḥ putreṇa kila niścitam
Having thus given the ghee-oblation mixed with sesame, accompanied by the mantras, thereafter the burning is certainly to be performed by the son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.51
रोदितव्यं ततो गाढमेवं तस्य सुखं भवेत् । दाहस्यानन्तरं तत्र कृत्वा सञ्चयनक्रियाम्
roditavyaṃ tato gāḍhamevaṃ tasya sukhaṃ bhavet / dāhasyānantaraṃ tatra kṛtvā sañcayanakriyām
Then one should weep loudly; thus he will have ease. Immediately after the burning, having performed there the rite of gathering (the bones),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.52
प्रेतपिण्डं प्रदद्याच्च दाहार्तिशमनं खग । तावद्भूताः प्रतीक्षन्ते तं प्रेतं बान्धवार्थिनम्
pretapiṇḍaṃ pradadyācca dāhārtiśamanaṃ khaga / tāvadbhūtāḥ pratīkṣante taṃ pretaṃ bāndhavārthinam
one should also present the preta's rice-ball, which allays the pain of the burning, O bird. Until then the spirits keep waiting for that preta who is seeking his kinsmen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 15.53
दाहस्यानन्तरं कार्यं पुत्रैः स्नानं सचैलकम् । तिलोदकं ततो दद्यान्नामगोत्रेण तिष्ठतु
dāhasyānantaraṃ kāryaṃ putraiḥ snānaṃ sacailakam / tilodakaṃ tato dadyānnāmagotreṇa tiṣṭhatu
Immediately after the cremation the sons must bathe together with their clothes; then they should offer water with sesame, pronouncing the name and lineage — "let (it) stand fast."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 15.54
ततो जनपदैः सर्वैर्दातव्या करतालिका । विष्णुर्विष्णुरिति ब्रूयाद्गुणैः प्रेतमुदीरयेत्
tato janapadaiḥ sarvairdātavyā karatālikā / viṣṇurviṣṇuriti brūyādguṇaiḥ pretamudīrayet
Then all the townsfolk should make a clapping of hands; one should say "Viṣṇu, Viṣṇu," and should speak of the dead man by his good qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.55
जनाः सर्वे समास्तस्य गृहमागत्य सर्वशः । द्वारस्य दक्षिणे भागे गोमयं गौरसर्षपान्
janāḥ sarve samāstasya gṛhamāgatya sarvaśaḥ / dvārasya dakṣiṇe bhāge gomayaṃ gaurasarṣapān
All the assembled people, having come to his house from every side, (place) on the southern side of the doorway cow dung and white mustard seeds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.56
निधाय वरुणं देवमन्तर्धाय स्ववेश्मनि । भक्षयेन्निम्बपत्राणि घृतं प्राश्य गृहं व्रजेत्
nidhāya varuṇaṃ devamantardhāya svaveśmani / bhakṣayennimbapatrāṇi ghṛtaṃ prāśya gṛhaṃ vrajet
and, having set (these) down and having screened off the god Varuṇa, in one's own dwelling one should chew nimba leaves, and after sipping ghee one may enter the house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 15.57
केचिद्दुग्धेन सिञ्चन्ति चितास्थानं खगेश्वर । अश्रुपातं न कुर्वीत दद्यादस्मै जलाञ्जलीन्
keciddugdhena siñcanti citāsthānaṃ khageśvara / aśrupātaṃ na kurvīta dadyādasmai jalāñjalīn
Some sprinkle the site of the pyre with milk, O lord of birds. One should not let tears fall; one should offer him handfuls of water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.58
श्लेष्माश्रु बान्धवैर्मुक्तं प्रेतो भुङ्क्ते यतो ऽवशः । अतो न रोदितव्यं हि क्रियाः कार्याः स्वशक्तितः
śleṣmāśru bāndhavairmuktaṃ preto bhuṅkte yato 'vaśaḥ / ato na roditavyaṃ hi kriyāḥ kāryāḥ svaśaktitaḥ
Since the dead man, helpless, consumes the phlegm and tears released by his relatives, therefore one should not weep; rather the rites are to be performed according to one's ability.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.59
दुग्धं च मृन्मये पात्रे तोयं दद्याद्दिनत्रयम् । सूर्ये चास्तं गते तार्क्ष्य वलभ्यां चत्वरे ऽपि वा
dugdhaṃ ca mṛnmaye pātre toyaṃ dadyāddinatrayam / sūrye cāstaṃ gate tārkṣya valabhyāṃ catvare 'pi vā
And one should offer milk and water in an earthen vessel for three days, when the sun has set, O Tārkṣya, either on the roof-ledge or in the courtyard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.60
बद्धः संमूढहृदयो देहमिच्छन्कृतानुगः । श्मशानं चत्वरं गेहं वीक्षन्याम्यैः स नीयते
baddhaḥ saṃmūḍhahṛdayo dehamicchankṛtānugaḥ / śmaśānaṃ catvaraṃ gehaṃ vīkṣanyāmyaiḥ sa nīyate
Bound, his heart bewildered, longing for a body, followed by his deeds, gazing at the cremation ground, the courtyard, and the house, he is led away by Yama's men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.61
गर्ते पिण्डा दशाहं च दातव्याश्च दिनेदिने । जलाञ्जलीः प्रदातव्याः प्रेतमुद्दिश्य नित्यशः
garte piṇḍā daśāhaṃ ca dātavyāśca dinedine / jalāñjalīḥ pradātavyāḥ pretamuddiśya nityaśaḥ
And for ten days the rice-balls are to be offered in a pit, day after day; and handfuls of water are to be offered constantly, dedicated to the dead man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.62
तावद्वृद्धिश्च कर्तव्या यावत्पिण्डं दशाहिकम् । पुत्त्रेण हि क्रिया कार्या भार्यया तदभावतः
tāvadvṛddhiśca kartavyā yāvatpiṇḍaṃ daśāhikam / puttreṇa hi kriyā kāryā bhāryayā tadabhāvataḥ
And the increase (of the offering) is to be made up to the tenth-day rice-ball; the rite must be performed by the son, or, in his absence, by the wife;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.63
तदभावे च शिष्येण तदभावे सहोदरः । श्मशाने चान्यतीर्थे वा जलं पिण्डं च दापयेत्
tadabhāve ca śiṣyeṇa tadabhāve sahodaraḥ / śmaśāne cānyatīrthe vā jalaṃ piṇḍaṃ ca dāpayet
and in her absence by a pupil, and in his absence a full brother (should do it); at the cremation ground or at some other sacred place he should have the water and the rice-ball offered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.64
ओदनानि च सक्तूंश्च शाकमूलफलादिना । प्रथमे ऽहनि यद्दद्यात्तद्दद्यादुत्तरे ऽहनि
odanāni ca saktūṃśca śākamūlaphalādinā / prathame 'hani yaddadyāttaddadyāduttare 'hani
Boiled rice and barley-meal, together with vegetables, roots, fruits and the rest: whatever one gives on the first day, that one should give on the following day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.65
दिनानि दश पिण्डांश्च कुर्वन्त्यत्र सुतादयः । प्रत्यहं ते विभज्यन्ते चतुर्भागाः खगेश्वर
dināni daśa piṇḍāṃśca kurvantyatra sutādayaḥ / pratyahaṃ te vibhajyante caturbhāgāḥ khageśvara
Here the sons and the others make the rice-balls for ten days; each day those (balls) are divided into four portions, O lord of birds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.66
भागद्वयं तु देहार्थं प्रीतिदं भूतपञ्चके । तृतीयं यमदूतानां चतुर्थं चोपजीव्यति
bhāgadvayaṃ tu dehārthaṃ prītidaṃ bhūtapañcake / tṛtīyaṃ yamadūtānāṃ caturthaṃ copajīvyati
Two portions serve for the body; (one) gives satisfaction to the five elements; the third belongs to Yama's messengers, and on the fourth he lives.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 15.67
अहोरात्रैस्तु नवभिः प्रेतो निष्पत्तिमाप्नुयात् । जन्तोर्निष्पन्नदेहस्य दशमे वलवत्क्षुधा
ahorātraistu navabhiḥ preto niṣpattimāpnuyāt / jantorniṣpannadehasya daśame valavatkṣudhā
In nine days and nights the dead man attains completion (of his new body); on the tenth, for the creature whose body is complete, hunger is strong.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.68
न विधिर्नैव मन्त्रश्च न स्वधावाहनाशिषः । नाम गोत्रं समुच्चार्य यद्दत्तं तद्दशाहिकम्
na vidhirnaiva mantraśca na svadhāvāhanāśiṣaḥ / nāma gotraṃ samuccārya yaddattaṃ taddaśāhikam
There is no ritual prescription, no mantra, no invocation of svadhā, no benedictions; what is given after uttering the name and the lineage — that is the ten-day offering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.69
दग्धे देहे पुनर्देहमेवमुत्पद्यते खग । प्रथमे ऽहनि यः पिण्डस्तेन मूर्धा प्रजायते
dagdhe dehe punardehamevamutpadyate khaga / prathame 'hani yaḥ piṇḍastena mūrdhā prajāyate
When the body has been burnt, another body comes into being in this way, O bird: by the rice-ball (given) on the first day the head is produced;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.70
ग्रीवा स्कन्धौ द्वितीये च तृतीये हृदयं भवेत् । चतुर्थेन भवेत्पृष्ठं पञ्चमे नाभिरेव च
grīvā skandhau dvitīye ca tṛtīye hṛdayaṃ bhavet / caturthena bhavetpṛṣṭhaṃ pañcame nābhireva ca
on the second, the neck and the two shoulders; on the third the heart comes to be; by the fourth the back arises, and on the fifth the navel;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.71
षट् सप्तमे कटी गुह्यमृरू चाप्यष्टमे तथा । तालू पादौ च नवमे दशमे ऽह्नि क्षुधा भवेत्
ṣaṭ saptame kaṭī guhyamṛrū cāpyaṣṭame tathā / tālū pādau ca navame daśame 'hni kṣudhā bhavet
on the sixth and seventh the waist and the private parts; likewise on the eighth the two thighs; on the ninth the palate and the feet; on the tenth day hunger arises.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 15.72
देहं प्राप्तः क्षुधाविष्टो गृहे द्वारे च तिष्ठति । दशमे ऽहनि यः पिण्डस्तं दद्यादामिषेण तु
dehaṃ prāptaḥ kṣudhāviṣṭo gṛhe dvāre ca tiṣṭhati / daśame 'hani yaḥ piṇḍastaṃ dadyādāmiṣeṇa tu
Having obtained a body, beset by hunger, he stands in the house and at the door; the rice-ball of the tenth day one should give with flesh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.73
यतो देहे समुत्पन्ने प्रेतो ऽतीव क्षुधान्वितः । अतस्त्वामिषबाह्येन क्षुधा तस्य न नश्यति
yato dehe samutpanne preto 'tīva kṣudhānvitaḥ / atastvāmiṣabāhyena kṣudhā tasya na naśyati
Since, when the body has come into being, the departed one is exceedingly afflicted with hunger, therefore his hunger is not destroyed by (an offering) devoid of flesh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.74
एकादशे द्वादशाहे प्रेतो भुङ्क्ते दिनद्वयम् । योषितः पुरुषास्यापि प्रेतशब्दं समुच्चरेत्
ekādaśe dvādaśāhe preto bhuṅkte dinadvayam / yoṣitaḥ puruṣāsyāpi pretaśabdaṃ samuccaret
On the eleventh and on the twelfth day the departed one eats for two days; and for a woman as well as for a man one should pronounce the word 'preta' (in the offering).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.75
दीपमन्नं जलं वस्त्रं यत्किञ्चिद्वस्तु दीयते । प्रेतशब्देन तद्देयं मृस्यानन्ददायकम्
dīpamannaṃ jalaṃ vastraṃ yatkiñcidvastu dīyate / pretaśabdena taddeyaṃ mṛsyānandadāyakam
A lamp, food, water, cloth — whatever object is given, that should be given with the word 'preta', which gives joy to the dead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.76
त्रयोदशे ऽह्नि स प्रेतो नीयते च महापथे । पिण्डजं देहमाश्रित्य दिवा नक्तं बुभुक्षितः
trayodaśe 'hni sa preto nīyate ca mahāpathe / piṇḍajaṃ dehamāśritya divā naktaṃ bubhukṣitaḥ
On the thirteenth day that departed one is led onto the great road; relying on the body produced by the rice-balls, he is hungry by day and by night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.77
शीतोष्णशङ्कुक्रव्यादवह्निमार्गस्तु पापिनाम् । क्षुधा तृष्णात्मिका चैव सव्व सौम्यं कृतात्मनाम्
śītoṣṇaśaṅkukravyādavahnimārgastu pāpinām / kṣudhā tṛṣṇātmikā caiva savva saumyaṃ kṛtātmanām
But the road of the sinful has cold, heat, spikes, carnivorous beasts and fire, and (hunger) consisting of hunger and thirst; while for those of purified self it is entirely pleasant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 15.78
मार्गे चैतानि दुः खानि असिपत्रवनान्विते । क्षुत्पिपासार्दितो नित्यं यमदृतैः प्रपीडितः
mārge caitāni duḥ khāni asipatravanānvite / kṣutpipāsārdito nityaṃ yamadṛtaiḥ prapīḍitaḥ
And these sufferings are on the road, which is beset with forests of sword-leaves; tormented constantly by hunger and thirst, he is oppressed by Yama's messengers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.79
अहन्यहनि वै प्रेतो योजनानां शतद्वयम् । चत्वारिंशत्तथा सप्त अहोरात्रेण गच्छति
ahanyahani vai preto yojanānāṃ śatadvayam / catvāriṃśattathā sapta ahorātreṇa gacchati
Day by day the departed one travels two hundred and forty-seven yojanas in a day and a night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.80
गृहीतो यमपाशैश्च हाहेति रुदिते तु सः । स्वगृहं तु परित्यज्य याम्यं पुरमनुव्रजेत्
gṛhīto yamapāśaiśca hāheti rudite tu saḥ / svagṛhaṃ tu parityajya yāmyaṃ puramanuvrajet
Seized by Yama's nooses, while (his kin) weep 'alas, alas', he abandons his own house and follows on to Yama's city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.81
क्रमेण याति स प्रेतः पुरं याम्यं शुभाशुभम् । अतीत्य तानितान्येव मार्गे पुरवराणि च
krameṇa yāti sa pretaḥ puraṃ yāmyaṃ śubhāśubham / atītya tānitānyeva mārge puravarāṇi ca
Step by step that departed one goes to Yama's city, good and bad, passing on the road those very great cities, one after another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.84
याम्यं सौरिपुरं नगेन्द्रभवनं गन्धर्वशैलागमौ । क्रोञ्चं क्रूरपुरं विचित्रभवनं बह्वापदं दुः खदम् ॥ गर्प्_२,१५।८२ ॥ नानाक्रन्दपुरं सुतप्रभवनं रौद्रं पयोवर्षणं शीताढ्यं बहुधर्मभीतभवनं याम्यं पुरं चाग्रतः ॥ गर्प्_२,१५।८३ ॥ त्रयोदशे ऽह्नि स प्रेतो गृहीतो यमकिङ्करैः । तस्मिन्मार्गे ब्रजत्येको गृहीत इव मर्कटः
yāmyaṃ sauripuraṃ nagendrabhavanaṃ gandharvaśailāgamau / kroñcaṃ krūrapuraṃ vicitrabhavanaṃ bahvāpadaṃ duḥ khadam // garp_2,15.82 // nānākrandapuraṃ sutaprabhavanaṃ raudraṃ payovarṣaṇaṃ śītāḍhyaṃ bahudharmabhītabhavanaṃ yāmyaṃ puraṃ cāgrataḥ // garp_2,15.83 // trayodaśe 'hni sa preto gṛhīto yamakiṅkaraiḥ / tasminmārge brajatyeko gṛhīta iva markaṭaḥ
Yāmya, Sauripura, Nagendrabhavana, Gandharva and Śailāgama, Krauñca, Krūrapura, Vicitrabhavana, full of many calamities and giving pain (82); Nānākrandapura, Sutaprabhavana, Raudra, Payovarṣaṇa, the one full of cold, Bahudharmabhītabhavana, and Yāmya city ahead (83). On the thirteenth day that departed one, seized by Yama's servants, goes alone on that road like a captured monkey.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 2 15.85
तथव स व्रजन्मार्गे पुत्रपुत्रेति च ब्रुवन् । हाहेति क्रन्दते नित्यं कीदृशं तु मया कृतम्
tathava sa vrajanmārge putraputreti ca bruvan / hāheti krandate nityaṃ kīdṛśaṃ tu mayā kṛtam
Likewise, going along the road, saying 'son, son!', he wails constantly 'alas, alas! What sort of thing have I done?'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.86
मानुष्यं लभ्यते कस्मादिति ब्रूते प्रसर्पति । महता पुण्ययोगेन मानुष्यं जन्म लभ्यते
mānuṣyaṃ labhyate kasmāditi brūte prasarpati / mahatā puṇyayogena mānuṣyaṃ janma labhyate
'By what is human birth obtained?' — so he says as he creeps along. 'By a great accumulation of merit human birth is obtained.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.89
न तत्प्राप्य प्रदत्तं हि याचकेभ्यः स्वकं धनम् । पराधीनं तदभवदिति ब्रूते (रौति) सगद्गदः ॥ गर्प्_२,१५।८७ ॥ किङ्करैः पीड्यते ऽत्यर्थं स्मरते पूर्वदैहिकम् ॥ गर्प्_२,१५।८८ ॥ सुखस्य दुः खस्य न कोपि दाता परो ददातीति कुबुद्धिरेषा । पुरा कृतं कर्म सदैव भुज्यते देहिन्क्वचिन्निस्तर यत्त्वया कृतम्
na tatprāpya pradattaṃ hi yācakebhyaḥ svakaṃ dhanam / parādhīnaṃ tadabhavaditi brūte (rauti) sagadgadaḥ // garp_2,15.87 // kiṅkaraiḥ pīḍyate 'tyarthaṃ smarate pūrvadaihikam // garp_2,15.88 // sukhasya duḥ khasya na kopi dātā paro dadātīti kubuddhireṣā / purā kṛtaṃ karma sadaiva bhujyate dehinkvacinnistara yattvayā kṛtam
'Having obtained it, I did not give my own wealth to beggars; it became dependent on others' — thus he says (cries out) with a choking voice (87). He is tormented exceedingly by the servants, and he remembers his former bodily life (88). Of pleasure or of pain there is no giver at all; that 'another gives it' is a wrong notion. The deed done before is always experienced. O embodied one, cross over somehow what has been done by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.90
मया न दत्तं न हुतं हुताशने तपो न तप्तं हिमशैलगह्वरे । न सेवितं गाङ्गमहो महाजलं देहिन्क्वचिन्निस्तर यत्त्वया कृतम्
mayā na dattaṃ na hutaṃ hutāśane tapo na taptaṃ himaśailagahvare / na sevitaṃ gāṅgamaho mahājalaṃ dehinkvacinnistara yattvayā kṛtam
'By me nothing was given, nothing was offered in the fire, no austerity was practised in the caves of the snowy mountain, nor was the great water of the Ganges, ah, resorted to.' O embodied one, cross over somehow what has been done by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.91
न नित्यदानं न गावाह्निकं कृतं न वेददानं न च शास्त्रपुस्तकम् । पुरा नदृष्टं न च सेवितो ऽध्वा देहिन्क्वचिन्निस्तर यत्त्वया कृतम्
na nityadānaṃ na gāvāhnikaṃ kṛtaṃ na vedadānaṃ na ca śāstrapustakam / purā nadṛṣṭaṃ na ca sevito 'dhvā dehinkvacinnistara yattvayā kṛtam
'No daily gift was made, no daily service to cows, no gift of the Veda nor a book of śāstra; formerly (the sacred places) were not seen, nor was the road (of pilgrimage) travelled.' O embodied one, cross over somehow what has been done by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.92
जलाशयो नैव कृतो हि निर्जले मनुष्यहेतोः पशुपक्षिहेतवे । गोतृप्तिहेतोर्न कृतं हि गोचरं देहिन्क्वचिन्नस्तर यत्त्वया कृतम्
jalāśayo naiva kṛto hi nirjale manuṣyahetoḥ paśupakṣihetave / gotṛptihetorna kṛtaṃ hi gocaraṃ dehinkvacinnastara yattvayā kṛtam
'No reservoir at all was made in a waterless place for the sake of men, for the sake of beasts and birds; no pasture was made for the satisfaction of cows.' O embodied one, cross over somehow what has been done by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.93
मया न भुक्तं पतिसङ्गसौख्यं वह्निप्रवेशो न कृतो मृते सति । तस्मिन्मृते तद्व्रतपालनं वा देहिन्क्वचिन्निस्तर यत्त्वया कृतम्
mayā na bhuktaṃ patisaṅgasaukhyaṃ vahnipraveśo na kṛto mṛte sati / tasminmṛte tadvratapālanaṃ vā dehinkvacinnistara yattvayā kṛtam
'I did not enjoy the happiness of union with a husband; when he died I did not enter the fire, nor, when he was dead, did I keep the vow (of widowhood) for him.' O embodied one, cross over somehow what has been done by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.94
मासोपवासैर्न विशोषितं वपुश्चान्द्रायणैर्वा नियमैश्च संहतैः । नारीशरीरं बहुदुः खभाजनं लब्धं मया पूर्वकृतैर्विकर्मभिः
māsopavāsairna viśoṣitaṃ vapuścāndrāyaṇairvā niyamaiśca saṃhataiḥ / nārīśarīraṃ bahuduḥ khabhājanaṃ labdhaṃ mayā pūrvakṛtairvikarmabhiḥ
'The body was not dried up by month-long fasts, nor by cāndrāyaṇa vows nor by continuous observances; a woman's body, a vessel of much suffering, was obtained by me through evil deeds done before.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 2 15.95
उक्तानि वाच्यानि मया नराणामतः शृणुष्वावहितो ऽपि पक्षिन् । स्त्रीणां शरीरं प्रतिलभ्य देही ब्रवीति कर्माणि कृतानि पूर्वम्
uktāni vācyāni mayā narāṇāmataḥ śṛṇuṣvāvahito 'pi pakṣin / strīṇāṃ śarīraṃ pratilabhya dehī bravīti karmāṇi kṛtāni pūrvam
The things to be said by men have been told by me; now hear attentively, O bird. Having obtained the body of women, the embodied one speaks of the deeds done before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition