Vayu Purana — Uttarardha — Chapter 13
VaP 2 13.1
बृहस्पतिरुवाच।। पालाशं ब्रह्मवर्चस्यमश्वत्थे राज्यभावना। सर्वभूताधिपत्यं च प्लक्षे नित्यमुदाहृतम्
bṛhaspatiruvāca|| pālāśaṃ brahmavarcasyamaśvatthe rājyabhāvanā| sarvabhūtādhipatyaṃ ca plakṣe nityamudāhṛtam
Bṛhaspati said: A vessel of palāśa wood (gives) brahminical lustre; in the aśvattha there is the securing of kingship; and in the plakṣa, overlordship of all beings is always declared.
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VaP 2 13.2
पुष्टिकामं च न्यग्रोधं बुद्धिं प्रज्ञां धृतिं स्मृतिम्। रक्षोघ्नं च यशस्यं च काश्मर्य्यं पात्रमुच्यते
puṣṭikāmaṃ ca nyagrodhaṃ buddhiṃ prajñāṃ dhṛtiṃ smṛtim| rakṣoghnaṃ ca yaśasyaṃ ca kāśmaryyaṃ pātramucyate
The banyan (leaf-vessel) is said to bring nourishment as desired; and the kāśmarya vessel (is said to give) intelligence, wisdom, firmness, memory, and to be destructive of demons and productive of fame.
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VaP 2 13.3
सौभाग्यमुत्तमं लोके मधुके समुदाहृतम्। फल्गुपात्रे च कुर्वाणः सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्
saubhāgyamuttamaṃ loke madhuke samudāhṛtam| phalgupātre ca kurvāṇaḥ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt
In the madhuka (vessel) the highest good fortune in the world is declared; and one who acts with a phalgu vessel would obtain all his desires.
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VaP 2 13.4
परा द्युतिरथो कर्त्तुः प्राकाश्यं च विशेषतः । बिल्वे लक्ष्मीस्तथा मेधा नित्यमायुष्यमेव च
parā dyutiratho karttuḥ prākāśyaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ | bilve lakṣmīstathā medhā nityamāyuṣyameva ca
Then supreme radiance belongs to the doer, and conspicuousness especially; in the bilva (vessel) there is prosperity, and likewise mental power, and constant long life.
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VaP 2 13.5
क्षेत्रारामतडागेषु सर्वसस्येषु चैव हि। वर्षेदजस्रं पर्जन्यो वेणुपात्रेषु कुर्व्वतः
kṣetrārāmataḍāgeṣu sarvasasyeṣu caiva hi| varṣedajasraṃ parjanyo veṇupātreṣu kurvvataḥ
For one who acts with bamboo vessels, the rain-cloud would rain unceasingly upon fields, gardens, and tanks, and upon all the crops.
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VaP 2 13.6
एतेष्वेव सुपात्रेषु ये चैवाग्रयणं ददुः। सकृदप्यत्र यज्ञानां सर्वेषां फलमुच्यते
eteṣveva supātreṣu ye caivāgrayaṇaṃ daduḥ| sakṛdapyatra yajñānāṃ sarveṣāṃ phalamucyate
And those who have given the first-fruits offering in just these good vessels — even once in this matter, the fruit of all sacrifices is declared (to be theirs).
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VaP 2 13.7
पितृभ्यो यस्तु माल्यानि सुगन्धीनि च सर्वशः । सदा दद्याच्छ्रिया युक्तः स विभाति दिवाकरः
pitṛbhyo yastu mālyāni sugandhīni ca sarvaśaḥ | sadā dadyācchriyā yuktaḥ sa vibhāti divākaraḥ
But he who, endowed with prosperity, always gives to the fathers garlands and fragrant things of every kind, shines like the sun.
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VaP 2 13.8
गुग्गुलादींस्तथा धूपान् पितृभ्यो यः प्रयच्छति। संयुक्तान्मधुसर्पिर्भ्यां सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
guggulādīṃstathā dhūpān pitṛbhyo yaḥ prayacchati| saṃyuktānmadhusarpirbhyāṃ so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
He who presents to the fathers incenses such as guggulu, combined with honey and ghee, would obtain the fruit of a horse-sacrifice.
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VaP 2 13.9
धूपं गन्धगुणोपेतं कान्तं पितृपरायणम्। लभते स्त्रीष्वपत्यानि इह चामुत्र चोभयोः। दद्यादेव पितृभ्यस्तु नित्यमेव ह्यतन्द्रितः
dhūpaṃ gandhaguṇopetaṃ kāntaṃ pitṛparāyaṇam| labhate strīṣvapatyāni iha cāmutra cobhayoḥ| dadyādeva pitṛbhyastu nityameva hyatandritaḥ
Incense endowed with the quality of fragrance, lovely, devoted to the fathers: (by it) he obtains offspring from women, both here and in the world beyond; so one should indeed give (it) to the fathers, always, unwearied.
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VaP 2 13.10
दीपं पितृभ्यः प्रयतः सदा यस्तु प्रयच्छति। स लोकेऽप्रतिमं चक्षुः सदा च लभते शूभम्
dīpaṃ pitṛbhyaḥ prayataḥ sadā yastu prayacchati| sa loke'pratimaṃ cakṣuḥ sadā ca labhate śūbham
But he who, purified, always presents a lamp to the fathers, he obtains in the world an incomparable eye and always good fortune.
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VaP 2 13.11
तेजसा यशमा चैव कान्त्या चैव बलेन च। भुवि प्रकाशो भवति भ्राजते च त्रिविष्टपे। अप्सरोभिः परिवृतो विमानाग्रे स मोदते
tejasā yaśamā caiva kāntyā caiva balena ca| bhuvi prakāśo bhavati bhrājate ca triviṣṭape| apsarobhiḥ parivṛto vimānāgre sa modate
With splendour, with fame, with beauty and with strength he becomes radiant on earth, and he shines in heaven; surrounded by apsarases he rejoices at the front of a celestial car.
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VaP 2 13.12
गन्धान्पुष्पाणि धूपांश्च दद्यादाज्यादुतीश्च वै। फलमूलनमस्कारैः पिदॄणां प्रयतः शुचिः। पूर्व कृत्वा द्विजान्पश्वात्पूजयेदन्नसम्पदा
gandhānpuṣpāṇi dhūpāṃśca dadyādājyādutīśca vai| phalamūlanamaskāraiḥ pidṝṇāṃ prayataḥ śuciḥ| pūrva kṛtvā dvijānpaśvātpūjayedannasampadā
Purified and clean, he should offer to the fathers perfumes, flowers and incenses, and libations of ghee, with fruits, roots and salutations; having done (this) first, he should afterwards honour the twice-born with an abundance of food.
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VaP 2 13.13
श्राद्धकाले तु सततं वायुभूताः पितामहाः। आविशन्ति द्विजान्दृष्ट्वा तस्मादेतद्ब्रवीमि ते
śrāddhakāle tu satataṃ vāyubhūtāḥ pitāmahāḥ| āviśanti dvijāndṛṣṭvā tasmādetadbravīmi te
But at the time of the śrāddha the grandfathers, having become wind, constantly enter into the twice-born on seeing them; therefore I tell you this.
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VaP 2 13.14
वस्त्रैरन्नैः प्रदानैस्तैर्भक्ष्यपेयैस्तथैव च। गोभिरश्वैस्तथा ग्रामैः पूजयित्वा द्विजोत्तमान्
vastrairannaiḥ pradānaistairbhakṣyapeyaistathaiva ca| gobhiraśvaistathā grāmaiḥ pūjayitvā dvijottamān
Having honoured the best of the twice-born with garments, with foods, with those gifts, and likewise with things to eat and to drink, with cows, with horses and with villages—
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VaP 2 13.15
भवन्ति पितरः प्रीताः पूजितेषु द्विजातिषु। तस्मादन्नेन विधिवत् पूजयेद्द्विजसत्तमान्
bhavanti pitaraḥ prītāḥ pūjiteṣu dvijātiṣu| tasmādannena vidhivat pūjayeddvijasattamān
the fathers become pleased when the twice-born are honoured; therefore one should honour the best of the twice-born with food according to the rule.
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VaP 2 13.16
सव्योत्तराभ्यां पाणिभ्यां कुर्य्यादुल्लेखनं द्विजः। प्रोक्षणञ्च तथा कुर्याच्छ्राद्धकर्म्मण्यतन्द्रितः
savyottarābhyāṃ pāṇibhyāṃ kuryyādullekhanaṃ dvijaḥ| prokṣaṇañca tathā kuryācchrāddhakarmmaṇyatandritaḥ
The twice-born should make the scratching of lines with the left and the upper hands, and likewise he should perform the sprinkling, unwearied, in the śrāddha rite.
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VaP 2 13.17
दर्भान्पिण्डांस्तथा भक्ष्यान्पुष्पाणि विविधानि च। गन्धदानमलङ्कारमेकैकं निर्वपेद्वुधः
darbhānpiṇḍāṃstathā bhakṣyānpuṣpāṇi vividhāni ca| gandhadānamalaṅkāramekaikaṃ nirvapedvudhaḥ
The wise man should set out one by one darbha grass, the rice-balls, foods, and flowers of various kinds, the giving of perfume, and ornament.
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VaP 2 13.18
पोषयित्वा जनं सम्यग्वैश्वः स्यादुत्तरो द्विजः। अभ्यङ्ग दर्भपिञ्जालैस्त्रिभिः कुर्याद्यथाविधि
poṣayitvā janaṃ samyagvaiśvaḥ syāduttaro dvijaḥ| abhyaṅga darbhapiñjālaistribhiḥ kuryādyathāvidhi
Having properly fed the people, the later twice-born should be of the vaiśya (portion?); he should perform the anointing with three bundles of darbha grass according to the rule.
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VaP 2 13.19
अपसव्यं पितृभ्यश्च दद्यादन्नमनुत्तमम्। तमुच्चार्य्याथ सर्वेषां वस्त्रार्थं सूत्रमेव च
apasavyaṃ pitṛbhyaśca dadyādannamanuttamam| tamuccāryyātha sarveṣāṃ vastrārthaṃ sūtrameva ca
And to the fathers, with the sacred thread reversed, he should give the most excellent food; then, having pronounced that (formula), (he should give) to all of them a thread as a garment.
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VaP 2 13.20
खण्डनं पोषणं चैव तथैवोल्लेखनं तथा। सकृदेव हि देवानां पितॄणां त्रिभिरुच्यते
khaṇḍanaṃ poṣaṇaṃ caiva tathaivollekhanaṃ tathā| sakṛdeva hi devānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ tribhirucyate
The breaking, the feeding, and likewise the drawing of lines: for the gods it is (done) only once, but for the fathers it is said (to be done) three times.
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VaP 2 13.21
एकं पवित्रं हस्तेन पितॄन्सर्वान्सकृत्सकृत्। चैलमन्त्रेण पिण्डेभ्यो दत्त्वा दर्शनजं हितम्
ekaṃ pavitraṃ hastena pitṝnsarvānsakṛtsakṛt| cailamantreṇa piṇḍebhyo dattvā darśanajaṃ hitam
With one purifier (of grass) in the hand, (he honours) all the fathers each one once; having given to the rice-balls with the cloth-formula the benefit arising from the sight (of them)—
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VaP 2 13.22
सदा सर्पिस्तिलैर्युक्तां स्त्रीन् पिण्डान्निर्वपेद्भुवि। जानुं कृत्वा तथा सव्यं भूमौ पितृपरायणः
sadā sarpistilairyuktāṃ strīn piṇḍānnirvapedbhuvi| jānuṃ kṛtvā tathā savyaṃ bhūmau pitṛparāyaṇaḥ
He should always set down three piṇḍas on the ground, mixed with ghee and sesame, having placed his left knee on the earth, wholly intent upon the fathers.
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VaP 2 13.23
पितॄन् पितामहांश्चैव तथैव प्रपितामहान्। आहूय च पितॄन् प्राञ्चान् पितृतीर्थेन यत्नतः। पिण्डान्परिक्षिपेत्सम्यगपसव्यमतन्द्रितः
pitṝn pitāmahāṃścaiva tathaiva prapitāmahān| āhūya ca pitṝn prāñcān pitṛtīrthena yatnataḥ| piṇḍānparikṣipetsamyagapasavyamatandritaḥ
Having invoked the fathers, the grandfathers, and likewise the great-grandfathers — the fathers facing east — carefully, by way of the pitṛtīrtha (the part of the hand sacred to the fathers), he should strew the piṇḍas properly, moving from right to left, without slackness.
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VaP 2 13.24
अन्नेनाद्भिश्च पुष्पैश्च भक्ष्यैश्चैव पृथग्विधैः। पृथग् मातामहानान्तु केचिदिच्छन्ति मानवाः
annenādbhiśca puṣpaiśca bhakṣyaiścaiva pṛthagvidhaiḥ| pṛthag mātāmahānāntu kecidicchanti mānavāḥ
With food, with water, with flowers, and with eatables of various kinds; but some men wish (the offering) to the maternal grandfathers to be made separately.
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VaP 2 13.25
त्रीन् पिण्डानानुपूर्व्व्येण साङ्गुष्ठान्पुष्टिवर्द्धनान् । जान्वन्तराभ्यां यत्नेन पिण्डान् दद्याद्यथाक्रमम्
trīn piṇḍānānupūrvvyeṇa sāṅguṣṭhānpuṣṭivarddhanān | jānvantarābhyāṃ yatnena piṇḍān dadyādyathākramam
Three piṇḍas in due succession, made with the thumb, increasing nourishment — he should carefully offer the piṇḍas from between his knees, in the prescribed order.
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VaP 2 13.26
सव्योत्तराभ्यां पाणिभ्यां धर्मे मन्त्रे च पर्य्ययः। नमो वः पितरः सूक्ष्मैः सदा ह्येवमतन्द्रितः
savyottarābhyāṃ pāṇibhyāṃ dharme mantre ca paryyayaḥ| namo vaḥ pitaraḥ sūkṣmaiḥ sadā hyevamatandritaḥ
With the left and the upper hands; in the observance and in the mantra there is a reversal: "Homage to you, O fathers," with the subtle (mantras), always thus, without slackness.
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VaP 2 13.27
दक्षिणस्यान्तु पाणिभ्यां प्रथमं पिण्डमुत्सृजेत्। नमो वः पितरः सौम्याः पठन्नित्यमतन्द्रितः
dakṣiṇasyāntu pāṇibhyāṃ prathamaṃ piṇḍamutsṛjet| namo vaḥ pitaraḥ saumyāḥ paṭhannityamatandritaḥ
But with the right hand he should release the first piṇḍa, reciting always, without slackness, "Homage to you, O gentle fathers."
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VaP 2 13.28
सव्योत्तराभ्यां पाणिभ्यां धर्मे सर्व्वमतन्द्रितः। उलूखलस्य लेखाया मुदपात्राच्च सेवनम्
savyottarābhyāṃ pāṇibhyāṃ dharme sarvvamatandritaḥ| ulūkhalasya lekhāyā mudapātrācca sevanam
With the left and upper hands, everything in the observance, without slackness; the use of the mortar's mark and of the water-vessel.
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VaP 2 13.29
क्षौमसूत्रं नवं दद्याच्छोणं कार्पासिकं तथा। पत्रोर्णं पितृसूत्रञ्च कौशेयं परिवर्जयेत्
kṣaumasūtraṃ navaṃ dadyācchoṇaṃ kārpāsikaṃ tathā| patrorṇaṃ pitṛsūtrañca kauśeyaṃ parivarjayet
He should give new linen thread, and red thread of cotton, and leaf-wool (patrorṇa) as the thread for the fathers; silk he should avoid.
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VaP 2 13.30
वर्जयेत्तद्दशां यज्ञे यदप्यहतवस्त्रजाम्। न प्रीणन्ति तथैतानि दातुराप्यायतो भवेत्
varjayettaddaśāṃ yajñe yadapyahatavastrajām| na prīṇanti tathaitāni dāturāpyāyato bhavet
In the sacrifice he should avoid the fringe of that, even one produced from uncut cloth; such things do not give pleasure, (though) the giver may become well-supplied.
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VaP 2 13.31
श्रेष्ठमाहुस्त्रिककुदमञ्जनं नित्यमेव च। कृष्णेभ्यश्च तिलेभ्यश्च यत्तैलं परिरक्षितम्
śreṣṭhamāhustrikakudamañjanaṃ nityameva ca| kṛṣṇebhyaśca tilebhyaśca yattailaṃ parirakṣitam
They call the collyrium from Trikakud the best, and (so it is) always; and the oil that is kept from black sesame seeds.
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VaP 2 13.32
चन्दनागुरुणी चोभे तमालोशीरपझकम्। धूपं च गुग्गुलश्रेष्ठं तुरुष्कं धूपमेव च
candanāguruṇī cobhe tamālośīrapajhakam| dhūpaṃ ca guggulaśreṣṭhaṃ turuṣkaṃ dhūpameva ca
Both sandal and aloe-wood, tamāla, uśīra, and lotus; and as incense the best guggulu, and turuṣka incense too.
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VaP 2 13.33
शुक्लाः सुमनसः श्रेष्ठास्तथा पझोत्पलानि च। गन्धवन्त्युपपन्नानि यानि चान्यानि कृत्स्नशः
śuklāḥ sumanasaḥ śreṣṭhāstathā pajhotpalāni ca| gandhavantyupapannāni yāni cānyāni kṛtsnaśaḥ
White flowers are best, and lotuses and blue lotuses, and those that are fragrant and suitable, and whatever others there are, all of them.
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VaP 2 13.34
जवासुमनसो भण्डीरूपकामकुरण्डकाः। पुष्पाणि वर्जनीयानि श्राद्धकर्मणि नित्यशः
javāsumanaso bhaṇḍīrūpakāmakuraṇḍakāḥ| puṣpāṇi varjanīyāni śrāddhakarmaṇi nityaśaḥ
Javā (hibiscus) flowers, bhaṇḍī, rūpakā, and kuraṇḍaka — these flowers are always to be avoided in the śrāddha rite.
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VaP 2 13.35
यानि गन्धादपेतानि उपगन्धीनि यानि च। वर्जनीयानि पुष्पाणि भूतिमन्विच्छता तदा
yāni gandhādapetāni upagandhīni yāni ca| varjanīyāni puṣpāṇi bhūtimanvicchatā tadā
Those flowers that are devoid of scent, and those that are only faintly scented, are then to be avoided by one who seeks welfare.
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VaP 2 13.36
द्विजातयस्तथान्विष्ठा नियताः स्युरुदङ्मुखाः। पूजयेद्यजमानस्तु विधिवद्दक्षिणामुखः
dvijātayastathānviṣṭhā niyatāḥ syurudaṅmukhāḥ| pūjayedyajamānastu vidhivaddakṣiṇāmukhaḥ
The twice-born, seated accordingly, should be restrained and facing north; and the sacrificer, facing south, should honour them according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 13.37
तेषामभिमुखो दद्याद्दर्भान्पिण्डांश्च यत्नतः। अनेन विधिना साक्षादर्च्चयेत् स्वान् पितामहान्
teṣāmabhimukho dadyāddarbhānpiṇḍāṃśca yatnataḥ| anena vidhinā sākṣādarccayet svān pitāmahān
Facing them he should carefully offer darbha grass and the piṇḍas; by this rule he honours his own forefathers directly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 13.38
हरिता वै सपिञ्जल्याः पुष्पस्निग्धाः समाहिताः। रत्निमात्रप्रदानेन पितृतीर्थेन संस्थिताः
haritā vai sapiñjalyāḥ puṣpasnigdhāḥ samāhitāḥ| ratnimātrapradānena pitṛtīrthena saṃsthitāḥ
Green indeed, with their paired blades, moist with flowers, gathered together, given in a measure of a cubit, arranged by way of the pitṛtīrtha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 13.39
उपमूले तथा नीलाः प्रस्तराद्यकुलोद्यमाः । तथा श्मामाकनीवारा दुर्वाराः समुदाहृताः
upamūle tathā nīlāḥ prastarādyakulodyamāḥ | tathā śmāmākanīvārā durvārāḥ samudāhṛtāḥ
And at the base dark ones; the prastara and the rest, raised in clumps; likewise śyāmāka, nīvāra and dūrvā grasses are declared (fit).
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VaP 2 13.40
पूर्व्वंकीर्त्तितवाञ्छ्रेष्ठो बभूवाथ प्रजापतिः । तस्य वाला निपतिता भूमौ चाकाशमार्गतः
pūrvvaṃkīrttitavāñchreṣṭho babhūvātha prajāpatiḥ | tasya vālā nipatitā bhūmau cākāśamārgataḥ
The eminent Prajāpati, praised before, then came into being; and his hairs fell upon the earth from the path of the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 13.41
तस्मान्मेध्या समाकाशाः श्राद्धकर्मणि पूजिताः । पिण्डनिर्वपणं तेषु कर्त्तव्यं भूतिमिच्छता
tasmānmedhyā samākāśāḥ śrāddhakarmaṇi pūjitāḥ | piṇḍanirvapaṇaṃ teṣu karttavyaṃ bhūtimicchatā
Therefore those (grasses) that grow under the open sky are pure and honoured in the śrāddha rite; the setting down of the piṇḍas should be made upon them by one who desires welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 13.42
प्रजापुष्टिर्द्युतिः कीर्त्तिः प्रजाकान्तिसमन्विता। भवन्ति रुचिरा नित्यं विपाप्मानोऽघवर्जिताः
prajāpuṣṭirdyutiḥ kīrttiḥ prajākāntisamanvitā| bhavanti rucirā nityaṃ vipāpmāno'ghavarjitāḥ
Increase of offspring, splendour, fame, joined with the beauty of offspring — (these) come about; (such men) are ever radiant, free of sin, rid of evil.
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VaP 2 13.43
सकृदेवास्तरेद्दर्भान् पिण्डार्थं दक्षिणामुखः। प्राग्दक्षिणाग्रनियतो विधिञ्चाप्यनुवक्ष्यति
sakṛdevāstareddarbhān piṇḍārthaṃ dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ| prāgdakṣiṇāgraniyato vidhiñcāpyanuvakṣyati
Facing south, he should spread the darbha grass once only for the sake of the rice-balls, with the tips fixed toward the east-south; and he will next state the rule (for this).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 13.44
न दीनो वापि वा क्रुद्धो न चैवान्यमना नरः। एकाग्रमाधाय मनः श्राद्धं कुर्य्यात्सदा बुधः
na dīno vāpi vā kruddho na caivānyamanā naraḥ| ekāgramādhāya manaḥ śrāddhaṃ kuryyātsadā budhaḥ
Not dejected, nor angry, and not a man with his mind elsewhere: fixing his mind on one point, the wise man should always perform the śrāddha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 13.45
निहन्मि सर्व्वं यदमेध्यवद्भवेद् हताश्च सर्व्वे सुरदानवा मया। रक्षांसि यक्षाश्च पिशाचसङ्घा हता मया यातुधानाश्च सर्व्वे
nihanmi sarvvaṃ yadamedhyavadbhaved hatāśca sarvve suradānavā mayā| rakṣāṃsi yakṣāśca piśācasaṅghā hatā mayā yātudhānāśca sarvve
"I slay everything that may be as if impure; and all the gods and dānavas have been slain by me; the rākṣasas, the yakṣas and the hosts of piśācas have been slain by me, and all the yātudhānas."
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VaP 2 13.46
एवं पित्रे दृष्टमन्नं हि यस्य तस्यासुरा वर्जयन्तीह सर्व्वे। यस्मिन्देशे पठ्यते एष मन्त्रस्तं वै देशं राक्षसा वर्जयन्ति
evaṃ pitre dṛṣṭamannaṃ hi yasya tasyāsurā varjayantīha sarvve| yasmindeśe paṭhyate eṣa mantrastaṃ vai deśaṃ rākṣasā varjayanti
Thus, the food of the man whose (food) has been seen by the father — all the asuras here shun it; and in whatever place this mantra is recited, that place indeed the rākṣasas avoid.
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VaP 2 13.47
अनेन विधिना नित्यं श्राद्धं कुर्य्याद्द्विजः सदा। मनसा काङ्क्षितं यद्यत्तत्तद्दद्युः पितामहाः
anena vidhinā nityaṃ śrāddhaṃ kuryyāddvijaḥ sadā| manasā kāṅkṣitaṃ yadyattattaddadyuḥ pitāmahāḥ
By this rule a twice-born should always perform the śrāddha regularly; whatever he desires in his mind, that the ancestors would grant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 13.48
पितरो हृष्टमनसो रक्षांसि विमनांसि च। भवन्त्येव कृते श्राद्धे नित्यमेव प्रयत्नतः
pitaro hṛṣṭamanaso rakṣāṃsi vimanāṃsi ca| bhavantyeva kṛte śrāddhe nityameva prayatnataḥ
The fathers become glad in mind and the rākṣasas dispirited, when the śrāddha is performed regularly and with care.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 13.49
शूद्राः श्राद्धे क्षीरवाशु बल्वजास्तरवस्तथा। वारणाश्च लवाश्चैव लववर्षाश्च नित्यशः। एवमादीन्यथान्यानि तृणानि परिवर्जयेत्
śūdrāḥ śrāddhe kṣīravāśu balvajāstaravastathā| vāraṇāśca lavāścaiva lavavarṣāśca nityaśaḥ| evamādīnyathānyāni tṛṇāni parivarjayet
In the śrāddha, śūdras(?), kṣīravā, balvaja and tarava grasses, and vāraṇas and lavas and lavavarṣas always — such grasses and others like them he should avoid.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 13.50
अञ्जनाभ्यञ्जनागन्धामानुप्रलयनं तथा । काशैः पुनर्भवैः कार्य्यं सर्व्वमेव फलं भवेत्
añjanābhyañjanāgandhāmānupralayanaṃ tathā | kāśaiḥ punarbhavaiḥ kāryyaṃ sarvvameva phalaṃ bhavet
Likewise eye-salve, anointing, fragrance, and the smearing over (of the body) — it is to be done with kāśa grasses that have grown up again; then the whole fruit (of the rite) accrues.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 13.51
काशाः पुनर्भवा ये च बर्हणा उपबर्हणाः। अथ ते पितरो देवा देवाश्च पितरः पुनः
kāśāḥ punarbhavā ye ca barhaṇā upabarhaṇāḥ| atha te pitaro devā devāśca pitaraḥ punaḥ
The kāśa grasses that have grown up again, and the barhaṇa and upabarhaṇa (grasses) — then those fathers are gods, and the gods again are fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 13.52
पुष्पगन्धादिधूपानामेष मन्त्र उदाहृतः। आहृत्य दक्षिणायान्तु होमार्थे विप्रयत्नतः
puṣpagandhādidhūpānāmeṣa mantra udāhṛtaḥ| āhṛtya dakṣiṇāyāntu homārthe viprayatnataḥ
This mantra has been declared for flowers, fragrances and the rest, and incense; having brought (them) to the south, for the sake of the oblation, with the brahmin's effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 13.53
सोमाय वै पितृमते स्वधा अङ्गिरसे नमः। अस्वर्ग्यं लौकिकं वापि जुहुयात्कर्म्मसिद्धये
somāya vai pitṛmate svadhā aṅgirase namaḥ| asvargyaṃ laukikaṃ vāpi juhuyātkarmmasiddhaye
"To Soma, lord of the fathers, svadhā; homage to Aṅgiras" — he should offer even a non-heavenly, worldly (oblation) for the accomplishment of the rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 13.54
अन्तराधाय समिधं तथा होमो विधीयते।। समाहितेन मनसा प्रयताग्निः प्रयत्नतः
antarādhāya samidhaṃ tathā homo vidhīyate|| samāhitena manasā prayatāgniḥ prayatnataḥ
Having placed a stick of firewood in between, the oblation is thus prescribed, with a concentrated mind, the fire being purified, (and) with care.
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VaP 2 13.55
अग्नये कव्यवाहाय स्वधा अङ्गिरसे नमः। यमाय चैवाङ्गिरसे स्वधा नम इति ब्रुवन्
agnaye kavyavāhāya svadhā aṅgirase namaḥ| yamāya caivāṅgirase svadhā nama iti bruvan
"To Agni, bearer of the offerings, svadhā; homage to Aṅgiras"; and "to Yama Aṅgiras, svadhā, homage" — so saying (he offers).
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VaP 2 13.56
इत्येते वै होममन्त्रा मन्त्राणामनु पूर्व्वशः। दक्षिणातोऽग्नये नित्यं सोमायान्तरतस्तथा
ityete vai homamantrā mantrāṇāmanu pūrvvaśaḥ| dakṣiṇāto'gnaye nityaṃ somāyāntaratastathā
These indeed are the oblation-mantras, in the order of the mantras one after another: on the south (side) always for Agni, and in between for Soma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 13.57
एतयोरन्तरं नित्यं जुहुयाद्वै विवस्वते। उपचारं स्वधाकारं तथैवोल्लेखनञ्च यत्
etayorantaraṃ nityaṃ juhuyādvai vivasvate| upacāraṃ svadhākāraṃ tathaivollekhanañca yat
Between these two he should always offer to Vivasvat; (also) the service, the uttering of 'svadhā', and the scratching of lines (on the ground),
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VaP 2 13.58
होमजप्ये नमस्कारः प्रोक्षणञ्च विशेषतः। अञ्जनाभ्यञ्जने चैव पिण्डसंवपनं तथा
homajapye namaskāraḥ prokṣaṇañca viśeṣataḥ| añjanābhyañjane caiva piṇḍasaṃvapanaṃ tathā
the oblation and the muttering, the salutation, and especially the sprinkling, and the eye-salve and the anointing, and likewise the scattering of the rice-balls —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 13.59
अश्वमेधफलेनैव तत्स्मृतं मन्त्रपूर्व्वकम्। क्रियाः सर्व्वा यथो द्दिष्टाः प्रयत्नेन समाचरेत्
aśvamedhaphalenaiva tatsmṛtaṃ mantrapūrvvakam| kriyāḥ sarvvā yatho ddiṣṭāḥ prayatnena samācaret
that, accompanied by mantras, is reckoned as having the fruit of a horse-sacrifice; all the acts as prescribed he should perform with care.
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VaP 2 13.60
बहुहव्यत्वमेवाग्नौ सुसमिद्धे विशेषतः। विधूमे लेलिहाने च होतव्यं कर्मसिद्धये
bahuhavyatvamevāgnau susamiddhe viśeṣataḥ| vidhūme lelihāne ca hotavyaṃ karmasiddhaye
Abundance of oblation-material especially in a well-kindled fire; when it is smokeless and licking (with its flames), one should offer for the accomplishment of the rite.
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VaP 2 13.61
अप्रबुद्धे सधूमे च जुहुयाद्यो हुताशने। यजमानो भवेदन्धः सोऽपुत्र इति नः श्रुतम्
aprabuddhe sadhūme ca juhuyādyo hutāśane| yajamāno bhavedandhaḥ so'putra iti naḥ śrutam
He who offers into the fire when it is not awakened and is smoky — that sacrificer becomes blind and without a son: so we have heard.
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VaP 2 13.62
अल्पेन्धनो वा रूक्षो वा विस्फुलिङ्गश्च सर्व्वशः । ज्वाला धूमोपसेव्यश्च स तु वह्निर्न सिद्धये
alpendhano vā rūkṣo vā visphuliṅgaśca sarvvaśaḥ | jvālā dhūmopasevyaśca sa tu vahnirna siddhaye
(A fire) with little fuel, or dry, or sparking all over, and whose flames are attended by smoke — that fire is not for success.
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VaP 2 13.63
दुर्गन्धश्चैव नीलश्च कृष्णश्चैव विशेषतः। भूमिं विगाहते यत्र तत्र विद्यात्पराभवम्
durgandhaścaiva nīlaśca kṛṣṇaścaiva viśeṣataḥ| bhūmiṃ vigāhate yatra tatra vidyātparābhavam
And foul-smelling, and blue, and especially black, and where it sinks down into the ground — in that (case) one should recognise ruin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 13.64
अर्चिष्मान् पिण्डितशिखः सर्पिःकाञ्चनसम्भवः। स्निग्धः प्रदक्षिणश्चैव वह्निः स्यात्कार्य्यसिद्धये
arciṣmān piṇḍitaśikhaḥ sarpiḥkāñcanasambhavaḥ| snigdhaḥ pradakṣiṇaścaiva vahniḥ syātkāryyasiddhaye
Flaming, with its tip gathered together, arisen from ghee (and shining) like gold, glossy, and (turning) rightward — such a fire will be for the accomplishment of the rite.
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VaP 2 13.65
नरनारीगणेभ्यश्च पूजां प्राप्नोति शाश्वतीम्। अक्षयाः पूजितास्तेन भवन्ति पितरोऽव्ययाः
naranārīgaṇebhyaśca pūjāṃ prāpnoti śāśvatīm| akṣayāḥ pūjitāstena bhavanti pitaro'vyayāḥ
And he obtains lasting honour from the throngs of men and women; the fathers, honoured by him, become undecaying and imperishable.
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VaP 2 13.66
स्थाल्युदुम्बरपात्राणि फलानि समिधस्तथा। श्राद्धे चातिपवित्राणि मेध्यानीति विशेषतः
sthālyudumbarapātrāṇi phalāni samidhastathā| śrāddhe cātipavitrāṇi medhyānīti viśeṣataḥ
Cooking pots, vessels of udumbara wood, fruits, and likewise firewood, are exceedingly pure in the śrāddha, and especially fit (for the rite).
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VaP 2 13.67
पवित्रं वा द्विजश्रेष्ठ शुद्धये जन्मकर्म्मसु। पात्रेषु फलमुद्दिष्टं यन्मया श्राद्धकर्मणि
pavitraṃ vā dvijaśreṣṭha śuddhaye janmakarmmasu| pātreṣu phalamuddiṣṭaṃ yanmayā śrāddhakarmaṇi
Or it is purifying, best of the twice-born, for purification in the rites of birth; the fruit that has been declared by me as to vessels in the śrāddha rite —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 13.68
तदेव कृत्स्नं विज्ञेयं समित्सु च यथाक्रमम्। कृत्वा समाहितं चित्तमग्रये वै करोम्यहम्
tadeva kṛtsnaṃ vijñeyaṃ samitsu ca yathākramam| kṛtvā samāhitaṃ cittamagraye vai karomyaham
— all that very same is to be understood with regard to the firewood too, in due order. Having made my mind concentrated, I indeed perform (the offering) to the fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 13.69
अनुज्ञातः कुरुष्वेति तथैव द्विजसत्तमैः। पत्नीमादाय पुत्रांश्च जुहुयाद्धव्यवाहनम्
anujñātaḥ kuruṣveti tathaiva dvijasattamaiḥ| patnīmādāya putrāṃśca juhuyāddhavyavāhanam
Being given leave with the words "Do it," by the best of the twice-born likewise, he should, taking his wife and his sons (with him), make the offering into the bearer of oblations (the fire).
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VaP 2 13.70
समानप्लक्षन्यग्रोधप्लक्षाश्वत्थविकङ्कताः। उदुम्बरास्तथा बिल्वचन्दना यज्ञियाश्च ते
samānaplakṣanyagrodhaplakṣāśvatthavikaṅkatāḥ| udumbarāstathā bilvacandanā yajñiyāśca te
Samāna(?), plakṣa, nyagrodha, plakṣa, aśvattha, vikaṅkata, and udumbara, bilva and sandal — these are fit for sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 13.71
सरलो देवदारुश्च शालश्च खदिरस्तथा। समिदर्थं प्रशस्ताः स्युरेते वृक्षा विशेषतः
saralo devadāruśca śālaśca khadirastathā| samidarthaṃ praśastāḥ syurete vṛkṣā viśeṣataḥ
Sarala and devadāru, and śāla and likewise khadira — these trees would be especially commended for the purpose of firewood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 13.72
ग्राम्याः कम्टकिनश्चैव यज्ञिया येन केन च। पूजिताः समिदर्थे तु पितॄणां वचनं तथा
grāmyāḥ kamṭakinaścaiva yajñiyā yena kena ca| pūjitāḥ samidarthe tu pitṝṇāṃ vacanaṃ tathā
Village trees and thorny ones are fit for sacrifice by whatever means, (when) honoured for the purpose of firewood — such too is the word of the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 13.73
समिद्भिः कल्कलेयाभिर्ज्जुहुयाद्यो हुताशनम् । फलं यत् कर्मणस्तस्य तन्मे निगदतः श्रृणु
samidbhiḥ kalkaleyābhirjjuhuyādyo hutāśanam | phalaṃ yat karmaṇastasya tanme nigadataḥ śrṛṇu
Whoever makes the offering into the fire with kalkaleya(?) firewood — hear from me, as I declare it, what the fruit of that act is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 13.74
आयसं सर्व्वकामीयमश्वमेधफलं हि तत्। श्लेष्मातको नक्तमालः कपित्थः शाल्मलिस्तथा
āyasaṃ sarvvakāmīyamaśvamedhaphalaṃ hi tat| śleṣmātako naktamālaḥ kapitthaḥ śālmalistathā
It is of iron(?), granting all desires, and it has indeed the fruit of a horse sacrifice. Śleṣmātaka, naktamāla, kapittha, and likewise śālmali,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 13.75
नीपो विभी तकश्चैव वल्लीभिश्च तथैव च। शकुनानां निवासश्च वर्जयेच्च महीरुहान्। अयज्ञीयाः स्मृता ये च वृक्षांश्चैव तु वर्जयेत्
nīpo vibhī takaścaiva vallībhiśca tathaiva ca| śakunānāṃ nivāsaśca varjayecca mahīruhān| ayajñīyāḥ smṛtā ye ca vṛkṣāṃścaiva tu varjayet
nīpa and vibhītaka, and likewise those (trees overgrown) with creepers, and (any tree that is) a dwelling of birds — such trees one should avoid; and one should avoid those trees that are held to be unfit for sacrifice.
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VaP 2 13.76
स्वधेति चैव मन्त्रान्ते पितॄणां वचनं तथा। स्वाहेति चैव देवानां यज्ञकर्मण्युदाहृतम्
svadheti caiva mantrānte pitṝṇāṃ vacanaṃ tathā| svāheti caiva devānāṃ yajñakarmaṇyudāhṛtam
And "svadhā" at the end of the mantra is the formula for the fathers, while "svāhā" is declared for the gods in the sacrificial rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition