Vayu Purana — Uttarardha — Chapter 19
VaP 2 19.1
बृहस्पतिरुवाच।। अत ऊर्द्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि श्राद्धकर्म्मणि पूजितम्। काम्यनैमित्तिकाजस्रं श्राद्धकर्म्मणि नित्यशः
bṛhaspatiruvāca|| ata ūrddhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi śrāddhakarmmaṇi pūjitam| kāmyanaimittikājasraṃ śrāddhakarmmaṇi nityaśaḥ
Bṛhaspati said: Beyond this I shall declare what is honoured in the śrāddha rite — the optional, the occasional, and the continual — regularly in the śrāddha rite.
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VaP 2 19.2
पुत्र दारधनमूला अष्टकास्तिस्र एव च। पूर्वपक्षो वरिष्ठो हि पूर्वा चित्री उदाहृता
putra dāradhanamūlā aṣṭakāstisra eva ca| pūrvapakṣo variṣṭho hi pūrvā citrī udāhṛtā
The three Aṣṭakās have as their root sons, wife, and wealth; the first (bright) fortnight is the best, and the first is said to be the Citrī.
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VaP 2 19.3
प्राजापत्या द्वितीया स्यात् तृतीया वैश्वदेविकी। आद्या पूपैःसदा कार्या मासैरन्या भवेत्सदा
prājāpatyā dvitīyā syāt tṛtīyā vaiśvadevikī| ādyā pūpaiḥsadā kāryā māsairanyā bhavetsadā
The second would be the Prājāpatya, the third the Vaiśvadevikī. The first is always to be performed with cakes, another always with meats.
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VaP 2 19.4
शाकैरन्या तृतीया स्यादेवं द्रव्यगतो विधिः । अन्वष्टका पितॄणां वै नित्यमेव विधीयते
śākairanyā tṛtīyā syādevaṃ dravyagato vidhiḥ | anvaṣṭakā pitṝṇāṃ vai nityameva vidhīyate
The third should be with vegetables — such is the rule regarding the materials. The Anvaṣṭakā is enjoined as a perpetual (rite) for the fathers.
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VaP 2 19.5
यद्यन्या च चतुर्थी स्यात्ताञ्च कुर्य्याद्विशेषतः। तासु श्राद्धं बुधः कुर्य्यात् सर्व्वस्वेनापि नित्यशः
yadyanyā ca caturthī syāttāñca kuryyādviśeṣataḥ| tāsu śrāddhaṃ budhaḥ kuryyāt sarvvasvenāpi nityaśaḥ
And if there be another, a fourth, he should perform that one especially. On those (days) the wise man should always perform the śrāddha, even with all he owns.
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VaP 2 19.6
परत्रेह च सर्व्वेषु नित्यमेव सुखी भवेत् । पूजकानां सदोत्कर्षो नास्तिका नामधो गतिः
paratreha ca sarvveṣu nityameva sukhī bhavet | pūjakānāṃ sadotkarṣo nāstikā nāmadho gatiḥ
In the next world and here, in all (conditions), he will be ever happy. For those who worship there is always advancement; for unbelievers, a downward course.
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VaP 2 19.7
पितरः सर्व्वकालेषु तिथिकालेषु देवताः। सर्व्वे पुरुषमायान्ति निपानमिव धेनवः
pitaraḥ sarvvakāleṣu tithikāleṣu devatāḥ| sarvve puruṣamāyānti nipānamiva dhenavaḥ
The fathers at all times, the gods at the times of the (proper) lunar days — all come to a man, as cows come to a watering trough.
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VaP 2 19.8
मा स्म ते प्रतिगच्छेयुरष्टकाः सुरपूजिताः । मोघस्तस्य भवेल्लोको लब्धं चास्य विनश्यति
mā sma te pratigaccheyuraṣṭakāḥ surapūjitāḥ | moghastasya bhavelloko labdhaṃ cāsya vinaśyati
Let not the Aṣṭakās, honoured by the gods, turn back from you; (else) his world would become void, and what he has gained perishes.
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VaP 2 19.9
देवांस्तु दायिनो यान्ति तिर्य्यग्गच्छन्त्यदायिनः। प्रजां पुष्टिं स्मृतिं मेधां पुत्रानैश्वर्य्यमेव च
devāṃstu dāyino yānti tiryyaggacchantyadāyinaḥ| prajāṃ puṣṭiṃ smṛtiṃ medhāṃ putrānaiśvaryyameva ca
Givers go to the gods; non-givers go to the animal (horizontal) course. (The givers gain) offspring, prosperity, memory, intelligence, sons, and lordship.
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VaP 2 19.10
कुर्व्वाणः पौर्णमास्यां च पूर्व्वं पूर्णं समश्नुते। प्रतिपद्धनलाभाय लब्धं चास्य न नश्यति
kurvvāṇaḥ paurṇamāsyāṃ ca pūrvvaṃ pūrṇaṃ samaśnute| pratipaddhanalābhāya labdhaṃ cāsya na naśyati
One who performs (the rite) on the full-moon day first attains fullness; the first lunar day is for the gaining of wealth, and what he has gained does not perish.
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VaP 2 19.11
द्वितीयायां तु यः कुर्य्याद्द्विपदाधिपतिर्भवेत्। वरार्थिना तृतीया तु शत्रुघ्नी पापनाशिनी
dvitīyāyāṃ tu yaḥ kuryyāddvipadādhipatirbhavet| varārthinā tṛtīyā tu śatrughnī pāpanāśinī
He who performs it on the second day becomes lord of bipeds; the third is for one who seeks a boon — it slays enemies and destroys sins.
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VaP 2 19.12
चतुर्थ्यां कुरुते श्राद्धं शत्रोश्छिद्राणि पश्यति। पञ्चम्यां वै प्रकुर्वाणः प्राप्नोति महतीं श्रियम्
caturthyāṃ kurute śrāddhaṃ śatrośchidrāṇi paśyati| pañcamyāṃ vai prakurvāṇaḥ prāpnoti mahatīṃ śriyam
One who performs the śrāddha on the fourth day sees the weak points of his enemy; performing it on the fifth, he obtains great prosperity.
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VaP 2 19.13
षष्ठ्यां श्राद्धानि कुर्वाणं द्विजास्तं पूजयन्त्युत। कुरुते यस्तु सप्तम्यां श्राद्धानि सततं नरः
ṣaṣṭhyāṃ śrāddhāni kurvāṇaṃ dvijāstaṃ pūjayantyuta| kurute yastu saptamyāṃ śrāddhāni satataṃ naraḥ
Brahmins honour the man who performs śrāddhas on the sixth day; and the man who constantly performs śrāddhas on the seventh —
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VaP 2 19.14
महासत्रमवाप्नोति गणानामधिपो भवेत्। सम्पूर्णामृद्धिमाप्नोति योऽष्टम्यां कुरुते नरः
mahāsatramavāpnoti gaṇānāmadhipo bhavet| sampūrṇāmṛddhimāpnoti yo'ṣṭamyāṃ kurute naraḥ
(Such a man) obtains (the fruit of) a great sacrifice and becomes the chief of hosts; and the man who performs (śrāddha) on the eighth (day) attains complete prosperity.
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VaP 2 19.15
श्राद्धं नवम्यां कुर्वाण ऐश्वर्य्यं कांक्षितां स्त्रियम्। कुर्वन् दशम्यां तु नरो ब्राह्मीं श्रियमवाप्नुयात्
śrāddhaṃ navamyāṃ kurvāṇa aiśvaryyaṃ kāṃkṣitāṃ striyam| kurvan daśamyāṃ tu naro brāhmīṃ śriyamavāpnuyāt
One performing śrāddha on the ninth (obtains) sovereignty and the woman he desires; and a man performing it on the tenth would obtain the splendour of Brahmā.
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VaP 2 19.16
वेदांश्चैवाप्नुयात् सर्वान् प्रणाशमेनसस्तथा। एकादश्यां परं दानमैश्वर्य्यं सततं तथा
vedāṃścaivāpnuyāt sarvān praṇāśamenasastathā| ekādaśyāṃ paraṃ dānamaiśvaryyaṃ satataṃ tathā
He would also obtain all the Vedas, and likewise the destruction of his sin; on the eleventh (day, he obtains) supreme giving and lasting sovereignty.
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VaP 2 19.17
द्वादश्यां राष्ट्रलाभं तु जयमाहुर्वसूनि च । प्रजां बुद्धिं पशून् मेधां स्वातन्त्र्यं पुष्टिमुत्तमाम् । दीर्घमायुरथैश्वर्य्यं कुर्वाणस्तु त्रयोदशीम्
dvādaśyāṃ rāṣṭralābhaṃ tu jayamāhurvasūni ca | prajāṃ buddhiṃ paśūn medhāṃ svātantryaṃ puṣṭimuttamām | dīrghamāyurathaiśvaryyaṃ kurvāṇastu trayodaśīm
On the twelfth they declare (there is) gain of a kingdom, victory, and wealth; and for one who performs (śrāddha) on the thirteenth: offspring, intelligence, cattle, mental power, independence, excellent nourishment, long life, and sovereignty.
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VaP 2 19.18
युवानश्च मृता यस्य गृहे तेषां प्रदापयेत्। शस्त्रेण तु हता ये वै तेषां दद्याच्चतुर्दशीम्
yuvānaśca mṛtā yasya gṛhe teṣāṃ pradāpayet| śastreṇa tu hatā ye vai teṣāṃ dadyāccaturdaśīm
In whose house young men have died, for them he should have (śrāddha) given; but for those who have been slain by a weapon, for them he should give (śrāddha) on the fourteenth.
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VaP 2 19.19
तथा विषमजातानां यमलानां तु सर्वशः । अमावास्यां प्रयत्नेन श्राद्धं कुर्य्याच्छुचिः सदा
tathā viṣamajātānāṃ yamalānāṃ tu sarvaśaḥ | amāvāsyāṃ prayatnena śrāddhaṃ kuryyācchuciḥ sadā
So too for those born irregularly and for twins in every case, on the new-moon day one who is pure should always carefully perform the śrāddha.
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VaP 2 19.20
सर्व्वान् कामानवाप्नोति स्वर्गमानन्त्यमश्नुते । ऋतं दद्यादमावास्यां सोममाप्यायनं महत्
sarvvān kāmānavāpnoti svargamānantyamaśnute | ṛtaṃ dadyādamāvāsyāṃ somamāpyāyanaṃ mahat
He obtains all his desires and enjoys endless heaven; on the new-moon day he should offer the (offering of) truth, which is a great swelling (of nourishment) for the moon.
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VaP 2 19.21
एवमाप्यायितः सोमस्त्रीँल्लोकान् धारयिष्यति। सिद्धचारणगन्धर्व्वैः स्तूयमानस्तु नित्यशः
evamāpyāyitaḥ somastrī~llokān dhārayiṣyati| siddhacāraṇagandharvvaiḥ stūyamānastu nityaśaḥ
Thus nourished, Soma will sustain the three worlds, being constantly praised by Siddhas, Cāraṇas and Gandharvas,
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VaP 2 19.22
स्तवैः पुष्पैर्मनोज्ञैश्च सर्व्वकामपरिच्छदैः। नृत्य वादित्रगीतैश्च ह्यप्सरोभिः सहस्रशः
stavaiḥ puṣpairmanojñaiśca sarvvakāmaparicchadaiḥ| nṛtya vāditragītaiśca hyapsarobhiḥ sahasraśaḥ
with hymns of praise and with charming flowers and with all the appurtenances of desire, and with dance, instrumental music and song, by Apsarases in their thousands,
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VaP 2 19.23
उपक्रीडैर्व्विमानैस्तु पितृभक्तं दृढव्रतम्। स्तुवन्ति देवगन्धर्व्वाः सिद्धसङ्घाश्च तं सदा
upakrīḍairvvimānaistu pitṛbhaktaṃ dṛḍhavratam| stuvanti devagandharvvāḥ siddhasaṅghāśca taṃ sadā
and with celestial cars for their pleasure-grounds; the gods, the Gandharvas and the throngs of Siddhas always praise him who is devoted to the fathers and firm in his vows.
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VaP 2 19.24
पितृभक्तस्त्वमावस्यां सर्वान् कामानवाप्नुयात्। प्रत्यक्षमर्चितास्तेन भवन्ति पितरः सदा
pitṛbhaktastvamāvasyāṃ sarvān kāmānavāpnuyāt| pratyakṣamarcitāstena bhavanti pitaraḥ sadā
One devoted to the fathers would obtain all desires by (the śrāddha) on the new-moon day; by him the fathers are always honoured visibly.
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VaP 2 19.25
पितॄदेवा मघा यस्मात् तस्मात्तास्वक्षयं स्मृतम्। पित्र्यं कुर्व्वन्ति तस्यां तु विशेषेण विचक्षणः
pitṝdevā maghā yasmāt tasmāttāsvakṣayaṃ smṛtam| pitryaṃ kurvvanti tasyāṃ tu viśeṣeṇa vicakṣaṇaḥ
Since the Maghās have the fathers as their deities, therefore an imperishable (fruit) is held (to accrue) on those (days); and the discerning man performs the rite for the fathers on that (day) especially.
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VaP 2 19.26
तस्मान्मघां वै वाञ्छन्ति पितरो नित्यमेव हि । पितॄदैवतभक्ता ये तेऽपि यान्ति परां गतिम्
tasmānmaghāṃ vai vāñchanti pitaro nityameva hi | pitṝdaivatabhaktā ye te'pi yānti parāṃ gatim
Therefore the fathers indeed always long for Maghā; and those who are devoted to the fathers as their deities, they too go to the highest state.
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