Vayu Purana — Uttarardha — Chapter 21
VaP 2 21.1
शंयुरुवाच।। किञ्चिद्दत्तं पितॄणां तु धिनोति वदतां वर । किं हि स्विच्चिररात्राय किञ्चानन्त्याय कल्पते
śaṃyuruvāca|| kiñciddattaṃ pitṝṇāṃ tu dhinoti vadatāṃ vara | kiṃ hi sviccirarātrāya kiñcānantyāya kalpate
Śaṃyu said: Even a little given to the fathers gratifies (them), O best of speakers; but what indeed serves for a long time, and what for endlessness?
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VaP 2 21.2
बृहस्पतिरुवाच। हवींषि श्राद्धकाले तु यानि श्राद्धविदो विदुः। तानि मे श्रृणु सर्वाणि फलं चैषां यथाबलम्
bṛhaspatiruvāca| havīṃṣi śrāddhakāle tu yāni śrāddhavido viduḥ| tāni me śrṛṇu sarvāṇi phalaṃ caiṣāṃ yathābalam
Bṛhaspati said: Hear from me all those oblations which the knowers of śrāddha know for the time of the śrāddha, and their fruit according to its power.
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VaP 2 21.3
तिलैर्व्रीहियवैर्माषैरद्भिर्मूलफलेन च। दत्तेन मासं प्रीयन्ते श्राद्धेन तु पितामहाः
tilairvrīhiyavairmāṣairadbhirmūlaphalena ca| dattena māsaṃ prīyante śrāddhena tu pitāmahāḥ
With sesame, rice, barley, beans, water, and with roots and fruit given as a śrāddha, the grandfathers are pleased for a month.
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VaP 2 21.4
मत्स्यैः प्रीणन्ति द्वौ मासौ त्रीन्मासान्हारिणेन तु। शाशन्तु चतुरो मासान् पञ्च प्रीणाति शाकुनम्
matsyaiḥ prīṇanti dvau māsau trīnmāsānhāriṇena tu| śāśantu caturo māsān pañca prīṇāti śākunam
With fish they are pleased for two months, but with venison for three months; with hare's flesh for four months, and bird flesh pleases (them) for five.
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VaP 2 21.5
वाराहेण तु षण्मासाञ्छागलं साप्तमासिकम्। अष्टमासिकमित्युक्तं यच्च पार्षतकं भवेत्
vārāheṇa tu ṣaṇmāsāñchāgalaṃ sāptamāsikam| aṣṭamāsikamityuktaṃ yacca pārṣatakaṃ bhavet
But with boar's flesh for six months; goat's flesh is for seven months; and what is of the spotted deer is said to be for eight months.
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VaP 2 21.6
रौरवेण तु प्रीयन्ते नवमासान् पितामहाः। गवयस्य तु मांसेन तृप्तिः स्याद्दशमासिकी
rauraveṇa tu prīyante navamāsān pitāmahāḥ| gavayasya tu māṃsena tṛptiḥ syāddaśamāsikī
With the ruru deer's flesh the grandfathers are pleased for nine months; but with the flesh of the gavaya the satisfaction would be for ten months.
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VaP 2 21.7
कूर्मस्य चैव मांसेन मासानेकादशैव तु । श्राद्धमेव विजानीयाद्गव्यं संवत्सरं भवेत्
kūrmasya caiva māṃsena māsānekādaśaiva tu | śrāddhameva vijānīyādgavyaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ bhavet
And with the flesh of the tortoise one should know the śrāddha to be for eleven months; what is of the cow (milk products) is for a year.
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VaP 2 21.8
तथा गव्यसमायुक्तं पायसं मधुसर्पिषा। वध्रीणसस्य मांसेन तृप्तिर्द्वादशवार्षिकी
tathā gavyasamāyuktaṃ pāyasaṃ madhusarpiṣā| vadhrīṇasasya māṃsena tṛptirdvādaśavārṣikī
Likewise milk-rice combined with cow's produce, with honey and ghee; with the flesh of the vadhrīṇasa the satisfaction is for twelve years.
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VaP 2 21.9
आनन्त्याय भवेद्युक्तं खाड्गमांसैः पितृक्षये। कृष्णच्छागस्तथा गोधा आनन्त्यायैव कल्पते
ānantyāya bhavedyuktaṃ khāḍgamāṃsaiḥ pitṛkṣaye| kṛṣṇacchāgastathā godhā ānantyāyaiva kalpate
At the rite for the fathers, (an offering) joined with rhinoceros flesh serves for endlessness; likewise a black goat and the iguana serve for endlessness.
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VaP 2 21.10
अत्र गाथाः पितृगीताः कीर्त्तयन्ति पुराविदः। तास्तेऽहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि यथावत्सन्निबोधत
atra gāthāḥ pitṛgītāḥ kīrttayanti purāvidaḥ| tāste'haṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi yathāvatsannibodhata
Here those who know the past recite verses sung by the fathers; I shall declare them to you fully—listen properly.
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VaP 2 21.11
अपि नः स्वकुले जायाद्योऽन्नं दद्यात्र्त्रयोदशीम्। पायसं मधुसर्पिर्भ्यां छायायां कुञ्जरस्य तु
api naḥ svakule jāyādyo'nnaṃ dadyātrtrayodaśīm| pāyasaṃ madhusarpirbhyāṃ chāyāyāṃ kuñjarasya tu
"May there be born in our family one who would give food on the thirteenth—milk-rice with honey and ghee—in the shade of an elephant,
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VaP 2 21.12
आजेन सर्वलोहेन वर्षासु च मघासु च। एष्टव्या बहवः पुत्रा यद्येकोऽपि गयां व्रजेत्। गौरीं वाप्युद्वहेद्भार्य्यां नीलं वा वृषमुत्सृजेत्
ājena sarvalohena varṣāsu ca maghāsu ca| eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā yadyeko'pi gayāṃ vrajet| gaurīṃ vāpyudvahedbhāryyāṃ nīlaṃ vā vṛṣamutsṛjet
with goat's flesh, all of it reddish, in the rainy season and under the Maghās. Many sons should be desired, in the hope that even one may go to Gayā, or may marry a fair-complexioned wife, or may set free a dark bull."
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VaP 2 21.13
शंयुरुवाच।। गयादीनां फलं तात प्रब्रूहि समपृच्छतः। पितॄणां चैव यत्पुण्यं निखिलेन ब्रवीहि मे
śaṃyuruvāca|| gayādīnāṃ phalaṃ tāta prabrūhi samapṛcchataḥ| pitṝṇāṃ caiva yatpuṇyaṃ nikhilena bravīhi me
Śaṃyu said: Tell me, dear one, the fruit of Gayā and the rest, since I ask; and tell me fully what merit (accrues) to the fathers.
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VaP 2 21.14
बृहस्पतिरुवाच।। गयायामक्षयं श्राद्धं जपहोमतपांसि च। पितृङयाहे ते पुत्र तस्मात्तत्राक्षयं स्मृतम्
bṛhaspatiruvāca|| gayāyāmakṣayaṃ śrāddhaṃ japahomatapāṃsi ca| pitṛṅayāhe te putra tasmāttatrākṣayaṃ smṛtam
Bṛhaspati said: At Gayā the śrāddha is imperishable, and so too the recitations, oblations and austerities; (there is) a fathers' day for you, my son — therefore it is remembered as imperishable there.
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VaP 2 21.15
पुनीयादेकविंशन्तु गौर्यामुत्पादितः सुतः। मातामहांस्तु षड्भूय इति तस्याः फलं स्मृतम्
punīyādekaviṃśantu gauryāmutpāditaḥ sutaḥ| mātāmahāṃstu ṣaḍbhūya iti tasyāḥ phalaṃ smṛtam
A son begotten at (the tīrtha) Gaurī would purify twenty-one (generations), and the maternal ancestors six times over — such is remembered to be her fruit.
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VaP 2 21.16
फलं वृषस्य वक्ष्यामि गदतो मे निबोधत। वृषोत्स्रष्टा पुनात्येव दशातीतान् दशावरान्
phalaṃ vṛṣasya vakṣyāmi gadato me nibodhata| vṛṣotsraṣṭā punātyeva daśātītān daśāvarān
I shall declare the fruit of the bull; listen to me as I speak. He who releases a bull purifies the ten past and the ten later (generations).
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VaP 2 21.17
यत्किञ्चित् स्पृश्यते तोयैरुत्तीर्णेन जलान्महीम्। वृषोत्सर्गे पितॄणां तु ह्यक्षयं स मुदाहृतम्
yatkiñcit spṛśyate toyairuttīrṇena jalānmahīm| vṛṣotsarge pitṝṇāṃ tu hyakṣayaṃ sa mudāhṛtam
Whatever, on (the bull's) coming up out of the water onto the earth, is touched by the water — that is declared to be imperishable for the fathers at the release of the bull.
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VaP 2 21.18
यद्यद्धि संस्पृशेत्तोयं लांगूलादिभिरन्ततः। सर्वं तदक्षयं तस्य पितॄणां नात्र संशयः
yadyaddhi saṃspṛśettoyaṃ lāṃgūlādibhirantataḥ| sarvaṃ tadakṣayaṃ tasya pitṝṇāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
Whatever water it touches, even with its tail and the rest, all that is imperishable for his fathers — there is no doubt of this.
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VaP 2 21.19
श्रृङ्गैः खुरैर्वा यद्भूमिमिल्लिखत्य निशं वृषः। मधुकुल्याः पितॄंस्तस्य अक्षयास्ता भवन्ति वै
śrṛṅgaiḥ khurairvā yadbhūmimillikhatya niśaṃ vṛṣaḥ| madhukulyāḥ pitṝṃstasya akṣayāstā bhavanti vai
Whatever ground the bull scratches with its horns or hooves by night — those become streams of honey for his fathers, imperishable indeed.
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VaP 2 21.20
सहस्रनल्वमात्रेण तडागेन यथा श्रुतिः। तृप्तिस्तृप्तिः पितॄणां वै तद्वृषस्याधिकोच्यते
sahasranalvamātreṇa taḍāgena yathā śrutiḥ| tṛptistṛptiḥ pitṝṇāṃ vai tadvṛṣasyādhikocyate
As the Vedic text (says), by a tank measuring a thousand nalvas there is satisfaction upon satisfaction for the fathers; that of the bull is said to be greater than it.
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VaP 2 21.21
यो ददाति गुढैर्मिश्रांस्तिलान् वै श्राद्धकर्मणि। मधुना मधुमिश्रान् वा अक्षयं सर्वमेव तत्
yo dadāti guḍhairmiśrāṃstilān vai śrāddhakarmaṇi| madhunā madhumiśrān vā akṣayaṃ sarvameva tat
He who gives sesame seeds mixed with molasses in the śrāddha rite, or (mixed) with honey, honey-mixed — all that is imperishable.
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VaP 2 21.22
० बृहस्पतिरुवाच।। न ब्राह्मणान् परीक्षेत सदा देये तु मानवः। दैवे कर्मणि पित्र्ये च श्रूयते वै परीक्षणम्
0 bṛhaspatiruvāca|| na brāhmaṇān parīkṣeta sadā deye tu mānavaḥ| daive karmaṇi pitrye ca śrūyate vai parīkṣaṇam
Bṛhaspati said: A man should not examine brahmins when something is to be given at any time; but in rites for the gods and rites for the fathers, examination is indeed enjoined (in the texts).
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VaP 2 21.23
सर्ववेदव्रतस्नाताः पङ्क्तीनां पावना द्विजाः। ये च भाष्य विदो मुख्या ये च व्याकरणे रताः
sarvavedavratasnātāḥ paṅktīnāṃ pāvanā dvijāḥ| ye ca bhāṣya vido mukhyā ye ca vyākaraṇe ratāḥ
Twice-born who have bathed (at the completion) of the vows of all the Vedas, purifiers of the row (of diners); and those who are foremost knowers of the commentaries, and those devoted to grammar;
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VaP 2 21.24
अधीयते पुराणं च धर्म्मशास्त्रं तथैव च। त्रिणाचिकेतपञ्चाग्निस्त्रिसुपर्णः षडङ्गवित्
adhīyate purāṇaṃ ca dharmmaśāstraṃ tathaiva ca| triṇāciketapañcāgnistrisuparṇaḥ ṣaḍaṅgavit
and (he who) studies the Purāṇa and likewise the dharmaśāstra; the one of the three Nāciketa (fires), the keeper of the five fires, the knower of the Trisuparṇa, the knower of the six auxiliary sciences;
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VaP 2 21.25
ब्रह्मदेय सुतश्चैव छन्दोगो ज्येष्ठसामगः। पुण्येषु येषु तीर्थेषु अभिषेककृतव्रताः
brahmadeya sutaścaiva chandogo jyeṣṭhasāmagaḥ| puṇyeṣu yeṣu tīrtheṣu abhiṣekakṛtavratāḥ
and one who is the son (of a marriage) given in brahma-form, a Chandoga, a singer of the Jyeṣṭha Sāman; those who have performed the vow of ablution at the holy tīrthas;
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VaP 2 21.26
मुख्येषु येषु सत्रेषु भवन्त्यवभृथश्रुताः। ये च सद्योव्रता नित्यं स्वकर्मनिरताश्च ये
mukhyeṣu yeṣu satreṣu bhavantyavabhṛthaśrutāḥ| ye ca sadyovratā nityaṃ svakarmaniratāśca ye
those who at the principal sacrifices become known for (having taken) the final bath; and those who are ever of instant vows, and those intent upon their own duties —
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VaP 2 21.27
अक्रोधनाः शान्तिपरास्तान् वै श्राद्धे निमन्त्रयेत्। ये चापि नित्यं दशसु सुकृतेषु व्यवस्थिताः
akrodhanāḥ śāntiparāstān vai śrāddhe nimantrayet| ye cāpi nityaṃ daśasu sukṛteṣu vyavasthitāḥ
free from anger, devoted to peace — such men one should invite to the śrāddha; and also those who are ever established in the ten good works.
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VaP 2 21.28
एतेषु दत्तमक्षय्यमेते वै पङ्क्तिपावनाः। श्रद्धेया ब्राह्मणा ये तु योगधर्म्ममनुव्रताः
eteṣu dattamakṣayyamete vai paṅktipāvanāḥ| śraddheyā brāhmaṇā ye tu yogadharmmamanuvratāḥ
What is given to these is imperishable; these are indeed the purifiers of the row. But the brahmins who are worthy of faith are those who follow the discipline of yoga as their vow.
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VaP 2 21.29
धर्माश्रमवरिष्ठास्ते हव्यकव्येषु ते वराः। त्रयोऽपि पूजितास्तेन ब्रह्मविष्णु महेश्वराः
dharmāśramavariṣṭhāste havyakavyeṣu te varāḥ| trayo'pi pūjitāstena brahmaviṣṇu maheśvarāḥ
They are the best of the stages of dharma; they are the choicest in (rites of) offerings to gods and to the fathers. By (honouring) them all three — Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara — are honoured.
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VaP 2 21.30
पितृभिः सह लोकाश्च यो ह्येतान् पूजयेन्नरः। पवित्राणा पवित्रञ्च मङ्गलानां च मङ्गलम्
pitṛbhiḥ saha lokāśca yo hyetān pūjayennaraḥ| pavitrāṇā pavitrañca maṅgalānāṃ ca maṅgalam
And the worlds together with the fathers (are honoured) by the man who honours these; (this is) the purest of pure things and the most auspicious of auspicious things.
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VaP 2 21.31
प्रथमः सर्वधर्माणां योगधर्मो निगद्यते । अपाङ्क्तेयांस्तु वक्ष्यामि गदतो मे निबोधत
prathamaḥ sarvadharmāṇāṃ yogadharmo nigadyate | apāṅkteyāṃstu vakṣyāmi gadato me nibodhata
The dharma of yoga is declared to be the first of all dharmas. But I shall tell of those unfit for the row; listen to me as I speak.
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VaP 2 21.32
कितवो मद्यपो यक्ष्मी पशुपालो निराकृतिः। ग्रामप्रेष्यो वार्द्धुषिको गायनो वणिजस्तथा
kitavo madyapo yakṣmī paśupālo nirākṛtiḥ| grāmapreṣyo vārddhuṣiko gāyano vaṇijastathā
A gambler, a drinker of liquor, a consumptive, a herdsman, one who has been cast out, a village servant, a usurer, a singer, and likewise a trader;
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VaP 2 21.33
अगारदाही गरदः कुण्डाशी सोमविक्रयी। समुद्रयायी दुश्चर्मा तैलिकः कूटकारकः
agāradāhī garadaḥ kuṇḍāśī somavikrayī| samudrayāyī duścarmā tailikaḥ kūṭakārakaḥ
(Also excluded are) the burner of houses, the poisoner, one who eats the food of a bastard, the seller of soma, the sea-voyager, the man of diseased skin, the oil-presser, the forger,
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VaP 2 21.34
पित्रा विवदमानश्च यस्य चोपपतिर्गृहे। अभिशस्तस्तथा स्तेनः शिल्पैर्यश्चोपजीवति
pitrā vivadamānaśca yasya copapatirgṛhe| abhiśastastathā stenaḥ śilpairyaścopajīvati
and one who quarrels with his father, and one in whose house there is a paramour (of his wife), one who stands publicly accused, likewise a thief, and one who lives by (manual) crafts,
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VaP 2 21.35
सूजकः पर्वकारी च यस्तु मित्रेषु द्रुह्यति। गणयाचनकश्चैव नास्तिको वेदवर्जितः
sūjakaḥ parvakārī ca yastu mitreṣu druhyati| gaṇayācanakaścaiva nāstiko vedavarjitaḥ
the informer(?), the one who works on festival days, one who betrays his friends, one who solicits from crowds, the denier (of the next world), and one devoid of the Veda,
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VaP 2 21.36
उन्मत्तः षण्डकशठौ भ्रूणहा गुरुतल्पगः । भिषक्जीवः प्रैषणिकः परस्त्रीं यश्च गच्छति
unmattaḥ ṣaṇḍakaśaṭhau bhrūṇahā gurutalpagaḥ | bhiṣakjīvaḥ praiṣaṇikaḥ parastrīṃ yaśca gacchati
the madman, the eunuch and the cheat, the killer of an embryo, one who has violated his teacher's bed, one who lives as a physician, the one employed as a messenger, and whoever goes to another's wife,
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VaP 2 21.37
विक्रीणाति च यो ब्रह्म व्रतानि च तपांसि च। नष्टं स्यान्नास्तिके दत्तं कृतघ्ने चैव शंसके
vikrīṇāti ca yo brahma vratāni ca tapāṃsi ca| naṣṭaṃ syānnāstike dattaṃ kṛtaghne caiva śaṃsake
and whoever sells sacred learning, and vows, and austerities. What is given to a denier, and to an ingrate, and to a slanderer, is lost;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.38
यच्च वाणिजके चैव नेह नामुत्र तद्भवेत्। निक्षेपहारिणे चैव कितवे वेदनिन्दके
yacca vāṇijake caiva neha nāmutra tadbhavet| nikṣepahāriṇe caiva kitave vedanindake
and what (is given) to a trader would be (fruitful) neither here nor in the next world; likewise (what is given) to one who steals a deposit, to a gambler, to a reviler of the Veda,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.39
तथा वाणिजके चैव कारुके धर्म्मवर्जिते। निन्दन् क्रीणाति पण्यानि विक्रीणंश्च प्रशंसति
tathā vāṇijake caiva kāruke dharmmavarjite| nindan krīṇāti paṇyāni vikrīṇaṃśca praśaṃsati
and so to a trader, and to an artisan devoid of religion — (the trader) buys wares while decrying them and praises them while selling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.40
अनृतस्य समावासो न वणिक् श्राद्धमर्हति। भस्म नीव हुतं हव्यं दत्तं पौनर्भवे द्विजे
anṛtasya samāvāso na vaṇik śrāddhamarhati| bhasma nīva hutaṃ havyaṃ dattaṃ paunarbhave dvije
The trader is the very dwelling-place of untruth; he does not deserve (to be fed at) a śrāddha. As an oblation poured onto ashes is what is given to a twice-born who is the son of a remarried woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.41
षष्टिं काणः शतं षण्डः श्वित्री यावत् प्रपश्यति। पापरोगी सहस्रस्य दातुर्नाशयते फलम्
ṣaṣṭiṃ kāṇaḥ śataṃ ṣaṇḍaḥ śvitrī yāvat prapaśyati| pāparogī sahasrasya dāturnāśayate phalam
A one-eyed man (destroys the fruit of a gift to) sixty, a eunuch of a hundred, a man with white leprosy as far as he can see; a man with a foul disease destroys the fruit for the giver of (a gift to) a thousand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.42
भ्रश्यते सत्फलात्तस्माद्दाता यस्य तु बालिशः। यो वेष्टितशिरा भुङ्क्ते यो भुङ्क्ते दक्षिणामुखः
bhraśyate satphalāttasmāddātā yasya tu bāliśaḥ| yo veṣṭitaśirā bhuṅkte yo bhuṅkte dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ
Therefore the giver whose (invited brahmin) is a fool falls away from the true fruit — (as also does he who feeds) one who eats with his head wrapped up, or one who eats facing south,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.43
सोपानत्कश्च यो भुङ्क्ते यच्च दद्यात्तिरस्कृतम् । सर्वं तदसुरेन्द्राणां ब्रह्मा भागमकल्पयत्
sopānatkaśca yo bhuṅkte yacca dadyāttiraskṛtam | sarvaṃ tadasurendrāṇāṃ brahmā bhāgamakalpayat
or one who eats with his sandals on, and whatever is given contemptuously: all that Brahmā appointed as the share of the lords of the Asuras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.44
श्वानश्च यातुधानाश्च नावेक्षेरन् कथञ्चन। तस्मात्परिवृतिं दद्यात्तिलैश्चान्ववकीरयन्
śvānaśca yātudhānāśca nāvekṣeran kathañcana| tasmātparivṛtiṃ dadyāttilaiścānvavakīrayan
Dogs and sorcerers must on no account look upon (the offering); therefore one should provide an enclosure and scatter sesame seeds about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.45
राक्षसानां तिलाः प्रोक्ताः शुनां परिवृतिस्तथा। दर्शनात्सूकरो हन्ति पक्षपातेन कुक्कुटः
rākṣasānāṃ tilāḥ proktāḥ śunāṃ parivṛtistathā| darśanātsūkaro hanti pakṣapātena kukkuṭaḥ
The sesame seeds are declared to be for the rākṣasas, and the enclosure is against dogs. A pig destroys (the offering) by looking at it, a cock by the fanning of its wings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.46
रजस्वलानुस्पर्शेन क्रुद्धो यश्च प्रयच्छति। यस्य मित्रप्रदे यानि श्राद्धानि च हवींषि च। न प्रीणाति पितॄन् देवान् स्वर्गं न च स गच्छति
rajasvalānusparśena kruddho yaśca prayacchati| yasya mitraprade yāni śrāddhāni ca havīṃṣi ca| na prīṇāti pitṝn devān svargaṃ na ca sa gacchati
And (so does) one who gives while in contact with a menstruating woman, or in anger. Whatever śrāddhas and oblations there are of one who gives (?) to a friend — he does not gratify the fathers or the gods, nor does he go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.47
नदीतीरेषु रम्येषु सरित्सु च सरस्सु च। विविक्तेषु च प्रीयन्ते दत्तेनेह पितामहाः
nadītīreṣu ramyeṣu saritsu ca sarassu ca| vivikteṣu ca prīyante datteneha pitāmahāḥ
On the pleasant banks of rivers, and at streams and lakes, and in secluded places, the grandfathers are pleased by what is given here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.48
न चाश्रुं पातयेज्जातु न युक्तो वाचमीरयेत्। न च कुर्वीत भुञ्जानो ह्यन्योऽन्यं मत्सरस्तदा
na cāśruṃ pātayejjātu na yukto vācamīrayet| na ca kurvīta bhuñjāno hyanyo'nyaṃ matsarastadā
And one should never let a tear fall, nor, when engaged (in the rite), utter (idle) speech; nor should those who are eating show envy toward one another at that time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.49
अपसव्ये कृते तेन विधिवद्दर्भपाणिना । पित्र्यमानिधनं कार्यमेवं प्रीणाति वै पितॄन्
apasavye kṛte tena vidhivaddarbhapāṇinā | pitryamānidhanaṃ kāryamevaṃ prīṇāti vai pitṝn
When the sacred thread has been placed over the right shoulder by him, according to rule, with darbha grass in his hand, the ancestral rite is to be carried out to its conclusion: thus indeed does one gratify the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.50
अनुमत्यादितो विप्रानग्नौ कुर्याद्यथाविधि। पितॄणां निर्व्वपेद्भूमौ शूर्पे वा दर्भसंस्तरे
anumatyādito viprānagnau kuryādyathāvidhi| pitṝṇāṃ nirvvapedbhūmau śūrpe vā darbhasaṃstare
With (their) consent, first for the brahmins, he should make (the offering) in the fire as prescribed; for the fathers he should strew it on the ground, or in a winnowing basket, or on a spread of darbha grass.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.51
शुक्लपक्षस्य पूर्व्वाह्ने श्राद्धं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः। कृष्णपक्षेऽपराह्ने तु रौहिणं न विलङ्घयेत्
śuklapakṣasya pūrvvāhne śrāddhaṃ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ| kṛṣṇapakṣe'parāhne tu rauhiṇaṃ na vilaṅghayet
The discerning man should perform the śrāddha in the forenoon of the bright fortnight, but in the afternoon in the dark fortnight; he should not overstep the Rohiṇī (time).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.52
एवमेते महात्मानो महा योगा महौजसः। सदा वै पितरः पूज्या द्रष्टारो देशकालयोः
evamete mahātmāno mahā yogā mahaujasaḥ| sadā vai pitaraḥ pūjyā draṣṭāro deśakālayoḥ
Thus these fathers, great of soul, of great yogic power, of great might, are always to be worshipped; they are observers of place and time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.53
पितृभक्तिरतो नित्यं योगं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम्। ध्यानेन मोक्षं गच्छन्ति हित्वा कर्म शुभाशुभम्
pitṛbhaktirato nityaṃ yogaṃ prāpnotyanuttamam| dhyānena mokṣaṃ gacchanti hitvā karma śubhāśubham
One always devoted to reverence for the fathers attains the highest yoga; by meditation they go to liberation, having abandoned action good and bad.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.54
यज्ञहेतोर्यदुद्धृत्य मोहयित्वा जगत्तदा। गुहायां निहतं योगं कश्यपेन महात्मना
yajñahetoryaduddhṛtya mohayitvā jagattadā| guhāyāṃ nihataṃ yogaṃ kaśyapena mahātmanā
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 2 21.55
अमृतं गुह्यमृद्धृत्य योगं योगविदां वर। प्रोक्तं सनत्कुमारेण महत्तद्धर्म्मशाश्वतम्
amṛtaṃ guhyamṛddhṛtya yogaṃ yogavidāṃ vara| proktaṃ sanatkumāreṇa mahattaddharmmaśāśvatam
Having drawn forth the deathless, secret yoga, O best of those who know yoga, it was proclaimed by Sanatkumāra — that great and eternal dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.56
देवानां परमं गुह्यमृषीणां च परायणम्। पितृभक्त्या प्रयत्नेन पितृभक्तैश्च नित्यशः
devānāṃ paramaṃ guhyamṛṣīṇāṃ ca parāyaṇam| pitṛbhaktyā prayatnena pitṛbhaktaiśca nityaśaḥ
(It is) the supreme secret of the gods and the highest resort of the seers, (to be pursued) with devotion to the fathers, with effort, and constantly by those devoted to the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.57
तञ्च योगं समासेन पितृभक्तस्तु कृत्स्नशः। प्रयत्नात्प्राप्नुयात्तत्र सर्वमेव न संशयः
tañca yogaṃ samāsena pitṛbhaktastu kṛtsnaśaḥ| prayatnātprāpnuyāttatra sarvameva na saṃśayaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 2 21.58
यस्मै श्राद्धानि देयानि यच्च दत्तं महाफलम्। येषु वाप्यक्षयं श्राद्धं तीर्थषु च नदीषु च । येषु च स्वर्गमाप्नोति तत्ते प्रोक्तं ससंग्रहम्
yasmai śrāddhāni deyāni yacca dattaṃ mahāphalam| yeṣu vāpyakṣayaṃ śrāddhaṃ tīrthaṣu ca nadīṣu ca | yeṣu ca svargamāpnoti tatte proktaṃ sasaṃgraham
To whom the śrāddha offerings should be given, and what, when given, (yields) great fruit; and in which (places) the śrāddha is imperishable — among the fords and among the rivers — and in which (of them) one attains heaven: (all) that has been declared to you together in summary.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.59
बृहस्पतिरुवाच।। श्रुत्वैवं श्राद्धकल्पं तु योऽसूयां कुरुते नरः। स मज्जेन्नरके घोरे नास्तिकस्तमसावृतः
bṛhaspatiruvāca|| śrutvaivaṃ śrāddhakalpaṃ tu yo'sūyāṃ kurute naraḥ| sa majjennarake ghore nāstikastamasāvṛtaḥ
Bṛhaspati said: The man who, having heard the rule of the śrāddha thus, harbours contempt (for it) — that unbeliever, wrapped in darkness, sinks into a dreadful hell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.60
महारोगावसायस्तु स यः संयतमानसः। वेदाश्रमान्मुक्तचित्तः कुम्भीका नधिगच्छति। जिह्वाच्छेदं स्तेनमेत्य प्राप्नुयुस्तेन चैव ह
mahārogāvasāyastu sa yaḥ saṃyatamānasaḥ| vedāśramānmuktacittaḥ kumbhīkā nadhigacchati| jihvācchedaṃ stenametya prāpnuyustena caiva ha
But he is (afflicted with) the end (that comes) of great disease, (even) he who is of restrained mind; (and) one whose thought has been loosed from the Vedas and the (rules of the) stages of life goes to the Kumbhīka (hells); coming upon a thief, they would incur by that the cutting-off of the tongue.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.61
सीदन्ति ते सागरे लोष्टभूता योगद्विषः स्थास्यन्ते यावदुर्व्वी । तस्माच्छ्राद्धे धर्म्म उद्दिष्ट एष नित्यं कार्यः श्रद्दधानेन पुंसा
sīdanti te sāgare loṣṭabhūtā yogadviṣaḥ sthāsyante yāvadurvvī | tasmācchrāddhe dharmma uddiṣṭa eṣa nityaṃ kāryaḥ śraddadhānena puṃsā
Those haters of yoga sink into the ocean, become as lumps of clay, and will remain (so) as long as the earth endures. Therefore this duty, declared with regard to the śrāddha, is always to be performed by a man who has faith.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.62
परिवादो न कर्त्तव्यो योगिनां च विशेषतः। परिवादात् कृमिर्भूत्वा तत्रैव परिवर्त्तते
parivādo na karttavyo yogināṃ ca viśeṣataḥ| parivādāt kṛmirbhūtvā tatraiva parivarttate
Slander must not be committed, and especially not (slander) of yogins; from slander one becomes a worm and revolves in that very (state).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.63
योगं परिवदेद्यस्तु ध्यानिनां मोक्षकारणम्। स गच्छेन्नरकं घोरं श्रोता यश्च न संशयः
yogaṃ parivadedyastu dhyānināṃ mokṣakāraṇam| sa gacchennarakaṃ ghoraṃ śrotā yaśca na saṃśayaḥ
But whoever reviles yoga, which is the cause of liberation for those who meditate, he goes to the terrible hell, and so does the one who listens (to it) — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.64
आवृतं तमसा सर्वं नरकं घोरदर्शनम्। योगीश्वरपरी वादान्निश्चयं याति मानवः
āvṛtaṃ tamasā sarvaṃ narakaṃ ghoradarśanam| yogīśvaraparī vādānniścayaṃ yāti mānavaḥ
A hell wholly enveloped in darkness, terrible to look upon — to it a man goes for certain through reviling the lords of yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.65
योगेश्वराणामाक्रोशं श्रृणुयाद्यो यतात्मनाम्। स हि कालं चिरं मज्जेत् कुम्भीपाके न संशयः
yogeśvarāṇāmākrośaṃ śrṛṇuyādyo yatātmanām| sa hi kālaṃ ciraṃ majjet kumbhīpāke na saṃśayaḥ
Whoever listens to the reviling of the lords of yoga, who are self-restrained, he indeed sinks for a long time in Kumbhīpāka (hell) — there is no doubt of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.66
मनसा कर्मणा वाचा द्वेषं योगिषु वर्ज्जयेत्। प्रेत्यान्यं तत्फलं भुङ्क्ते इह चैव न संशयः
manasā karmaṇā vācā dveṣaṃ yogiṣu varjjayet| pretyānyaṃ tatphalaṃ bhuṅkte iha caiva na saṃśayaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 2 21.67
न पारगो विन्दति पारमात्मनस्त्रिलोकमध्ये चरति स्वकर्मभिः। ऋचो यजुःसामतदङ्गपारगो विकारमेव ह्यनवाप्य सीदति
na pārago vindati pāramātmanastrilokamadhye carati svakarmabhiḥ| ṛco yajuḥsāmatadaṅgapārago vikārameva hyanavāpya sīdati
One who has not crossed over does not find the far shore of the self; he moves about within the three worlds driven by his own deeds. Even one who has mastered the Ṛg (verses), the Yajus, the Sāman and their ancillary parts sinks down, having failed to get beyond mere modification (vikāra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.68
विकारपारः प्रकृतेश्च पारगस्त्रयी गुणानां त्रिगुणान्तपारगा। तत्त्वञ्चतुर्विंशतियो गपारगं स पारगो यस्त्वयनान्तपारगः
vikārapāraḥ prakṛteśca pāragastrayī guṇānāṃ triguṇāntapāragā| tattvañcaturviṃśatiyo gapāragaṃ sa pārago yastvayanāntapāragaḥ
(One who is) beyond the modifications and a crosser beyond primal nature — the threefold (knowledge) of the qualities, (she who) crosses to the end of the three qualities; the twenty-four principles, whose yoga-crossing (is accomplished) — he is the one who has crossed over, who reaches the end of the course.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.69
कृत्स्नं यथा तत्त्वविसर्गमात्मनस्तथैव भूयः प्रलयं सदात्मनः। प्रत्याहरेद्योगबलेन योगवित् स सर्वपारक्रमयानगोचरः
kṛtsnaṃ yathā tattvavisargamātmanastathaiva bhūyaḥ pralayaṃ sadātmanaḥ| pratyāharedyogabalena yogavit sa sarvapārakramayānagocaraḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 2 21.70
वेदस्य वेदिता यो वै वेद्यं विन्दति योगवित्। तं वै वेदविदं प्राहुस्तं प्राहुर्वेदपारगम्
vedasya veditā yo vai vedyaṃ vindati yogavit| taṃ vai vedavidaṃ prāhustaṃ prāhurvedapāragam
He who is the knower of the Veda, who, versed in yoga, attains what is to be known — him indeed they call the knower of the Veda, him they call one gone to the far shore of the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.71
वेद्यं च वेदितव्यं च विदित्वा वै यथाविधि। एवं वेदविदं प्राहुस्ततोऽन्ये वेदचिन्तकाः
vedyaṃ ca veditavyaṃ ca viditvā vai yathāvidhi| evaṃ vedavidaṃ prāhustato'nye vedacintakāḥ
Having known, according to the rule, what is to be known and what ought to be known — such a one they call a knower of the Veda; others than he are (mere) ponderers on the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.72
यज्ञान् वेदांस्तथा कामाञ्ज्ञानानि विविधानि च। प्राप्नोत्यायुः प्रजाश्चैव पितृभक्तो धनानि च
yajñān vedāṃstathā kāmāñjñānāni vividhāni ca| prāpnotyāyuḥ prajāścaiva pitṛbhakto dhanāni ca
Sacrifices, Vedas, and likewise desires, and knowledge of various kinds — one devoted to the ancestors obtains (these), and long life, offspring, and wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.73
श्राद्धे यः श्राद्धकल्पं वै पश्चिमं नियतं पठेत्। सर्वाप्येतान्यवाप्नोति तीर्थे दानफलानि च
śrāddhe yaḥ śrāddhakalpaṃ vai paścimaṃ niyataṃ paṭhet| sarvāpyetānyavāpnoti tīrthe dānaphalāni ca
Whoever recites at a śrāddha this final śrāddha-rite (chapter), regularly, obtains all these things as well, and the fruits of gifts (given) at a sacred ford.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.74
स पङ्क्तिपावनश्चैव द्विजानामग्रभुग् भवेत्। अध्याप्य वा द्विजान् सर्वान् सर्वान् कामानवाप्नुयात्
sa paṅktipāvanaścaiva dvijānāmagrabhug bhavet| adhyāpya vā dvijān sarvān sarvān kāmānavāpnuyāt
He becomes a purifier of the row (of diners) and one who eats first among the twice-born; or, by teaching all the twice-born, he would obtain all his desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.75
यश्चैव श्रृणुयान्नित्यमानन्त्यं स्वर्गमश्नुते। अनसूयो जितक्रोधो लोभमोहविवर्जितः
yaścaiva śrṛṇuyānnityamānantyaṃ svargamaśnute| anasūyo jitakrodho lobhamohavivarjitaḥ
And whoever listens (to it) constantly attains endless heaven, free from envy, with anger conquered, rid of greed and delusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.76
तीर्थानां च फलं कृत्स्नं दानादीनां तथैव च। मोक्षोपायो ह्ययं श्रेष्ठः स्वर्गोपायो ह्ययं परः । इह चापि परा तुष्टिस्तस्मात्कुर्वीत यत्नतः
tīrthānāṃ ca phalaṃ kṛtsnaṃ dānādīnāṃ tathaiva ca| mokṣopāyo hyayaṃ śreṣṭhaḥ svargopāyo hyayaṃ paraḥ | iha cāpi parā tuṣṭistasmātkurvīta yatnataḥ
And (he obtains) the entire fruit of the sacred fords, and likewise of gifts and the rest; for this is the best means to release, this is the highest means to heaven, and here too (there is) the greatest satisfaction — therefore one should perform (it) with effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.77
इमं विधिं यो हि पठेदतन्द्रितः समाहितः संसदि पर्वसन्धिषु । अपत्यभाग्भवति परेण तेजसा दिवौ कसां स व्रजते सलोकताम्
imaṃ vidhiṃ yo hi paṭhedatandritaḥ samāhitaḥ saṃsadi parvasandhiṣu | apatyabhāgbhavati pareṇa tejasā divau kasāṃ sa vrajate salokatām
Whoever, unwearied and composed, recites this ordinance in an assembly at the junctures of the lunar fortnights, becomes possessed of offspring, and by his surpassing splendour he goes to share the world of the dwellers in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.78
येन प्रोक्तस्त्वयं कल्पो नमस्तस्मै स्वयम्भुवे। महायोगेश्वरेभ्यश्च सदा च प्रणतो ह्यहम्
yena proktastvayaṃ kalpo namastasmai svayambhuve| mahāyogeśvarebhyaśca sadā ca praṇato hyaham
Homage to that Self-existent One by whom this rite was proclaimed; and I am ever bowed down to the great lords of yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.79
इत्येतेपितर स्तात देवानामपि देवताः। सप्तस्वेतेषु ते नित्यं स्थानेषु पितरोऽव्यथाः
ityetepitara stāta devānāmapi devatāḥ| saptasveteṣu te nityaṃ sthāneṣu pitaro'vyathāḥ
Thus, dear child, these fathers are deities even of the gods; in these seven stations the fathers are ever untroubled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.80
प्रजापतिसुता ह्येते सर्वे चैव महात्मनः। आद्यो गणस्तु योगानां स नित्यो योगवर्द्धनः
prajāpatisutā hyete sarve caiva mahātmanaḥ| ādyo gaṇastu yogānāṃ sa nityo yogavarddhanaḥ
For all these great-souled ones are sons of Prajāpati; the first group is that of the yogins — it is eternal and increases yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.81
द्वितीयो देवतानां तु तृतीयो देवताऽरिणाम्। शेषास्तु वर्णिनां ज्ञेया इति सर्वे प्रकीर्तिताः
dvitīyo devatānāṃ tu tṛtīyo devatā'riṇām| śeṣāstu varṇināṃ jñeyā iti sarve prakīrtitāḥ
The second is of the gods, the third of the enemies of the gods; the rest are to be known as belonging to the (four) classes — thus all have been declared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.82
देवास्त्वेतान् यजन्ते वै सर्वेष्वेतेष्ववस्थिताः। आश्रमास्तु यजन्त्येतांश्चत्वारस्तु यथाक्रमम्
devāstvetān yajante vai sarveṣveteṣvavasthitāḥ| āśramāstu yajantyetāṃścatvārastu yathākramam
The gods indeed worship these (fathers), being established in all of them; and the four stages of life worship these in due order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.83
वर्णाश्चापि यजन्त्येतांश्चत्वारस्तु यथाविधि। तथा सङ्करजाताश्च म्लेच्छाश्चैव यजन्ति वै
varṇāścāpi yajantyetāṃścatvārastu yathāvidhi| tathā saṅkarajātāśca mlecchāścaiva yajanti vai
The four classes too worship these according to rule, and likewise those born of mixture and the barbarians also worship (them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.84
पितॄंश्च यो यजेद्भक्त्या पितरः पूजयन्ति तम्। पितरः पुष्ठिकामस्य प्रजाकामस्य वा पुनः। पुष्ठिं प्रजाश्च स्वर्गं च प्रयच्छन्ति पितामहाः
pitṝṃśca yo yajedbhaktyā pitaraḥ pūjayanti tam| pitaraḥ puṣṭhikāmasya prajākāmasya vā punaḥ| puṣṭhiṃ prajāśca svargaṃ ca prayacchanti pitāmahāḥ
And whoever worships the fathers with devotion, the fathers honour him; the fathers, the grandsires, grant nourishment, offspring and heaven to one who desires nourishment or again to one who desires offspring.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.85
देवकार्यादपि सूनोः पितृकार्यं विशिष्यते। देवतानां हि पितरः पूर्वमाप्यायनं स्वयम्
devakāryādapi sūnoḥ pitṛkāryaṃ viśiṣyate| devatānāṃ hi pitaraḥ pūrvamāpyāyanaṃ svayam
Even more than the rite for the gods, the son's rite for the fathers is distinguished; for the fathers are themselves the prior nourishment of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.86
न हि योगगतिः सूक्ष्मा पितॄणां च परा गतिः। तपसा विप्रकृष्टेन दृश्यते मांसचक्षुषा
na hi yogagatiḥ sūkṣmā pitṝṇāṃ ca parā gatiḥ| tapasā viprakṛṣṭena dṛśyate māṃsacakṣuṣā
For the subtle course of yoga, and the supreme course of the fathers, is not seen with the eye of flesh (but) by far-reaching austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.87
सर्वेषां राजतं पात्रमथवा रजतान्वितम्। पावनं ह्युत्तमं प्रोक्तं देवानां पितृभिः सह
sarveṣāṃ rājataṃ pātramathavā rajatānvitam| pāvanaṃ hyuttamaṃ proktaṃ devānāṃ pitṛbhiḥ saha
For all (of them) a silver vessel, or one containing silver, is declared purifying and best, for the gods together with the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.88
येषां दास्यन्ति पिण्डांस्त्रीन् बान्धवा नामगोत्रतः। भूमौ कुशोत्तरायाञ्च अपसव्यविधानतः
yeṣāṃ dāsyanti piṇḍāṃstrīn bāndhavā nāmagotrataḥ| bhūmau kuśottarāyāñca apasavyavidhānataḥ
(Those) to whom kinsmen shall give three balls of food, by name and lineage, on the ground upon a spread of kuśa grass, according to the left-hand (counter-clockwise) procedure —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.89
सर्वत्र वर्त्तमानास्ते पिण्डाः प्रीणन्ति वै पितॄन्। यदाहारो भवेज्जन्तुराहारः सोऽस्य जायते
sarvatra varttamānāste piṇḍāḥ prīṇanti vai pitṝn| yadāhāro bhavejjanturāhāraḥ so'sya jāyate
those balls of food, wherever (the fathers) may be dwelling, do gratify the fathers; whatever food a creature (there) has, that becomes his food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.90
यथा गोष्ठे प्रनष्टां वै वत्सो विन्दति मातरम् । तथा तं नयते मन्त्रो जन्तुर्यत्रावतिष्ठते
yathā goṣṭhe pranaṣṭāṃ vai vatso vindati mātaram | tathā taṃ nayate mantro janturyatrāvatiṣṭhate
Just as a calf finds in the cow-pen its mother who was lost, so the mantra leads it (the offering) to where the creature abides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.91
मान गोत्रं च मन्त्रश्च दत्तमन्नं नयन्ति तम्। अपि योनिशतं प्राप्तां स्तृप्तिस्ताननुगच्छति
māna gotraṃ ca mantraśca dattamannaṃ nayanti tam| api yoniśataṃ prāptāṃ stṛptistānanugacchati
Name and lineage and the mantra lead the given food to him; even when they have entered a hundred wombs, the satisfaction follows after them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.92
एवमेषा स्थिता संस्था ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना । पितॄणामादिसर्गस्तु लोकानामक्षयार्थिनाम्
evameṣā sthitā saṃsthā brahmaṇā parameṣṭhinā | pitṝṇāmādisargastu lokānāmakṣayārthinām
Thus this arrangement was established by Brahmā, the highest-standing one — the primal creation of the fathers, for the worlds' beings who seek what does not perish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.93
इत्येते पितरो देवा देवाश्च पितरः पुनः। दौहित्रा यजमानाश्च प्रोक्ताश्चैव मयाऽनघाः
ityete pitaro devā devāśca pitaraḥ punaḥ| dauhitrā yajamānāśca proktāścaiva mayā'naghāḥ
Thus these fathers are gods, and the gods again are fathers; and the daughters' sons and the sacrificers have been declared by me, O sinless ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.94
लोका दुहितरश्चैव दौहित्राश्च सुतास्तथा। दानानि सह शौचेन तीर्थानि च फलानि च
lokā duhitaraścaiva dauhitrāśca sutāstathā| dānāni saha śaucena tīrthāni ca phalāni ca
The worlds, and the daughters, and the daughters' sons, and likewise the sons; the gifts together with purity, and the sacred fords, and the fruits (of them) —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.95
अक्षयत्वं द्विजाश्चैव यायावरविधिस्तथा । प्रोक्तं सर्वं यथान्यायं यथा ब्रह्माऽब्रवीत् पुरा
akṣayatvaṃ dvijāścaiva yāyāvaravidhistathā | proktaṃ sarvaṃ yathānyāyaṃ yathā brahmā'bravīt purā
— and imperishability, and the twice-born, and likewise the rule for the wandering (yāyāvara) priests: all has been declared according to the norm, as Brahmā spoke it of old.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.96
बृहस्पतिरुवाच।। इत्येतदङ्गिराः प्राह ऋषीणां श्रृण्वतां तदा। पृष्टस्तु संशयं सर्वं पितॄणां प्राह संसदि
bṛhaspatiruvāca|| ityetadaṅgirāḥ prāha ṛṣīṇāṃ śrṛṇvatāṃ tadā| pṛṣṭastu saṃśayaṃ sarvaṃ pitṝṇāṃ prāha saṃsadi
Bṛhaspati said: Thus did Aṅgiras speak this while the seers listened; being questioned, he declared in the assembly the whole doubtful matter concerning the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.97
सत्रे वै वितते पूर्वं तदा वर्षसहस्रिके । यस्मिन् गृहपतिर्ह्यासीद्ब्रह्मा वै देवता प्रभुः
satre vai vitate pūrvaṃ tadā varṣasahasrike | yasmin gṛhapatirhyāsīdbrahmā vai devatā prabhuḥ
Formerly, at the sacrificial session that was spread out then, lasting a thousand years, in which the lord Brahmā himself was the householder (of the rite) and the deity —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 21.98
संवत्सरशतान्यं च तत्रोपेता इति श्रुतिः। श्लोकाश्चात्र पुरा गीता ऋषिभिर्ब्रह्मवादिभिः
saṃvatsaraśatānyaṃ ca tatropetā iti śrutiḥ| ślokāścātra purā gītā ṛṣibhirbrahmavādibhiḥ
— and there they were engaged for a hundred years, so runs the sacred tradition; and here verses were sung of old by the seers who speak of brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.99
दीक्षितस्य तदा सत्रे ब्रह्मणः परमात्मनः। तत्रैव जातमत्युग्रं पितॄणामक्षयार्थिना। लोकानां च हितार्थाय ब्रह्मणा परमेष्टिना
dīkṣitasya tadā satre brahmaṇaḥ paramātmanaḥ| tatraiva jātamatyugraṃ pitṝṇāmakṣayārthinā| lokānāṃ ca hitārthāya brahmaṇā parameṣṭinā
Then, at the sacrificial session of Brahmā, the supreme self, when he was consecrated, there itself the exceedingly terrible (thing) was produced by Brahmā Parameṣṭhin, who desired imperishability for the fathers and (acted) for the welfare of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 21.100
सूत उवाच।। एवं बृहस्पतिः पूर्वं पृष्टः पुत्र्त्रेण धीमता। प्रोवाच पितृवंशन्तु यत्तद्वैसमुदाहृतम् । अत ऊर्द्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि वरुणस्य निबोधत
sūta uvāca|| evaṃ bṛhaspatiḥ pūrvaṃ pṛṣṭaḥ putrtreṇa dhīmatā| provāca pitṛvaṃśantu yattadvaisamudāhṛtam | ata ūrddhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi varuṇasya nibodhata
Sūta said: Thus Bṛhaspati, questioned of old by his wise son, declared the lineage of the fathers, which has (now) been set forth. From this point on I shall proclaim (the line) of Varuṇa; learn of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition