Vayu Purana — Uttarardha — Chapter 12
VaP 2 12.1
॥बृहस्पतिरुवाच॥ सौवर्णं राजतं ताम्रं पितॄणां पात्रमुच्यते। रजतं रजताक्तं वा पितॄणां पात्रमुच्यते
||bṛhaspatiruvāca|| sauvarṇaṃ rājataṃ tāmraṃ pitṝṇāṃ pātramucyate| rajataṃ rajatāktaṃ vā pitṝṇāṃ pātramucyate
Brihaspati said: A vessel of gold, of silver, or of copper is declared (fit) for the Fathers; silver, or what is smeared with silver, is declared the vessel for the Fathers.
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VaP 2 12.2
रजतस्य तथा चापि दर्शनं दानमेव च। अनन्तमक्षयं स्वर्ग्यं पितॄणां दानमुच्यते। पितॄनेतेन दानेन सत्पुत्रास्तारयन्त्युत
rajatasya tathā cāpi darśanaṃ dānameva ca| anantamakṣayaṃ svargyaṃ pitṝṇāṃ dānamucyate| pitṝnetena dānena satputrāstārayantyuta
And likewise the sight of silver, and the giving of it: the gift to the Fathers is called endless, imperishable, heaven-conferring. Indeed by such a gift good sons carry the Fathers across.
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VaP 2 12.3
राजते हि स्वधा दुग्धा पात्रेऽस्मिन्पितृभिः पुरा। स्वधादायार्थिभिस्तात तस्मिन्दत्ते तदक्षयम्
rājate hi svadhā dugdhā pātre'sminpitṛbhiḥ purā| svadhādāyārthibhistāta tasmindatte tadakṣayam
For in a silver vessel was the svadhā milked out of old by the Fathers — by those, my son, who sought the offering of svadhā; therefore what is given in it is imperishable.
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VaP 2 12.4
कृष्णाजिनस्य सान्निध्यं दर्शनं दानमेव वा। रक्षोघ्नं ब्रह्मवर्च्चस्यं पितॄंस्तत्तद्वितारयेत्
kṛṣṇājinasya sānnidhyaṃ darśanaṃ dānameva vā| rakṣoghnaṃ brahmavarccasyaṃ pitṝṃstattadvitārayet
The nearness of a black antelope skin, or the sight of it, or the giving of it, drives off demons and bestows brahminical lustre; that would carry the Fathers across.
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VaP 2 12.5
काञ्चनं राजतं ताम्रं दौहित्रं कुतपस्तिलाः। वस्त्रञ्च पावनीयानि त्रिदण्डो योगमेव च
kāñcanaṃ rājataṃ tāmraṃ dauhitraṃ kutapastilāḥ| vastrañca pāvanīyāni tridaṇḍo yogameva ca
Gold, silver, copper, a daughter's son, the kutapa (hour/blanket), sesame seeds, and cloth are the purifying things — and the triple staff, and yoga.
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VaP 2 12.6
श्राद्धकर्मण्ययं श्रेष्ठो विधिर्ब्राह्यः सनातनः। आयुः कीर्त्तिः प्रजाश्चैव प्रज्ञासन्ततिवर्द्धनः
śrāddhakarmaṇyayaṃ śreṣṭho vidhirbrāhyaḥ sanātanaḥ| āyuḥ kīrttiḥ prajāścaiva prajñāsantativarddhanaḥ
In the rite of śrāddha this is the best procedure, the Brahmic and everlasting one; it increases lifespan, fame, offspring, insight and continuity of line.
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VaP 2 12.7
दिशि दक्षिणपूर्वस्यां विदिकूस्थानं विशेषतः। सर्वतोरत्निमात्रन्तु चतुरस्रं सुसंहितम्
diśi dakṣiṇapūrvasyāṃ vidikūsthānaṃ viśeṣataḥ| sarvatoratnimātrantu caturasraṃ susaṃhitam
In the south-easterly direction, in the intermediate quarter, is the place, especially; and it should be a cubit's measure on every side, four-cornered and well put together.
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VaP 2 12.8
वक्ष्यामि विधिवत्स्थानं पितॄणामनुशासनात्। धन्यमारोग्यमायुष्यं बलवर्णविवर्द्धनम्
vakṣyāmi vidhivatsthānaṃ pitṝṇāmanuśāsanāt| dhanyamārogyamāyuṣyaṃ balavarṇavivarddhanam
I shall declare, according to rule, the place (for the offering) as prescribed by the Fathers — one that is auspicious, health-giving, life-giving, increasing strength and complexion.
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VaP 2 12.9
तत्र गर्त्तास्त्रयः कार्य्यास्त्रयो दण्डाश्च खादिराः। रत्निमात्रास्तु ते कार्य्या रजतेन विभूषिताः। तेवितस्त्यायताः कार्य्याः सर्व्वतश्चतुरङ्गुलाः
tatra garttāstrayaḥ kāryyāstrayo daṇḍāśca khādirāḥ| ratnimātrāstu te kāryyā rajatena vibhūṣitāḥ| tevitastyāyatāḥ kāryyāḥ sarvvataścaturaṅgulāḥ
There three pits are to be made, and three staves of khadira wood. They are to be made a cubit in measure, adorned with silver. They are to be made a span in length, four fingers (thick) all round.
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VaP 2 12.10
प्राग्दक्षिणमुखान्भूमौ स्थितानसुषिरंस्तथा। अद्भिः पवित्रपूताभिः प्लावयेत्सततं शुचिः
prāgdakṣiṇamukhānbhūmau sthitānasuṣiraṃstathā| adbhiḥ pavitrapūtābhiḥ plāvayetsatataṃ śuciḥ
(The staves) facing east and south, set in the ground, and not hollow: being pure, one should constantly sprinkle them with water purified by the pavitra (strainer of grass).
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VaP 2 12.11
पयसा ह्याजगव्येन शोधनं वाग्भिरेव तु। तर्पणात्सततं ह्येवं तृप्तिर्भवति शाश्वती
payasā hyājagavyena śodhanaṃ vāgbhireva tu| tarpaṇātsatataṃ hyevaṃ tṛptirbhavati śāśvatī
The cleansing is with milk, namely goat's milk, and also with words (of mantra); thus by constant libation an everlasting satisfaction comes about.
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VaP 2 12.12
इह चामुत्र च श्रीमान्सर्वकर्मसमन्वितः। एवं त्रिषवणस्नातो योऽर्चयेत पितॄन्सदा । मन्त्रेण विधिवत्सम्यगश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
iha cāmutra ca śrīmānsarvakarmasamanvitaḥ| evaṃ triṣavaṇasnāto yo'rcayeta pitṝnsadā | mantreṇa vidhivatsamyagaśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
Here and in the world beyond he is prosperous and possessed of all rites: he who, having bathed at the three junctures of the day, thus always honours the Fathers duly and rightly with the mantra, gains the fruit of a horse-sacrifice.
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VaP 2 12.13
तत्स्थापयेदमावास्यां गर्त्ते भूचतुरङ्गुले । त्रिःसप्तसंज्ञास्ते यज्ञास्त्रैलोक्यं धार्य्यते तु वै
tatsthāpayedamāvāsyāṃ gartte bhūcaturaṅgule | triḥsaptasaṃjñāste yajñāstrailokyaṃ dhāryyate tu vai
That he should set up on the new-moon day in a pit four fingers deep in the ground. Those sacrifices are known as the thrice-seven, and by them indeed the triple world is upheld.
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VaP 2 12.14
तस्य पुष्टिरथैश्वर्य्यमायुः सन्ततिरेव च। विचित्रा भजते लक्ष्मीर्मोक्षं च लभते क्रमात्
tasya puṣṭirathaiśvaryyamāyuḥ santatireva ca| vicitrā bhajate lakṣmīrmokṣaṃ ca labhate kramāt
His is prosperity, and lordship, long life, and offspring too; a wondrous fortune attends (him), and in due course he attains release.
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VaP 2 12.15
पाप्मापहं पावनीयमश्वमेधफलं तथा। अश्वमेधफलं ह्येतद्द्विजैः सत्कृत्य पूजितम्। मन्त्रं वक्ष्याम्यहं तस्मादमृतं ब्रह्मनिर्मितम्
pāpmāpahaṃ pāvanīyamaśvamedhaphalaṃ tathā| aśvamedhaphalaṃ hyetaddvijaiḥ satkṛtya pūjitam| mantraṃ vakṣyāmyahaṃ tasmādamṛtaṃ brahmanirmitam
(It is) remover of sin, purifying, and (yields) the fruit of a horse-sacrifice; for this, honoured and worshipped by the twice-born, (gives) the fruit of a horse-sacrifice. Therefore I shall declare the mantra, the nectar fashioned by Brahmā.
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VaP 2 12.16
देवताभ्यः पितृभ्यश्च महायोगिभ्य एव च। नमः स्वधायै स्वाहायै नित्यमेव भवन्त्युत
devatābhyaḥ pitṛbhyaśca mahāyogibhya eva ca| namaḥ svadhāyai svāhāyai nityameva bhavantyuta
"Homage to the deities and to the fathers, and to the great yogins, to Svadhā and to Svāhā" — (these) are indeed constant.
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VaP 2 12.17
आद्यावसाने श्राद्धस्य त्रिरावर्त्तं जपेत्सदा। पिण्डनिर्वपणे चैव जपेदेतत्समाहितः। पितरः क्षिप्रमायान्ति राक्षसाः प्रद्रवन्ति च
ādyāvasāne śrāddhasya trirāvarttaṃ japetsadā| piṇḍanirvapaṇe caiva japedetatsamāhitaḥ| pitaraḥ kṣipramāyānti rākṣasāḥ pradravanti ca
At the beginning and at the end of the śrāddha one should always recite (it) three times over; and at the offering of the rice-balls one should recite this with collected mind. The fathers come quickly, and the rākṣasas run away.
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VaP 2 12.18
पितॄंस्तत्र्त्रिषु लोकेषु मन्त्रोऽयं तारयत्युत। पठ्यमानः सदा श्राद्धे नियतं ब्रह्मवादिभिः
pitṝṃstatrtriṣu lokeṣu mantro'yaṃ tārayatyuta| paṭhyamānaḥ sadā śrāddhe niyataṃ brahmavādibhiḥ
This mantra indeed carries the fathers across, there in the three worlds, when it is constantly recited at the śrāddha as prescribed by the speakers of the Veda.
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VaP 2 12.19
राज्यकामो जपेदेनं सदा मन्त्रमतन्द्रितः। वीर्य्यशौचार्थसत्त्वञ्च श्रीरायुर्बलवर्द्धनम्
rājyakāmo japedenaṃ sadā mantramatandritaḥ| vīryyaśaucārthasattvañca śrīrāyurbalavarddhanam
One who desires kingship should recite this mantra always, unwearied; (it gives) valour, purity, wealth and goodness, and increases prosperity, long life and strength.
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VaP 2 12.20
प्रीयन्ते पितरो येन जप्येन नियमेन च। सप्तार्च्चिषं प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वकामप्रदं शुभम्
prīyante pitaro yena japyena niyamena ca| saptārcciṣaṃ pravakṣyāmi sarvakāmapradaṃ śubham
(That) by which recitation and observance the fathers are pleased — I shall declare the Saptārcis (hymn of seven flames), auspicious, granting all desires.
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VaP 2 12.21
अमूर्तानां समूर्तानां पितॄणां दीप्त तेजसाम्। नमस्यामि सदा तेभ्यो ध्यानिभ्यो योगचक्षुषा
amūrtānāṃ samūrtānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ dīpta tejasām| namasyāmi sadā tebhyo dhyānibhyo yogacakṣuṣā
Of the fathers, formless and embodied, of blazing splendour — to them, the meditators, I always pay homage with the eye of yoga.
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VaP 2 12.22
इन्द्रादीनां जनयितारो भृगुमारीचयोस्तथा। सप्तर्षीणां पितॄणाञ्च तान्नमस्यामि कामदान्
indrādīnāṃ janayitāro bhṛgumārīcayostathā| saptarṣīṇāṃ pitṝṇāñca tānnamasyāmi kāmadān
(They are) the begetters of Indra and the rest, and of Bhṛgu and Marīci, of the seven seers and of the fathers — I pay homage to them, the givers of what is desired.
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VaP 2 12.23
मन्वादीनां सुरेशानां सूर्य्याचन्द्रमसोस्तथा। तान्नमस्कृत्य सर्वान्वै पितॄन्कुशलदायकान्
manvādīnāṃ sureśānāṃ sūryyācandramasostathā| tānnamaskṛtya sarvānvai pitṝnkuśaladāyakān
Having paid homage to all those fathers, bestowers of well-being, (the begetters) of Manu and the rest, of the lords of the gods, and of the sun and the moon —
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VaP 2 12.24
नक्षत्राणां चरादीनां पितॄनथ पितामहान्। द्यावापृथिव्योश्च तथा नमस्यामि कृताञ्जलिः
nakṣatrāṇāṃ carādīnāṃ pitṝnatha pitāmahān| dyāvāpṛthivyośca tathā namasyāmi kṛtāñjaliḥ
(and) the fathers and grandfathers of the constellations, of the moving (planets) and the rest, and of heaven and earth — to them I pay homage with joined palms.
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VaP 2 12.25
देवर्षीणाञ्जनयितॄंश्च सर्वलोकनमस्कृतान्। अभयस्य सदा दातॄन्नमस्येऽहं कृताञ्जलिः
devarṣīṇāñjanayitṝṃśca sarvalokanamaskṛtān| abhayasya sadā dātṝnnamasye'haṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ
And the begetters of the divine seers, honoured by all the worlds, ever givers of safety — I pay homage to them with joined palms.
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VaP 2 12.26
प्रजा पतेः कश्यपाय सोमाय वरुणाय च। योगयोगेश्वरेभ्यश्च नमस्यामि कृताञ्जलिः
prajā pateḥ kaśyapāya somāya varuṇāya ca| yogayogeśvarebhyaśca namasyāmi kṛtāñjaliḥ
To Prajāpati, to Kaśyapa, to Soma and to Varuṇa, and to the yogas and the lords of yoga, I pay homage with joined palms.
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VaP 2 12.27
पितृगणेभ्यः सप्तभ्यो नमो लोकेषु सप्तसु। स्वयम्भुवे नमश्चैव ब्रह्मणे योगचक्षुषे
pitṛgaṇebhyaḥ saptabhyo namo lokeṣu saptasu| svayambhuve namaścaiva brahmaṇe yogacakṣuṣe
Homage to the seven hosts of fathers in the seven worlds; and homage to the Self-existent, to Brahmā whose eye is yoga.
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VaP 2 12.28
एतदुक्तं ससप्तर्षिब्रह्मर्षिगणपूजितम् । पवित्रं परमं ह्येतच्छ्रीमद्रक्षोविनाशनम्
etaduktaṃ sasaptarṣibrahmarṣigaṇapūjitam | pavitraṃ paramaṃ hyetacchrīmadrakṣovināśanam
This has been declared, (this hymn) worshipped by the seven seers together with the hosts of brahman-seers; for this is supremely purifying, glorious, and destructive of rākṣasas.
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VaP 2 12.29
अनेन विधिना युक्तस्त्रीन्वरान् लभते नरः। अन्नमायुः सुतांश्चैव ददते पितरो भुवि
anena vidhinā yuktastrīnvarān labhate naraḥ| annamāyuḥ sutāṃścaiva dadate pitaro bhuvi
A man joined with this rite obtains three boons: food, long life, and sons — these the fathers grant on earth.
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VaP 2 12.30
भक्त्या परमया युक्तः श्रद्दधानो जितेन्द्रियः। सप्तार्च्चिषं जपेद्यस्तु नित्यमेव समाहितः। सप्तद्वीपसमुद्रायां पृथिव्यामेकराड्भवेत्
bhaktyā paramayā yuktaḥ śraddadhāno jitendriyaḥ| saptārcciṣaṃ japedyastu nityameva samāhitaḥ| saptadvīpasamudrāyāṃ pṛthivyāmekarāḍbhavet
Whoever, joined with supreme devotion, believing, his senses subdued, recites the Saptārcis constantly with collected mind, becomes sole king over the earth with its seven continents and seas.
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VaP 2 12.31
यत्किंचित्पच्यते गेहे भक्ष्यं वा भोज्यमेव च। अनिवेद्य न भोक्तव्यं तस्मिन्नायतने सदा
yatkiṃcitpacyate gehe bhakṣyaṃ vā bhojyameva ca| anivedya na bhoktavyaṃ tasminnāyatane sadā
Whatever is cooked in the house, whether food to be chewed or food to be eaten, must never be eaten in that dwelling without being first offered (to them).
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VaP 2 12.32
क्रमशः कीर्त्तयिष्यामि बलिपात्राण्यतः परम्। येषु यच्च फलं प्रोक्तं तन्मे निगदतः श्रृणु
kramaśaḥ kīrttayiṣyāmi balipātrāṇyataḥ param| yeṣu yacca phalaṃ proktaṃ tanme nigadataḥ śrṛṇu
Next I shall recount in order the vessels for the offering, and what fruit is declared for each of them; hear that from me as I speak.
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