Kurma Purana — Upari Vibhaga — Chapter 22
KuP 2 22.1
व्यास उवाच गोमयेनोदकैर्भूमिं शोधयित्वा समाहितः । संनिपात्य द्विजान् सर्वान् साधुभिः संनिमन्त्रयेत्
vyāsa uvāca gomayenodakairbhūmiṃ śodhayitvā samāhitaḥ / saṃnipātya dvijān sarvān sādhubhiḥ saṃnimantrayet
Vyāsa said: Having purified the ground with cow dung and water, collected in mind, having assembled all the twice-born, he should invite (them) with good (words).
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KuP 2 22.2
श्वो भविष्यति मे श्राद्धं पूर्वेद्युरभिपूज्य च । असंभवे परेद्युर्वा यथोक्तैर्लक्षणैर्युतान्
śvo bhaviṣyati me śrāddhaṃ pūrvedyurabhipūjya ca / asaṃbhave paredyurvā yathoktairlakṣaṇairyutān
(Saying,) "Tomorrow my śrāddha will take place," and having honoured (them) on the previous day — or, if that is not possible, on the following day — (he invites) those endowed with the marks as stated.
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KuP 2 22.3
तस्य ते पितरः श्रुत्वा श्राद्धकालमुपस्थितम् । अन्योन्यं मनसा ध्यात्वा संपतन्ति मनोजवाः
tasya te pitaraḥ śrutvā śrāddhakālamupasthitam / anyonyaṃ manasā dhyātvā saṃpatanti manojavāḥ
His forefathers, having heard that the time of the śrāddha has arrived, and having thought of one another in their minds, come flying together, swift as thought.
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KuP 2 22.4
ब्राह्मणैस्ते सहाश्नन्ति पितरो ह्यन्तरिक्षगाः । वायुभूतास्तु तिष्ठन्ति भुक्त्वा यान्ति परां गतिम्
brāhmaṇaiste sahāśnanti pitaro hyantarikṣagāḥ / vāyubhūtāstu tiṣṭhanti bhuktvā yānti parāṃ gatim
Those fathers, moving in the air, eat together with the brahmins; having eaten, they remain in the form of wind, and (then) go to the highest course.
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KuP 2 22.5
आमन्त्रिताश्च ते विप्राः श्राद्धकाल उपस्थिते । वसेयुर्नियताः सर्वे ब्रह्मचर्यपरायणाः
āmantritāśca te viprāḥ śrāddhakāla upasthite / vaseyurniyatāḥ sarve brahmacaryaparāyaṇāḥ
And those brahmins, once invited, when the time of the śrāddha has come, should all dwell restrained, wholly given to chaste conduct.
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KuP 2 22.6
अक्रोधनो ऽत्वरो ऽमत्तः सत्यवादी समाहितः । भारं मैथुनमध्वानं श्राद्धकृद् वर्जयेज्जपम्
akrodhano 'tvaro 'mattaḥ satyavādī samāhitaḥ / bhāraṃ maithunamadhvānaṃ śrāddhakṛd varjayejjapam
Free from anger, unhurried, not intoxicated, truthful, composed — the performer of the śrāddha should avoid (carrying) a load, sexual intercourse, travel, and muttered recitation.
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KuP 2 22.7
आमन्त्रितो ब्राह्मणो वा यो ऽन्यस्मै कुरुते क्षणम् । स याति नरकं घोरं सूकरत्वां प्रायाति च
āmantrito brāhmaṇo vā yo 'nyasmai kurute kṣaṇam / sa yāti narakaṃ ghoraṃ sūkaratvāṃ prāyāti ca
Or the brahmin who, having been invited, makes the appointed time (available) to another, goes to a dreadful hell and comes to the state of a pig.
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KuP 2 22.8
आमन्त्रयित्वा यो मोहादन्यं चामन्त्रयेद् द्विजम् । स तस्मादधिकः पापी विष्ठाकीटो ऽभिजायते
āmantrayitvā yo mohādanyaṃ cāmantrayed dvijam / sa tasmādadhikaḥ pāpī viṣṭhākīṭo 'bhijāyate
And he who, having invited (one brahmin), out of confusion invites another twice-born, is a greater sinner than that one, and is born as a worm in excrement.
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KuP 2 22.9
श्राद्धे निमन्त्रितो विप्रो मैथुनं यो ऽधिगच्छति । ब्रह्महत्यामवाप्नोति तिर्यग्योनौ च जायते
śrāddhe nimantrito vipro maithunaṃ yo 'dhigacchati / brahmahatyāmavāpnoti tiryagyonau ca jāyate
The brahmin who, having been invited to a śrāddha, engages in sexual intercourse, incurs (the guilt of) brahmin-murder and is born in an animal womb.
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KuP 2 22.10
निमन्त्रितस्तु यो विप्रो ह्यध्वानं याति दुर्मतिः । भवन्ति पितरस्तस्य तं मासं पांशुभोजनाः
nimantritastu yo vipro hyadhvānaṃ yāti durmatiḥ / bhavanti pitarastasya taṃ māsaṃ pāṃśubhojanāḥ
But the ill-minded brahmin who, having been invited, goes on a journey — his forefathers, for that month, become eaters of dust.
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KuP 2 22.11
निमन्त्रितस्तु यः श्राद्धे प्रकुर्यात् कलहं द्विजः । भवन्ति तस्य तन्मासं पितरो मलभोजनाः
nimantritastu yaḥ śrāddhe prakuryāt kalahaṃ dvijaḥ / bhavanti tasya tanmāsaṃ pitaro malabhojanāḥ
But the twice-born who, having been invited, makes a quarrel at the śrāddha — for that month his forefathers become eaters of filth.
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KuP 2 22.12
तस्मान्निमन्त्रितः श्राद्धे नियतात्मा भवेद् द्विजः । अक्रोधनः शौचपरः कर्ता चैव जितेन्द्रियः
tasmānnimantritaḥ śrāddhe niyatātmā bhaved dvijaḥ / akrodhanaḥ śaucaparaḥ kartā caiva jitendriyaḥ
Therefore the twice-born who has been invited to a śrāddha should be of restrained self, free from anger, intent on purity — and so too the performer, with his senses subdued.
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KuP 2 22.13
श्वोभूते दक्षिणां गत्वा दिशं दर्भान् समाहितः । समूलानाहरेद् वारि दक्षिणाग्रान् सुनिर्मलान्
śvobhūte dakṣiṇāṃ gatvā diśaṃ darbhān samāhitaḥ / samūlānāhared vāri dakṣiṇāgrān sunirmalān
On the following day, going to the southern quarter, composed, he should fetch darbha grasses with their roots, very clean, their tips (pointing) south, and water.
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KuP 2 22.14
दक्षिणाप्रवणं स्निग्धं विभक्तं शुभलक्षणम् । शुचिं देशं विविक्तं च गोमयेनोपलेपयेत्
dakṣiṇāpravaṇaṃ snigdhaṃ vibhaktaṃ śubhalakṣaṇam / śuciṃ deśaṃ viviktaṃ ca gomayenopalepayet
He should smear with cow-dung a place sloping to the south, smooth, well marked out, of auspicious signs, pure and secluded.
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KuP 2 22.15
नदीतीरेषु तीर्थेषु स्वभूमौ चैव सानुषु । विविक्तेषु च तुष्यन्ति दत्तेन पितरः सदा
nadītīreṣu tīrtheṣu svabhūmau caiva sānuṣu / vivikteṣu ca tuṣyanti dattena pitaraḥ sadā
On river banks, at holy fords, on one's own ground, on ridges, and in secluded spots, the forefathers are always pleased by what is given.
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KuP 2 22.16
पारक्ये भूमिभागे तु पितॄणां नैव निर्वपेत् । स्वामिभिस्तद् विहन्येत मोहाद् यत् क्रियते नरैः
pārakye bhūmibhāge tu pitṝṇāṃ naiva nirvapet / svāmibhistad vihanyeta mohād yat kriyate naraiḥ
But one should not make the offering to the forefathers on a piece of land belonging to another; it would be destroyed by the owners — that which men do out of delusion.
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KuP 2 22.17
अटव्यः पर्वताः पुण्यास्तीर्थान्यायतनानि च । सर्वाण्यस्वामिकान्याहुर्न हि तेषु परिग्रहः
aṭavyaḥ parvatāḥ puṇyāstīrthānyāyatanāni ca / sarvāṇyasvāmikānyāhurna hi teṣu parigrahaḥ
Forests, mountains, holy fords and sanctuaries — all these they call ownerless, for in them there is no (private) possession.
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KuP 2 22.18
तिलान् प्रविकिरेत् तत्र सर्वतो बन्धयेदजान् । असुरोपहतं सर्वं तिलैः शुद्ध्यत्यजेन वा
tilān pravikiret tatra sarvato bandhayedajān / asuropahataṃ sarvaṃ tilaiḥ śuddhyatyajena vā
There he should scatter sesame seeds and tether goats all around; everything afflicted by demons is purified by sesame or by a goat.
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KuP 2 22.19
ततो ऽन्नं बहुसंस्कारं नैकव्यञ्जनमच्युतम् । चोष्यपेयसमृद्धं च यथाशक्त्या प्रकल्पयेत्
tato 'nnaṃ bahusaṃskāraṃ naikavyañjanamacyutam / coṣyapeyasamṛddhaṃ ca yathāśaktyā prakalpayet
Then he should prepare, according to his means, food of many preparations, with more than one relish, undiminished, and abounding in things to be sucked and drunk.
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KuP 2 22.20
ततो निवृत्ते मध्याह्ने लुप्तलोमनखान् द्विजान् । अभिगम्य यथामार्गं प्रयच्छेद् दन्तधावनम्
tato nivṛtte madhyāhne luptalomanakhān dvijān / abhigamya yathāmārgaṃ prayacched dantadhāvanam
Then, when midday has come round, approaching the twice-born whose hair and nails have been trimmed, he should offer them, in due order, a tooth-cleaning stick.
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KuP 2 22.21
तैलमभ्यञ्जनं स्नानं स्नानीयं च पृथग्विधम् । पात्रैरौदुम्बरैर्दद्याद् वैश्वदैवत्यपूर्वकम्
tailamabhyañjanaṃ snānaṃ snānīyaṃ ca pṛthagvidham / pātrairaudumbarairdadyād vaiśvadaivatyapūrvakam
Oil, unguent, a bath, and bathing materials of various kinds he should give in vessels of udumbara wood, (the offering) to the Viśvedevas coming first.
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KuP 2 22.22
ततः स्नात्वा निवृत्तेभ्यः प्रत्युत्थायकृताञ्जलिः । पाद्यमाचमनीयं च संप्रयच्छेद् यथाक्रमम्
tataḥ snātvā nivṛttebhyaḥ pratyutthāyakṛtāñjaliḥ / pādyamācamanīyaṃ ca saṃprayacched yathākramam
Then, rising up with joined palms before those who have returned from bathing, he should present water for the feet and water for rinsing the mouth, in due order.
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KuP 2 22.23
ये चात्र विश्वेदेवानां विप्राः पूर्वं निमन्त्रिताः । प्राङ्मुखान्यासनान्येषां त्रिदर्भोपहितानि च
ye cātra viśvedevānāṃ viprāḥ pūrvaṃ nimantritāḥ / prāṅmukhānyāsanānyeṣāṃ tridarbhopahitāni ca
And the brahmins who here have earlier been invited (as representatives) of the All-gods — their seats are to face east and be furnished with three blades of darbha grass.
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KuP 2 22.24
दक्षिणामुखयुक्तानि पितॄणामासनानि च । दक्षिणाग्रैकदर्भाणि प्रोक्षितानि तिलोदकैः
dakṣiṇāmukhayuktāni pitṝṇāmāsanāni ca / dakṣiṇāgraikadarbhāṇi prokṣitāni tilodakaiḥ
And the seats of the fathers are to be set facing south, with a single darbha blade whose tip points south, sprinkled with water and sesame.
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KuP 2 22.25
तेषूपवेशयेदेतानासनं स्पृश्य स द्विजम् । आसध्वमिति संजल्पन् आसनास्ते पृथक् पृथक्
teṣūpaveśayedetānāsanaṃ spṛśya sa dvijam / āsadhvamiti saṃjalpan āsanāste pṛthak pṛthak
He should seat these (brahmins) on them, touching the seat, and (touching) the brahmin, saying "Be seated"; the seats are (assigned to) them each separately.
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KuP 2 22.26
द्वौ दैवे प्राङ्मुखौ पित्र्ये त्रयश्चोदङ्मुखास्तथा । एकैकं वा भवेत् तत्र देवमातामहेष्वपि
dvau daive prāṅmukhau pitrye trayaścodaṅmukhāstathā / ekaikaṃ vā bhavet tatra devamātāmaheṣvapi
Two facing east for the divine (rite), and three facing north for the ancestral one; or there may be one each there, also in the case of the gods and the maternal grandfathers.
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KuP 2 22.27
सत्क्रियां देशकालौ च शौचं ब्राह्मणसंपदम् । पञ्चैतान् विस्तरो हन्ति तस्मान्नेहेत विस्तरम्
satkriyāṃ deśakālau ca śaucaṃ brāhmaṇasaṃpadam / pañcaitān vistaro hanti tasmānneheta vistaram
Elaborateness destroys these five: proper performance, place and time, purity, and the excellence of the brahmins; therefore one should not aim at elaborateness.
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KuP 2 22.28
अपि वा भोजयेदेकं ब्राह्मणं वेदपारगम् । श्रुतशीलादिसंपन्नमलक्षणविवर्जितम्
api vā bhojayedekaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ vedapāragam / śrutaśīlādisaṃpannamalakṣaṇavivarjitam
Or else he may feed a single brahmin who has gone through the Veda to the end, endowed with learning, good conduct and the rest, and free of ill marks.
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KuP 2 22.29
उद्धृत्य पात्रे चान्नं तत् सर्वस्मात् प्रकृतात् पुनः । देवतायतने चास्मै निवेद्यान्यत्प्रवर्तयेत्
uddhṛtya pātre cānnaṃ tat sarvasmāt prakṛtāt punaḥ / devatāyatane cāsmai nivedyānyatpravartayet
And having taken up that food in a vessel from all the food prepared, and having offered it to him in a temple of the deity, he may set about the rest.
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KuP 2 22.30
प्रास्येदग्नौ तदन्नं तु दद्याद् वा ब्रह्मचारिणे । तस्मादेकमपि श्रेष्ठं विद्वांसं भोजयेद् द्विजम्
prāsyedagnau tadannaṃ tu dadyād vā brahmacāriṇe / tasmādekamapi śreṣṭhaṃ vidvāṃsaṃ bhojayed dvijam
But he should cast that food into the fire, or give it to a celibate student; therefore he should feed even a single learned brahmin, who is the best (course).
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KuP 2 22.31
भिक्षुको ब्रह्मचारी वा भोजनार्थमुपस्थितः । उपविष्टेषु यः श्राद्धे कामं तमपि भोजयेत्
bhikṣuko brahmacārī vā bhojanārthamupasthitaḥ / upaviṣṭeṣu yaḥ śrāddhe kāmaṃ tamapi bhojayet
A mendicant or a celibate student who presents himself for a meal when (the invited brahmins) are already seated at the śrāddha — him too he may feed at will.
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KuP 2 22.32
अतिथिर्यस्य नाश्नाति न तच्छ्राद्धं प्रशस्यते । तस्मात् प्रयत्नाच्छ्राद्धेषु पूज्या ह्यतिथयो द्विजैः
atithiryasya nāśnāti na tacchrāddhaṃ praśasyate / tasmāt prayatnācchrāddheṣu pūjyā hyatithayo dvijaiḥ
That śrāddha at which a guest does not eat is not commended; therefore at śrāddhas guests should be honoured with care by the twice-born.
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KuP 2 22.33
आतिथ्यरहिते श्राद्धे भुञ्जते ये द्विजातयः । काकयोनिं व्रजन्त्येते दाता चैव न संशयः
ātithyarahite śrāddhe bhuñjate ye dvijātayaḥ / kākayoniṃ vrajantyete dātā caiva na saṃśayaḥ
Those twice-born who eat at a śrāddha devoid of hospitality (to a guest) go to the condition of crows, and so does the giver — there is no doubt.
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KuP 2 22.34
हीनाङ्गः पतितः कुष्ठी व्रणी पुक्कसनास्तिकौ । कुक्कुटाः शूकराः श्वानो वर्ज्याः श्राद्धेषु दूरतः
hīnāṅgaḥ patitaḥ kuṣṭhī vraṇī pukkasanāstikau / kukkuṭāḥ śūkarāḥ śvāno varjyāḥ śrāddheṣu dūrataḥ
One lacking a limb, an outcast, a leper, one with a sore, a Pukkasa and an unbeliever, cocks, pigs and dogs are to be kept far away at śrāddhas.
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KuP 2 22.35
बीभत्सुमशुचिं नग्नं मत्तं धूर्तं रजस्वलाम् । नीलकाषायवसनं पाषण्डांश्च विवर्जयेत्
bībhatsumaśuciṃ nagnaṃ mattaṃ dhūrtaṃ rajasvalām / nīlakāṣāyavasanaṃ pāṣaṇḍāṃśca vivarjayet
He should exclude the loathsome, the unclean, the naked, the drunk, the rogue, a woman in her courses, one wearing dark-blue or ochre garments, and heretics.
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KuP 2 22.36
यत् तत्र क्रियते कर्म पैतृकं ब्राह्मणान् प्रति । तत्सर्वमेव कर्तव्यं वैश्वदैवत्यपूर्वकम्
yat tatra kriyate karma paitṛkaṃ brāhmaṇān prati / tatsarvameva kartavyaṃ vaiśvadaivatyapūrvakam
Whatever ancestral rite is performed there with regard to the brahmins, all of that is to be done with the rite for the All-gods preceding it.
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KuP 2 22.37
यथोपविष्टान् सर्वांस्तानलङ्कुर्याद् विभूषणः । स्त्रग्दामभिः शिरोवेष्टैर्धूपवासो ऽनुलेपनैः
yathopaviṣṭān sarvāṃstānalaṅkuryād vibhūṣaṇaḥ / stragdāmabhiḥ śiroveṣṭairdhūpavāso 'nulepanaiḥ
He should adorn all of them as they are seated, being himself adorned, with garlands and wreaths, head-wrappings, incense, garments and unguents.
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KuP 2 22.38
ततस्त्वावाहयेद् देवान् ब्राह्मणानामनुज्ञया । उदङ्मुखो यथान्यायं विश्वे देवास इत्यृचा
tatastvāvāhayed devān brāhmaṇānāmanujñayā / udaṅmukho yathānyāyaṃ viśve devāsa ityṛcā
Then, with the permission of the brahmins, facing north, he should invoke the gods according to rule with the verse "viśve devāsaḥ".
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.39
द्वे पवित्रे गृहीत्वाथ भाजने क्षालिते पुनः । शं नो देव्या जलं क्षिप्त्वा यवो ऽसीति यवांस्तथा
dve pavitre gṛhītvātha bhājane kṣālite punaḥ / śaṃ no devyā jalaṃ kṣiptvā yavo 'sīti yavāṃstathā
Then, taking two purifying grass-blades, in a vessel that has been washed, casting in water with "śaṃ no devī" and barley with "yavo 'si",
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.40
या दिव्या इति मन्त्रण हस्ते त्वर्घं विनिक्षिपेत् । प्रदद्याद् गन्धमाल्यानि धूपादीनि च शक्तितः
yā divyā iti mantraṇa haste tvarghaṃ vinikṣipet / pradadyād gandhamālyāni dhūpādīni ca śaktitaḥ
with the mantra "yā divyāḥ" he should pour the water-offering onto (the brahmin's) hand; and he should present perfumes, garlands, incense and the rest according to his means.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.41
अपसव्यं ततः कृत्वा पितॄणां दक्षिणामुखः । आवाहनं ततः कुर्यादुशन्तस्त्वेत्यृचा बुधः
apasavyaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā pitṝṇāṃ dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ / āvāhanaṃ tataḥ kuryāduśantastvetyṛcā budhaḥ
Then, having turned (the sacred thread) to the right and facing south, the wise man should make the invocation of the fathers with the verse "uśantas tvā".
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.42
आवाह्य तदनुज्ञातो जपेदायन्तु नस्ततः । शं नो देव्योदकं पात्रे तिलो ऽसीति तिलांस्तथा
āvāhya tadanujñāto japedāyantu nastataḥ / śaṃ no devyodakaṃ pātre tilo 'sīti tilāṃstathā
Having invoked (them) and being permitted by them, he should then recite "āyantu naḥ"; (putting) water into the vessel with "śaṃ no devī" and sesame with "tilo 'si",
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.43
क्षिप्त्वा चार्घं यथापूर्वं दत्त्वा हस्तेषु वै पुनः । संस्त्रवांश्च ततः सर्वान् पात्रे कुर्यात् समाहितः । पितृभ्यः स्थानमेतेन न्युब्जं पात्रं निधापयेत्
kṣiptvā cārghaṃ yathāpūrvaṃ dattvā hasteṣu vai punaḥ / saṃstravāṃśca tataḥ sarvān pātre kuryāt samāhitaḥ / pitṛbhyaḥ sthānametena nyubjaṃ pātraṃ nidhāpayet
Having thrown (the sesame in), and having again given the arghya water as before into their hands, he should then, collected, put all the drippings into the vessel; with (the formula) "by this, a seat for the fathers," he should set the vessel down turned upside down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.44
अग्नौ करिष्येत्यादाय पृच्छत्यन्नं घृतप्लुतम् । कुरुष्वेत्यभ्यनुज्ञातो जुहुयादुपवीतवान्
agnau kariṣyetyādāya pṛcchatyannaṃ ghṛtaplutam / kuruṣvetyabhyanujñāto juhuyādupavītavān
Taking food soaked in ghee, he asks, "Shall I make (an offering) in the fire?"; permitted with "Do so," he should offer it, wearing the sacred thread (over the left shoulder).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.45
यज्ञोपवीतिना होमः कर्तव्यः कुशपाणिना । प्राचीनावीतिना पित्र्यं वैश्वदेवं तु होमवत्
yajñopavītinā homaḥ kartavyaḥ kuśapāṇinā / prācīnāvītinā pitryaṃ vaiśvadevaṃ tu homavat
The oblation is to be made by one wearing the sacred thread (over the left shoulder), with kuśa grass in the hand; the offering to the fathers, by one wearing it over the right shoulder; but the one to all the gods is like (an ordinary) oblation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.46
दक्षिणं पातयेज्जानुं देवान् परिचरन् पुमान् । पितृणां परिचर्यासु पातयेदितरं तथा
dakṣiṇaṃ pātayejjānuṃ devān paricaran pumān / pitṛṇāṃ paricaryāsu pātayeditaraṃ tathā
A man, when serving the gods, should let his right knee fall (to the ground); in the services to the fathers he should likewise let the other one fall.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.47
सोमाय वै पितृमते स्वधा नम इति ब्रुवन् । अग्नये कव्यवाहनाय स्वधेति जुहुयात् ततः
somāya vai pitṛmate svadhā nama iti bruvan / agnaye kavyavāhanāya svadheti juhuyāt tataḥ
Saying "To Soma who is attended by the fathers, svadhā, homage," he should then offer with "To Agni, bearer of the oblations to the dead, svadhā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.48
अग्न्यभावे तु विप्रस्य पाणावेवोपपादयेत् । महादेवान्तिके वाथ गोष्ठे वा सुसमाहितः
agnyabhāve tu viprasya pāṇāvevopapādayet / mahādevāntike vātha goṣṭhe vā susamāhitaḥ
But in the absence of fire he should place (the offering) in the hand of a brahmin, or, well composed, near (an image of) Mahādeva, or in a cow-pen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.49
ततस्तैरभ्यनुज्ञातो गत्वा वै दक्षिणां दिशम् । गोमयेनोपतिप्योर्व्ॐ स्थानं कृत्वा तु सैकतम्
tatastairabhyanujñāto gatvā vai dakṣiṇāṃ diśam / gomayenopatipyorvoṃ sthānaṃ kṛtvā tu saikatam
Then, permitted by them, going to the southern direction, and smearing the ground with cow dung, having made the place sandy,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.50
मण्डलं चतुरस्त्रं वा दक्षिणावनतं शुभम् । त्रिरुल्लिखेत् तस्य मध्यं दर्भेणैकेन चैव हि
maṇḍalaṃ caturastraṃ vā dakṣiṇāvanataṃ śubham / trirullikhet tasya madhyaṃ darbheṇaikena caiva hi
(he should make) a circle, or a square, sloping to the south, an auspicious (figure); he should draw a line three times across its middle with a single darbha blade.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.51
ततः संस्तीर्य तत्स्थाने दर्भान् वैदक्षिणाग्रकान् । त्रीन् पिण्डान् निर्वपेत् तत्र हविः शेषात्समाहितः
tataḥ saṃstīrya tatsthāne darbhān vaidakṣiṇāgrakān / trīn piṇḍān nirvapet tatra haviḥ śeṣātsamāhitaḥ
Then, having spread darbha grass with tips to the south on that spot, he should, composed, set down there three balls from the remainder of the oblation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.52
न्युप्य पिण्डांस्तु तं हस्तं निमृज्याल्लेपभागिनाम् । तेषु दर्भेष्वथाचम्य त्रिरायम्य शनैरसून् । तदन्नं तु नमस्कुर्यात् पितॄनेव च मन्त्रवित्
nyupya piṇḍāṃstu taṃ hastaṃ nimṛjyāllepabhāginām / teṣu darbheṣvathācamya trirāyamya śanairasūn / tadannaṃ tu namaskuryāt pitṝneva ca mantravit
Having set down the balls, he should wipe that hand (clean) on those darbhas, for the sake of those who have a share in the smearings; then, sipping water and slowly drawing in the breaths three times, one who knows the mantras should make obeisance to that food and to the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.53
उदकं निनयेच्छेषं शनैः पिण्डान्तिके पुनः । अवजिघ्रेच्च तान् पिण्डान् यथान्युप्तान् समाहितः
udakaṃ ninayeccheṣaṃ śanaiḥ piṇḍāntike punaḥ / avajighrecca tān piṇḍān yathānyuptān samāhitaḥ
He should slowly pour out the remaining water again beside the balls, and, composed, he should smell those balls as they were set down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.54
अथ पिण्डावशिष्टान्नं विधिना भोजयेद् द्विजान् । मांसान्यपूपान् विविधान् दद्यात् कृसरपायसम्
atha piṇḍāvaśiṣṭānnaṃ vidhinā bhojayed dvijān / māṃsānyapūpān vividhān dadyāt kṛsarapāyasam
Then he should, according to the rule, feed the brahmins with the food left over from the balls; he should give meats, various cakes, and rice-with-sesame and milk-rice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.55
सूपशाकफलानीक्षून् पयो दधि घृतं मधु । अन्नं चैव यथाकामं विविधं भक्ष्यपेयकम्
sūpaśākaphalānīkṣūn payo dadhi ghṛtaṃ madhu / annaṃ caiva yathākāmaṃ vividhaṃ bhakṣyapeyakam
Broth, vegetables, fruits, sugarcane, milk, curds, ghee, honey, and food of many kinds, things to eat and to drink, as much as desired;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.56
यद् यदिष्टं द्विजेन्द्राणां तत्सर्वं विनिवेदयेत् । धान्यांस्तिलांश्च विविधान् शर्करा विविधास्तथा
yad yadiṣṭaṃ dvijendrāṇāṃ tatsarvaṃ vinivedayet / dhānyāṃstilāṃśca vividhān śarkarā vividhāstathā
whatever is liked by those best of brahmins, all that he should present: grains, various sesame preparations, and various sugars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.57
उष्णमन्नं द्विजातिभ्यो दातव्यं श्रेय इच्छता । अन्यत्र फलमूलेभ्यः पानकेभ्यस्तथैव च
uṣṇamannaṃ dvijātibhyo dātavyaṃ śreya icchatā / anyatra phalamūlebhyaḥ pānakebhyastathaiva ca
Hot food should be given to the twice-born by one who desires welfare, except in the case of fruits and roots and likewise drinks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.58
नाश्रूणि पातयेज्जातु न कुप्येन्नानृतं वदेत् । न पादेन स्पृशेदन्नं न चैतदवधूनयेत्
nāśrūṇi pātayejjātu na kupyennānṛtaṃ vadet / na pādena spṛśedannaṃ na caitadavadhūnayet
He should never let tears fall, nor grow angry, nor speak untruth; he should not touch the food with his foot, nor shake it about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.59
क्रोधेन चैव यत् दत्तं यद् भुक्तं त्वरया पुनः । यातुधाना विलुम्पन्ति जल्पता चोपपादितम्
krodhena caiva yat dattaṃ yad bhuktaṃ tvarayā punaḥ / yātudhānā vilumpanti jalpatā copapāditam
What is given in anger, and what is eaten in haste, and what is presented by one who chatters — the demons carry it off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.60
स्विन्नगात्रो न तिष्ठेत सन्निधौ तु द्विजन्मनाम् । न चात्र श्येनकाकादीन् पक्षिणः प्रतिषेधयेत् । तद्रूपाः पितरस्तत्र समायान्ति बुभुक्षवः
svinnagātro na tiṣṭheta sannidhau tu dvijanmanām / na cātra śyenakākādīn pakṣiṇaḥ pratiṣedhayet / tadrūpāḥ pitarastatra samāyānti bubhukṣavaḥ
He should not stand with sweating body in the presence of the twice-born; and he should not drive away the birds there, hawks, crows and the like — for the fathers come there in those forms, hungry.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.61
न दद्यात् तत्र हस्तेन प्रत्यक्षलवणं तथा । न चायसेन पात्रेण न चैवाश्रद्धया पुनः
na dadyāt tatra hastena pratyakṣalavaṇaṃ tathā / na cāyasena pātreṇa na caivāśraddhayā punaḥ
He should not give (food) there with his hand, nor salt openly, nor with an iron vessel, nor again without faith.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.62
काञ्चनेन तु पात्रेण राजतौदुम्बरेण वा । दत्तमक्षयतां याति खड्गेन च विशेषतः
kāñcanena tu pātreṇa rājataudumbareṇa vā / dattamakṣayatāṃ yāti khaḍgena ca viśeṣataḥ
But what is given with a vessel of gold, or of silver or of udumbara wood, becomes imperishable — and especially with (a vessel of) rhinoceros horn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.63
पात्रे तु मृण्मये यो वै श्राद्धे भोजयते पितन् । स याति नरकं घोरं भोक्ता चैव पुरोधसः
pātre tu mṛṇmaye yo vai śrāddhe bhojayate pitan / sa yāti narakaṃ ghoraṃ bhoktā caiva purodhasaḥ
But he who in a śrāddha feeds the fathers with an earthen vessel goes to a terrible hell, and so does the officiating priest who eats (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.64
न पङ्क्त्यां विषमं दद्यान्न याचेन्न च दापयेत् । याचिता दापिता दाता नरकान् यान्ति दारुणान्
na paṅktyāṃ viṣamaṃ dadyānna yācenna ca dāpayet / yācitā dāpitā dātā narakān yānti dāruṇān
He should not give unequally within the row (of seated guests), nor should he beg, nor cause (another) to give; the one begged from, the one made to give, and the giver go to dreadful hells.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.65
भुञ्जीरन् वाग्यताः शिष्टा न ब्रूयुः प्राकृतान् गुणान् । तावद्धि पितरो ऽश्नन्ति यावन्नोक्ता हविर्गुणाः
bhuñjīran vāgyatāḥ śiṣṭā na brūyuḥ prākṛtān guṇān / tāvaddhi pitaro 'śnanti yāvannoktā havirguṇāḥ
The well-bred (guests) should eat with restrained speech and should not speak of the ordinary qualities (of the food); for the fathers eat only so long as the qualities of the offering are not spoken of.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.66
नाग्रासनोपविष्टस्तु भुञ्जोत प्रथमं द्विजः । बहूनां पश्यतां सो ऽज्ञः पङ्क्त्या हरति किल्बिषम्
nāgrāsanopaviṣṭastu bhuñjota prathamaṃ dvijaḥ / bahūnāṃ paśyatāṃ so 'jñaḥ paṅktyā harati kilbiṣam
A twice-born seated at the head seat should not eat first; while many look on, that ignorant man carries off the sin of the row.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.67
न किञ्चिद् वर्जयेच्छ्राद्धे नियुक्तस्तु द्विजोत्तमः । न मांसं प्रतिषेधेत न चान्यस्यान्नमीक्षयेत्
na kiñcid varjayecchrāddhe niyuktastu dvijottamaḥ / na māṃsaṃ pratiṣedheta na cānyasyānnamīkṣayet
An excellent twice-born, when appointed (to eat) at a śrāddha, should refuse nothing; he should not decline meat, nor should he look at another's food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.68
यो नाश्नाति द्विजो मांसं नियुक्तः पितृकर्मणि । स प्रेत्य पशुतां याति संभवानेकविंशतिम्
yo nāśnāti dvijo māṃsaṃ niyuktaḥ pitṛkarmaṇi / sa pretya paśutāṃ yāti saṃbhavānekaviṃśatim
The twice-born who, appointed to the rite for the fathers, does not eat meat, after death goes to the animal state through twenty-one births.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.69
स्वाध्यायं श्रावयेदेषां धर्मशास्त्राणि चैव हि । इतिहासपुराणानि श्राद्धकल्पांश्च शोभनान्
svādhyāyaṃ śrāvayedeṣāṃ dharmaśāstrāṇi caiva hi / itihāsapurāṇāni śrāddhakalpāṃśca śobhanān
He should have recited to them the Veda-study and likewise the law-books, the epics and Purāṇas, and the auspicious śrāddha manuals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.70
ततो ऽन्नमुत्सृजेद् भुक्ते अग्रतो विकिरन् भुवि । पृष्ट्वा तृप्ताः स्थ इत्येवं तृप्तानाचामयेत् ततः
tato 'nnamutsṛjed bhukte agrato vikiran bhuvi / pṛṣṭvā tṛptāḥ stha ityevaṃ tṛptānācāmayet tataḥ
Then, when they have eaten, he should let food fall, scattering it on the ground before (them); and having asked, "Are you satisfied?" he should then have the satisfied ones sip water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.71
आचान्ताननुजानीयादभितो रम्यतामिति । स्वधास्त्विति च तं ब्रूयुर्ब्राह्मणास्तदनन्तरम्
ācāntānanujānīyādabhito ramyatāmiti / svadhāstviti ca taṃ brūyurbrāhmaṇāstadanantaram
When they have sipped, he should give them leave, saying "Be pleased on all sides"; and thereafter the brahmins should say to him "Let there be svadhā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.72
ततो भुक्तवतां तेषामन्नशेषं निवेदयेत् । यथा ब्रूयुस्तथा कुर्यादनुज्ञातस्तु वै द्विजैः
tato bhuktavatāṃ teṣāmannaśeṣaṃ nivedayet / yathā brūyustathā kuryādanujñātastu vai dvijaiḥ
Then he should announce to those who have eaten what food remains; and as they direct, so, being permitted by the twice-born, he should do.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.73
पित्र्ये स्वदित इत्येव वाक्यं गोष्ठेषु सूनृतम् । संपन्नमित्यभ्युदये दैवे रोचत इत्यपि
pitrye svadita ityeva vākyaṃ goṣṭheṣu sūnṛtam / saṃpannamityabhyudaye daive rocata ityapi
At a rite for the fathers the word is just "svaditam" (well-savoured); at cow-pen gatherings, "sūnṛtam" (kindly true); at an auspicious occasion, "saṃpannam" (complete); and at a rite for the gods, "rocate" (it pleases).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 22.74
विसृज्य ब्राह्मणांस्तान् वै दैवपूर्वं तु वाग्यतः । दक्षिणां दिशमाकाङ् क्षन्याचेतेमान् वरान् पितॄन्
visṛjya brāhmaṇāṃstān vai daivapūrvaṃ tu vāgyataḥ / dakṣiṇāṃ diśamākāṅ kṣanyācetemān varān pitṝn
Having dismissed those brahmins — those of the divine (offering) first — with restrained speech, facing the southern direction he should ask of the fathers these boons:
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KuP 2 22.75
दातारो नो ऽभिवर्धन्तां वेदाः संततिरेव च । श्रद्धा च नो मा व्यगमद् बहुदेयं च नोस्त्त्विति
dātāro no 'bhivardhantāṃ vedāḥ saṃtatireva ca / śraddhā ca no mā vyagamad bahudeyaṃ ca nosttviti
"May our givers increase, and the Vedas, and our offspring; may faith not depart from us, and may we have much to give."
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KuP 2 22.76
पिण्डांस्तु गो ऽजविप्रेभ्यो दद्यादग्नौ जले ऽपि वा । मध्यमं तु ततः पिण्डमद्यात् पत्नी सुतार्थिनी
piṇḍāṃstu go 'javiprebhyo dadyādagnau jale 'pi vā / madhyamaṃ tu tataḥ piṇḍamadyāt patnī sutārthinī
He should give the balls to a cow, a goat, or brahmins, or (place them) in fire or in water; but a wife desiring a son should then eat the middle ball.
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KuP 2 22.77
प्रक्षाल्य हस्तावाचम्य ज्ञातीन् शेषेण तोषयेत् । ज्ञातिष्वपि चतुष्टेषु स्वान् भृत्यान् भोजयोत् ततः । पश्चात् स्वयं च पत्नीभिः शेषमन्नं समाचरेत्
prakṣālya hastāvācamya jñātīn śeṣeṇa toṣayet / jñātiṣvapi catuṣṭeṣu svān bhṛtyān bhojayot tataḥ / paścāt svayaṃ ca patnībhiḥ śeṣamannaṃ samācaret
Having washed his hands and sipped water, he should gratify his kinsmen with what is left; and when the kinsmen too are satisfied, he should then feed his own dependants; afterwards he himself with his wives should partake of the remaining food.
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KuP 2 22.78
नोद्वासयेत् तदुच्छिष्टं यावन्नास्तङ्गतो रविः । ब्रह्मचारी भवेतां तु दम्पती रजनीं तु ताम्
nodvāsayet taducchiṣṭaṃ yāvannāstaṅgato raviḥ / brahmacārī bhavetāṃ tu dampatī rajanīṃ tu tām
He should not remove that leaving until the sun has set; and the husband and wife should remain chaste for that night.
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KuP 2 22.79
दत्त्वा श्राद्धं तथा भुक्त्वा सेवते यस्तु मैथुनम् । महारौरवमासाद्य कीटयोनिं व्रजेत् पुनः
dattvā śrāddhaṃ tathā bhuktvā sevate yastu maithunam / mahārauravamāsādya kīṭayoniṃ vrajet punaḥ
He who, having given a śrāddha and likewise having eaten (at one), engages in sexual intercourse, having reached the Mahāraurava hell, goes again to the womb of a worm.
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KuP 2 22.80
शुचिरक्रोधनः शान्तः सत्यवादी समाहितः । स्वाध्यायं च तथाध्वानं कर्ता भोक्ता च वर्जयेत्
śucirakrodhanaḥ śāntaḥ satyavādī samāhitaḥ / svādhyāyaṃ ca tathādhvānaṃ kartā bhoktā ca varjayet
Pure, free from anger, calm, truthful, and composed (should he be); both the performer and the eater should avoid Veda-recitation and likewise travel.
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KuP 2 22.81
श्राद्धं भुक्त्वा परश्राद्धं भुञ्जते ये द्विजातयः । महापातिकिभिस्तुल्या यान्ति ते नरकान् बहून्
śrāddhaṃ bhuktvā paraśrāddhaṃ bhuñjate ye dvijātayaḥ / mahāpātikibhistulyā yānti te narakān bahūn
Those twice-born who, having eaten at one śrāddha, eat at another's śrāddha, being equal to the great sinners, go to many hells.
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KuP 2 22.82
एष वो विहितः सम्यक् श्राद्धकल्पः सनातनः । आमेन वर्तयेन्नित्यमुदासीनो ऽथ तत्त्ववित्
eṣa vo vihitaḥ samyak śrāddhakalpaḥ sanātanaḥ / āmena vartayennityamudāsīno 'tha tattvavit
This eternal śrāddha procedure has been duly set forth for you; but one who is indifferent and knows the truth should always subsist on uncooked food.
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KuP 2 22.83
अनग्निरध्वगो वापि तथैव व्यसनान्वितः । आमश्राद्धं द्विजः कुर्याद् विधिज्ञः श्रद्धयान्वितः । तेनाग्नौ करणं कुर्यात् पिण्डांस्तेनैव निर्वपेत्
anagniradhvago vāpi tathaiva vyasanānvitaḥ / āmaśrāddhaṃ dvijaḥ kuryād vidhijñaḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ / tenāgnau karaṇaṃ kuryāt piṇḍāṃstenaiva nirvapet
(A brahmin) without a fire, or on a journey, or likewise beset by misfortune — the twice-born who knows the rule, filled with faith, should perform the śrāddha with uncooked food; with that (food) he should make the offering in the fire, and with that same (food) he should set out the rice-balls.
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KuP 2 22.84
यो ऽनेन विधिना श्राद्धं कुर्यात् संयतमानसः । व्यपेतकल्पषो नित्यं योगिनां वर्तते पदम्
yo 'nena vidhinā śrāddhaṃ kuryāt saṃyatamānasaḥ / vyapetakalpaṣo nityaṃ yogināṃ vartate padam
Whoever, with mind restrained, performs the śrāddha by this rule, being ever free from taint, attains the station of the yogins.
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KuP 2 22.85
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन श्राद्धं कुर्याद् द्विजोत्तमः । आराधितो भवेदीशस्तेन सम्यक् सनातनः
tasmāt sarvaprayatnena śrāddhaṃ kuryād dvijottamaḥ / ārādhito bhavedīśastena samyak sanātanaḥ
Therefore the best of the twice-born should perform the śrāddha with every effort; by that the eternal Lord is duly worshipped.
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KuP 2 22.86
अपि मूलैर्फलैर्वापि प्रकुर्यान्निर्धनो द्विजः । तिलोदकैस्तर्पयेद् वा पितॄन् स्नात्वा समाहितः
api mūlairphalairvāpi prakuryānnirdhano dvijaḥ / tilodakaistarpayed vā pitṝn snātvā samāhitaḥ
Even with roots or with fruits let the twice-born who is without wealth perform (it); or else, having bathed and being collected in mind, let him gratify the fathers with sesame and water.
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KuP 2 22.87
न जीवत्पितृको दद्याद्धोमान्तं चाभिधीयते । येषां वापि पिता दद्यात् तेषां चैके प्रचक्षते
na jīvatpitṛko dadyāddhomāntaṃ cābhidhīyate / yeṣāṃ vāpi pitā dadyāt teṣāṃ caike pracakṣate
One whose father is living should not offer (it) — and (the rite) is said to end with the fire-oblation; but some declare that (a man) may offer for those for whom his father would offer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 22.88
पिता पितामहश्चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः । यो यस्य म्रियते तस्मै देयं नान्यस्य तेन तु
pitā pitāmahaścaiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ / yo yasya mriyate tasmai deyaṃ nānyasya tena tu
Father, grandfather, and likewise great-grandfather: for whichever of these dies, to him (the offering) is to be given by that (man), and not to another.
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KuP 2 22.89
भोजयेद् वापि जीवन्तं यथाकामं तु भक्तितः । न जीवन्तमतिक्रम्य ददाति श्रूयते श्रुतिः
bhojayed vāpi jīvantaṃ yathākāmaṃ tu bhaktitaḥ / na jīvantamatikramya dadāti śrūyate śrutiḥ
Or he may feed the living one as much as he pleases, out of devotion; the scriptural text is heard: "He does not offer passing over one who is alive."
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KuP 2 22.90
द्व्यामुष्यायणिको दद्याद् बीजिक्षेत्रिकयोः समम् । ऋक्यादर्धं समादद्यान्नियोगोत्पादितो यदि
dvyāmuṣyāyaṇiko dadyād bījikṣetrikayoḥ samam / ṛkyādardhaṃ samādadyānniyogotpādito yadi
One belonging to two families should offer equally to the begetter and to the owner of the field (the husband); if he was begotten under an appointment (niyoga), he should take half the inheritance.
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KuP 2 22.91
अनियुक्तः सुतो यश्च शुल्कतो जायते त्विह । प्रदद्याद् बीजिने पिण्डं क्षेत्रिणे तु ततो ऽन्यथा
aniyuktaḥ suto yaśca śulkato jāyate tviha / pradadyād bījine piṇḍaṃ kṣetriṇe tu tato 'nyathā
And the son who is born here without appointment, from a bride-price, should give the rice-ball to the begetter, but to the owner of the field otherwise (i.e., not so).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 22.92
द्वौ पिण्डौ निर्वपेत् ताभ्यां क्षेत्रिणे बीजिने तथा । कीर्तयेदथ चैकस्मिन् बीजिनं क्षेत्रिणं ततः
dvau piṇḍau nirvapet tābhyāṃ kṣetriṇe bījine tathā / kīrtayedatha caikasmin bījinaṃ kṣetriṇaṃ tataḥ
He should set out two rice-balls for those two, for the field-owner and for the begetter; and when there is (only) one, he should then name the begetter and the field-owner.
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KuP 2 22.93
मृताहनि तु कर्तव्यमेकोदिष्टं विधानतः । अशौचे स्वे परिक्षीणे काम्यं वै कामतः पुनः
mṛtāhani tu kartavyamekodiṣṭaṃ vidhānataḥ / aśauce sve parikṣīṇe kāmyaṃ vai kāmataḥ punaḥ
On the day of death the ekoddiṣṭa (rite for a single person) is to be performed according to rule; and when one's own impurity has ended, an optional (rite) again, at will.
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KuP 2 22.94
पूर्वाह्ने चैव कर्तव्यं श्राद्धमभ्युदयार्थिना । देववत्सर्वमेव स्याद् यवैः कार्या तिलक्रिया
pūrvāhne caiva kartavyaṃ śrāddhamabhyudayārthinā / devavatsarvameva syād yavaiḥ kāryā tilakriyā
And the śrāddha is to be performed in the forenoon by one who desires prosperity; everything should be as for the gods, and the sesame-act is to be done with barley.
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KuP 2 22.95
दर्भाश्च ऋजवः कार्या युग्मान् वै भोजयेद् द्विजान् । नान्दीमुखास्तु पितरः प्रीयन्तामिति वाचयेत्
darbhāśca ṛjavaḥ kāryā yugmān vai bhojayed dvijān / nāndīmukhāstu pitaraḥ prīyantāmiti vācayet
The darbha grasses are to be made straight, and one should feed an even number of brahmins; and he should have them pronounce: "May the fathers, whose faces are joyful, be pleased."
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KuP 2 22.96
मातृश्राद्धं तु पूर्वं स्यात् पितॄणां स्यादनन्तरम् । ततो मातामहानां तु वृद्धौ श्राद्धत्रयं स्मृतम्
mātṛśrāddhaṃ tu pūrvaṃ syāt pitṝṇāṃ syādanantaram / tato mātāmahānāṃ tu vṛddhau śrāddhatrayaṃ smṛtam
The śrāddha for the mothers should come first, that for the fathers next, and then that for the maternal grandfathers: at an auspicious occasion (vṛddhi) three śrāddhas are prescribed.
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KuP 2 22.97
दवपूर्वं प्रदद्याद् वै न कुर्यादप्रदक्षिणम् । प्राङ्मुखो निर्वपेत् पिण्डानुपवीती समाहितः
davapūrvaṃ pradadyād vai na kuryādapradakṣiṇam / prāṅmukho nirvapet piṇḍānupavītī samāhitaḥ
He should offer beginning from (with the gods?) and should not act counter-clockwise; facing east, with the sacred thread on the left shoulder and collected in mind, he should set out the rice-balls.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 22.98
पूर्वं तु मातरः पूज्या भक्त्या वै सगणेश्वराः । स्थण्डिलेषु विचित्रेषु प्रतिमासु द्विजातिषु
pūrvaṃ tu mātaraḥ pūjyā bhaktyā vai sagaṇeśvarāḥ / sthaṇḍileṣu vicitreṣu pratimāsu dvijātiṣu
First the Mothers, together with Gaṇeśvara, are to be worshipped with devotion — on variegated altar-grounds, in images, and in twice-born men.
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KuP 2 22.99
पुष्पेर्धूपैश्च नैवेद्यैर्गन्धाद्यैर्भूषणैरपि । पूजयित्वा मातृगणं कूर्याच्छ्राद्धत्रयं बुधः
puṣperdhūpaiśca naivedyairgandhādyairbhūṣaṇairapi / pūjayitvā mātṛgaṇaṃ kūryācchrāddhatrayaṃ budhaḥ
With flowers, incense, food-offerings, perfumes and the rest, and with ornaments too, having worshipped the host of Mothers, the wise man should perform the three śrāddhas.
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KuP 2 22.100
अकृत्वा मातृयागं तु यः श्राद्धं परिवेषयेत् । तस्य क्रोधसमाविष्टा हिंसामिच्छन्ति मातरः
akṛtvā mātṛyāgaṃ tu yaḥ śrāddhaṃ pariveṣayet / tasya krodhasamāviṣṭā hiṃsāmicchanti mātaraḥ
But whoever serves out the śrāddha without having made the offering to the Mothers — the Mothers, filled with wrath, seek to do him harm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition