Vayu Purana — Uttarardha — Chapter 17
VaP 2 17.1
।।ऋषय ऊचुः।। अहो धीमंस्त्वया सूत श्राद्धकल्पस्तु कीर्तितः। श्रुतो नः श्राद्धकल्पो वै ऋषिभिः परिकीर्तितः
||ṛṣaya ūcuḥ|| aho dhīmaṃstvayā sūta śrāddhakalpastu kīrtitaḥ| śruto naḥ śrāddhakalpo vai ṛṣibhiḥ parikīrtitaḥ
The seers said: Ah, wise Sūta, the rule of the śrāddha has been recounted by you; we have heard the rule of the śrāddha as it was proclaimed by the seers.
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VaP 2 17.2
अतीव विस्तरो यस्य विशेषेण प्रकीर्तितः। वद शेषं महाप्राज्ञ ऋषेस्तस्य यथामतम्
atīva vistaro yasya viśeṣeṇa prakīrtitaḥ| vada śeṣaṃ mahāprājña ṛṣestasya yathāmatam
Whose exposition is exceedingly extensive, has been proclaimed in detail; tell the remainder, O greatly wise one, according to the view of that seer.
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VaP 2 17.3
।।सूत उवाच।। कीर्तयिष्यामि ते विप्रा ऋषेस्तस्य मतन्तु तत्। श्राद्धं प्रति महाभागास्तन्मे श्रृणुत विस्तरात्
||sūta uvāca|| kīrtayiṣyāmi te viprā ṛṣestasya matantu tat| śrāddhaṃ prati mahābhāgāstanme śrṛṇuta vistarāt
Sūta said: I shall recount to you, O brahmins, that view of that seer concerning the śrāddha, O greatly fortunate ones; hear it from me at length.
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VaP 2 17.4
उक्तं श्राद्धं मया पूर्वं विधिश्च श्राद्धकर्म्मणि। परिशिष्टं प्रवक्ष्यामि ब्राह्मणानां यथाक्रमम्
uktaṃ śrāddhaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ vidhiśca śrāddhakarmmaṇi| pariśiṣṭaṃ pravakṣyāmi brāhmaṇānāṃ yathākramam
The śrāddha has been told by me before, and the procedure in the śrāddha rite; I shall now declare what remains, concerning the brahmins, in due order.
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VaP 2 17.5
न मीमांस्याः सदा विप्राः पवित्रं ह्येतदुत्तमम्। दैवे पित्र्ये च सततं श्रूयते वै परीक्षणम्
na mīmāṃsyāḥ sadā viprāḥ pavitraṃ hyetaduttamam| daive pitrye ca satataṃ śrūyate vai parīkṣaṇam
Brahmins are never to be scrutinised, for this is the highest purifier; (yet) in the rite for the gods and in that for the ancestors examination is constantly said to be (prescribed).
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VaP 2 17.6
यस्मिन् दोषाः प्रदृश्येरन् सद्भिर्वा वर्जितस्तु यः। जानीयाद्वापि संवासाद्वर्ज्जयेत्तं प्रयत्नतः
yasmin doṣāḥ pradṛśyeran sadbhirvā varjitastu yaḥ| jānīyādvāpi saṃvāsādvarjjayettaṃ prayatnataḥ
He in whom faults are seen, or who is shunned by the good, or whom one may know (to be faulty) from living together — him one should carefully avoid.
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VaP 2 17.7
अविज्ञातं द्विजं श्राद्धे परीक्षेत सदा बुधः । सिद्धा हि विप्ररूपेण चरन्ति पृथिवीमिमाम्
avijñātaṃ dvijaṃ śrāddhe parīkṣeta sadā budhaḥ | siddhā hi viprarūpeṇa caranti pṛthivīmimām
The wise man should always examine at a śrāddha a twice-born who is unknown (to him); for perfected beings roam this earth in the form of brahmins.
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VaP 2 17.8
तस्मादतिथिमायान्तमभिगच्छेत् कृताञ्जलिः। पूजयेच्चापि पाद्येन पादाभ्यञ्जनभोजनैः
tasmādatithimāyāntamabhigacchet kṛtāñjaliḥ| pūjayeccāpi pādyena pādābhyañjanabhojanaiḥ
Therefore one should go up to an arriving guest with joined palms, and should honour him with water for the feet, with anointing of the feet, and with food.
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VaP 2 17.9
उर्वीं सागरपर्यन्तां देवा योगेश्वरास्तथा। नाना रूपैश्चरन्त्येते प्रजा धर्म्मेण पालयन्
urvīṃ sāgaraparyantāṃ devā yogeśvarāstathā| nānā rūpaiścarantyete prajā dharmmeṇa pālayan
The gods and likewise the lords of yoga roam this earth up to the ocean in various forms, protecting the people through dharma.
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VaP 2 17.10
अर्चयित्वा ततो दद्याद्विप्रायातिथये नरः। व्यञ्जनानि च भक्ष्याणि फलं तेषां तथैव च
arcayitvā tato dadyādviprāyātithaye naraḥ| vyañjanāni ca bhakṣyāṇi phalaṃ teṣāṃ tathaiva ca
Having honoured (him), the man should then give to the brahmin guest condiments and edibles, and likewise fruit of them.
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VaP 2 17.11
आग्निष्टोमं तु पयसा प्राप्नुयाद्वै तथाश्रुतम्। सर्पिषा तु शुभं चक्षुः षोडशाहफलं लभेत्। मधुना त्वतिरात्रस्य फलं च समवाप्नुयात्
āgniṣṭomaṃ tu payasā prāpnuyādvai tathāśrutam| sarpiṣā tu śubhaṃ cakṣuḥ ṣoḍaśāhaphalaṃ labhet| madhunā tvatirātrasya phalaṃ ca samavāpnuyāt
With milk one obtains the Agniṣṭoma, as has been heard; with clarified butter (one obtains) auspicious sight and gains the fruit of the sixteen-day (rite); and with honey one fully obtains the fruit of the Atirātra.
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VaP 2 17.12
तत्प्राप्नुयाच्छ्रद्दधानो नरो वै सर्वैः कामैर्भोजयेद्यस्तु विप्रान्। सर्वार्थदः सर्वविप्रातिथौ यः फलं भुङ्क्ते सर्वमेधस्य नित्यम्
tatprāpnuyācchraddadhāno naro vai sarvaiḥ kāmairbhojayedyastu viprān| sarvārthadaḥ sarvaviprātithau yaḥ phalaṃ bhuṅkte sarvamedhasya nityam
That the man who has faith obtains; and he who feeds brahmins with all objects of desire, who gives everything to every brahmin guest, he enjoys forever the fruit of the Sarvamedha.
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VaP 2 17.13
यस्तु श्राद्धेऽतिथिं प्राप्य दैवे वाप्यवमन्यते। तं वै देवा विश्वयन्ति होता यद्वत् परां वसुम्
yastu śrāddhe'tithiṃ prāpya daive vāpyavamanyate| taṃ vai devā viśvayanti hotā yadvat parāṃ vasum
But he who, having received a guest at a śrāddha or at a rite for the gods, slights him — him the gods enter (?), as the priest (does) the highest wealth.
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VaP 2 17.14
देवाश्च पितरश्चैव वह्निश्चैव हि तान् द्विजान् । आविश्य भुञ्जते तद्वै लोकानुग्रहकारणात्
devāśca pitaraścaiva vahniścaiva hi tān dvijān | āviśya bhuñjate tadvai lokānugrahakāraṇāt
For the gods, the ancestors, and Fire enter into those twice-born ones and eat, and that indeed for the sake of favouring the worlds.
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VaP 2 17.15
अपूजिता दहन्त्येते दद्युः कामांश्च पूजिताः। सर्वस्वेनापि तस्माद्वै पूजयेदतिथीन् सदा
apūjitā dahantyete dadyuḥ kāmāṃśca pūjitāḥ| sarvasvenāpi tasmādvai pūjayedatithīn sadā
Unhonoured, these burn (one); honoured, they grant desires. Therefore one should always honour guests, even with all one's possessions.
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VaP 2 17.16
वानप्रस्थो गृहस्थश्च गृहमभ्यागतोऽथवा। बालाः खिन्ना यतिश्चैव जानीयादतिथीन् सदा
vānaprastho gṛhasthaśca gṛhamabhyāgato'thavā| bālāḥ khinnā yatiścaiva jānīyādatithīn sadā
A forest-dweller, a householder, or one who has come to the house, children, the weary, and an ascetic — one should always recognise (these) as guests.
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VaP 2 17.17
अभ्यागतो याचकः स्यादतिथिः स्यादयाचकः। अतिथेरतिथिः श्रेष्ठः सोऽतिथिर्योग उच्यते
abhyāgato yācakaḥ syādatithiḥ syādayācakaḥ| atitheratithiḥ śreṣṭhaḥ so'tithiryoga ucyate
One who has come may be a beggar; a guest would be one who does not beg. Among guests the (true) guest is the best; that guest is called a yoga (a proper conjunction/opportunity).
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VaP 2 17.18
न घोरो नापि सङ्कीर्णो नाविद्यो न विशेषवित्। न च सन्तो न समृद्धो न सेवी नाचरोऽतिथिः
na ghoro nāpi saṅkīrṇo nāvidyo na viśeṣavit| na ca santo na samṛddho na sevī nācaro'tithiḥ
Not fierce, not mixed (in caste), not ignorant, not (merely) learned in particulars, not (?) the good, not wealthy, not a servant, not one of bad conduct — (such is) the guest.
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VaP 2 17.19
पिपासिताय श्रान्ताय भ्रान्तायातिबुभुक्षते। तस्मै सत्कृत्य दातव्यं यज्ञस्य फलमिच्छता
pipāsitāya śrāntāya bhrāntāyātibubhukṣate| tasmai satkṛtya dātavyaṃ yajñasya phalamicchatā
To one who is thirsty, exhausted, has lost his way, and is very hungry — to him it should be given with honour by one who desires the fruit of a sacrifice.
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VaP 2 17.20
आरुह्य भृगुतुङ्गोषु गत्वा पुण्यां सरस्वतीम्। आपगां तु नदी पुण्यां गङ्गा देवी महानदी
āruhya bhṛgutuṅgoṣu gatvā puṇyāṃ sarasvatīm| āpagāṃ tu nadī puṇyāṃ gaṅgā devī mahānadī
Having climbed the Bhṛgutuṅga heights, having gone to the holy Sarasvatī, and to the holy river Āpagā, and (to) the goddess Gaṅgā, the great river —
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VaP 2 17.21
हिमवत्प्रभवा नद्यो याश्चान्या ऋषिपूजिताः । सरस्तीर्थाभिसंवेद्या नदी नववहास्तथा
himavatprabhavā nadyo yāścānyā ṛṣipūjitāḥ | sarastīrthābhisaṃvedyā nadī navavahāstathā
the rivers rising from the Himavat, and the others honoured by the seers, (all) to be approached at lake- and tīrtha-sites, and the river of nine streams —
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VaP 2 17.22
गत्वैतान् मुच्यते पापैः स्वर्गे नित्यं महीयते। दशरात्रमशौचन्तु प्रोक्तं वै मृतसूतके
gatvaitān mucyate pāpaiḥ svarge nityaṃ mahīyate| daśarātramaśaucantu proktaṃ vai mṛtasūtake
Having gone to these, one is freed from sins and is forever exalted in heaven. Ten nights of impurity, however, is declared in (the case of) a death or a birth.
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VaP 2 17.23
ब्राह्मणस्य विशेषेण क्षत्रिये द्वादश स्मृतम्। अर्द्धं मासन्तु वैश्यस्य मासाच्छूद्रस्तु शुध्यति
brāhmaṇasya viśeṣeṇa kṣatriye dvādaśa smṛtam| arddhaṃ māsantu vaiśyasya māsācchūdrastu śudhyati
For a brahmin especially (ten nights); for a kṣatriya twelve are recorded; for a vaiśya half a month; and a śūdra becomes pure after a month.
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VaP 2 17.24
उदक्या सर्ववर्णानां त्रिरात्रेण तु शुद्धयति। उदक्यां सूतिकाञ्चैव श्वानमन्त्यावसायिनम्
udakyā sarvavarṇānāṃ trirātreṇa tu śuddhayati| udakyāṃ sūtikāñcaiva śvānamantyāvasāyinam
A menstruating woman of all classes becomes pure after three nights. A menstruating woman, a woman who has just given birth, a dog, an outcaste —
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VaP 2 17.25
नग्नादीन् मृतहारांश्च स्पृष्ट्वाऽशौचं विधीयते। स्नात्वा सचैलो मृद्भिस्तु द्वादशभिस्तु शुध्यति
nagnādīn mṛtahārāṃśca spṛṣṭvā'śaucaṃ vidhīyate| snātvā sacailo mṛdbhistu dvādaśabhistu śudhyati
naked persons and the like, and corpse-bearers — on touching (them) impurity is ordained; having bathed with one's clothes on, one becomes pure by twelve (applications) of earth.
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VaP 2 17.26
एतदेव भवेच्छौचं मैथुने नवभिस्तथा। मृदा प्रक्षाल्य हस्तौ तु कुर्याच्छौचविधिन्नरः
etadeva bhavecchaucaṃ maithune navabhistathā| mṛdā prakṣālya hastau tu kuryācchaucavidhinnaraḥ
This same purification applies after sexual intercourse, but with nine (applications). Having washed the hands with earth, a man should perform the rule of purification.
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VaP 2 17.27
प्रक्षाल्य चाद्भिर्हस्तौ च स्नात्वा चैव मृदा पुनः। मृदं गुह्ये ततो द्विस्तु पुनरेव मृदं बुधः
prakṣālya cādbhirhastau ca snātvā caiva mṛdā punaḥ| mṛdaṃ guhye tato dvistu punareva mṛdaṃ budhaḥ
And having washed the hands with water, and bathed, and again with earth — then the wise man (applies) earth to the private parts twice, and again earth.
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VaP 2 17.28
एवं शौच विधिर्दृष्टः सर्ववर्णेषु नित्यदा। परिदद्यान्मृदस्तिस्रो हस्तपादावसेचनम्
evaṃ śauca vidhirdṛṣṭaḥ sarvavarṇeṣu nityadā| paridadyānmṛdastisro hastapādāvasecanam
Thus the rule of purification is laid down for all classes at all times. One should apply three (portions of) earth, (and) the sprinkling of hands and feet.
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VaP 2 17.29
आरण्यं शौचमेतत्तु ग्राम्यं वक्ष्याम्यतः परम्। मृदस्तिस्रः पादयोस्तु हस्तयोस्तिस्र एव च
āraṇyaṃ śaucametattu grāmyaṃ vakṣyāmyataḥ param| mṛdastisraḥ pādayostu hastayostisra eva ca
This is the forest purification; next I shall state the village (one): three (portions of) earth for the feet, and three for the hands.
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VaP 2 17.30
मृदः पञ्चदशामेध्ये हस्तादीनां विभागशः। अनिर्णिक्ते मृदं दद्यान्मृदन्ते त्वद्भिरेव तु
mṛdaḥ pañcadaśāmedhye hastādīnāṃ vibhāgaśaḥ| anirṇikte mṛdaṃ dadyānmṛdante tvadbhireva tu
Fifteen (portions of) earth for what is unclean, distributed among the hands and the rest. For what is not cleansed one should apply earth, and at the end of the earth, water alone.
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VaP 2 17.31
कण्ठं शिरो वा प्रावृत्य रथ्या पादगतस्तु वा। अकृत्वा पादयोः शौचमाचान्तोऽप्यशुचिर्भवेत्
kaṇṭhaṃ śiro vā prāvṛtya rathyā pādagatastu vā| akṛtvā pādayoḥ śaucamācānto'pyaśucirbhavet
Having covered the throat or the head, or (walking) on the road going on foot — if he has not performed the cleansing of the feet, then even though he has sipped water he becomes impure.
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VaP 2 17.32
प्रक्षाल्य पात्रं निःक्षिप्य आचम्याभ्युक्षणं पुनः। द्रव्यस्यान्यस्य तु तथा कुर्यादभ्युक्षणं पुनः
prakṣālya pātraṃ niḥkṣipya ācamyābhyukṣaṇaṃ punaḥ| dravyasyānyasya tu tathā kuryādabhyukṣaṇaṃ punaḥ
Having washed the vessel and set it down, and having sipped water, (there should be) sprinkling again; and so too for any other substance he should perform the sprinkling again.
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VaP 2 17.33
पुष्पादीनां तृणानाञ्च प्रोक्षणं हविषान्तथा। पराहृतानां द्रव्याणां निधायाभ्युक्षणं तथा
puṣpādīnāṃ tṛṇānāñca prokṣaṇaṃ haviṣāntathā| parāhṛtānāṃ dravyāṇāṃ nidhāyābhyukṣaṇaṃ tathā
Sprinkling is (required) for flowers and the like and for grasses, and likewise for the oblations; and for substances brought from elsewhere, sprinkling after they have been set down.
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VaP 2 17.34
प्रोक्षितन्तु हरेत् किञ्चि च्छ्राद्धे दैव तथा पुनः। उत्तरेण हरेद्वेद्यां दक्षिणेन विसर्जयेत्
prokṣitantu haret kiñci cchrāddhe daiva tathā punaḥ| uttareṇa haredvedyāṃ dakṣiṇena visarjayet
He should take up something that has been sprinkled at the śrāddha, and likewise again at the rite for the gods; on the northern (side) of the altar he should take (it) up, and on the southern he should dismiss (it).
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VaP 2 17.35
विच्छिन्नं स्याद्विपर्यासे दैवे पित्र्ये तथैव च। दक्षिणेन तु हस्तेन दक्षिणां वेदिमालिखेत्
vicchinnaṃ syādviparyāse daive pitrye tathaiva ca| dakṣiṇena tu hastena dakṣiṇāṃ vedimālikhet
If (the order is) reversed, it would be broken, both in the rite for the gods and likewise in that for the fathers; and with the right hand he should trace out the southern altar.
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VaP 2 17.36
कराभ्यामेव देवानां पितॄणां विकरं शुभम्। क्षुभितस्वप्नयोश्चैव तथा मूत्रपुरीषयोः
karābhyāmeva devānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ vikaraṃ śubham| kṣubhitasvapnayoścaiva tathā mūtrapurīṣayoḥ
With both hands (is done) the scattering for the gods and for the fathers — that is auspicious. And (sipping is required) when one has been agitated and after sleep, and likewise after urine and faeces,
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VaP 2 17.37
निष्ठीविते यथा व्यक्ते भुक्त्वा विपरिधाय च। उच्छिष्टस्य च संस्पर्शे तथा पादावसेचने
niṣṭhīvite yathā vyakte bhuktvā viparidhāya ca| ucchiṣṭasya ca saṃsparśe tathā pādāvasecane
when there has been spitting, when (it) has become manifest(?), after eating and after changing one's garment, and at the touching of leftover food, and likewise at the washing of the feet,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 17.38
उत्सृष्टस्य सुमम्भाषे ह्यशुचिं प्रयतस्य च। सन्देहेषु च सर्वेषु शिखां मुक्त्वा तथैव च
utsṛṣṭasya sumambhāṣe hyaśuciṃ prayatasya ca| sandeheṣu ca sarveṣu śikhāṃ muktvā tathaiva ca
at conversing with one who has been cast out, and (at touching) something impure by one who is purified, and in all doubtful cases, and likewise when the hair-tuft has been let loose,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 17.39
विना यज्ञोपवीतेन मोहात्तु यद्युपस्पृषेत्। औष्ठस्य दन्तसंस्पर्शे दर्शने चान्त्यवासिनाम्
vinā yajñopavītena mohāttu yadyupaspṛṣet| auṣṭhasya dantasaṃsparśe darśane cāntyavāsinām
if out of confusion he should touch (something) while without the sacred thread, at the contact of the lip with the teeth, and at the sight of those who dwell at the outskirts,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 17.40
जिङ्वया चैव संस्पृश्य दन्तासक्तं तथैव च। सशब्दमङ्गुलीभिश्च प्रणतश्चावलो कयन्
jiṅvayā caiva saṃspṛśya dantāsaktaṃ tathaiva ca| saśabdamaṅgulībhiśca praṇataścāvalo kayan
and having touched with the tongue what is stuck in the teeth, and likewise (having cleaned them) noisily with the fingers, and (when) bowed down and looking about,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 17.41
यश्चाधर्मे स्थितो मोहादायान्तोऽप्यशुचिर्भवेत्। उपविश्य शुचौ देशे प्रणतः प्रागुदङ्मुखः
yaścādharme sthito mohādāyānto'pyaśucirbhavet| upaviśya śucau deśe praṇataḥ prāgudaṅmukhaḥ
and he who out of confusion abides in unrighteousness — even having sipped water he becomes impure. Seated in a clean place, bowed, facing east or north,
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VaP 2 17.42
पादौ प्रक्षाल्य हस्तौ तु अन्तर्जानुरुप स्पृशेत्। प्रसन्नास्त्रिः पिबेच्चापः प्रयतः सुसमाहितः
pādau prakṣālya hastau tu antarjānurupa spṛśet| prasannāstriḥ pibeccāpaḥ prayataḥ susamāhitaḥ
having washed the feet, he should hold his hands between the knees; purified and well composed, he should drink clear water three times.
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VaP 2 17.43
द्विरेव मार्जनं कुर्यात्सकृदभ्युक्षणं ततः। खानि मूर्द्धानमात्मानं हस्तौ पादौ तथैव च
dvireva mārjanaṃ kuryātsakṛdabhyukṣaṇaṃ tataḥ| khāni mūrddhānamātmānaṃ hastau pādau tathaiva ca
He should wipe (the mouth) just twice, and then sprinkle once — the orifices, the head, the self, and likewise the hands and the feet.
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VaP 2 17.44
अभ्युक्षणं तथा तस्य यद्यमीमांसितं भवेत्। एवमाचमनं तस्य वेदा यज्ञास्तपांसि च
abhyukṣaṇaṃ tathā tasya yadyamīmāṃsitaṃ bhavet| evamācamanaṃ tasya vedā yajñāstapāṃsi ca
And likewise the sprinkling of that (person), if it has not been (properly) considered. Thus (is) his sipping of water; (thereby) the Vedas, the sacrifices, the austerities,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 17.45
दानानि ब्रह्मचर्यञ्च भवन्ति सफलास्तथा। क्रियां यः कुरुते मोहादनाचम्यैव नास्तिकः
dānāni brahmacaryañca bhavanti saphalāstathā| kriyāṃ yaḥ kurute mohādanācamyaiva nāstikaḥ
the gifts and the chaste studentship become fruitful. The unbeliever who out of confusion performs a rite without having sipped water —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 17.46
भवन्ति च वृथा तस्य क्रिया ह्येता न संशयः। वाग्भावशुद्धनिर्णिक्तमदुष्टं वाप्यनिन्दितम्
bhavanti ca vṛthā tasya kriyā hyetā na saṃśayaḥ| vāgbhāvaśuddhanirṇiktamaduṣṭaṃ vāpyaninditam
his rites become vain — of this there is no doubt. What is pure in speech and in intent, cleansed, undefiled, or unblamed —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 17.47
मेध्यान्येतानि ज्ञेयानि दुष्टमेभ्यो विपर्ययः। न वक्तव्यः सदा विप्रः क्षुधितो नास्ति किञ्चन
medhyānyetāni jñeyāni duṣṭamebhyo viparyayaḥ| na vaktavyaḥ sadā vipraḥ kṣudhito nāsti kiñcana
these are to be known as pure; what is defiled is the opposite of these. A hungry brahmin should never be told, "There is nothing."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 17.48
तस्मै सत्कृत्य यो दद्यादयूपो यज्ञ उच्यते। अप्लुष्टान्नं श्रृतान्नन्तु कृशवृत्तिमयाचकम्
tasmai satkṛtya yo dadyādayūpo yajña ucyate| apluṣṭānnaṃ śrṛtānnantu kṛśavṛttimayācakam
He who, honouring him, gives (to him) — that is called a sacrifice without a sacrificial post. Food unscorched, food well cooked; (and one of) meagre livelihood, who does not beg,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 17.49
एकान्तशीलं ह्रीमन्तं सदा श्राद्धेषु भोजयेत् । यो ददात्यान्तिमभ्येश्च स ब्रह्मघ्नो दुरात्मवान्
ekāntaśīlaṃ hrīmantaṃ sadā śrāddheṣu bhojayet | yo dadātyāntimabhyeśca sa brahmaghno durātmavān
of solitary habit, modest — him one should always feed at the śrāddhas. But he who gives to ... , he is a slayer of brahman, of evil soul.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 17.50
अपि जातिशतं गत्वा न स मुच्येत किल्बिषात्। विषमं भोजयेद्विप्रानेकपंक्त्या च यो नरः
api jātiśataṃ gatvā na sa mucyeta kilbiṣāt| viṣamaṃ bhojayedviprānekapaṃktyā ca yo naraḥ
Even after passing through a hundred births he would not be freed from that guilt. And the man who feeds brahmins unequally though they are in one row —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 17.51
नियुक्तो वाऽनियुक्तो वा पंक्त्या हरति दुष्कृतम्। पापेन गृह्यते क्षिप्रमिष्टापूर्त्तं च नश्यति
niyukto vā'niyukto vā paṃktyā harati duṣkṛtam| pāpena gṛhyate kṣipramiṣṭāpūrttaṃ ca naśyati
Whether he has been formally invited or not, (one who sits) in the row takes on the misdeed; he is swiftly seized by the sin, and his sacrificial and charitable merit is destroyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 17.52
यतिस्तु सर्व्वविप्राणां सर्व्वेषामग्र्य उत्सवे। इतिहासपञ्चमान् वेदान् यः पठेत्तु द्विजोत्तमः
yatistu sarvvaviprāṇāṃ sarvveṣāmagrya utsave| itihāsapañcamān vedān yaḥ paṭhettu dvijottamaḥ
But an ascetic (yati) is foremost of all brahmins, of all (guests), at a festive occasion; (next) the best of the twice-born who recites the Vedas with the Itihāsa as the fifth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 17.53
अनन्तरं यथायोग्यं नियोक्तव्यो विजानता। त्रिवेदोऽनन्तरस्तस्य द्विवेदस्तदनन्तरः
anantaraṃ yathāyogyaṃ niyoktavyo vijānatā| trivedo'nantarastasya dvivedastadanantaraḥ
Next in order he is to be appointed as is fitting by one who knows; next to him is the knower of three Vedas, and after him the knower of two Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 17.54
एकवेदस्तथा पश्चान्न्यायाध्यायी ततः परम्। पावनायैव पंक्त्या वै तान् प्रवक्ष्ये निबोधत
ekavedastathā paścānnyāyādhyāyī tataḥ param| pāvanāyaiva paṃktyā vai tān pravakṣye nibodhata
Then afterwards the knower of one Veda, and after that the student of Nyāya; I shall declare those who purify the row—hear (of them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 17.55
य एते पूर्व्वनिर्द्दिष्टाः सर्व्वे ते ह्यनुपूर्व्वशः। षडङ्गी विनयी योगी सर्व्वतन्त्रस्तथैव च
ya ete pūrvvanirddiṣṭāḥ sarvve te hyanupūrvvaśaḥ| ṣaḍaṅgī vinayī yogī sarvvatantrastathaiva ca
All these who have been indicated before, (are so) in due order; and likewise one who knows the six Aṅgas, one who is disciplined, a yogin, one versed in all the systems (tantras),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 17.56
यायावरश्च पञ्चैते विज्ञेयाः पङ्क्तिपावनाः । अष्टादशानां विद्यानामेकस्मिन् पारगोऽपि यः
yāyāvaraśca pañcaite vijñeyāḥ paṅktipāvanāḥ | aṣṭādaśānāṃ vidyānāmekasmin pārago'pi yaḥ
and the wandering mendicant (yāyāvara)—these five are to be known as purifiers of the row; and also he who has gone to the end of even one of the eighteen sciences,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 17.57
यथावद्वर्त्तमानश्च सर्वे ते पङ्क्तिपावनाः। त्रिणाचिकेतास्त्रैविद्यो यश्च धर्म्मान् पठेद्द्विजः
yathāvadvarttamānaśca sarve te paṅktipāvanāḥ| triṇāciketāstraividyo yaśca dharmmān paṭheddvijaḥ
and one who conducts himself as prescribed—all these are purifiers of the row; (also) one who has performed the Triṇāciketa rite, one versed in the three Vedas, and the twice-born who recites the dharma texts,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 17.58
बार्हस्पत्ये तथा शास्त्रे पारं यश्च द्विजो गतः। सर्व ते पावना विप्राः पङ्क्तीनां समुदाहृताः
bārhaspatye tathā śāstre pāraṃ yaśca dvijo gataḥ| sarva te pāvanā viprāḥ paṅktīnāṃ samudāhṛtāḥ
and likewise the twice-born who has gone to the end of the treatise of Bṛhaspati—all these brahmins are declared to be purifiers of the rows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 17.59
आमन्त्रितस्तु यः श्राद्धे योषितं सेवते द्विजः। पितरस्तस्य तं मासं तस्य रेतसि शेरते
āmantritastu yaḥ śrāddhe yoṣitaṃ sevate dvijaḥ| pitarastasya taṃ māsaṃ tasya retasi śerate
But the twice-born who, having been invited to a śrāddha, resorts to a woman—his forefathers lie that month in his semen.
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VaP 2 17.60
श्राद्धं दत्त्वा च भुक्त्वा च मैथुनं यो निषेवते। पितरस्तस्य तं मासं रेतःस्था नात्र संशयः
śrāddhaṃ dattvā ca bhuktvā ca maithunaṃ yo niṣevate| pitarastasya taṃ māsaṃ retaḥsthā nātra saṃśayaḥ
And whoever, having given a śrāddha and having eaten (at one), engages in intercourse—his forefathers stay that month in his semen; there is no doubt about this.
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VaP 2 17.61
तस्मादतिथये देयं भोजयेद्ब्रह्मचारिणम्। ध्याननिष्ठाय दातव्यं सानुक्रोशाय धार्मिकम्
tasmādatithaye deyaṃ bhojayedbrahmacāriṇam| dhyānaniṣṭhāya dātavyaṃ sānukrośāya dhārmikam
Therefore one should give to a guest, and should feed a student of the Veda; one should give to one intent on meditation, to a compassionate man, to a righteous one.
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VaP 2 17.62
यतिं वा वालखिल्यान् वा भोजयेच्छ्राद्धकर्म्मणि। वानप्रस्थोपकुर्व्वाणः पूजामात्रेण तोषितः
yatiṃ vā vālakhilyān vā bhojayecchrāddhakarmmaṇi| vānaprasthopakurvvāṇaḥ pūjāmātreṇa toṣitaḥ
Or one should feed an ascetic or Vālakhilyas at the śrāddha rite; the forest-dweller and the (student) who serves (his teacher) are satisfied by mere honouring.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 17.63
गृहस्थं भोजयेद्यस्तु विश्वेदेवास्तु पूजिताः। वानप्रस्थेन ऋषयो वालखिल्यैः पुरन्दरः
gṛhasthaṃ bhojayedyastu viśvedevāstu pūjitāḥ| vānaprasthena ṛṣayo vālakhilyaiḥ purandaraḥ
But whoever feeds a householder—thereby the Viśvedevas are honoured; by (feeding) a forest-dweller the ṛṣis (are honoured), by the Vālakhilyas Purandara (Indra).
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VaP 2 17.64
यतीनां पूजने चापि साक्षाद्ब्रह्मा तु पूजितः। आश्रमाः पावनाः पञ्च उपधाभिरनाश्रमाः
yatīnāṃ pūjane cāpi sākṣādbrahmā tu pūjitaḥ| āśramāḥ pāvanāḥ pañca upadhābhiranāśramāḥ
And in the honouring of ascetics, Brahmā himself is honoured. The five stages of life are purifying; through fraudulent (practices) they are no stages of life (at all).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 17.65
चत्वार आश्रमाः पूज्याः श्राद्धे दैवे तथैव च। चतुराश्रमबाह्येभ्यः श्राद्धं नैव प्रदापयेत्
catvāra āśramāḥ pūjyāḥ śrāddhe daive tathaiva ca| caturāśramabāhyebhyaḥ śrāddhaṃ naiva pradāpayet
Four stages of life are to be honoured, in the śrāddha and likewise in the rite for the gods; to those outside the four stages of life one should not have the śrāddha given at all.
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VaP 2 17.66
स तिष्ठेद्वा बुभुक्षुस्तु चतुराश्रमबाह्यतः। अयति र्मोक्षवादी च उभौ तौ पङ्क्तिदूषकौ
sa tiṣṭhedvā bubhukṣustu caturāśramabāhyataḥ| ayati rmokṣavādī ca ubhau tau paṅktidūṣakau
Rather let him stand there hungry (than eat) outside the four stages of life; a non-ascetic and a preacher of liberation—both of them are defilers of the row.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 17.67
वृथामुण्डाश्च जटिलाः सर्वे कार्प्पटिकास्तथा। निर्घृणान् भिन्नवृत्तांश्च सर्वभक्षान् विवर्जयेत्
vṛthāmuṇḍāśca jaṭilāḥ sarve kārppaṭikāstathā| nirghṛṇān bhinnavṛttāṃśca sarvabhakṣān vivarjayet
And those shaven for no reason, all those with matted hair, and likewise the rag-clad wanderers, the pitiless, those of broken conduct, and those who eat anything—(these) one should avoid.
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VaP 2 17.68
कारुकादीननाचारान् सर्ववेदबहिष्कृतान्। गायनान् देववृत्तांश्च हव्यकव्येषु वर्जयेत्
kārukādīnanācārān sarvavedabahiṣkṛtān| gāyanān devavṛttāṃśca havyakavyeṣu varjayet
Artisans and the like, those of bad conduct, those excluded from all the Vedas, singers, and those who live off (temple service to) the gods—these one should avoid at the offerings to gods and to the dead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 17.69
द्विजेष्वपि कृतं नित्यं श्राद्धकर्म्मणि वर्जयेत्
dvijeṣvapi kṛtaṃ nityaṃ śrāddhakarmmaṇi varjayet
Even among the twice-born, one should avoid in the śrāddha rite what has (thus) been (declared) always (to be avoided).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 17.70
एतेषु वर्त्तते यश्च कृत्स्ववर्णं स गच्छति। योऽश्नाति सह शूद्रेण सर्वे ते पङ्क्तिदूषकाः
eteṣu varttate yaśca kṛtsvavarṇaṃ sa gacchati| yo'śnāti saha śūdreṇa sarve te paṅktidūṣakāḥ
And whoever moves among these goes to (the loss of) his whole caste; he who eats together with a śūdra—all these are defilers of the row.
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VaP 2 17.71
व्यापादनं शक्तिनिबर्हणं कृषिर्वाणिज्यकार्य्यं पशुपालनं च। शुश्रूषणं वाप्यगुरो रहो वा कार्य्यं नैतद्विद्यते ब्राह्मणस्य
vyāpādanaṃ śaktinibarhaṇaṃ kṛṣirvāṇijyakāryyaṃ paśupālanaṃ ca| śuśrūṣaṇaṃ vāpyaguro raho vā kāryyaṃ naitadvidyate brāhmaṇasya
Killing, the destroying (of others) by force of arms, agriculture, the business of trade and the tending of cattle; or the serving of one who is not (one's) teacher, or (such acts done) in secret — none of this is the brahmin's work.
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VaP 2 17.72
ये तु विप्राः स्थिता नित्यं ज्ञानिनो ध्यानिनस्तथा। मिथ्यासङ्कल्पिनः सर्वे दुर्वृत्ता वा द्विजातयः
ye tu viprāḥ sthitā nityaṃ jñānino dhyāninastathā| mithyāsaṅkalpinaḥ sarve durvṛttā vā dvijātayaḥ
But those brahmins who are ever established (in observance), who possess knowledge and who practise meditation — (and on the other hand) all twice-born who form false intentions or are of bad conduct...
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 17.73
मिथ्यातत्त्वविदो वर्ज्ज्यास्तथा दम्भविषूचकाः। उपपातकसंयुक्ताः पातकैश्च विशेषतः
mithyātattvavido varjjyāstathā dambhaviṣūcakāḥ| upapātakasaṃyuktāḥ pātakaiśca viśeṣataḥ
Those who claim knowledge of falsehood as truth are to be excluded, and likewise hypocrites who spread deceit, those attached to the minor sins, and especially those (guilty) of the great sins.
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VaP 2 17.74
वेदे नियोगदातारो लोभमोहफलार्थिनः। ब्रह्मविक्रयिणश्चैव श्राद्धकर्म्मणि वर्जिताः
vede niyogadātāro lobhamohaphalārthinaḥ| brahmavikrayiṇaścaiva śrāddhakarmmaṇi varjitāḥ
Those who give the Vedas out on commission, seeking gain out of greed and delusion, and those who sell sacred learning, are excluded from the rite of śrāddha.
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VaP 2 17.75
न नियोगोऽस्ति वेदानां यो नियुङ्क्ते स पापकृत्। भोक्ता वेदफलाद्भ्रश्येद्दाता दानफलात्तथा
na niyogo'sti vedānāṃ yo niyuṅkte sa pāpakṛt| bhoktā vedaphalādbhraśyeddātā dānaphalāttathā
There is no commissioning of the Vedas; he who so commissions (them) is a doer of evil. The one who consumes (the fee) falls from the fruit of the Veda, and the giver likewise from the fruit of his gift.
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VaP 2 17.76
भृतोऽध्यापयते यस्तु भृतकाध्यापितस्तु यः । नार्हतस्तावपि श्राद्धं ब्रह्मणः क्रियविक्रयी
bhṛto'dhyāpayate yastu bhṛtakādhyāpitastu yaḥ | nārhatastāvapi śrāddhaṃ brahmaṇaḥ kriyavikrayī
He who teaches for hire, and he who is taught by a hired man — those two too are unworthy of the śrāddha, (as is) one who trades in the acts of sacred learning.
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VaP 2 17.77
क्रयविक्रयिणौ चैव जीवितार्थं विगर्हितौ। वृत्तिरेषा तु वैश्यस्य ब्राह्मणस्य तु पातकम्
krayavikrayiṇau caiva jīvitārthaṃ vigarhitau| vṛttireṣā tu vaiśyasya brāhmaṇasya tu pātakam
Both buyer and seller (of sacred learning) are censured (when it is done) for a livelihood; this is indeed the occupation of a vaiśya, but for a brahmin it is a great sin.
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VaP 2 17.78
प्राहुर्वेदान् वेदविदो वेदान् यश्चोपजीवति।। उभौ तौ नार्हतः श्राद्धं पुत्रिकापतिरेव च
prāhurvedān vedavido vedān yaścopajīvati|| ubhau tau nārhataḥ śrāddhaṃ putrikāpatireva ca
So the knowers of the Veda have declared of the Vedas: he who lives off the Vedas — both these are unworthy of the śrāddha, and so is the husband of an appointed daughter.
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VaP 2 17.79
वृथा दारांश्च यो गच्छेद्यो यजेत वृथाध्वरे। नार्हतस्तावपि श्राद्धं द्विजो यश्चैव नास्तिकः
vṛthā dārāṃśca yo gacchedyo yajeta vṛthādhvare| nārhatastāvapi śrāddhaṃ dvijo yaścaiva nāstikaḥ
He who goes to his wife to no purpose and he who sacrifices in a futile sacrifice — those two also are unworthy of the śrāddha, as is a twice-born who denies (the scriptures).
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VaP 2 17.80
आत्मार्थं यः पचेदन्नं न देवातिथिकारकः। नार्हतस्तावपि श्राद्धं पतितौ ब्रह्मराक्षसौ
ātmārthaṃ yaḥ pacedannaṃ na devātithikārakaḥ| nārhatastāvapi śrāddhaṃ patitau brahmarākṣasau
He who cooks food for himself alone and does not act (as host) for the gods and guests — those two also are unworthy of the śrāddha; the two are fallen men, brahma-demons.
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VaP 2 17.81
स्त्रियो नक्तंपरा येषां परदाररताश्च ये। अर्थकाम रताश्चैव न तान् श्राद्धेषु भोजयेत्
striyo naktaṃparā yeṣāṃ paradāraratāśca ye| arthakāma ratāścaiva na tān śrāddheṣu bhojayet
Those whose wives are given to the night, and those who take pleasure in others' wives, and those addicted to wealth and pleasure — these one should not feed at śrāddha rites.
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VaP 2 17.82
वर्णाश्रमाणां धर्म्मेषु विरुद्धाः श्राद्धकर्म्मणि। स्तेनश्च सर्वयाजी च सर्वे ते पङ्क्तिदूषकाः
varṇāśramāṇāṃ dharmmeṣu viruddhāḥ śrāddhakarmmaṇi| stenaśca sarvayājī ca sarve te paṅktidūṣakāḥ
Those opposed to the duties of the classes and life-stages in the matter of the śrāddha rite, and the thief, and one who sacrifices for anyone whatever — all these are defilers of the row (of diners).
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VaP 2 17.83
यश्च सूकरवद्भुङ्क्ते यश्च पाणितले द्विजः। न तदश्नन्ति पितरो यश्च वामं समश्नुते
yaśca sūkaravadbhuṅkte yaśca pāṇitale dvijaḥ| na tadaśnanti pitaro yaśca vāmaṃ samaśnute
He who eats like a pig, and the twice-born who eats on the palm of his hand — the fathers do not eat that (offering); nor (do they eat that of) one who eats what is improper.
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VaP 2 17.84
स्त्रीशूद्रायानुपेताय श्राद्धोच्छिष्टं न दापयेत्। यो दद्या द्रागमोहात्तु न तद्गच्छेत्पितॄन्सदा
strīśūdrāyānupetāya śrāddhocchiṣṭaṃ na dāpayet| yo dadyā drāgamohāttu na tadgacchetpitṝnsadā
One should not have the remnants of the śrāddha given to a woman, a śūdra, or one not initiated; but if from delusion someone gives it in haste, that (offering) never reaches the fathers.
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VaP 2 17.85
तस्मान्न देयमुच्छिष्टमन्नाद्यं श्राद्धकर्म्मणि। अन्यत्र दधिसर्पिर्भ्यां शिष्ये पुत्राय नान्यथा
tasmānna deyamucchiṣṭamannādyaṃ śrāddhakarmmaṇi| anyatra dadhisarpirbhyāṃ śiṣye putrāya nānyathā
Therefore leftover food is not to be given in the śrāddha rite — except curds and clarified butter, and (except) to a pupil or a son; otherwise not.
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VaP 2 17.86
अनुच्छिष्टन्तु दातव्यमन्नाद्यं वै विशेषतः। पुष्पमूलफलैर्वापि तुष्टिं गच्छन्ति चान्नतः
anucchiṣṭantu dātavyamannādyaṃ vai viśeṣataḥ| puṣpamūlaphalairvāpi tuṣṭiṃ gacchanti cānnataḥ
Food that is not leftover is especially to be given; and they become satisfied even with flowers, roots and fruits, and (all the more) from food.
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VaP 2 17.87
यावन्त्यन्नानि पूतानि यावदुष्णं न मुञ्चति। तावदश्नन्ति पितरो यावदश्नन्ति वाग्यताः
yāvantyannāni pūtāni yāvaduṣṇaṃ na muñcati| tāvadaśnanti pitaro yāvadaśnanti vāgyatāḥ
So long as the foods are pure, so long as (the food) does not lose its heat, so long do the fathers eat, so long as (those invited) eat with speech restrained.
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VaP 2 17.88
दानं प्रतिग्रहो होमो भोजनं बलिरेव च। साङ्गुष्ठेन तथा कार्य्यं नासुरेभ्यो यथा भवेत्
dānaṃ pratigraho homo bhojanaṃ balireva ca| sāṅguṣṭhena tathā kāryyaṃ nāsurebhyo yathā bhavet
Giving, receiving, the oblation, eating, and the food-offering — these are to be done with the thumb (included), so that it may not go to the asuras.
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VaP 2 17.89
एतान्येव च सर्व्वाणि दानादीनि विशेषतः। अन्तर्जान्वविशेषेण तद्वदाचमनं भवेत्
etānyeva ca sarvvāṇi dānādīni viśeṣataḥ| antarjānvaviśeṣeṇa tadvadācamanaṃ bhavet
And all these same acts, giving and the rest, are especially (to be done) between the knees without exception; and so should the sipping of water be done.
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VaP 2 17.90
मुण्डाञ्जटिलकाषायान् श्राद्धकालेऽपि वर्ज्जयेत्। शिखिभ्यो वा त्रिदणिडभ्यः श्राद्धं यत्नात् प्रदापयेत्
muṇḍāñjaṭilakāṣāyān śrāddhakāle'pi varjjayet| śikhibhyo vā tridaṇiḍabhyaḥ śrāddhaṃ yatnāt pradāpayet
Shaven-headed men, those with matted hair, and those in ochre robes one should avoid even at the time of the śrāddha; rather one should take care to have the śrāddha given to those wearing a topknot or bearing the triple staff.
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VaP 2 17.91
ये तु व्रते स्थिता नित्यं ज्ञानिनो ध्यानिनस्तथा। देवभक्ता महात्मानः पुनीयुर्दर्शनादपि
ye tu vrate sthitā nityaṃ jñānino dhyāninastathā| devabhaktā mahātmānaḥ punīyurdarśanādapi
But those who stand always in (their) vow, the knowers and likewise the meditators, the great-souled devotees of the god — they purify even by being seen.
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VaP 2 17.92
सर्व्वं योगेश्वरैर्व्याप्तं त्रैलोक्यं वै निरन्तरम् । तस्मात् पश्यन्ति ते सर्वे यत्किञ्चिज्जगतीगतम्
sarvvaṃ yogeśvarairvyāptaṃ trailokyaṃ vai nirantaram | tasmāt paśyanti te sarve yatkiñcijjagatīgatam
The whole triple world is pervaded by the lords of yoga without a gap; therefore they all see whatever exists in the world.
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VaP 2 17.93
व्यक्ताव्यक्तं वशीकृत्य सर्व्वस्यापि च यत्परम्। सदसच्चेति यैर्दृष्टं सदसच्च महात्मनाम्
vyaktāvyaktaṃ vaśīkṛtya sarvvasyāpi ca yatparam| sadasacceti yairdṛṣṭaṃ sadasacca mahātmanām
Having brought under control the manifest and the unmanifest, and that which is beyond everything — by whom it has been seen as "being and non-being" — and (thus) being and non-being belong to the great-souled ones.
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VaP 2 17.94
सर्व्वज्ञानानि दृष्टानि मोक्षादीनि महात्मनाम्। तस्मात्तेषु सदासक्तः प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमं शुभम्
sarvvajñānāni dṛṣṭāni mokṣādīni mahātmanām| tasmātteṣu sadāsaktaḥ prāpnotyanuttamaṃ śubham
All the kinds of knowledge, those of liberation and so on, have been seen by the great-souled ones; therefore one who is always attached to them attains the unsurpassed good.
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VaP 2 17.95
ऋचो हि यो वेद स वेद वेदान् यजूंषि यो वेद स वेद यज्ञम्। सामानि यो वेद स वेद ब्रह्म यो मानसं वेद स वेद सर्व्वम्
ṛco hi yo veda sa veda vedān yajūṃṣi yo veda sa veda yajñam| sāmāni yo veda sa veda brahma yo mānasaṃ veda sa veda sarvvam
He who knows the Ṛc verses knows the Vedas; he who knows the Yajus formulas knows the sacrifice; he who knows the Sāman chants knows brahman; he who knows that which belongs to the mind knows everything.
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