Vayu Purana — Uttarardha — Chapter 48
VaP 2 48.1
।।सनत्कुमार उवाच।। गयायात्रां प्रवक्ष्यामि श्रृणु नारद मुक्तिदाम्। निष्कृतिः श्राद्धकर्तॄणां ब्रह्मणा गीयते पुरा
||sanatkumāra uvāca|| gayāyātrāṃ pravakṣyāmi śrṛṇu nārada muktidām| niṣkṛtiḥ śrāddhakartṝṇāṃ brahmaṇā gīyate purā
Sanatkumāra said: I shall declare the pilgrimage to Gayā, the giver of liberation; listen, Nārada. It is expiation for those who perform the śrāddha, sung of formerly by Brahmā.
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VaP 2 48.2
उद्यतश्चेद्गयां गन्तुं श्राद्धं कृत्वा विधानतः। विधाय कार्पटीवेशं कृत्वा ग्रामं प्रदक्षिणम्
udyataścedgayāṃ gantuṃ śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā vidhānataḥ| vidhāya kārpaṭīveśaṃ kṛtvā grāmaṃ pradakṣiṇam
If one has set out to go to Gayā, having performed the śrāddha according to the rule, having put on the garb of a rag-clad pilgrim, having circumambulated the village —
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VaP 2 48.3
ततो ग्रामान्तरं गत्वा श्राद्धशेषस्य भोजनम्। ततः प्रतिदिनं गच्छेत्प्रतिग्रहविवर्जितः
tato grāmāntaraṃ gatvā śrāddhaśeṣasya bhojanam| tataḥ pratidinaṃ gacchetpratigrahavivarjitaḥ
then, going to another village, (there is) the eating of the remainder of the śrāddha; thereafter he should travel each day, avoiding the acceptance of gifts.
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VaP 2 48.4
प्रतिग्रहादुपावृत्तः सन्तुष्टो नियतः शुचिः। अहङ्कारविमुक्तो यः स तीर्थफलमश्नुते
pratigrahādupāvṛttaḥ santuṣṭo niyataḥ śuciḥ| ahaṅkāravimukto yaḥ sa tīrthaphalamaśnute
He who has turned away from accepting gifts, contented, restrained, pure, freed from egoism — he obtains the fruit of the sacred ford.
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VaP 2 48.5
यस्य हस्तौ च पादौ च मनश्चापि सुसंयतम्। विद्या तपश्च कीर्तिश्च स तीर्थफलमश्नुते
yasya hastau ca pādau ca manaścāpi susaṃyatam| vidyā tapaśca kīrtiśca sa tīrthaphalamaśnute
He whose hands and feet and mind too are well controlled, (who has) learning, austerity and good repute — he obtains the fruit of the sacred ford.
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VaP 2 48.6
ततो गयाप्रवेशे च पूर्वतोऽस्ति महानदी । तत्र तोयं समुत्पाट्य स्नातव्यं निर्मले जले
tato gayāpraveśe ca pūrvato'sti mahānadī | tatra toyaṃ samutpāṭya snātavyaṃ nirmale jale
Then, at the entrance to Gayā, on the east there is a great river; there, drawing up the water, one should bathe in the clear water.
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VaP 2 48.7
देवादींस्तर्पयित्वाथ श्राद्धं कृत्वा यथाविधिः । स्ववेदशाखागदितमर्घ्यावाहनवर्जितम्
devādīṃstarpayitvātha śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā yathāvidhiḥ | svavedaśākhāgaditamarghyāvāhanavarjitam
Then, having satisfied the gods and the rest (with libations), having performed the śrāddha according to the rule, as stated in one's own Vedic branch, omitting the arghya and the invocation.
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VaP 2 48.8
अपरेऽह्नि शुचिर्भूत्वा गच्छेद्वै प्रेतपर्वते । ब्रह्मकुण्डे ततः स्नात्वा देवादींस्तर्पयेत्सुधीः
apare'hni śucirbhūtvā gacchedvai pretaparvate | brahmakuṇḍe tataḥ snātvā devādīṃstarpayetsudhīḥ
On the next day, having become pure, he should go to the Preta mountain; then, having bathed in the Brahmakuṇḍa, the wise one should offer libations to the gods and the rest.
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VaP 2 48.9
कुर्य्याच्छ्राद्धं सपिण्डानां प्रयतः प्रेतपर्वते। प्राचीनावीतिना भाव्यं दक्षिणाभिमुखः सुधीः
kuryyācchrāddhaṃ sapiṇḍānāṃ prayataḥ pretaparvate| prācīnāvītinā bhāvyaṃ dakṣiṇābhimukhaḥ sudhīḥ
Restrained, he should perform the śrāddha for those sharing the piṇḍa on the Preta mountain; the wise man must have the sacred thread over the right shoulder and face south.
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VaP 2 48.10
कव्यबालोऽनलः सोमो यमश्चैवार्य्यमा तथा। अग्निष्वात्ता बर्हिषदः सोमपाः पितृदेवताः
kavyabālo'nalaḥ somo yamaścaivāryyamā tathā| agniṣvāttā barhiṣadaḥ somapāḥ pitṛdevatāḥ
Kavyabāla(?), Anala, Soma, and Yama, and likewise Aryaman, the Agniṣvāttas, the Barhiṣads, the Somapās, the ancestral deities —
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VaP 2 48.11
आगच्छन्तु महाभागा युष्माभी रक्षितास्त्विह। मदीयाः पितरो ये च कुले जाताः सनाभयः
āgacchantu mahābhāgā yuṣmābhī rakṣitāstviha| madīyāḥ pitaro ye ca kule jātāḥ sanābhayaḥ
— let the greatly fortunate ones come; and (let) my ancestors, protected by you here, and those born in my family sharing a common navel (i.e. kinsmen) (come).
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VaP 2 48.12
तेषां पिण्डप्रदानार्थमागतोऽस्मि गयामिमाम्। ते सर्वे तृप्तिमायान्तु श्राद्देनानेन शाश्वतीम्
teṣāṃ piṇḍapradānārthamāgato'smi gayāmimām| te sarve tṛptimāyāntu śrāddenānena śāśvatīm
For the sake of giving the piṇḍa to them I have come to this Gayā; may they all attain everlasting satisfaction by this śrāddha.
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VaP 2 48.13
आचम्योक्ताव च पञ्चाङ्गं प्राणायामं प्रयत्नतः। पुनरावृत्तिरहितब्रह्मलोकाप्तिहेतवे
ācamyoktāva ca pañcāṅgaṃ prāṇāyāmaṃ prayatnataḥ| punarāvṛttirahitabrahmalokāptihetave
And having sipped water, one should (perform) with care the five-limbed prāṇāyāma, as stated, for the sake of attaining the world of Brahmā, which is free from return.
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VaP 2 48.14
एवञ्च विधिवच्छ्राद्धं कृत्वा पूर्वं यताक्रमम्। पितॄनावाह्य चाभ्यर्च्य मन्त्रैः पिण्डप्रदो भवेत्
evañca vidhivacchrāddhaṃ kṛtvā pūrvaṃ yatākramam| pitṝnāvāhya cābhyarcya mantraiḥ piṇḍaprado bhavet
And having thus performed the śrāddha according to the rule, in order as before, having invoked and worshipped the ancestors, he should become a giver of piṇḍas with the mantras.
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VaP 2 48.15
तीर्थे प्रेतशिलादौ च चरुणा सघृतेन वा । प्रक्षाल्य पूर्वं तत्स्थानं पञ्चगव्यैः पृथक्पृथक्। तैर्मन्त्रैरथ संपूज्य पञ्चगव्यैश्च देवताम्
tīrthe pretaśilādau ca caruṇā saghṛtena vā | prakṣālya pūrvaṃ tatsthānaṃ pañcagavyaiḥ pṛthakpṛthak| tairmantrairatha saṃpūjya pañcagavyaiśca devatām
At the sacred ford, at the Preta rock and the rest, with cooked oblation-food or with ghee — having first washed that place with the five products of the cow, each separately, then having worshipped the deity with those mantras and with the five cow-products.
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VaP 2 48.16
यावत्तिला मनुष्यैश्च गृहीता पितृकर्मसु। गच्छन्ति तावदसुराः सिंहत्रस्ता यथा मृगाः
yāvattilā manuṣyaiśca gṛhītā pitṛkarmasu| gacchanti tāvadasurāḥ siṃhatrastā yathā mṛgāḥ
As long as sesame seeds are taken up by men in the rites for the ancestors, so long do the demons flee, like deer terrified by a lion.
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VaP 2 48.17
अष्टकासु च वृद्धौ च गयायां च मृतेऽहनि । मातुः श्राद्धं पृथक्कुर्यादन्यत्र पतिना सह
aṣṭakāsu ca vṛddhau ca gayāyāṃ ca mṛte'hani | mātuḥ śrāddhaṃ pṛthakkuryādanyatra patinā saha
On the Aṣṭakā days, at a prosperity (rite), at Gayā, and on the day of (her) death, one should perform the mother's śrāddha separately; elsewhere, together with (her) husband.
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VaP 2 48.18
वृद्धिश्राद्धे तु मात्रादि गयायां पितृपूर्वकम्। पाद्यपूर्वं समारभ्य दक्षिणाग्रकुशैः क्रमात्। पित्रादीनां समास्तीर्य शेषं गृह्योक्तमाचरेत्
vṛddhiśrāddhe tu mātrādi gayāyāṃ pitṛpūrvakam| pādyapūrvaṃ samārabhya dakṣiṇāgrakuśaiḥ kramāt| pitrādīnāṃ samāstīrya śeṣaṃ gṛhyoktamācaret
But at the prosperity-śrāddha (the order is) the mother first, while at Gayā the father comes first. Beginning with the water for the feet and so on, with kuśa grass whose tips point south, in order, having spread (seats) for the father and the rest, he should perform the remainder as stated in the Gṛhya (texts).
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VaP 2 48.19
दद्युः श्राद्धं सपिण्डानां तेषां दक्षिणभागतः। कुशानास्तीर्यं विधिना सकृद्दत्वा तिलोदकम्
dadyuḥ śrāddhaṃ sapiṇḍānāṃ teṣāṃ dakṣiṇabhāgataḥ| kuśānāstīryaṃ vidhinā sakṛddatvā tilodakam
They should offer the śrāddha of those who share the piṇḍa; to the south of them, having spread kuśa grass according to the rule, having once given water with sesame,
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VaP 2 48.20
गृहीत्वाञ्जलिना तेभ्यः पितृतीर्थेन यत्नतः। सक्तुना मुष्टिमात्रेण दद्यादक्षय्यपिण्डकम्। सम्बन्धिनस्तिलाद्भिश्च कुशेष्वावाहयेत्ततः
gṛhītvāñjalinā tebhyaḥ pitṛtīrthena yatnataḥ| saktunā muṣṭimātreṇa dadyādakṣayyapiṇḍakam| sambandhinastilādbhiśca kuśeṣvāvāhayettataḥ
having taken (water) with the cupped hands, carefully (offering) to them by the pitṛ-tīrtha (of the hand), he should offer an imperishable piṇḍa of barley-meal, just a handful; and (for) the relatives, with sesame and water, he should then invoke (them) into the kuśa grass.
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VaP 2 48.21
आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं देवर्षिपितृमानवाः। तृप्यन्तु पितरः सर्वे मातृमातामहादयः
ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ devarṣipitṛmānavāḥ| tṛpyantu pitaraḥ sarve mātṛmātāmahādayaḥ
From Brahmā down to a clump of grass — gods, seers, ancestors, and men — may all the fathers be satisfied, mother, maternal grandfather and the rest.
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VaP 2 48.22
अतीतकुलकोटीनां सप्तद्वीपनिवासिनाम्। आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकादिदमस्तु तिलोदकम्
atītakulakoṭīnāṃ saptadvīpanivāsinām| ābrahmabhuvanāllokādidamastu tilodakam
May this water with sesame be for the crores of departed families dwelling in the seven continents, from the world of Brahmā's realm (downward).
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VaP 2 48.23
पिता पितामह श्चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः। माता पितामही चैव तथैव प्रपितामही
pitā pitāmaha ścaiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ| mātā pitāmahī caiva tathaiva prapitāmahī
Father, and grandfather, and likewise great-grandfather; mother, and grandmother, and likewise great-grandmother;
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VaP 2 48.24
मातामहस्तत्पिता च प्रमातामहकादयः। तेषां पिण्डो मया दत्तो ह्यक्षय्यमुपतिष्ठताम्
mātāmahastatpitā ca pramātāmahakādayaḥ| teṣāṃ piṇḍo mayā datto hyakṣayyamupatiṣṭhatām
the maternal grandfather and his father and the great-maternal-grandfather and the rest — the piṇḍa given by me for them, may it serve (them) imperishably.
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VaP 2 48.25
मुष्टिमात्रप्रमाणञ्च ह्यार्द्रामलकमात्रकम्। शमीफत्रप्रमाणं वा पिण्डं दद्याद्गयाशिरे। उद्धरेत्सप्तगोत्राणि कुलानि शतमुद्धरेत्
muṣṭimātrapramāṇañca hyārdrāmalakamātrakam| śamīphatrapramāṇaṃ vā piṇḍaṃ dadyādgayāśire| uddharetsaptagotrāṇi kulāni śatamuddharet
And of the measure of a fist, or the size of a fresh āmalaka fruit, or of the size of a śamī leaf — such a piṇḍa one should offer at Gayāśira; he would rescue seven lineages, he would rescue a hundred families.
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VaP 2 48.26
पितुर्मातुः स्वभार्याया भगिन्या दुहितुस्तथा। पितृष्वसुर्मातृष्वसुः सप्त गोत्राः प्रकीर्त्तिताः
piturmātuḥ svabhāryāyā bhaginyā duhitustathā| pitṛṣvasurmātṛṣvasuḥ sapta gotrāḥ prakīrttitāḥ
Of the father, the mother, one's own wife, the sister, and likewise the daughter, the father's sister, the mother's sister — these are declared the seven lineages.
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VaP 2 48.27
चतुर्विंशतिविंशश्च षोडश द्वादशैव हि। रुद्रादिवसवश्चैव कुलान्येकोत्तरं शतम्
caturviṃśativiṃśaśca ṣoḍaśa dvādaśaiva hi| rudrādivasavaścaiva kulānyekottaraṃ śatam
Twenty-four and twenty, sixteen and twelve, and the Rudras and the rest and the Vasus — the families are a hundred and one.
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VaP 2 48.28
नावाहनं न दिग्बन्धो न दोषो दृष्टिसम्भवः। न कारुण्येन कर्त्तव्यं तीर्थश्राद्धं विचक्षणैः
nāvāhanaṃ na digbandho na doṣo dṛṣṭisambhavaḥ| na kāruṇyena karttavyaṃ tīrthaśrāddhaṃ vicakṣaṇaiḥ
(There is) no invocation, no binding of the directions, no fault arising from being seen; and the śrāddha at a sacred ford should not be performed out of pity by the wise.
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VaP 2 48.29
पिण्डासनं पिण्डदानं पुनः प्रत्यवनेजनम्। दक्षिणा चान्नसङ्कल्पं तीर्थश्राद्धेष्वयंविधिः
piṇḍāsanaṃ piṇḍadānaṃ punaḥ pratyavanejanam| dakṣiṇā cānnasaṅkalpaṃ tīrthaśrāddheṣvayaṃvidhiḥ
A seat for the piṇḍa, the giving of the piṇḍa, then again the washing after (the offering), the fee, and the dedication of the food — this is the procedure in śrāddhas at sacred fords.
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VaP 2 48.30
अस्मत्कुले मृता ये च गतिर्येषां न विद्यते। आवाहयिष्ये तान्सर्वान्दर्भपृष्ठे तिलोदकैः
asmatkule mṛtā ye ca gatiryeṣāṃ na vidyate| āvāhayiṣye tānsarvāndarbhapṛṣṭhe tilodakaiḥ
Those in our family who have died and for whom no (good) course exists — all of them I shall invoke onto the darbha grass with water and sesame.
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VaP 2 48.31
बन्धुवर्गकुले ये च गतिर्येषां न विद्यते। आवाहयिष्ये तान्त्सर्वान् दर्भपृष्ठे तिलोदकैः
bandhuvargakule ye ca gatiryeṣāṃ na vidyate| āvāhayiṣye tāntsarvān darbhapṛṣṭhe tilodakaiḥ
And those in the circle of kinsmen for whom no (good) course exists — all of them I shall invoke onto the darbha grass with water and sesame.
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VaP 2 48.32
इत्येतैर्मन्त्रैः सजलैस्तिलैर्दर्भेषु ध्यानवान्। आवाह्याभ्यर्च्य तेभ्यश्च पिण्डान्दद्याद्यथाक्रमम्
ityetairmantraiḥ sajalaistilairdarbheṣu dhyānavān| āvāhyābhyarcya tebhyaśca piṇḍāndadyādyathākramam
With these mantras, using sesame together with water, upon the darbha grass, absorbed in meditation, having invoked and worshipped them, he should offer the piṇḍas to them in due order.
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VaP 2 48.33
अस्मत्कुले मृता ये च गतिर्येषां न विद्यते। तेषामुद्धरणार्थाय इमं पिण्डं ददाम्यहम्
asmatkule mṛtā ye ca gatiryeṣāṃ na vidyate| teṣāmuddharaṇārthāya imaṃ piṇḍaṃ dadāmyaham
Those in our family who have died and for whom no (good) course exists — for the sake of their deliverance I give this piṇḍa.
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VaP 2 48.34
मातामहकुले ये च गतिर्येषां न विद्यते। तेषामुद्धरणार्थाय इमं पिण्डं ददाम्यहम्
mātāmahakule ye ca gatiryeṣāṃ na vidyate| teṣāmuddharaṇārthāya imaṃ piṇḍaṃ dadāmyaham
And those in the maternal grandfather's family for whom no (good) course exists — for the sake of their deliverance I give this piṇḍa.
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VaP 2 48.35
बन्धुवर्गकुले ये च गतिर्येषां न विद्यते। तेषामुद्धरणार्थाय इमं पिण्डं ददाम्यहम्
bandhuvargakule ye ca gatiryeṣāṃ na vidyate| teṣāmuddharaṇārthāya imaṃ piṇḍaṃ dadāmyaham
And those in the circle of kinsmen for whom no (good) course exists — for the sake of their deliverance I give this piṇḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.36
अजातदन्ता ये केचिद्ये च गर्भे प्रपीडिताः । तेषामुद्धरणार्थाय इमं पिण्डं ददाम्यहम्
ajātadantā ye kecidye ca garbhe prapīḍitāḥ | teṣāmuddharaṇārthāya imaṃ piṇḍaṃ dadāmyaham
Those who have not yet grown teeth, and those who were crushed in the womb — for the sake of their deliverance I give this ball of food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.37
अग्निदग्धाश्च ये केचिन्नाग्निदग्धास्तथा परे। विद्युच्चोरहता ये च तेभ्यः पिण्डं ददाम्यहम्
agnidagdhāśca ye kecinnāgnidagdhāstathā pare| vidyuccorahatā ye ca tebhyaḥ piṇḍaṃ dadāmyaham
Those who were burned by fire, and likewise the others who were not burned by fire, and those slain by lightning or by thieves — to them I give the ball of food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.38
दावदाहे मृता ये च सिंहव्याग्रहताश्च ये। दंष्ट्रिभिः श्रृङ्गिभिर्वापि तेभ्यः पिण्डं ददाम्यहम्
dāvadāhe mṛtā ye ca siṃhavyāgrahatāśca ye| daṃṣṭribhiḥ śrṛṅgibhirvāpi tebhyaḥ piṇḍaṃ dadāmyaham
Those who died in a forest fire, and those killed by lions and tigers, or else by fanged or horned beasts — to them I give the ball of food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.39
उद्बन्धनमृता ये च विषशस्त्रहताश्च ये। आत्मापघातिनो ये च तेभ्यः पिण्डं ददाम्यहम्
udbandhanamṛtā ye ca viṣaśastrahatāśca ye| ātmāpaghātino ye ca tebhyaḥ piṇḍaṃ dadāmyaham
Those who died by hanging, and those killed by poison or by weapons, and those who took their own lives — to them I give the ball of food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.40
अरण्ये वर्त्मनि वने क्षुधया तृषया हताः। भूतप्रेतपिशाचाद्यैस्तेभ्यः पिण्डं ददाम्यहम्
araṇye vartmani vane kṣudhayā tṛṣayā hatāḥ| bhūtapretapiśācādyaistebhyaḥ piṇḍaṃ dadāmyaham
Those killed by hunger and thirst in the wilderness, on a road, in a forest, (and those killed) by ghosts, spirits, demons and the rest — to them I give the ball of food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.41
रौरवे चान्धतामिस्रे कालसूत्रे च ये गताः। तेषामुद्धरणार्ताय इमं पिण्डं ददाम्यहम्
raurave cāndhatāmisre kālasūtre ca ye gatāḥ| teṣāmuddharaṇārtāya imaṃ piṇḍaṃ dadāmyaham
Those who have gone to Raurava, to Andhatāmisra, and to Kālasūtra — for the sake of their deliverance I give this ball of food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.42
असिपत्रवने घोरे कुम्भीपाकेषु ये गताः। तेषामुद्धरणार्थाय इमं पिण्डं ददाम्यहम्
asipatravane ghore kumbhīpākeṣu ye gatāḥ| teṣāmuddharaṇārthāya imaṃ piṇḍaṃ dadāmyaham
Those who have gone into the terrible forest of sword-leaves and into the pot-boiling hells — for the sake of their deliverance I give this ball of food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.43
अनेकयातनासंस्थाः प्रेतलोकञ्च ये गताः। तेषामुद्धरणार्थाय इमं पिण्डं ददाम्यहम्
anekayātanāsaṃsthāḥ pretalokañca ye gatāḥ| teṣāmuddharaṇārthāya imaṃ piṇḍaṃ dadāmyaham
Those who abide in many torments and who have gone to the world of the dead — for the sake of their deliverance I give this ball of food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.44
अनेकयातनासंस्था ये नीता यमकिङ्करैः। तेषामुद्धरणार्थाय इमं पिण्डं ददाम्यहम्
anekayātanāsaṃsthā ye nītā yamakiṅkaraiḥ| teṣāmuddharaṇārthāya imaṃ piṇḍaṃ dadāmyaham
Those who abide in many torments, having been led away by Yama's servants — for the sake of their deliverance I give this ball of food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.45
नरकेषु समस्तेषु यातनासु च ये स्थिताः । तेषामुद्धरणार्थाय इमं पिण्डं ददाम्यहम्
narakeṣu samasteṣu yātanāsu ca ye sthitāḥ | teṣāmuddharaṇārthāya imaṃ piṇḍaṃ dadāmyaham
Those who remain in all the hells and in the torments — for the sake of their deliverance I give this ball of food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.46
पशुयोनि गता येच पक्षिकीटसरीसृपाः। अथवा वृक्षयोनिस्थास्तेभ्यः पिण्डं ददाम्यहम्
paśuyoni gatā yeca pakṣikīṭasarīsṛpāḥ| athavā vṛkṣayonisthāstebhyaḥ piṇḍaṃ dadāmyaham
Those who have gone into animal births as birds, insects and reptiles, or else those situated in the birth of trees — to them I give the ball of food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.47
जात्यन्तरसहस्रेषु भ्रमन्तः स्वेन कर्म्मणा। मानुष्यं दुर्ल्लभं येषां तेभ्यः पिण्डं ददाम्यहम्
jātyantarasahasreṣu bhramantaḥ svena karmmaṇā| mānuṣyaṃ durllabhaṃ yeṣāṃ tebhyaḥ piṇḍaṃ dadāmyaham
Those who wander through thousands of other births by their own deeds, for whom human birth is hard to obtain — to them I give the ball of food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.48
दिव्यन्तरिक्षभूमिष्ठाः पितरो बान्धवादयः। मृता असंस्कृता ये च तेब्यः पिण्डं ददाम्यहम्
divyantarikṣabhūmiṣṭhāḥ pitaro bāndhavādayaḥ| mṛtā asaṃskṛtā ye ca tebyaḥ piṇḍaṃ dadāmyaham
The fathers, kinsmen and the rest who abide in heaven, in the middle air, or on earth, and those who died without the rites performed — to them I give the ball of food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.49
ये केचित्प्रेतरूपेण वर्त्तन्ते पितरो मम। ते सर्व्वे तृप्तिमायान्तु पिण्डेनानेन सर्व्वदा
ye kecitpretarūpeṇa varttante pitaro mama| te sarvve tṛptimāyāntu piṇḍenānena sarvvadā
Whatever forefathers of mine exist in the form of ghosts — may they all come to satisfaction by this ball of food, forever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.50
येऽबान्धवा बान्धवा वा येऽन्यजन्मनि बान्धवाः। तेषां पिण्डो मया दत्तो ह्यक्षय्यमुपतिष्ठताम्
ye'bāndhavā bāndhavā vā ye'nyajanmani bāndhavāḥ| teṣāṃ piṇḍo mayā datto hyakṣayyamupatiṣṭhatām
Those who are not kinsmen, or who are kinsmen, and those who were kinsmen in another birth — the ball of food given by them me, may it stand as inexhaustible (for them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.51
पितृवंशे मृता ये च मातृवंशे च ये मृताः। गुरुश्वशुरबन्धूनां ये चान्ये बान्धवा मृताः
pitṛvaṃśe mṛtā ye ca mātṛvaṃśe ca ye mṛtāḥ| guruśvaśurabandhūnāṃ ye cānye bāndhavā mṛtāḥ
Those who have died in my father's line and those who have died in my mother's line, and the other kinsmen of my teachers, father-in-law and relations who have died —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.52
ये मे कुले लुप्तपिण्डाः पुत्रदारविवर्जिताः। क्रियालोपगता ये च जात्यन्धाः पङ्गवस्तथा
ye me kule luptapiṇḍāḥ putradāravivarjitāḥ| kriyālopagatā ye ca jātyandhāḥ paṅgavastathā
Those in my family whose offering of food has lapsed, who are without son and wife, and those whose rites have been omitted, and those blind from birth, and the lame,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.53
विरूपा आमगर्भाश्च ज्ञाताज्ञाताः कुले मम। तेषां पिण्डो मया दत्तो ह्यक्षय्यमुपतिष्ठताम्
virūpā āmagarbhāśca jñātājñātāḥ kule mama| teṣāṃ piṇḍo mayā datto hyakṣayyamupatiṣṭhatām
the deformed and those (aborted) as unripe embryos, known and unknown, in my family — the ball of food given by me to them, may it stand as inexhaustible.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.54
आ ब्रह्मणो ये पितृवंशजाता मातुस्तथा वंशभवा मदीयाः। कुलद्वये ये मम दासभूता भृत्या स्तथैवाश्रितसेवकाश्च
ā brahmaṇo ye pitṛvaṃśajātā mātustathā vaṃśabhavā madīyāḥ| kuladvaye ye mama dāsabhūtā bhṛtyā stathaivāśritasevakāśca
Those of mine born in my father's line beginning from Brahmā, and likewise those born in my mother's line, and those in my two families who have been slaves and servants, and likewise dependents and attendants,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.55
मित्राणि शिष्याः पशवश्च वृक्षा दृष्टा ह्यदृष्टाश्च कृतोपकाराः। जन्मान्तरे ये मम सङ्गताश्च तेभ्यः स्वधा पिण्डमहं ददामि
mitrāṇi śiṣyāḥ paśavaśca vṛkṣā dṛṣṭā hyadṛṣṭāśca kṛtopakārāḥ| janmāntare ye mama saṅgatāśca tebhyaḥ svadhā piṇḍamahaṃ dadāmi
friends, pupils, animals and trees, seen and unseen, who have done (me) a service, and those who were joined with me in another birth — to them I give the ball of food with the word svadhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.56
एतैश्च सर्व्वमन्त्रैस्तु स्त्रीलिङ्गान्तं समूह्य च। पिण्डान्दद्याद्यथापूर्व्वं स्त्रीणां मात्रादिकक्रमात्
etaiśca sarvvamantraistu strīliṅgāntaṃ samūhya ca| piṇḍāndadyādyathāpūrvvaṃ strīṇāṃ mātrādikakramāt
And with all these mantras, having gathered (them) with the feminine ending, he should offer the balls as before, for the women, in the order beginning with the mother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 48.57
स्वगोत्रे परगोत्रे वा दम्पत्योः पिण्डपातनम्। अपृथङ् निष्फलं श्राद्धं पिण्डञ्चोदकतर्पणम्
svagotre paragotre vā dampatyoḥ piṇḍapātanam| apṛthaṅ niṣphalaṃ śrāddhaṃ piṇḍañcodakatarpaṇam
Whether in one's own lineage or another's, the offering of the ball for a husband and wife (must be made separately); if not separate, the śrāddha, the ball, and the water-libation are fruitless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.58
पिण्डपात्रे तिलान्क्षिप्त्वा पूरयित्वा शुभोदकैः। परिषिच्य त्रिधा सर्वान् प्रणिपत्य समापयेत्
piṇḍapātre tilānkṣiptvā pūrayitvā śubhodakaiḥ| pariṣicya tridhā sarvān praṇipatya samāpayet
Having thrown sesame seeds into the vessel of the balls and filled it with pure water, having sprinkled all (the balls) three times, he should bow down and conclude.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.59
पितॄन्विसृज्य चाचम्य साक्षिणः श्रावयेत्सुरान् । साक्षिणः सन्तु मे देवा ब्रह्मेशानादयस्तथा। मया गयां समासाद्य पितॄणां निष्कृतिः कृता
pitṝnvisṛjya cācamya sākṣiṇaḥ śrāvayetsurān | sākṣiṇaḥ santu me devā brahmeśānādayastathā| mayā gayāṃ samāsādya pitṝṇāṃ niṣkṛtiḥ kṛtā
Having dismissed the fathers and sipped water, he should make the gods hear (this) as witnesses: "Let the gods, Brahmā, Īśāna and the rest, be my witnesses: having reached Gayā, I have made the discharge (of my debt) to the fathers."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.60
आगतोऽस्मि गयां देव पितृकार्य्ये गदाधर। त्वमेव साक्षी भगवन्ननृणोऽहमृणत्रयात्
āgato'smi gayāṃ deva pitṛkāryye gadādhara| tvameva sākṣī bhagavannanṛṇo'hamṛṇatrayāt
"I have come to Gayā, O god, for the rite of the fathers, O Gadādhara; you alone are the witness, O Blessed One; I am freed from the three debts."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.61
सर्व्वस्थानेषु चैवं स्यात् पिण्डदानन्तु नारद। प्रेतपर्व्वतमारभ्य कुर्य्यात्तीर्थेषु च क्रमात्
sarvvasthāneṣu caivaṃ syāt piṇḍadānantu nārada| pretaparvvatamārabhya kuryyāttīrtheṣu ca kramāt
And in all the (sacred) places the giving of the balls should be thus, O Nārada; beginning from Pretaparvata he should perform (it) in the holy places in order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.62
तिलमिश्रांस्ततः सक्तून्निःक्षिपेत्प्रेतपर्व्वते। अपसव्येन देवर्षे दक्षिणाभिमुखेन च
tilamiśrāṃstataḥ saktūnniḥkṣipetpretaparvvate| apasavyena devarṣe dakṣiṇābhimukhena ca
Then he should scatter barley-meal mixed with sesame on Pretaparvata, with the sacred thread reversed, O divine seer, and facing the south.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.63
ये केचित्प्रेतरूपेण वर्त्तन्ते पितरो मम। ते सर्व्वे तृप्तिमायान्तु सक्तुभिस्तिलमिश्रितैः
ye kecitpretarūpeṇa varttante pitaro mama| te sarvve tṛptimāyāntu saktubhistilamiśritaiḥ
"Whatever fathers of mine exist in the form of pretas, let them all attain satisfaction by the barley-meal mixed with sesame."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.64
आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्य्यन्तं यत्किञ्चित्सचराचरम्। मया दत्तेन तोयेन तृप्तिमायान्तु सर्व्वशः
ābrahmastambaparyyantaṃ yatkiñcitsacarācaram| mayā dattena toyena tṛptimāyāntu sarvvaśaḥ
"From Brahmā down to a clump of grass, whatever there is, moving and unmoving—let it attain satisfaction in every way by the water given by me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.65
प्रेतत्वाच्च विमुक्ताः स्युः पितरस्तस्य नारद। प्रेतत्वं तस्य माहात्म्यात्कुले चापि न जायते
pretatvācca vimuktāḥ syuḥ pitarastasya nārada| pretatvaṃ tasya māhātmyātkule cāpi na jāyate
And his fathers become released from the preta-state, O Nārada; through the greatness of that (place) the preta-state does not arise even in his family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 48.66
नाम्ना प्रेतशिला ख्याता गयाशिरसि मुक्तये। तीर्थमन्त्रादिरूपेण स्थित श्चादिगदाधरः
nāmnā pretaśilā khyātā gayāśirasi muktaye| tīrthamantrādirūpeṇa sthita ścādigadādharaḥ
By name it is known as Pretaśilā, on the head of Gayā, for liberation; and Gadādhara stands there from the beginning in the form of the holy place, the mantra, and so on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain