Matsya Purana — Chapter 17
MtP 17.1
अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि विष्णुना यदुदीरितम् श्राद्धं साधारणं नाम भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम्
ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi viṣṇunā yadudīritam śrāddhaṃ sādhāraṇaṃ nāma bhuktimuktiphalapradam
Next I shall declare what was spoken by Viṣṇu: the śrāddha called "general" (sādhāraṇa), which bestows the fruit of enjoyment and liberation.
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MtP 17.2
अयने विषुवे युग्मे सामान्ये चार्कसंक्रमे अमावास्याष्टकाकृष्णपक्षे पञ्चदशीषु च
ayane viṣuve yugme sāmānye cārkasaṃkrame amāvāsyāṣṭakākṛṣṇapakṣe pañcadaśīṣu ca
At a solstice, at an equinox, at a conjunction (yugma), at an ordinary passage of the sun (from sign to sign), on the new-moon day, on the aṣṭakās, in the dark fortnight, and on the fifteenth days;
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MtP 17.3
आर्द्रामघारोहिणीषु द्रव्यब्राह्मणसंगमे गजच्छायाव्यतीपाते विष्टिवैधृतिवासरे
ārdrāmaghārohiṇīṣu dravyabrāhmaṇasaṃgame gajacchāyāvyatīpāte viṣṭivaidhṛtivāsare
under (the asterisms) Ārdrā, Maghā, Rohiṇī; at the coming together of (suitable) materials and brahmins; at the "elephant's shadow" and at a vyatīpāta; on a viṣṭi (bhadrā) or vaidhṛti day;
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MtP 17.4
वैशाखस्य तृतीयायां नवमी कार्त्तिकस्य च पञ्चदशी च माघस्य नभस्ये च त्रयोदशी
vaiśākhasya tṛtīyāyāṃ navamī kārttikasya ca pañcadaśī ca māghasya nabhasye ca trayodaśī
on the third of Vaiśākha, and the ninth of Kārttika, and the fifteenth of Māgha, and the thirteenth of Nabhasya (Bhādrapada) —
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MtP 17.5
युगादयः स्मृता ह्य् एता दत्तस्याक्षय्यकारिकाः तथा मन्वन्तरादौ च देयं श्राद्धं विजानता
yugādayaḥ smṛtā hy etā dattasyākṣayyakārikāḥ tathā manvantarādau ca deyaṃ śrāddhaṃ vijānatā
these are declared to be the beginnings of the yugas, which make what is given imperishable; likewise at the beginning of a manvantara a śrāddha should be given by one who knows.
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MtP 17.6
अश्वयुक्छुक्लनवमी द्वादशी कार्त्तिके तथा तृतीया चैत्रमासस्य तथा भाद्रपदस्य च
aśvayukchuklanavamī dvādaśī kārttike tathā tṛtīyā caitramāsasya tathā bhādrapadasya ca
The ninth of the bright (fortnight) of Āśvina, and likewise the twelfth in Kārttika, the third of the month Caitra, and likewise (that) of Bhādrapada,
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MtP 17.7
फाल्गुनस्य ह्य् अमावास्या पौषस्यैकादशी तथा आषाढस्यापि दशमी माघमासस्य सप्तमी
phālgunasya hy amāvāsyā pauṣasyaikādaśī tathā āṣāḍhasyāpi daśamī māghamāsasya saptamī
and the new-moon day of Phālguna, and likewise the eleventh of Pauṣa, also the tenth of Āṣāḍha, the seventh of the month Māgha,
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MtP 17.8
श्रावणस्याष्टमी कृष्णा तथाषाढी च पूर्णिमा कार्त्तिकी फाल्गुनी चैत्री ज्येष्ठपञ्चदशी सिता मन्वन्तरादयश् चैता दत्तस्याक्षय्यकारिकाः
śrāvaṇasyāṣṭamī kṛṣṇā tathāṣāḍhī ca pūrṇimā kārttikī phālgunī caitrī jyeṣṭhapañcadaśī sitā manvantarādayaś caitā dattasyākṣayyakārikāḥ
the dark eighth of Śrāvaṇa, and likewise the full moon of Āṣāḍha, that of Kārttika, of Phālguna, of Caitra, and the bright fifteenth of Jyeṣṭha — these are the beginnings of the manvantaras, which make what is given imperishable.
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MtP 17.9
यस्यां मन्वन्तरस्यादौ रथमास्ते दिवाकरः माघमासस्य सप्तम्यां सा तु स्याद्रथसप्तमी
yasyāṃ manvantarasyādau rathamāste divākaraḥ māghamāsasya saptamyāṃ sā tu syādrathasaptamī
That (day) on which, at the beginning of a manvantara, the sun sits in his chariot, on the seventh of the month Māgha — that is the Ratha-saptamī.
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MtP 17.10
पानीयमप्यत्र तिलैर्विमिश्रं दद्यात्पितृभ्यः प्रयतो मनुष्यः श्राद्धं कृतं तेन समाः सहस्रं रहस्यमेतत्पितरो वदन्ति
pānīyamapyatra tilairvimiśraṃ dadyātpitṛbhyaḥ prayato manuṣyaḥ śrāddhaṃ kṛtaṃ tena samāḥ sahasraṃ rahasyametatpitaro vadanti
Even water here, mixed with sesame seeds, if a man, being self-restrained, gives it to the fathers — by that a śrāddha has been performed (that lasts) a thousand years; this the fathers declare to be a secret.
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MtP 17.11
वैशाख्यामुपरागेषु तथोत्सवमहालये तीर्थायतनगोष्ठेषु दीपोद्यानगृहेषु च
vaiśākhyāmuparāgeṣu tathotsavamahālaye tīrthāyatanagoṣṭheṣu dīpodyānagṛheṣu ca
On the full-moon of Vaiśākha, at eclipses, likewise at a festival or a great funerary rite, at sacred fords, shrines and assembly-halls, and in lamp(-lit) places, gardens and houses,
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MtP 17.12
विविक्तेषूपलिप्तेषु श्राद्धं देयं विजानता विप्रान्पूर्वे परे चाह्नि विनीतात्मा निमन्त्रयेत्
vivikteṣūpalipteṣu śrāddhaṃ deyaṃ vijānatā viprānpūrve pare cāhni vinītātmā nimantrayet
in secluded, freshly smeared places, the śrāddha should be given by one who knows; on the preceding day and the following one, with subdued self, he should invite the brahmins,
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MtP 17.13
शीलवृत्तगुणोपेतान् वयोरूपसमन्वितान् द्वौ दैवे त्रींस्तथा पित्र्य एकैकमुभयत्र वा
śīlavṛttaguṇopetān vayorūpasamanvitān dvau daive trīṃstathā pitrya ekaikamubhayatra vā
(brahmins) endowed with good character, conduct and virtues, possessed of (proper) age and appearance — two for the rite to the gods and three for that to the fathers, or one for each of the two.
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MtP 17.14
भोजयेत्सुसमृद्धो ऽपि न प्रसज्जते विस्तरे विश्वान्देवान्यवैः पुष्पैर् अभ्यर्च्यासनपूर्वकम्
bhojayetsusamṛddho 'pi na prasajjate vistare viśvāndevānyavaiḥ puṣpair abhyarcyāsanapūrvakam
He should feed (them thus), and even if very wealthy he should not become attached to elaborateness; having worshipped the All-gods with barley and flowers, beginning with (the offering of) a seat,
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MtP 17.15
पूरयेत्पात्रयुग्मं तु स्थाप्य दर्भपवित्रकम् शं नो देवीत्य् अपः कुर्याद् यवो ऽसीति यवानपि
pūrayetpātrayugmaṃ tu sthāpya darbhapavitrakam śaṃ no devīty apaḥ kuryād yavo 'sīti yavānapi
he should fill the pair of vessels, having set down a purifier of darbha grass; with (the verse) "śaṃ no devīḥ" he should make (i.e. consecrate) the water, and the barley too with "you are barley".
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MtP 17.16
गन्धपुष्पैश्च संपूज्य वैश्वदेवं प्रति न्यसेत् विश्वे देवास इत्याभ्याम् आवाह्य विकिरेद्यवान्
gandhapuṣpaiśca saṃpūjya vaiśvadevaṃ prati nyaset viśve devāsa ityābhyām āvāhya vikiredyavān
And having worshipped (them) with perfumes and flowers, he should set (the vessel) down toward the All-gods' (portion); with the two (verses) beginning "viśve devāsaḥ" he should invoke (them) and scatter the barley.
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MtP 17.17
गन्धपुष्पैर् अलंकृत्य या दिव्येत्यर्घ्यमुत्सृजेत् अभ्यर्च्य ताभ्यामुत्सृष्टं पितृकार्यं समारभेत्
gandhapuṣpair alaṃkṛtya yā divyetyarghyamutsṛjet abhyarcya tābhyāmutsṛṣṭaṃ pitṛkāryaṃ samārabhet
Having adorned (it) with perfumes and flowers, he should release the arghya-water with "yā divyā"; having worshipped with those two (verses) what has been released, he should begin the rite for the fathers.
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MtP 17.18
दर्भासनं तु दत्त्वादौ त्रीणि पात्राणि पूरयेत् खपवित्राणि कृत्वादौ शं नो देवीत्य् अपः क्षिपेत्
darbhāsanaṃ tu dattvādau trīṇi pātrāṇi pūrayet khapavitrāṇi kṛtvādau śaṃ no devīty apaḥ kṣipet
Having first given a seat of darbha grass, he should fill three vessels; having first made the purifiers of grass, he should pour in the water with "śaṃ no devīḥ".
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MtP 17.19
तिलो ऽसीति तिलान्कुर्याद् गन्धपुष्पादिकं पुनः पात्रं वनस्पतिमयं तथा पर्णमयं पुनः
tilo 'sīti tilānkuryād gandhapuṣpādikaṃ punaḥ pātraṃ vanaspatimayaṃ tathā parṇamayaṃ punaḥ
With "you are sesame" he should (consecrate) the sesame seeds, and again the perfumes, flowers and the rest. The vessel (may be) made of forest timber, or again made of leaves,
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MtP 17.20
जलजं वाथ कुर्वीत तथा सागरसम्भवम् सौवर्णं राजतं वापि पितॄणां पात्रमुच्यते
jalajaṃ vātha kurvīta tathā sāgarasambhavam sauvarṇaṃ rājataṃ vāpi pitṝṇāṃ pātramucyate
or one may make it of something water-born, or likewise of what is produced from the ocean; or golden, or of silver — such is said to be the vessel of the fathers.
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MtP 17.21
रजतस्य कथा वापि दर्शनं दानमेव वा राजतैर् भाजनैरेषाम् अथवा रजतान्वितैः
rajatasya kathā vāpi darśanaṃ dānameva vā rājatair bhājanaireṣām athavā rajatānvitaiḥ
Even the mere mention of silver, or the sight of it, or the giving of it; or (offering) to these (fathers) with silver vessels, or with vessels furnished with silver —
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MtP 17.22
वार्यपि श्रद्धया दत्तम् अक्षयायोपकल्पते तथार्घ्यपिण्डभोज्यादौ पितॄणां राजतं मतम्
vāryapi śraddhayā dattam akṣayāyopakalpate tathārghyapiṇḍabhojyādau pitṝṇāṃ rājataṃ matam
even water given with faith turns to imperishable (merit); so too in the arghya, the rice-balls, the food and the rest, silver is held (proper) for the fathers.
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MtP 17.23
शिवनेत्रोद्भवं यस्मात् तस्मात्तत्पितृवल्लभम् अमङ्गलं तद्यत्नेन देवकार्येषु वर्जयेत्
śivanetrodbhavaṃ yasmāt tasmāttatpitṛvallabham amaṅgalaṃ tadyatnena devakāryeṣu varjayet
Since it arose from Śiva's eye, therefore it is dear to the fathers; (but) it is inauspicious, so one should carefully avoid it in rites for the gods.
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MtP 17.24
एवं पात्राणि संकल्प्य यथालाभं विमत्सरः या दिव्येति पितुर्नाम गोत्रैर्दर्भकरो न्यसेत्
evaṃ pātrāṇi saṃkalpya yathālābhaṃ vimatsaraḥ yā divyeti piturnāma gotrairdarbhakaro nyaset
Having thus arranged the vessels according to what is obtainable, free from ill-will, with "yā divyā" and with the father's name and lineage he should set (them) down, darbha grass in hand.
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MtP 17.25
पितॄन् आवाहयिष्यामि कुर्वित्युक्तस्तु तैः पुनः उशन्तस्त्वा तथायन्तु ऋग्भ्याम् आवाहयेत्पितॄन्
pitṝn āvāhayiṣyāmi kurvityuktastu taiḥ punaḥ uśantastvā tathāyantu ṛgbhyām āvāhayetpitṝn
"I shall invoke the fathers" — and when told "do so" by them, he should then invoke the fathers with the two verses "uśantas tvā" and "ā yantu".
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MtP 17.26
या दिव्येत्यर्घ्यमुत्सृज्य दद्याद्गन्धादिकांस्ततः हस्तात्तदुदकं पूर्वं दत्त्वा संस्रवमादितः
yā divyetyarghyamutsṛjya dadyādgandhādikāṃstataḥ hastāttadudakaṃ pūrvaṃ dattvā saṃsravamāditaḥ
Having released the arghya-water with "yā divyā", he should then present the perfumes and the rest; having first given that water from the hand, (he takes) the residue from the outset
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MtP 17.27
पितृपात्रे निधायाथ न्युब्जमुत्तरतो न्यसेत् पितृभ्यः स्थानमसीति निधाय परिषेचयेत्
pitṛpātre nidhāyātha nyubjamuttarato nyaset pitṛbhyaḥ sthānamasīti nidhāya pariṣecayet
and, having placed (it) in the fathers' vessel, he should then set (that vessel) down upside-down to the north; having set it down with "you are the station for the fathers", he should sprinkle around (it).
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MtP 17.28
तत्रापि पूर्ववत्कुर्याद् अग्निकार्यं विमत्सरः उभाभ्यामपि हस्ताभ्याम् आहृत्य परिवेषयेत्
tatrāpi pūrvavatkuryād agnikāryaṃ vimatsaraḥ ubhābhyāmapi hastābhyām āhṛtya pariveṣayet
There too, free from ill-will, he should perform the fire-rite as before; and having brought (the food) with both hands, he should serve it round.
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MtP 17.29
प्रशान्तचित्तः सततं दर्भपाणिरशेषतः गुणाढ्यैः सूपशाकैस्तु नानाभक्ष्यैर्विशेषतः
praśāntacittaḥ satataṃ darbhapāṇiraśeṣataḥ guṇāḍhyaiḥ sūpaśākaistu nānābhakṣyairviśeṣataḥ
With mind wholly at peace throughout, darbha grass in hand, (he should serve) with excellent soups and vegetables rich in good qualities, and especially with various delicacies,
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MtP 17.30
अन्नं तु सदधिक्षीरं गोघृतं शर्करान्वितम् मासं प्रीणाति वै सर्वान् पितॄनित्याह केशवः
annaṃ tu sadadhikṣīraṃ goghṛtaṃ śarkarānvitam māsaṃ prīṇāti vai sarvān pitṝnityāha keśavaḥ
But food with curds and milk, cow's ghee, mixed with sugar, gratifies all the ancestors for a month — so said Keśava.
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MtP 17.31
द्वौ मासौ मत्स्यमांसेन त्रीन्मासान्हारिणेन तु औरभ्रेणाथ चतुरः शाकुनेनाथ पञ्च वै
dvau māsau matsyamāṃsena trīnmāsānhāriṇena tu aurabhreṇātha caturaḥ śākunenātha pañca vai
For two months with fish flesh, but for three months with that of the deer, then for four with mutton, and then for five with fowl,
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MtP 17.32
षण्मासं छागमांसेन तृप्यन्ति पितरस्तथा सप्त पार्षतमांसेन तथाष्टाव् एणजेन तु
ṣaṇmāsaṃ chāgamāṃsena tṛpyanti pitarastathā sapta pārṣatamāṃsena tathāṣṭāv eṇajena tu
For six months with goat's flesh the fathers are satisfied, likewise for seven with the flesh of the spotted antelope, and so for eight with that of the black antelope,
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MtP 17.33
दश मासांस्तु तृप्यन्ति वराहमहिषामिषैः शशकूर्मजमांसेन मासानेकादशैव तु
daśa māsāṃstu tṛpyanti varāhamahiṣāmiṣaiḥ śaśakūrmajamāṃsena māsānekādaśaiva tu
They are satisfied for ten months with the meats of boar and buffalo, and for eleven months with the flesh of hare and tortoise,
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MtP 17.34
संवत्सरं तु गव्येन पयसा पायसेन च रौरवेण च तृप्यन्ति मासान्पञ्चदशैव तु
saṃvatsaraṃ tu gavyena payasā pāyasena ca rauraveṇa ca tṛpyanti māsānpañcadaśaiva tu
But for a year with cow's milk and with milk-rice; and with (the flesh of) the ruru deer they are satisfied for fifteen months.
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MtP 17.35
वार्ध्रीणसस्य मांसेन तृप्तिर् द्वादशवार्षिकी कालशाकेन चानन्ता खड्गमांसेन चैव हि
vārdhrīṇasasya māṃsena tṛptir dvādaśavārṣikī kālaśākena cānantā khaḍgamāṃsena caiva hi
With the flesh of the vārdhrīṇasa the satisfaction lasts twelve years; and with kālaśāka it is endless, and likewise with rhinoceros flesh.
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MtP 17.36
यत्किंचिन्मधुसम्मिश्रं गोक्षीरं घृतपायसम् दत्तमक्षयमित्याहुः पितरः पूर्वदेवताः
yatkiṃcinmadhusammiśraṃ gokṣīraṃ ghṛtapāyasam dattamakṣayamityāhuḥ pitaraḥ pūrvadevatāḥ
Whatever is mixed with honey, cow's milk, ghee, milk-rice — when given, that is imperishable, so say the fathers, the primordial deities.
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MtP 17.37
स्वाध्यायं श्रावयेत्पित्र्यं पुराणान्यखिलानि च ब्रह्मविष्ण्वर्करुद्राणां सूक्तानि विविधानि च
svādhyāyaṃ śrāvayetpitryaṃ purāṇānyakhilāni ca brahmaviṣṇvarkarudrāṇāṃ sūktāni vividhāni ca
He should have recited (in their hearing) the sacred recitation belonging to the fathers, and all the Purāṇas, and the various hymns to Brahmā, Viṣṇu, the Sun and Rudra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.38
इन्द्राग्निसोमसूक्तानि पावनानि स्वशक्तितः बृहद्रथंतरं तद्वज् ज्येष्ठसाम सरौहिणम्
indrāgnisomasūktāni pāvanāni svaśaktitaḥ bṛhadrathaṃtaraṃ tadvaj jyeṣṭhasāma sarauhiṇam
The purifying hymns to Indra, Agni and Soma, according to his ability, the Bṛhat and Rathaṃtara (chants), likewise the Jyeṣṭha Sāman together with the Rauhiṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.39
तथैव शान्तिकाध्यायं मधुब्राह्मणमेव च मण्डलं ब्राह्मणं तद्वत् प्रीतिकारि तु यत्पुनः
tathaiva śāntikādhyāyaṃ madhubrāhmaṇameva ca maṇḍalaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ tadvat prītikāri tu yatpunaḥ
And likewise the chapter on appeasement, and the Madhu-brāhmaṇa, and so the Maṇḍala-brāhmaṇa, and again whatever else gives pleasure
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.40
विप्राणामात्मनश्चैव तत्सर्वं समुदीरयेत् भुक्तवत्सु ततस्तेषु भोजनोपान्तिके नृप
viprāṇāmātmanaścaiva tatsarvaṃ samudīrayet bhuktavatsu tatasteṣu bhojanopāntike nṛpa
to the brahmins and to himself — all that he should recite aloud. Then, when they have eaten, at the end of the meal, O king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.41
सार्ववर्णिकमन्नाद्यं संनीयाप्लाव्य वारिणा समुत्सृजेद्भुक्तवताम् अग्रतो विकिरेद्भुवि
sārvavarṇikamannādyaṃ saṃnīyāplāvya vāriṇā samutsṛjedbhuktavatām agrato vikiredbhuvi
having brought together food of every kind and sprinkled it with water, he should set it out and scatter it on the ground before those who have eaten,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.42
अग्निदग्धास्तु ये जीवा ये ऽप्यदग्धाः कुले मम भूमौ दत्तेन तृप्यन्तु प्रयान्तु परमां गतिम्
agnidagdhāstu ye jīvā ye 'pyadagdhāḥ kule mama bhūmau dattena tṛpyantu prayāntu paramāṃ gatim
(saying:) "Those beings in my family who have been burnt by fire and those who have not been burnt — let them be satisfied by what is given on the ground, and let them go to the highest course."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.43
येषां न माता न पिता न बन्धुर् न गोत्रशुद्धिर्न तथान्नम् अस्ति तत्तृप्तये ऽन्नं भुवि दत्तमेतत् प्रयान्तु लोकेषु सुखाय तद्वत्
yeṣāṃ na mātā na pitā na bandhur na gotraśuddhirna tathānnam asti tattṛptaye 'nnaṃ bhuvi dattametat prayāntu lokeṣu sukhāya tadvat
"Those who have no mother, no father, no kinsman, no purity of lineage, and likewise no food — this food is given on the ground for their satisfaction; let them go likewise to the worlds for their happiness."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.44
असंस्कृतप्रमीतानां त्यक्तानां कुलयोषिताम् उच्छिष्टभागधेयः स्याद् दर्भे विकिरयोश्च यः
asaṃskṛtapramītānāṃ tyaktānāṃ kulayoṣitām ucchiṣṭabhāgadheyaḥ syād darbhe vikirayośca yaḥ
Of those who died without the sacraments, and of the abandoned women of the family, the allotted share shall be the leftovers, and whatever is on the darbha and in the scattering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 17.45
तृप्ताञ्ज्ञात्वोदकं दद्यात् सकृद्विप्रकरे तथा उपलिप्ते महीपृष्ठे गोशकृन्मूत्रवारिणा
tṛptāñjñātvodakaṃ dadyāt sakṛdviprakare tathā upalipte mahīpṛṣṭhe gośakṛnmūtravāriṇā
Knowing them to be satisfied, he should give water; likewise once at the scattering for the brahmins; and on the surface of the ground, smeared with cow-dung, urine and water,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 17.46
निधाय दर्भान्विधिवद् दक्षिणाग्रान् प्रयत्नतः सर्ववर्णेन चान्नेन पिण्डांस्तु पितृयज्ञवत्
nidhāya darbhānvidhivad dakṣiṇāgrān prayatnataḥ sarvavarṇena cānnena piṇḍāṃstu pitṛyajñavat
having carefully laid down darbha grass according to rule with the tips to the south, (he should offer) the balls of food of every kind, as in the pitṛyajña,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.47
अवनेजनपूर्वं तु नामगोत्रेण मानवः गन्धधूपादिकं दद्यात् कृत्वा प्रत्यवनेजनम्
avanejanapūrvaṃ tu nāmagotreṇa mānavaḥ gandhadhūpādikaṃ dadyāt kṛtvā pratyavanejanam
The man should, preceded by the washing (of the hands), (offer them) with name and lineage; and after performing the subsequent washing he should present perfume, incense and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.48
जान्वाच्य सव्यं सव्येन पाणिनाथ प्रदक्षिणम् पित्र्यमानीय तत्कार्यं विधिवद्दर्भपाणिना
jānvācya savyaṃ savyena pāṇinātha pradakṣiṇam pitryamānīya tatkāryaṃ vidhivaddarbhapāṇinā
Bending the left knee, and then with the left hand moving rightwards, having brought the ancestral (offering), that rite is to be done according to rule with darbha in the hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 17.49
दीपप्रज्वालनं तद्वत् कुर्यात्पुष्पार्चनं बुधः अथाचान्तेषु चाचम्य वारि दद्यात्सकृत्सकृत्
dīpaprajvālanaṃ tadvat kuryātpuṣpārcanaṃ budhaḥ athācānteṣu cācamya vāri dadyātsakṛtsakṛt
Likewise the wise man should perform the kindling of the lamp and the worship with flowers; then, when they have rinsed, and having himself rinsed, he should give water once to each.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.50
अथ पुष्पाक्षतान् पश्चाद् अक्षय्योदकम् एव च सतिलं नामगोत्रेण दद्याच्छक्त्या च दक्षिणाम्
atha puṣpākṣatān paścād akṣayyodakam eva ca satilaṃ nāmagotreṇa dadyācchaktyā ca dakṣiṇām
Then afterwards he should offer flowers and unhusked grain, and also the "inexhaustible water" together with sesame, (naming each) by name and lineage, and a fee according to his means.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.51
गोभूहिरण्यवासांसि भव्यानि शयनानि च दद्याद्यदिष्टं विप्राणाम् आत्मनः पितुरेव च
gobhūhiraṇyavāsāṃsi bhavyāni śayanāni ca dadyādyadiṣṭaṃ viprāṇām ātmanaḥ pitureva ca
He should give cows, land, gold, garments, and fine beds — whatever is desired by the brahmins, by himself, and by his father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.52
वित्तशाठ्येन रहितः पितृभ्यः प्रीतिमावहन् ततः स्वधावाचनकं विश्वदेवेषु चोदकम्
vittaśāṭhyena rahitaḥ pitṛbhyaḥ prītimāvahan tataḥ svadhāvācanakaṃ viśvadeveṣu codakam
Free of miserliness with his wealth, bringing satisfaction to the fathers, he then (should perform) the pronouncing of "svadhā," and water for the Viśvedevas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.53
दत्त्वाशीः प्रतिगृह्णीयाद् द्विजेभ्यः प्राङ्मुखो बुधः अघोराः पितरः सन्तु सन्त्वित्युक्तः पुनर् द्विजैः
dattvāśīḥ pratigṛhṇīyād dvijebhyaḥ prāṅmukho budhaḥ aghorāḥ pitaraḥ santu santvityuktaḥ punar dvijaiḥ
Having given, the wise man, facing east, should receive the blessings from the brahmins: "May the fathers be not terrible" — and when this is said, again by the brahmins (he is answered) "May they be so."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 17.54
गोत्रं तथा वर्धतां नस् तथेत्युक्तश्च तैः पुनः दातारो नो ऽभिवर्धन्ताम् इति चैवमुदीरयेत्
gotraṃ tathā vardhatāṃ nas tathetyuktaśca taiḥ punaḥ dātāro no 'bhivardhantām iti caivamudīrayet
"And so may our lineage increase" — and when they have again said "So be it," he should then utter thus: "May our givers prosper."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 17.55
एताः सत्याशिषः सन्तु सन्त्वित्युक्तश्च तैः पुनः स्वस्तिवाचनकं कुर्यात् पिण्डानुद्धृत्य भक्तितः
etāḥ satyāśiṣaḥ santu santvityuktaśca taiḥ punaḥ svastivācanakaṃ kuryāt piṇḍānuddhṛtya bhaktitaḥ
"May these blessings be true" — and when they have again said "May they be so," he should have the auspicious formula (svasti) recited, having devotedly taken up the rice-balls.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 17.56
उच्छेषणं तु तत्तिष्ठेद् यावद्विप्रा विसर्जिताः ततो ग्रहबलिं कुर्याद् इति धर्मव्यवस्थितिः
uccheṣaṇaṃ tu tattiṣṭhed yāvadviprā visarjitāḥ tato grahabaliṃ kuryād iti dharmavyavasthitiḥ
But that remnant should remain until the brahmins have been dismissed; then he should make the offering to the planets — such is the settled rule of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.57
उच्छेषणं भूमिगतम् अजिह्मस्यास्तिकस्य च दासवर्गस्य तत्पित्र्यं भागधेयं प्रचक्षते
uccheṣaṇaṃ bhūmigatam ajihmasyāstikasya ca dāsavargasya tatpitryaṃ bhāgadheyaṃ pracakṣate
The remnant that has fallen on the ground they declare to be the paternal portion belonging to the honest and believing servant class.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 17.58
पितृभिर् निर्मितं पूर्वम् एतदाप्यायनं सदा अपुत्राणां सपुत्राणां स्त्रीणामपि नराधिप
pitṛbhir nirmitaṃ pūrvam etadāpyāyanaṃ sadā aputrāṇāṃ saputrāṇāṃ strīṇāmapi narādhipa
This refreshment (of the dead) was ordained of old by the fathers, always — for those without sons, for those with sons, and for women too, O lord of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.59
ततस्तानग्रतः स्थित्वा परिगृह्योदपात्रकम् वाजे वाज इति जपन् कुशाग्रेण विसर्जयेत्
tatastānagrataḥ sthitvā parigṛhyodapātrakam vāje vāja iti japan kuśāgreṇa visarjayet
Then, standing before them, taking up the water-vessel, murmuring "vāje vāje," he should dismiss (them) with the tip of a kuśa blade.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.60
बहिः प्रदक्षिणां कुर्यात् पदान्य् अष्टाव् अनुव्रजन् बन्धुवर्गेण सहितः पुत्रभार्यासमन्वितः
bahiḥ pradakṣiṇāṃ kuryāt padāny aṣṭāv anuvrajan bandhuvargeṇa sahitaḥ putrabhāryāsamanvitaḥ
He should circumambulate outside, following after them eight paces, accompanied by his group of kinsmen, together with his sons and wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.61
निवृत्य प्रणिपत्याथ पर्युक्ष्याग्निं समन्त्रवत् वैश्वदेवं प्रकुर्वीत नैत्यकं बलिमेव च
nivṛtya praṇipatyātha paryukṣyāgniṃ samantravat vaiśvadevaṃ prakurvīta naityakaṃ balimeva ca
Then, having returned and bowed down, and sprinkled water around the fire with the mantras, he should perform the Vaiśvadeva rite and the daily offering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.62
ततस्तु वैश्वदेवान्ते सभृत्यसुतबान्धवः भुञ्जीतातिथिसंयुक्तः सर्वं पितृनिषेवितम्
tatastu vaiśvadevānte sabhṛtyasutabāndhavaḥ bhuñjītātithisaṃyuktaḥ sarvaṃ pitṛniṣevitam
Then, at the end of the Vaiśvadeva, together with his servants, sons and kinsmen, and with a guest, he should eat all that has been partaken of by the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.63
एतच्चानुपनीतो ऽपि कुर्यात्सर्वेषु पर्वसु श्राद्धं साधारणं नाम सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
etaccānupanīto 'pi kuryātsarveṣu parvasu śrāddhaṃ sādhāraṇaṃ nāma sarvakāmaphalapradam
And even one not invested (with the sacred thread) may perform this at all the parvan days — the śrāddha called "common," which grants the fruit of all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.64
भार्याविरहितो ऽप्येतत् प्रवासस्थो ऽपि भक्तिमान् शूद्रो ऽप्यमन्त्रवत्कुर्याद् अनेन विधिना बुधः
bhāryāvirahito 'pyetat pravāsastho 'pi bhaktimān śūdro 'pyamantravatkuryād anena vidhinā budhaḥ
Even one separated from his wife, even one dwelling abroad, if devoted, (may do) this; even a śūdra, if wise, may do it by this procedure, without mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.65
तृतीयमाभ्युदयिकं वृद्धिश्राद्धं तदुच्यते उत्सवानन्दसम्भारे यज्ञोद्वाहादिमङ्गले
tṛtīyamābhyudayikaṃ vṛddhiśrāddhaṃ taducyate utsavānandasambhāre yajñodvāhādimaṅgale
The third is the ābhyudayika; it is called the vṛddhi-śrāddha, (performed) at the abundance of festival joy, at auspicious occasions such as a sacrifice or a wedding.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.66
मातरः प्रथमं पूज्याः पितरस्तदनन्तरम् ततो मातामहा राजन् विश्वे देवास्तथैव च
mātaraḥ prathamaṃ pūjyāḥ pitarastadanantaram tato mātāmahā rājan viśve devāstathaiva ca
First the mothers are to be worshipped, immediately after them the fathers, then the maternal grandfathers, O king, and likewise the Viśvedevas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.67
प्रदक्षिणोपचारेण दध्यक्षतफलोदकैः प्राङ्मुखो निर्वपेत्पिण्डान् दूर्वया च कुशैर्युतान्
pradakṣiṇopacāreṇa dadhyakṣataphalodakaiḥ prāṅmukho nirvapetpiṇḍān dūrvayā ca kuśairyutān
Proceeding by the rightward course, with curds, unhusked grain, fruit and water, facing east he should set out the rice-balls, mixed with dūrva grass and kuśa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.68
सम्पन्नम् इत्यभ्युदये दद्यादर्घ्यं द्वयोर् द्वयोः युग्मा द्विजातयः पूज्या वस्त्रकार्तस्वरादिभिः
sampannam ityabhyudaye dadyādarghyaṃ dvayor dvayoḥ yugmā dvijātayaḥ pūjyā vastrakārtasvarādibhiḥ
At an auspicious occasion he should give the arghya water to each pair with the word "sampannam" ("it is accomplished"); the twice-born are to be honoured in even numbers with garments, gold and so on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 17.69
तिलार्थस्तु यवैः कार्यो नान्दीशब्दानुपूर्वकः माङ्गल्यानि च सर्वाणि वाचयेद्द्विजपुंगवैः
tilārthastu yavaiḥ kāryo nāndīśabdānupūrvakaḥ māṅgalyāni ca sarvāṇi vācayeddvijapuṃgavaiḥ
The purpose of sesame is to be served by barley, preceded by the word of benediction (nāndī); and he should have all the auspicious verses recited by the foremost of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 17.70
एवं शूद्रो ऽपि सामान्यवृद्धिश्राद्धे ऽपि सर्वदा नमस्कारेण मन्त्रेण कुर्यादामान्नतः सदा
evaṃ śūdro 'pi sāmānyavṛddhiśrāddhe 'pi sarvadā namaskāreṇa mantreṇa kuryādāmānnataḥ sadā
In this way even a śūdra should always perform (the rite), even at an ordinary prosperity-śrāddha, with the mantra of salutation, always from (the offering of) uncooked and cooked food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 17.71
दानप्रधानः शूद्रः स्याद् इत्याह भगवान्प्रभुः दानेन सर्वकामाप्तिर् अस्य संजायते यतः
dānapradhānaḥ śūdraḥ syād ityāha bhagavānprabhuḥ dānena sarvakāmāptir asya saṃjāyate yataḥ
"A śūdra should have giving as his chief (duty)" — so said the Lord, the master; for by giving there arises for him the attainment of all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition