Vayu Purana — Uttarardha — Chapter 18

VaP 2 18.1

बृहस्पतिरुवाच।। अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि दानानि च फलानि च। तारणं सर्व्वभूतानां स्वर्गमार्गं सुखावहम्

bṛhaspatiruvāca|| ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi dānāni ca phalāni ca| tāraṇaṃ sarvvabhūtānāṃ svargamārgaṃ sukhāvaham

Bṛhaspati said: Next I shall declare the gifts and their fruits, (that which is) the ferrying across of all beings, the road to heaven, the bringer of happiness.

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VaP 2 18.2

लोके श्रेष्ठतमं स्वर्ग्यमात्मन् श्चापि यत् प्रियम्। सर्व्वं पितॄणां दातव्यं तेषामेवाक्षयार्थिना

loke śreṣṭhatamaṃ svargyamātman ścāpi yat priyam| sarvvaṃ pitṝṇāṃ dātavyaṃ teṣāmevākṣayārthinā

Whatever in the world is most excellent, heaven-bestowing, and also dear to oneself — all of it is to be given to the fathers by one who seeks the imperishable from them.

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VaP 2 18.3

जाम्बूनदमयं दिव्यं विमानं सूर्य्यसन्निभम्। दिव्याप्सरोभिः सङ्कीर्णमन्नदो लभते फलम्

jāmbūnadamayaṃ divyaṃ vimānaṃ sūryyasannibham| divyāpsarobhiḥ saṅkīrṇamannado labhate phalam

A divine aerial car made of gold, resembling the sun, thronged with divine apsarases — such is the fruit the giver of food obtains.

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VaP 2 18.4

आच्छादनन्तु यो दद्यादाहतं श्राद्धकर्म्मणि। आयुः प्रकाममैश्वर्य्यं रूपञ्च लभते सुतम्

ācchādanantu yo dadyādāhataṃ śrāddhakarmmaṇi| āyuḥ prakāmamaiśvaryyaṃ rūpañca labhate sutam

But he who gives new (unbleached) cloth as covering in the śrāddha rite obtains long life, (fulfilment of) desire, lordship, beauty, and a son.

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VaP 2 18.5

उपवीतन्तु यो दद्याच्छ्राद्धकालेषु धर्मवित् । पानञ्च सर्वविप्राणां ब्रह्मदानस्य यत् फलम्

upavītantu yo dadyācchrāddhakāleṣu dharmavit | pānañca sarvaviprāṇāṃ brahmadānasya yat phalam

And the knower of dharma who gives a sacred thread at the times of śrāddha, and drink to all the brahmins — (his is) the fruit that belongs to the gift of the Veda.

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VaP 2 18.6

कृतं विप्रेषु यो दद्याछ्राद्धकाले कमण्डलुम्। मधुक्षीरस्रवा धेनुर्दातारमुपतिष्ठति

kṛtaṃ vipreṣu yo dadyāchrāddhakāle kamaṇḍalum| madhukṣīrasravā dhenurdātāramupatiṣṭhati

He who gives to brahmins a finished water-pot at the time of śrāddha — a cow streaming honey and milk waits upon the giver.

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VaP 2 18.7

चक्राविद्धं तु यो दद्याच्छ्राद्धकाले कमण्डलुम्। धेनुं स लभते दिव्यां पयोदां काम्यदोहिनीम्

cakrāviddhaṃ tu yo dadyācchrāddhakāle kamaṇḍalum| dhenuṃ sa labhate divyāṃ payodāṃ kāmyadohinīm

But he who gives a wheel-turned water-pot at the time of śrāddha obtains a divine cow that gives milk and yields whatever is wished for.

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VaP 2 18.8

पूर्णसय्यां तु यो दद्यात् पुष्पमालाविभूषिताम्। प्रासादो ह्युत्तमो भूत्वा गच्छन्तमनुगच्छति

pūrṇasayyāṃ tu yo dadyāt puṣpamālāvibhūṣitām| prāsādo hyuttamo bhūtvā gacchantamanugacchati

But he who gives a fully furnished bed adorned with flower-garlands — it becomes an excellent palace and follows him as he goes.

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VaP 2 18.9

भवनं रत्नसम्पूर्णं सशय्यासनभोजनम्। श्राद्धे दत्त्वा यतिभ्यस्तु नाकपृष्ठे स मोदते

bhavanaṃ ratnasampūrṇaṃ saśayyāsanabhojanam| śrāddhe dattvā yatibhyastu nākapṛṣṭhe sa modate

Having given at the śrāddha to ascetics a house filled with jewels, together with bed, seat and food, he rejoices on the vault of heaven.

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VaP 2 18.10

मुक्ता वैढूर्य्यवासांसि रत्नानि विविधानि च। वाहनानि च दिव्यानि अयुतान्यर्ब्बुदानि च

muktā vaiḍhūryyavāsāṃsi ratnāni vividhāni ca| vāhanāni ca divyāni ayutānyarbbudāni ca

Pearls, cat's-eye gems, garments, and jewels of many kinds, and divine conveyances by tens of thousands and hundreds of millions —

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VaP 2 18.11

सुमहज्ज्वलनप्रख्यं रत्नकामसमन्वितम् । सूर्य्यचन्द्र प्रभं दिव्यं विमानं लभतेऽक्षयम्

sumahajjvalanaprakhyaṃ ratnakāmasamanvitam | sūryyacandra prabhaṃ divyaṃ vimānaṃ labhate'kṣayam

(the giver) obtains an imperishable divine aerial car, resembling a very great blaze, furnished with jewels and all that is desired, shining like the sun and the moon.

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VaP 2 18.12

अप्सरोभिः परिवृतं कामगं तु मनोजवम्। वसते स विमानाग्रे स्तूयमानः समन्ततः

apsarobhiḥ parivṛtaṃ kāmagaṃ tu manojavam| vasate sa vimānāgre stūyamānaḥ samantataḥ

Surrounded by apsarases, going where he wishes, swift as thought — he dwells at the front of that aerial car, praised on every side.

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VaP 2 18.13

दिव्यैर्गन्धैः प्रसिञ्चन्ति पुष्पवृष्टिभिरेव च। गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तत्र गायन्ते वादयन्ति च

divyairgandhaiḥ prasiñcanti puṣpavṛṣṭibhireva ca| gandharvāpsarasastatra gāyante vādayanti ca

They sprinkle (him) with divine perfumes and with showers of flowers; there gandharvas and apsarases sing and make music.

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VaP 2 18.14

कन्या युवतयो मुख्याः सहिताश्चाप्सरोगणैः। सुस्वरैस्तं विबुध्यन्ते सततं हि मनोरमैः

kanyā yuvatayo mukhyāḥ sahitāścāpsarogaṇaiḥ| susvaraistaṃ vibudhyante satataṃ hi manoramaiḥ

Foremost maidens and young women, together with the throngs of apsarases, awaken him constantly with sweet, delightful sounds.

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VaP 2 18.15

अश्वदानसहस्रेण रथदानशतेन च। दन्तिनां च सहस्रेण योगिन्या वसते नरः

aśvadānasahasreṇa rathadānaśatena ca| dantināṃ ca sahasreṇa yoginyā vasate naraḥ

By the gift of a thousand horses, by the gift of a hundred chariots, and by (the gift) of a thousand tuskers, a man dwells with a yoginī.

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VaP 2 18.16

दद्यात् पितृभ्यो योगिभ्यो यस्तूज्ज्वलनमम्भसि। अथ निष्कसहस्राणां फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः

dadyāt pitṛbhyo yogibhyo yastūjjvalanamambhasi| atha niṣkasahasrāṇāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ

But he who gives to the fathers and to the yogins a burning lamp (set) upon water — that man then obtains the fruit of a thousand niṣkas (of gold).

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VaP 2 18.17

जीवितस्य प्रदानाद्धि नान्यद्दानं विशिष्यते। तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन देयं प्राणाभिरक्षणम्

jīvitasya pradānāddhi nānyaddānaṃ viśiṣyate| tasmāt sarvaprayatnena deyaṃ prāṇābhirakṣaṇam

For no gift surpasses the gift of life; therefore with every effort the protection of (living) breath should be given.

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VaP 2 18.18

अहिंसा सर्व्वदेवेभ्यः पवित्रा सर्व्वदायिनी। दानं हि जीवितस्याहुः प्राणिनां परमं बुधाः

ahiṃsā sarvvadevebhyaḥ pavitrā sarvvadāyinī| dānaṃ hi jīvitasyāhuḥ prāṇināṃ paramaṃ budhāḥ

Non-injury (is) purifying and all-bestowing above all the gods; for the wise declare (it) the highest gift of life to living beings.

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VaP 2 18.19

लक्षणानि सुवर्णानि श्राद्धे पात्राणि दापयेत्। रसास्तमुपतिष्ठन्ति गवां पुष्टिस्तथैव च

lakṣaṇāni suvarṇāni śrāddhe pātrāṇi dāpayet| rasāstamupatiṣṭhanti gavāṃ puṣṭistathaiva ca

He should have marked golden vessels given at the śrāddha; savours (tasty foods) attend upon him, and likewise the thriving of cattle.

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VaP 2 18.20

पात्रं वै तैजसं दद्यान्मनोज्ञं श्राद्धभोजने। पात्रं भवति कामानां रूपस्य च धनस्य च

pātraṃ vai taijasaṃ dadyānmanojñaṃ śrāddhabhojane| pātraṃ bhavati kāmānāṃ rūpasya ca dhanasya ca

Indeed he should give a pleasing metal vessel at the śrāddha meal; (thereby) he becomes a vessel of pleasures, of beauty and of wealth.

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VaP 2 18.21

राजतं काञ्चनं वापि दद्याच्छ्राद्धे तु कर्म्मणि। दत्त्वा तु लभते दाता प्रकामं धर्म्ममेव च

rājataṃ kāñcanaṃ vāpi dadyācchrāddhe tu karmmaṇi| dattvā tu labhate dātā prakāmaṃ dharmmameva ca

Or he may give (a vessel of) silver or of gold in the rite of the śrāddha; and by giving, the giver obtains his desire in full, and merit as well.

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VaP 2 18.22

धेनुं श्राद्धे तु यो दद्यात् वृष्टि कुम्भोपदोहनाम्। गावस्तमुपतिष्ठन्ति गवां पुष्टिस्तथैव च

dhenuṃ śrāddhe tu yo dadyāt vṛṣṭi kumbhopadohanām| gāvastamupatiṣṭhanti gavāṃ puṣṭistathaiva ca

But he who gives at the śrāddha a milch cow whose milking fills a pot — cows attend upon him, and likewise the thriving of cattle.

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VaP 2 18.23

शिशिरेषु तथा त्वग्निं बहुकाष्ठं तथैव च। इन्धनानि तु यो दद्याद्द्विजेभ्यः शिशि रागमे

śiśireṣu tathā tvagniṃ bahukāṣṭhaṃ tathaiva ca| indhanāni tu yo dadyāddvijebhyaḥ śiśi rāgame

And likewise fire in the cold seasons, and abundant wood as well: he who gives fuel to the twice-born at the coming of the cold —

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VaP 2 18.24

नित्यं जयति संग्रामे श्रिया युक्तश्चदीप्यते। सुरभीणि च माल्यानि गन्धवन्ति तथैव च

nityaṃ jayati saṃgrāme śriyā yuktaścadīpyate| surabhīṇi ca mālyāni gandhavanti tathaiva ca

— he always conquers in battle and shines endowed with prosperity. And fragrant garlands, and likewise scented (things) —

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VaP 2 18.25

पूजयित्वा तु पात्राणि श्राद्धे सत्कृत्य दापयेत्। गन्धवाहा महानद्यः सुखानि विविधानि च

pūjayitvā tu pātrāṇi śrāddhe satkṛtya dāpayet| gandhavāhā mahānadyaḥ sukhāni vividhāni ca

— having honoured them, he should have (these) given to the vessels (i.e. the worthy recipients) at the śrāddha with respect; fragrance-bearing (breezes), great rivers, and manifold pleasures —

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VaP 2 18.26

दातारमुपतिष्ठन्ति युवत्यश्च मनोरमाः। शयनासनानि रम्याणि भूमयो वाहनानि च

dātāramupatiṣṭhanti yuvatyaśca manoramāḥ| śayanāsanāni ramyāṇi bhūmayo vāhanāni ca

— attend upon the giver, and charming young women, and delightful beds and seats, lands and conveyances.

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VaP 2 18.27

श्राद्धेऽप्येतानि यो दद्यादश्वमेधफलं लभेत्। श्राद्धकालेनिवेद्यं च दर्शश्राद्ध उपस्थिते

śrāddhe'pyetāni yo dadyādaśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet| śrāddhakālenivedyaṃ ca darśaśrāddha upasthite

He who gives these at the śrāddha too obtains the fruit of a horse-sacrifice; and (food) is to be offered at the time of the śrāddha when the new-moon śrāddha has come round —

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VaP 2 18.28

विप्राणां गुणयुक्तानां स्मृतिं मेधां च विन्दति। सर्पिष्पूर्णानि पात्राणि श्राद्धे सत्कृत्य दापयेत्

viprāṇāṃ guṇayuktānāṃ smṛtiṃ medhāṃ ca vindati| sarpiṣpūrṇāni pātrāṇi śrāddhe satkṛtya dāpayet

— he gains memory and intelligence (by offering) to brahmins endowed with good qualities. He should have vessels full of ghee given with respect at the śrāddha:

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VaP 2 18.29

कुम्भदोहनधेनूनां बह्वीनां च फलं लभेत्। अस्मिस्तु मोदते लोके स्यन्दनैश्च सुवाहनैः

kumbhadohanadhenūnāṃ bahvīnāṃ ca phalaṃ labhet| asmistu modate loke syandanaiśca suvāhanaiḥ

he would obtain the fruit of many milch cows that yield a pot (of milk), and he rejoices in this world with chariots and fine conveyances.

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VaP 2 18.30

श्राद्धे यथेप्सितं दत्त्वा पुण्डरीकस्य यत्फलम्। रम्यमावसथं दत्त्वा राजसूयफलं लभेत्

śrāddhe yathepsitaṃ dattvā puṇḍarīkasya yatphalam| ramyamāvasathaṃ dattvā rājasūyaphalaṃ labhet

Having given what is desired at the śrāddha, (he gains) that fruit which is of the puṇḍarīka (sacrifice); having given a delightful dwelling, he would obtain the fruit of the rājasūya.

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VaP 2 18.31

वनं पुष्पफलोपेतं दत्त्वा सौरभमश्नुते। कूपारामतडागानि क्षेत्रघोषगृहाणि च

vanaṃ puṣpaphalopetaṃ dattvā saurabhamaśnute| kūpārāmataḍāgāni kṣetraghoṣagṛhāṇi ca

Having given a grove furnished with flowers and fruits, he enjoys fragrance; and wells, pleasure-gardens, ponds, fields, cattle-stations and houses —

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VaP 2 18.32

दत्त्वैतान् मोदते स्वर्गे नित्यमाचन्द्रतारकम्। आस्तीर्णशयनं दत्त्वा श्राद्धे रत्नविभूषितम्

dattvaitān modate svarge nityamācandratārakam| āstīrṇaśayanaṃ dattvā śrāddhe ratnavibhūṣitam

— having given these he rejoices in heaven forever, as long as moon and stars endure. Having given at the śrāddha a bed spread out and adorned with jewels,

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VaP 2 18.33

पितरस्तस्य तुष्यन्ति स्वर्गं चानन्त्यमश्नुते। राजभिः पूज्यते चापि धनधान्यैश्च वर्द्धते

pitarastasya tuṣyanti svargaṃ cānantyamaśnute| rājabhiḥ pūjyate cāpi dhanadhānyaiśca varddhate

his fathers are pleased and he attains endless heaven; he is also honoured by kings and increases in wealth and grain.

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VaP 2 18.34

ऊर्णाकौशेयवस्त्राणि तथा प्रवरकम्बलौ। अजिनं काञ्चनं पट्टं प्रवेणी मृगलोमकम्

ūrṇākauśeyavastrāṇi tathā pravarakambalau| ajinaṃ kāñcanaṃ paṭṭaṃ praveṇī mṛgalomakam

Garments of wool and of silk, and two excellent blankets, a hide, gold, woven cloth, a woollen coverlet, deer-hair (fabric) —

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VaP 2 18.35

दानान्यतानि विप्रेभ्यो भोजयित्वा यथाविधि। प्राप्नोति श्रद्दधानस्तु वाजपेयशतं फलम्

dānānyatāni viprebhyo bhojayitvā yathāvidhi| prāpnoti śraddadhānastu vājapeyaśataṃ phalam

— giving these gifts to brahmins, having fed (them) according to rule, the man of faith obtains the fruit of a hundred vājapeya (sacrifices).

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VaP 2 18.36

बह्वयो नार्य्यः सुरूपास्तु पुत्रा भृत्याश्च किङ्कराः। वशे तिष्ठन्ति भूतानि अस्मिँल्लोके त्वनामयम्

bahvayo nāryyaḥ surūpāstu putrā bhṛtyāśca kiṅkarāḥ| vaśe tiṣṭhanti bhūtāni asmi~lloke tvanāmayam

Many beautiful women, and sons, and servants and attendants, and (all) beings remain under his sway; and in this world (he has) freedom from disease.

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VaP 2 18.37

कौशेयं क्षौमकार्पासं दुकूलसहितं तथा। श्राद्धेष्वेतानि यो दद्यात् कामानाप्नोति पुष्कलान्

kauśeyaṃ kṣaumakārpāsaṃ dukūlasahitaṃ tathā| śrāddheṣvetāni yo dadyāt kāmānāpnoti puṣkalān

Silk, linen, and cotton (cloth), together with fine woven fabric (dukūla)—whoever gives these at śrāddha rites obtains abundant desires (fulfilled).

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VaP 2 18.38

अलक्ष्मीं विनुदत्याशु तमः सूर्य्योदये यथा। भ्राजते स विमानाग्रे नक्षत्रेष्विव चन्द्रमाः

alakṣmīṃ vinudatyāśu tamaḥ sūryyodaye yathā| bhrājate sa vimānāgre nakṣatreṣviva candramāḥ

He quickly drives away misfortune, as (the sun) drives away darkness at sunrise; he shines at the front of a celestial chariot like the moon among the stars.

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VaP 2 18.39

वासो हि सर्वदैवत्यं सर्वदेवैस्त्वभिष्टुतम्। वस्त्राभावे क्रिया नास्ति यज्ञा वेदास्तपांसि च

vāso hi sarvadaivatyaṃ sarvadevaistvabhiṣṭutam| vastrābhāve kriyā nāsti yajñā vedāstapāṃsi ca

For clothing belongs to all the gods and is praised by all the gods; in the absence of cloth there is no rite, nor sacrifices, Vedas, or austerities.

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VaP 2 18.40

तस्माद्वस्त्राणि देयानि श्राद्धकाले विशेषतः। तानि सर्वाण्यवाप्नाप्नोति यज्ञवेदतपांसि च

tasmādvastrāṇi deyāni śrāddhakāle viśeṣataḥ| tāni sarvāṇyavāpnāpnoti yajñavedatapāṃsi ca

Therefore garments should be given, especially at the time of a śrāddha; (thereby) he obtains all those things—sacrifices, Vedas, and austerities.

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VaP 2 18.41

नित्यं श्राद्धेषु यो दद्यात् प्रयतस्तत्परायणः । सर्वान् कामानवाप्नोति सर्वं राज्यं तथैव च

nityaṃ śrāddheṣu yo dadyāt prayatastatparāyaṇaḥ | sarvān kāmānavāpnoti sarvaṃ rājyaṃ tathaiva ca

He who, purified and devoted to that (rite), gives constantly at śrāddhas obtains all his desires and likewise an entire kingdom.

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VaP 2 18.42

सर्वकामसमृद्धस्य यज्ञस्य फलमश्नुते। भक्ष्यान् धानाः करम्भांश्च पिष्टकान् घृतशर्कराः

sarvakāmasamṛddhasya yajñasya phalamaśnute| bhakṣyān dhānāḥ karambhāṃśca piṣṭakān ghṛtaśarkarāḥ

He enjoys the fruit of a sacrifice replete with all desired things. (One should give) foods to be eaten, parched grain, gruel-mixtures, cakes, ghee and sugar—

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VaP 2 18.43

कृशरान्मधु कर्कञ्च पयः पायसमेव च। स्निग्धांश्च पूपान् यो दद्यादग्निष्टोमस्य यत् फलम्

kṛśarānmadhu karkañca payaḥ pāyasameva ca| snigdhāṃśca pūpān yo dadyādagniṣṭomasya yat phalam

—kṛśara (a rice-and-sesame dish), honey and karka, milk and rice-pudding, and rich cakes: whoever gives (these) gains the fruit that belongs to the Agniṣṭoma.

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VaP 2 18.44

दधि गव्यमसंसृष्टं भक्ष्या नानाविधास्तथा। तदन्नं शोचति श्राद्धे वर्षासु च मघासु च

dadhi gavyamasaṃsṛṣṭaṃ bhakṣyā nānāvidhāstathā| tadannaṃ śocati śrāddhe varṣāsu ca maghāsu ca

Curds, cow's produce unmixed, and various foods to be eaten—that food (given) at a śrāddha in the rainy season and under (the asterism) Maghā (does not) grieve.

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VaP 2 18.45

घृतेन भोजयेद्विप्रान् घृतं भूमौ समुत्सृजेत्। गयायां हस्तिनश्चैव दत्त्वा श्राद्धे न शोचति

ghṛtena bhojayedviprān ghṛtaṃ bhūmau samutsṛjet| gayāyāṃ hastinaścaiva dattvā śrāddhe na śocati

One should feed the brahmins with ghee and pour ghee upon the ground; and having given elephants at Gayā, one does not grieve over the śrāddha.

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VaP 2 18.46

ओदनं पायसं सर्पिर्मधुमूलफलानि च। भक्ष्यांश्च विविधान्दत्त्वा प्रेत्य चेह च मोदते

odanaṃ pāyasaṃ sarpirmadhumūlaphalāni ca| bhakṣyāṃśca vividhāndattvā pretya ceha ca modate

Having given boiled rice, rice-pudding, clarified butter, honey, roots and fruits, and various foods to be eaten, he rejoices both after death and here.

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VaP 2 18.47

शर्कराक्षीरसंयुक्तं पृथुकं नित्यमक्षयम्। यश्च संवत्सरं प्रीत्या कृसरैर्मसुरेण च

śarkarākṣīrasaṃyuktaṃ pṛthukaṃ nityamakṣayam| yaśca saṃvatsaraṃ prītyā kṛsarairmasureṇa ca

Flattened rice combined with sugar and milk is ever imperishable (in its merit); and he who for a year with affection (gives) kṛsara dishes and lentils—

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VaP 2 18.48

सक्तुलाजास्तथा पूपाः कुल्माषव्यञ्जनैस्तथा। सार्पेःस्निग्धानि हृद्यानि दध्ना सक्तूंस्तु भोजयेत्। श्राद्धेष्वेतानि यो दद्यात् पझानि लभते निधिम्

saktulājāstathā pūpāḥ kulmāṣavyañjanaistathā| sārpeḥsnigdhāni hṛdyāni dadhnā saktūṃstu bhojayet| śrāddheṣvetāni yo dadyāt pajhāni labhate nidhim

Barley-meal and parched grain, likewise cakes, and with kulmāṣa (sour gruel of half-cooked beans) and condiments, and (dishes) rich with ghee and pleasing to the heart, and barley-meal with curds—one should feed (these); whoever gives these at śrāddhas obtains a treasure (of merit).

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VaP 2 18.49

नवसस्यानि यो दद्याच्छ्राद्धे सत्कृत्य यत्नतः। सर्वभोगानवाप्नोति पूज्यते च दिवं गतः

navasasyāni yo dadyācchrāddhe satkṛtya yatnataḥ| sarvabhogānavāpnoti pūjyate ca divaṃ gataḥ

He who at a śrāddha gives the new grains, honouring (the recipients) with care, obtains all enjoyments and is honoured when he has gone to heaven.

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VaP 2 18.50

भक्ष्यभोज्यानि चोष्याणि पेयलेह्यवराणि च। सर्वश्रेष्ठानि यो दद्यात् सर्व्वश्रेष्ठो भवेन्नरः

bhakṣyabhojyāni coṣyāṇi peyalehyavarāṇi ca| sarvaśreṣṭhāni yo dadyāt sarvvaśreṣṭho bhavennaraḥ

Things to be chewed and eaten, and things to be sucked, and the best of drinks and things to be licked—the man who gives the very best of all becomes the best of all.

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VaP 2 18.51

वैश्वदेवं च सौम्यं च खाड्गमांसं परं हविः। विषाणं वर्ज्जयेत् खाड्गमसूयां नाशयामहे

vaiśvadevaṃ ca saumyaṃ ca khāḍgamāṃsaṃ paraṃ haviḥ| viṣāṇaṃ varjjayet khāḍgamasūyāṃ nāśayāmahe

(Offerings) to the All-gods and to Soma, and rhinoceros flesh, are the highest oblation; one should avoid the rhinoceros horn: (thus) we destroy ill-will.

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VaP 2 18.52

भोजनेऽग्रासनं दद्यादतिथिभ्यः कृताञ्जलिः । सर्वयज्ञक्रियाणां स फलं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम्

bhojane'grāsanaṃ dadyādatithibhyaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ | sarvayajñakriyāṇāṃ sa phalaṃ prāpnotyanuttamam

At the meal, with palms joined, he should give the foremost seat to the guests; he attains the unsurpassed fruit of all sacrificial rites.

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VaP 2 18.53

क्षिप्रमत्युष्ण मक्लिष्टं दद्याच्चान्नं बुभुक्षते। वयञ्जनं च तथा स्निग्धं भक्त्या सत्कृत्य यत्नतः

kṣipramatyuṣṇa makliṣṭaṃ dadyāccānnaṃ bubhukṣate| vayañjanaṃ ca tathā snigdhaṃ bhaktyā satkṛtya yatnataḥ

He should give food quickly, very hot and unspoiled, to one who is hungry, and likewise rich condiments, with devotion, honouring (him) with care.

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VaP 2 18.54

तरुणादित्यसङ्काशं विमानं हंसवाहनम्। अन्नदो लभते तिस्रः कल्पकोटीस्तथैव च

taruṇādityasaṅkāśaṃ vimānaṃ haṃsavāhanam| annado labhate tisraḥ kalpakoṭīstathaiva ca

A celestial chariot resembling the young sun, drawn by geese—the giver of food obtains (this), and likewise three crores of kalpas.

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VaP 2 18.55

अन्नदानात्परं दानं विद्यते नेह किञ्चन। अन्नाद्भूतानि जायन्ते जीवन्ति च न संशयः

annadānātparaṃ dānaṃ vidyate neha kiñcana| annādbhūtāni jāyante jīvanti ca na saṃśayaḥ

There is no gift here greater than the gift of food; from food beings are born and live—there is no doubt.

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VaP 2 18.56

जीवदानात् परं दानं न किञ्चिदिह विद्यते। अन्नैर्जीवति त्रैलोक्यमन्नस्यैव हि तत्फलम्

jīvadānāt paraṃ dānaṃ na kiñcidiha vidyate| annairjīvati trailokyamannasyaiva hi tatphalam

There is no gift here greater than the gift of life; the three worlds live by food, and that (result) is indeed the fruit of food alone.

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VaP 2 18.57

अन्ने लोकाः प्रतिष्ठन्ति लोकदानस्य तत्फलम् । अन्नं प्रजापतिः साक्षात्तेन सर्व्वमिदं ततम्। तस्मादन्नसमं दानं न भूतं न भविष्यति

anne lokāḥ pratiṣṭhanti lokadānasya tatphalam | annaṃ prajāpatiḥ sākṣāttena sarvvamidaṃ tatam| tasmādannasamaṃ dānaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati

The worlds rest upon food; that is the fruit of giving a world. Food is Prajāpati himself; by it all this is spread out. Therefore no gift equal to food has been or will be.

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VaP 2 18.58

यानि रत्नानि मेदिन्यां वाहनानि स्त्रियस्तथा। क्षिप्रं प्राप्नोति तत् सर्वं पितृभक्तो हि मानवः

yāni ratnāni medinyāṃ vāhanāni striyastathā| kṣipraṃ prāpnoti tat sarvaṃ pitṛbhakto hi mānavaḥ

Whatever jewels there are on the earth, and vehicles and women — all that a man devoted to the fathers quickly obtains.

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VaP 2 18.59

प्रतिश्रयं सदा दद्यादतिथिभ्यः कृताञ्जलिः। देवास्ते संप्रतीक्षन्ते दिव्यातिथ्यैः सहस्रशः

pratiśrayaṃ sadā dadyādatithibhyaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ| devāste saṃpratīkṣante divyātithyaiḥ sahasraśaḥ

With hands joined he should always give shelter to guests; the gods, by the thousands, are waiting there together with divine guests.

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VaP 2 18.60

सर्वाण्येतानि यो दद्यात् पृथिव्यामेकराड् भवेत्। त्रिभिर्द्वाभ्यामथैकेन दानेन तु सुखी भवेत्

sarvāṇyetāni yo dadyāt pṛthivyāmekarāḍ bhavet| tribhirdvābhyāmathaikena dānena tu sukhī bhavet

He who gives all these becomes sole king on earth; and by three, by two, or even by one gift he becomes happy.

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VaP 2 18.61

दानानि परमो धर्म्मः सद्भिः सत्कृत्य पूजितः। त्रैलोक्यस्याधिपत्यं हि दानादेव व्यवस्थितम्

dānāni paramo dharmmaḥ sadbhiḥ satkṛtya pūjitaḥ| trailokyasyādhipatyaṃ hi dānādeva vyavasthitam

Gifts are the highest duty, honoured and revered by the good; for the overlordship of the three worlds is established by giving alone.

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VaP 2 18.62

राजा तु लभते राज्यमधनश्चोत्तमं धनम्। क्षीणायुर्लभते चायुः पितृभक्तः सदा नरः। यान् कामान् मनसाऽर्थेत तांस्तस्य पितरो विदुः

rājā tu labhate rājyamadhanaścottamaṃ dhanam| kṣīṇāyurlabhate cāyuḥ pitṛbhaktaḥ sadā naraḥ| yān kāmān manasā'rtheta tāṃstasya pitaro viduḥ

A king obtains a kingdom, a poor man the best wealth, and one whose lifespan is spent obtains long life — the man ever devoted to the fathers. Whatever desires he may seek with his mind, those the fathers know.

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