Vayu Purana — Uttarardha — Chapter 49
VaP 2 49.1
।।सनत्कुमार उवाच।। आदौ तु पञ्चतीर्थेषु चोत्तरे मानसे विधिः। आचम्य कुशहस्तेन शिरश्चाभ्युक्ष्य वारिणा
||sanatkumāra uvāca|| ādau tu pañcatīrtheṣu cottare mānase vidhiḥ| ācamya kuśahastena śiraścābhyukṣya vāriṇā
Sanatkumāra said: First, among the five holy places, the rule is at the Northern Mānasa: having sipped water, with kuśa grass in hand, and having sprinkled the head with water,
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VaP 2 49.2
उत्तरं मानसं गच्छेन्मन्त्रेण स्नानमाचरेत्। उत्तरे मानसे स्नानं करोम्यात्मविशुद्धये
uttaraṃ mānasaṃ gacchenmantreṇa snānamācaret| uttare mānase snānaṃ karomyātmaviśuddhaye
he should go to the Northern Mānasa and perform the bath with the mantra: "I perform the bath in the Northern Mānasa for the purification of myself,
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VaP 2 49.3
सूर्य्यलोकादिसंसिद्धिसिद्धये पितृमुक्तये। देवादींस्तर्पयित्वाथ श्राद्धं कुर्यात् सपिण्डकम्
sūryyalokādisaṃsiddhisiddhaye pitṛmuktaye| devādīṃstarpayitvātha śrāddhaṃ kuryāt sapiṇḍakam
for the attainment of the accomplishment of the sun-world and the rest, and for the release of the fathers." Then, having gratified the gods and the others, he should perform the śrāddha together with the balls.
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VaP 2 49.4
मानसं हि सरो ह्यत्र तस्मादुत्तरमानसम्। सूर्य्यं नत्वार्च्चयित्वाथ सूर्य्यलोकं नयेत्पितॄन्
mānasaṃ hi saro hyatra tasmāduttaramānasam| sūryyaṃ natvārccayitvātha sūryyalokaṃ nayetpitṝn
For here the lake is Mānasa; hence (this is) the Northern Mānasa. Then, having bowed to and worshipped the Sun, he should lead the fathers to the sun-world:
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VaP 2 49.5
नमो भगवते भर्त्रे सोमभौमज्ञरूपिणे। जीवभार्गवसौरेयराहुकेतुस्वरूपिणे
namo bhagavate bhartre somabhaumajñarūpiṇe| jīvabhārgavasaureyarāhuketusvarūpiṇe
"Homage to the Blessed One, the sustainer, who has the form of the Moon, Mars and Mercury, whose own form is Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rāhu and Ketu."
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VaP 2 49.6
उत्तरान्मानसान्मौनी व्रजेद्दक्षिणमानसम्। उदीचीतीर्थमित्युक्तं तत्रौदीच्यं विमुक्तिदम् । अत्र स्नातो दिवं याति स्वशरीरेण मानवः
uttarānmānasānmaunī vrajeddakṣiṇamānasam| udīcītīrthamityuktaṃ tatraudīcyaṃ vimuktidam | atra snāto divaṃ yāti svaśarīreṇa mānavaḥ
From the Northern Mānasa, keeping silence, he should go to the Southern Mānasa. It is called the Northern Holy Place; there the northern (bath) grants liberation. Bathed here, a man goes to heaven with his own body.
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VaP 2 49.7
मध्ये कनखलं तीर्थं त्रिषुलोकेषु विश्रुतम्। स्नातः कनकवद्भाति नरो याति पवित्रताम्
madhye kanakhalaṃ tīrthaṃ triṣulokeṣu viśrutam| snātaḥ kanakavadbhāti naro yāti pavitratām
In the middle is the holy place Kanakhala, renowned in the three worlds; bathed (there) a man shines like gold and attains purity.
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VaP 2 49.8
तस्य दक्षिणभागे च तीर्थं दक्षिणमानसम्। अतः कनखलं लोके ख्यातं तीर्थमनुत्तमम्
tasya dakṣiṇabhāge ca tīrthaṃ dakṣiṇamānasam| ataḥ kanakhalaṃ loke khyātaṃ tīrthamanuttamam
And on its southern side is the holy place Southern Mānasa; hence Kanakhala is famed in the world as the most excellent holy place.
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VaP 2 49.9
दक्षिणे मानसे चैव तीर्थत्रयमुदाहृतम्। स्नात्वा तेषु विधानेन कुय्याच्छ्राद्धं पृथक्पृथक्
dakṣiṇe mānase caiva tīrthatrayamudāhṛtam| snātvā teṣu vidhānena kuyyācchrāddhaṃ pṛthakpṛthak
And at the Southern Mānasa a triad of holy places is declared; having bathed in them according to the rule, he should perform the śrāddha in each separately.
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VaP 2 49.10
दक्षिणे मानसे स्नानं करोम्यात्मविशुद्धये। सूर्य्यलोकादिसंसिद्धिसिद्धये पितृमुक्तये
dakṣiṇe mānase snānaṃ karomyātmaviśuddhaye| sūryyalokādisaṃsiddhisiddhaye pitṛmuktaye
"In the southern Mānasa I perform the bath, for my own purification, for the attainment of the perfections of the solar world and the rest, and for the liberation of the fathers."
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VaP 2 49.11
ब्रह्महत्यादिपापौघ यातनाया विमुक्तये। दिवाकर करोमीह स्नानं दक्षिणमानसे
brahmahatyādipāpaugha yātanāyā vimuktaye| divākara karomīha snānaṃ dakṣiṇamānase
"O Maker of Day, for release from the torment (caused by) the mass of sins beginning with the killing of a brahmin, I here perform the bath in the southern Mānasa."
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VaP 2 49.12
नमामि सूर्य्यं तृप्त्यर्थं पितॄणां तारणाय च। पुत्रपौत्रधनैश्वर्य्यायायुरारोग्य वृद्धये
namāmi sūryyaṃ tṛptyarthaṃ pitṝṇāṃ tāraṇāya ca| putrapautradhanaiśvaryyāyāyurārogya vṛddhaye
"I bow to the Sun for the satisfaction of the fathers and for their crossing over, and for sons, grandsons, wealth and lordship, and for the increase of long life and health."
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VaP 2 49.13
अनेन स्नानपूजादि कृत्वा श्राद्धं सपिण्डकम्। कृत्वा नत्वा च मौन्यर्कमिमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्
anena snānapūjādi kṛtvā śrāddhaṃ sapiṇḍakam| kṛtvā natvā ca maunyarkamimaṃ mantramudīrayet
With this (mantra) having performed the bath, worship and the rest, and having performed the śrāddha together with the rice-balls, and having bowed, he should in silence utter this mantra to the Sun.
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VaP 2 49.14
फल्गुतीर्थं व्रजेत्तस्मात् सर्व्वतीर्थोत्तमोत्तमम्। मुक्तिर्भवति कर्त्तॄणां पितॄणां श्राद्धतः सदा
phalgutīrthaṃ vrajettasmāt sarvvatīrthottamottamam| muktirbhavati karttṝṇāṃ pitṝṇāṃ śrāddhataḥ sadā
From there he should go to the Phalgu shrine, the best of the best of all shrines; by the śrāddha (offered) there liberation always comes about for the doers and for the fathers.
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VaP 2 49.15
ब्रह्मणा प्रार्थितो विष्णुः फल्गुको ह्यभवत्पुरा। दक्षिणाग्नौ हुतं तत्र तद्रजः फल्गुतीर्थकम्
brahmaṇā prārthito viṣṇuḥ phalguko hyabhavatpurā| dakṣiṇāgnau hutaṃ tatra tadrajaḥ phalgutīrthakam
Entreated by Brahmā, Viṣṇu became Phalguka of old; what was offered there in the southern fire—that dust is the Phalgu shrine.
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VaP 2 49.16
तस्मिन्फलति फल्ग्वा गौः कामधेनुर्जलं मही। दृष्टेरन्तर्गतं यस्मात्फल्गुतीर्थं न निष्फलम्
tasminphalati phalgvā gauḥ kāmadhenurjalaṃ mahī| dṛṣṭerantargataṃ yasmātphalgutīrthaṃ na niṣphalam
There the cow bears fruit abundantly—(she is) the wish-granting cow, (as are) the water and the earth; since it lies within (the god's) sight, the Phalgu shrine is not fruitless.
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VaP 2 49.17
तीर्थानि यानि सर्व्वाणि भुवनेष्वखिलेष्वपि। तानि स्नातुं समायान्ति फल्गुतीर्थं सुरैः सह
tīrthāni yāni sarvvāṇi bhuvaneṣvakhileṣvapi| tāni snātuṃ samāyānti phalgutīrthaṃ suraiḥ saha
All the shrines that exist in all the worlds—they come together with the gods to bathe in the Phalgu shrine.
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VaP 2 49.18
गङ्गा पादोदकं विष्णोः फल्गुर्ह्यादिगदाधरः। स्वयं हि द्रवरूपेण तस्माद्गङ्गाधिकं विदुः
gaṅgā pādodakaṃ viṣṇoḥ phalgurhyādigadādharaḥ| svayaṃ hi dravarūpeṇa tasmādgaṅgādhikaṃ viduḥ
The Gaṅgā is the water from Viṣṇu's feet, but the Phalgu is the primal Mace-bearer himself in liquid form; therefore they know it to be greater than the Gaṅgā.
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VaP 2 49.19
अश्वमेधसहस्राणां सहस्रं यः समाचरेत्। नासौ तत्फलमाप्नोति फल्गुतीर्थे यदाप्नुयात्
aśvamedhasahasrāṇāṃ sahasraṃ yaḥ samācaret| nāsau tatphalamāpnoti phalgutīrthe yadāpnuyāt
Whoever should perform a thousand thousands of horse-sacrifices, he does not obtain that fruit which one would obtain at the Phalgu shrine.
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VaP 2 49.20
फल्गुतीर्थे विष्णुजले करोमि स्नानमादृतः। पितॄणां विष्णुलोकाय भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रसिद्धये
phalgutīrthe viṣṇujale karomi snānamādṛtaḥ| pitṝṇāṃ viṣṇulokāya bhuktimuktiprasiddhaye
"At the Phalgu shrine, in the water that is Viṣṇu, I reverently perform the bath, for the fathers' (attainment of) Viṣṇu's world, and for the accomplishment of enjoyment and liberation."
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VaP 2 49.21
फल्गुतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा तर्पणं श्राद्धमाचरेत्। सपिण्डकं स्वसूत्रोक्तं नमेदथ पितामहम्
phalgutīrthe naraḥ snātvā tarpaṇaṃ śrāddhamācaret| sapiṇḍakaṃ svasūtroktaṃ namedatha pitāmaham
Having bathed at the Phalgu shrine, a man should perform the libation and the śrāddha with the rice-balls as prescribed in his own sūtra, and then he should bow to the Grandfather.
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VaP 2 49.22
नमः शिवाय देवाय ईशाय पुरुषाय वै। अघोरवामदेवाय सद्योजाताय शम्भवे
namaḥ śivāya devāya īśāya puruṣāya vai| aghoravāmadevāya sadyojātāya śambhave
"Homage to Śiva, to the god, to the Lord, to the Person indeed; to Aghora, to Vāmadeva, to Sadyojāta, to Śambhu."
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VaP 2 49.23
फल्गुतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा देवं गदाधरम्। आत्मानं तारयेत्सद्यो दश पूर्वान्दशापरान्
phalgutīrthe naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā devaṃ gadādharam| ātmānaṃ tārayetsadyo daśa pūrvāndaśāparān
A man, having bathed at the Phalgu shrine and having seen the god who bears the mace, would at once bring across himself, ten ancestors before and ten after.
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VaP 2 49.24
नत्वा गदाधरं देवं मन्त्रेणानेन पूजयेत् । ओं नमो वासुदेवाय नमः सङ्कर्षणाय च
natvā gadādharaṃ devaṃ mantreṇānena pūjayet | oṃ namo vāsudevāya namaḥ saṅkarṣaṇāya ca
Having bowed to the god who bears the mace, he should worship him with this mantra: "Oṃ, homage to Vāsudeva, and homage to Saṅkarṣaṇa,
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VaP 2 49.25
प्रद्युम्नायानिरुद्धाय श्रीधराय च विष्णवे । पञ्चतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत्पितॄन्
pradyumnāyāniruddhāya śrīdharāya ca viṣṇave | pañcatīrthe naraḥ snātvā brahmalokaṃ nayetpitṝn
to Pradyumna, to Aniruddha, and to Śrīdhara, to Viṣṇu." Having bathed at the Fivefold shrine, a man would lead the fathers to Brahmā's world.
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VaP 2 49.26
अमृतैः पञ्चभिः स्नानं पुष्पवस्त्राद्यलंकृतम्। न कुर्य्याद्यो गदापाणेस्तस्य श्राद्धमसार्थकम्
amṛtaiḥ pañcabhiḥ snānaṃ puṣpavastrādyalaṃkṛtam| na kuryyādyo gadāpāṇestasya śrāddhamasārthakam
Whoever does not perform for the Mace-in-hand (god) the bathing with the five nectars, adorned with flowers, garments and the rest, his śrāddha is without purpose.
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VaP 2 49.27
नागकूटाद्गृध्रकूटाद्युपादुत्तरमानसात्। एतद्गयाशिरः प्रोक्तं फल्गुतीर्थन्तदुच्यते
nāgakūṭādgṛdhrakūṭādyupāduttaramānasāt| etadgayāśiraḥ proktaṃ phalgutīrthantaducyate
From Nāgakūṭa, from Gṛdhrakūṭa, up as far as the northern Mānasa—this is declared to be the Head of Gayā, and that is called the Phalgu shrine.
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VaP 2 49.28
मुण्डपृष्ठनगाधस्तात्फल्गुतीर्थमनुत्तमम्। अत्र श्राद्धादिना सर्व्वे पितरो मोक्षमाप्नुयुः
muṇḍapṛṣṭhanagādhastātphalgutīrthamanuttamam| atra śrāddhādinā sarvve pitaro mokṣamāpnuyuḥ
Below the mountain Muṇḍapṛṣṭha is the unsurpassed Phalgu shrine; here, by śrāddha and the rest, all the fathers would attain release.
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VaP 2 49.29
प्रथमेऽह्नि विधिः प्रोक्तो द्वितीये दिवसे व्रजेत्। धर्म्मारण्यं तत्र धर्म्मो यस्माद्यज्ञमकारयत्
prathame'hni vidhiḥ prokto dvitīye divase vrajet| dharmmāraṇyaṃ tatra dharmmo yasmādyajñamakārayat
The procedure for the first day has been declared; on the second day he should go to Dharmāraṇya, since there Dharma had a sacrifice performed.
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VaP 2 49.30
गमनाद्ब्रह्मलोकाप्तिर्भवत्येव हि नारद। मतङ्ग वाप्यां यः स्नात्वा तर्पणं श्राद्धमाचरेत्
gamanādbrahmalokāptirbhavatyeva hi nārada| mataṅga vāpyāṃ yaḥ snātvā tarpaṇaṃ śrāddhamācaret
Indeed, merely by going (there) the attainment of Brahmā's world comes about, O Nārada. He who, having bathed in the Mataṅga tank, performs the water-offering and the śrāddha —
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VaP 2 49.31
गत्वा नत्वा मतङ्गेशमिमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्। प्रमाणं देवताः सन्तु लोकपालाश्च साक्षिणः
gatvā natvā mataṅgeśamimaṃ mantramudīrayet| pramāṇaṃ devatāḥ santu lokapālāśca sākṣiṇaḥ
— having gone and bowed to Mataṅgeśa, he should utter this formula: "Let the gods be the authority and the guardians of the worlds the witnesses:
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VaP 2 49.32
मयागत्यमतङ्गेऽस्मिन्पितॄणां निष्कृतिः कृता। पूर्व्वं हि ब्रह्मतीर्थं च कूपे श्राद्धादि कारयेत्
mayāgatyamataṅge'sminpitṝṇāṃ niṣkṛtiḥ kṛtā| pūrvvaṃ hi brahmatīrthaṃ ca kūpe śrāddhādi kārayet
by me, having come to this Mataṅga (place), the release of the ancestors has been accomplished." First, indeed, (there is) the Brahmā-tīrtha, and at the well he should have the śrāddha and the rest performed.
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VaP 2 49.33
तत्कूपयूपयोर्म्मध्ये सर्व्वांस्तारयते पितॄन्। धर्म्मं धर्म्मेश्वरं नत्वा महाबोधितरुं नमेत्
tatkūpayūpayormmadhye sarvvāṃstārayate pitṝn| dharmmaṃ dharmmeśvaraṃ natvā mahābodhitaruṃ namet
Between that well and the sacrificial post he causes all the ancestors to cross over. Having bowed to Dharma and to Dharmeśvara, he should salute the great Bodhi tree:
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VaP 2 49.34
नमस्तेऽश्वत्थराजाय ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मने। बोधिद्रमाय कर्तॄणां पितॄणां तारणाय च
namaste'śvattharājāya brahmaviṣṇuśivātmane| bodhidramāya kartṝṇāṃ pitṝṇāṃ tāraṇāya ca
"Homage to you, king of aśvattha trees, whose self is Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva; to the Bodhi tree, for the crossing over of the doers (of the rite) and of the ancestors.
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VaP 2 49.35
येऽस्मत्कुले मातृवंशे बान्धवा दुर्गतिं गताः। त्वद्दर्शनात्स्पर्शनाच्च स्वर्गतिं यान्तु शाश्वतीम्
ye'smatkule mātṛvaṃśe bāndhavā durgatiṃ gatāḥ| tvaddarśanātsparśanācca svargatiṃ yāntu śāśvatīm
Those kinsmen in our family and in the mother's line who have gone to an evil state — by seeing and touching you, let them go to an everlasting heavenly state.
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VaP 2 49.36
ऋणत्रयं मया दत्तं गयामागत्य वृक्षराट्। त्वत्प्रसादान्महापापाद्विमुक्तोऽहं भवार्णवात्
ṛṇatrayaṃ mayā dattaṃ gayāmāgatya vṛkṣarāṭ| tvatprasādānmahāpāpādvimukto'haṃ bhavārṇavāt
The three debts have been paid by me, having come to Gayā, O king of trees; by your grace I am freed from great sin and from the ocean of existence."
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VaP 2 49.37
तृतीये ब्रह्मसरसि स्नात्वा श्राद्धं सपिण्डकम्। कृत्वा सर्व्वप्रमाणेन मन्त्रेण विधिवत्सुतः
tṛtīye brahmasarasi snātvā śrāddhaṃ sapiṇḍakam| kṛtvā sarvvapramāṇena mantreṇa vidhivatsutaḥ
On the third (day), having bathed in the Brahmā-lake, the son should perform the śrāddha with the rice-balls according to rule, with the all-authoritative formula:
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VaP 2 49.38
स्नानं करोमि तीर्थेऽस्मिन् ऋणत्रयविमुक्तये। तत्कूपयूपयोर्मध्ये ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत्पितॄन्
snānaṃ karomi tīrthe'smin ṛṇatrayavimuktaye| tatkūpayūpayormadhye brahmalokaṃ nayetpitṝn
"I perform the bath in this tīrtha for release from the three debts." Between that well and the sacrificial post he should lead the ancestors to Brahmā's world.
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VaP 2 49.39
यागं कृत्वोत्थियो यूपो ब्रह्मणा यूप इत्यसौ। कृत्वा ब्रह्मसरःश्राद्धं सर्व्वांस्तारयते पितॄन्
yāgaṃ kṛtvotthiyo yūpo brahmaṇā yūpa ityasau| kṛtvā brahmasaraḥśrāddhaṃ sarvvāṃstārayate pitṝn
This post, which rose up when Brahmā had performed the sacrifice, is (called) "the post"; having performed the śrāddha at the Brahmā-lake, one causes all the ancestors to cross over.
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VaP 2 49.40
यूपं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य वाजपेयफलं लभेत्। ब्रह्माणं च नमस्कृत्य ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत्पितॄन्
yūpaṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet| brahmāṇaṃ ca namaskṛtya brahmalokaṃ nayetpitṝn
Having circumambulated the post keeping it to the right, one obtains the fruit of the vājapeya (sacrifice); and having bowed to Brahmā, one should lead the ancestors to Brahmā's world.
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VaP 2 49.41
नमोऽस्तु ब्रह्मणेऽजाय जगज्जन्मादिरूपिणे । भक्तानाञ्च पितॄणाञ्च तारकाय नमो नमः
namo'stu brahmaṇe'jāya jagajjanmādirūpiṇe | bhaktānāñca pitṝṇāñca tārakāya namo namaḥ
"Homage be to Brahmā, the unborn, who has the form of the origin and the rest of the world; homage, homage to the deliverer of devotees and of the ancestors."
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VaP 2 49.42
गोप्रचारसमीपस्था आम्रा ब्रह्मप्रकल्पिताः। तेषां सेचनमात्रेण पितरो मोक्षगामिनः
gopracārasamīpasthā āmrā brahmaprakalpitāḥ| teṣāṃ secanamātreṇa pitaro mokṣagāminaḥ
The mango trees standing near the cattle-pasture were established by Brahmā; merely by watering them the ancestors go to liberation.
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VaP 2 49.43
आम्रं ब्रह्मसरोद्भूतं ब्रह्मदेवमयं तरुम्। विष्णुरूपं प्रसिञ्चामि पितॄणां मुक्तिहेतवे
āmraṃ brahmasarodbhūtaṃ brahmadevamayaṃ tarum| viṣṇurūpaṃ prasiñcāmi pitṝṇāṃ muktihetave
"I water the mango tree, arisen from the Brahmā-lake, consisting of Brahmā the god, having the form of Viṣṇu, for the sake of the ancestors' liberation.
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VaP 2 49.44
एको मुनिः कुम्भकुशाग्रहस्त आम्रस्य मूले सलिलं ददामि। आम्रश्च तृप्ता एका क्रियाद्व्यर्थकरी प्रसिद्धा
eko muniḥ kumbhakuśāgrahasta āmrasya mūle salilaṃ dadāmi| āmraśca tṛptā ekā kriyādvyarthakarī prasiddhā
A single sage, with pot and kuśa-tips in hand — I give water at the root of the mango tree; and the mango is satisfied: a single act is well known as accomplishing two purposes."
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VaP 2 49.45
ततो यम बलिं दद्यान्मन्त्रेणानेन संयतः। यमराजधर्म्मराजौ निश्चलार्थं व्यवस्थितौ
tato yama baliṃ dadyānmantreṇānena saṃyataḥ| yamarājadharmmarājau niścalārthaṃ vyavasthitau
Then, self-controlled, he should offer the oblation to Yama with this formula: "Yama the king and Dharma the king are established for the sake of what is unshakable;
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VaP 2 49.46
ताभ्यां बलिं प्रयच्छामि पुतॄणां मुक्तिहेतवे। ततः श्वानबलिं दद्यान्मन्त्रेणानेन नारद
tābhyāṃ baliṃ prayacchāmi putṝṇāṃ muktihetave| tataḥ śvānabaliṃ dadyānmantreṇānena nārada
to those two I present the oblation for the sake of the liberation of the ancestors." Then he should offer the oblation to the dogs with this formula, O Nārada:
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VaP 2 49.47
द्वौ श्वानौ श्यामशबलौ वैवस्वतकुलोद्भवौ। ताभ्यां बलिं प्रयच्छामि रक्षेतां पथि सर्व्वादा
dvau śvānau śyāmaśabalau vaivasvatakulodbhavau| tābhyāṃ baliṃ prayacchāmi rakṣetāṃ pathi sarvvādā
"The two dogs, the dark one and the brindled one, sprung from the family of Vaivasvata — to those two I present the oblation; may they always protect (me) on the road."
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VaP 2 49.48
ततः काकबलिं दद्यान्मन्त्रेणानेन नारद। ऐन्द्रवारुणवायव्ययाम्या वै नैऋतास्तथा
tataḥ kākabaliṃ dadyānmantreṇānena nārada| aindravāruṇavāyavyayāmyā vai naiṛtāstathā
Then he should offer the oblation to the crows with this formula, O Nārada: "Those belonging to Indra, to Varuṇa, to Vāyu, to Yama, and likewise to Nirṛti —
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VaP 2 49.49
वायसाः प्रतिगृह्णन्तु भूमौ पिण्डं समर्पितम्। फल्गुतीर्थे चतुर्थेऽह्नि स्नानादिकमथाचरेत्
vāyasāḥ pratigṛhṇantu bhūmau piṇḍaṃ samarpitam| phalgutīrthe caturthe'hni snānādikamathācaret
let the crows accept the rice-ball offered on the ground." On the fourth day, at the Phalgu-tīrtha, he should then perform the bathing and the rest.
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VaP 2 49.50
गयाशिरस्यथ श्राद्धं पादे कुर्य्यात्सपिण्डकम्। साक्षाद्गयाशिरस्तत्र फल्गुतीर्थाश्रितं कृतम्
gayāśirasyatha śrāddhaṃ pāde kuryyātsapiṇḍakam| sākṣādgayāśirastatra phalgutīrthāśritaṃ kṛtam
Then at Gayāśiras one should perform the śrāddha with the piṇḍa at the foot; there the very Gayāśiras is (reckoned as) done, being attached to the Phalgu ford.
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VaP 2 49.51
नागाज्जनार्द्दनाद्ब्रह्मयूपाच्चोत्तरमानसात्। एतद्गयाशिरः प्रोक्तं फल्गुतीर्थं तदुच्यते
nāgājjanārddanādbrahmayūpāccottaramānasāt| etadgayāśiraḥ proktaṃ phalgutīrthaṃ taducyate
From the Nāga, from Janārdana, from the Brahmayūpa, up to the Uttaramānasa — this is declared to be Gayāśiras; that is called the Phalgu ford.
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VaP 2 49.52
पितामहं समासाद्य यावदुत्तरमानसम्। फल्गुतीर्थन्तु विज्ञेयं देवानामपि दुर्लभम्
pitāmahaṃ samāsādya yāvaduttaramānasam| phalgutīrthantu vijñeyaṃ devānāmapi durlabham
Starting from Pitāmaha as far as Uttaramānasa, that should be known as the Phalgu ford, hard to obtain even for the gods.
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VaP 2 49.53
क्रौञ्चपादात्फल्गुतीर्थं यावत्साक्षाद्गयाशिरः। मुखं गयासुरस्यैतत्तस्माच्छ्राद्धमिहाक्षयम्
krauñcapādātphalgutīrthaṃ yāvatsākṣādgayāśiraḥ| mukhaṃ gayāsurasyaitattasmācchrāddhamihākṣayam
From the Krauñcapāda up to the Phalgu ford is the very Gayāśiras; this is the mouth of the demon Gaya, and therefore a śrāddha here is imperishable.
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VaP 2 49.54
मुण्डपृष्ठान्नगाधस्तात्साक्षात्तत्फल्गुतीर्थ कम्। आद्यो गदाधरो देवो व्यक्ताव्यक्तात्मना स्थितः
muṇḍapṛṣṭhānnagādhastātsākṣāttatphalgutīrtha kam| ādyo gadādharo devo vyaktāvyaktātmanā sthitaḥ
Below the hill, from Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, is that very Phalgu ford; there the primal god Gadādhara abides in manifest and unmanifest form.
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VaP 2 49.55
विष्ण्वादिपदरूपेण पितॄणां मुक्तिहेतवे। एतद्विष्णुपदं दिव्यं दर्शनात्पापनाशनम्
viṣṇvādipadarūpeṇa pitṝṇāṃ muktihetave| etadviṣṇupadaṃ divyaṃ darśanātpāpanāśanam
In the form of the footprints of Viṣṇu and the others, for the sake of the liberation of the fathers — this divine Viṣṇu-foot destroys sins by the mere sight of it.
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VaP 2 49.56
स्पर्शनात्पूजनाद्वापि पितॄणां दत्तमक्षयम्। श्राद्धं सपिण्डकं कृत्वा कुलसाहस्रमात्मना
sparśanātpūjanādvāpi pitṝṇāṃ dattamakṣayam| śrāddhaṃ sapiṇḍakaṃ kṛtvā kulasāhasramātmanā
By touching it or by worshipping it, what is given to the fathers is imperishable; having performed the śrāddha with the piṇḍa, (one leads) a thousand generations of the family along with oneself
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VaP 2 49.57
नयेद्विप्णुपदं दिव्यमनन्तं शिवमव्ययम्। श्राद्धं कृत्वा रुद्रपदे नयेत्कुलशतं नरः
nayedvipṇupadaṃ divyamanantaṃ śivamavyayam| śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā rudrapade nayetkulaśataṃ naraḥ
to the divine, endless, auspicious, imperishable Viṣṇu-foot. Having performed the śrāddha at the Rudra-foot, a man leads a hundred generations
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VaP 2 49.58
सहात्मना शिवपुरं तथा ब्रह्मपदे नरः। ब्रह्मलोकं कुलशतं समुद्धृत्य नयेत्पितॄन्
sahātmanā śivapuraṃ tathā brahmapade naraḥ| brahmalokaṃ kulaśataṃ samuddhṛtya nayetpitṝn
together with himself to Śiva's city; and likewise at the Brahmā-foot a man, having rescued a hundred generations, leads the fathers to the Brahmā-world.
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VaP 2 49.59
कश्यपस्य पदे श्राद्धी ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत्पितॄन्। दक्षिणाग्निपदे श्राद्धी पितॄन्ब्रह्मपुरं नयेत्
kaśyapasya pade śrāddhī brahmalokaṃ nayetpitṝn| dakṣiṇāgnipade śrāddhī pitṝnbrahmapuraṃ nayet
One who performs the śrāddha at Kaśyapa's foot leads the fathers to the Brahmā-world; one who performs the śrāddha at the Dakṣiṇāgni-foot leads the fathers to Brahmā's city.
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VaP 2 49.60
गार्हपत्यपदे श्राद्धी वाजपेयफलं लभेत्। श्राद्धं कृत्वाहवनीये अश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
gārhapatyapade śrāddhī vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet| śrāddhaṃ kṛtvāhavanīye aśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
One who performs the śrāddha at the Gārhapatya-foot obtains the fruit of the Vājapeya; having performed the śrāddha at the Āhavanīya, one obtains the fruit of the horse sacrifice.
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VaP 2 49.61
श्राद्धं कृत्वा सभ्यपदे ज्योतिष्टोमफलं लभेत् । आवसथ्यपदे श्राद्धी पितॄन्ब्रह्मपुरं नयेत्
śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā sabhyapade jyotiṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet | āvasathyapade śrāddhī pitṝnbrahmapuraṃ nayet
Having performed the śrāddha at the Sabhya-foot, one obtains the fruit of the Jyotiṣṭoma; one who performs the śrāddha at the Āvasathya-foot leads the fathers to Brahmā's city.
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VaP 2 49.62
श्राद्धं कृत्वा शक्रपदे इन्द्रलोकं नयेत्पितॄन्। अगस्त्यस्य पदे श्राद्धी पितॄन्ब्रह्मपुरं नयेत्
śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā śakrapade indralokaṃ nayetpitṝn| agastyasya pade śrāddhī pitṝnbrahmapuraṃ nayet
Having performed the śrāddha at the Śakra-foot, one leads the fathers to Indra's world; one who performs the śrāddha at Agastya's foot leads the fathers to Brahmā's city.
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VaP 2 49.63
क्रौञ्चमातङ्गयोः श्राद्धी ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत्पितॄन्। श्राद्धी सूर्य्यपदे पञ्च पापिनोऽर्क्कपुरं नयेत्
krauñcamātaṅgayoḥ śrāddhī brahmalokaṃ nayetpitṝn| śrāddhī sūryyapade pañca pāpino'rkkapuraṃ nayet
One who performs the śrāddha at (the feet) of Krauñca and Mātaṅga leads the fathers to the Brahmā-world; one who performs the śrāddha at the Sun-foot leads five sinners to the Sun's city.
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VaP 2 49.64
कार्तिकेयपदे श्राद्धी शिवलोकं नयेत्पितॄन्। गणेशस्य पदे श्राद्धी रुद्रलोकं नयेत्पितॄन्
kārtikeyapade śrāddhī śivalokaṃ nayetpitṝn| gaṇeśasya pade śrāddhī rudralokaṃ nayetpitṝn
One who performs the śrāddha at Kārtikeya's foot leads the fathers to Śiva's world; one who performs the śrāddha at Gaṇeśa's foot leads the fathers to Rudra's world.
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VaP 2 49.65
गजकर्णतर्पणकृन्निर्मलं स्वर्नयेत्पितॄन्। अन्येषाञ्च पदे श्राद्धी पितॄन्ब्रह्मपुरं नयेत्
gajakarṇatarpaṇakṛnnirmalaṃ svarnayetpitṝn| anyeṣāñca pade śrāddhī pitṝnbrahmapuraṃ nayet
One who makes the tarpaṇa at Gajakarṇa leads the fathers, purified, to heaven; and one who performs the śrāddha at the foot of the others leads the fathers to Brahmā's city.
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VaP 2 49.66
सर्व्वेषां काश्यपं श्रेष्ठं विष्णो रुद्रस्य वै पदम्। ब्रह्मणश्च पदं चापि श्रेष्ठं तत्र प्रकीर्त्तितम्
sarvveṣāṃ kāśyapaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ viṣṇo rudrasya vai padam| brahmaṇaśca padaṃ cāpi śreṣṭhaṃ tatra prakīrttitam
Of all of them the Kāśyapa (foot) is best, and the foot of Viṣṇu and of Rudra; and the foot of Brahmā too is proclaimed there to be best.
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VaP 2 49.67
श्रेयस्करं भवेत्तत्र श्राद्धकर्त्तुश्च नारद
śreyaskaraṃ bhavettatra śrāddhakarttuśca nārada
And there it becomes conducive to welfare for the performer of the śrāddha, O Nārada.
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VaP 2 49.68
कश्यपस्य पदे दिव्ये भारद्वाजो मुनिः पुरा। श्राद्धं कृत्वोद्यतो दातुं पित्रादिभ्यश्च पिण्डकम्
kaśyapasya pade divye bhāradvājo muniḥ purā| śrāddhaṃ kṛtvodyato dātuṃ pitrādibhyaśca piṇḍakam
Formerly, at Kaśyapa's divine foot, the sage Bhāradvāja, having performed the śrāddha, was about to give the piṇḍa to his father and the rest.
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VaP 2 49.69
शुक्लकृष्णौ ततो हस्तौ पदमुद्भिद्य निर्गतौ। दृष्ट्वा हस्तद्वयं तत्र मुनिः संशयमागतः
śuklakṛṣṇau tato hastau padamudbhidya nirgatau| dṛṣṭvā hastadvayaṃ tatra muniḥ saṃśayamāgataḥ
Then two hands, one white and one black, broke through the footprint and came out; seeing the two hands there, the sage fell into doubt.
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VaP 2 49.70
ततः स्वमातरं शान्तां पप्रच्छ स महामुनिः। कश्यपस्य पदे दिव्ये शुक्ले कृष्णेऽथ वा करे
tataḥ svamātaraṃ śāntāṃ papraccha sa mahāmuniḥ| kaśyapasya pade divye śukle kṛṣṇe'tha vā kare
Then that great sage asked his own mother Śāntā: "At the divine footprint of Kaśyapa, or (rather) to the hands, the white and the black —
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VaP 2 49.71
पिण्डो देयो मया मातर्जानासि पितरं वद।। ।।शान्तोवाच।। भारद्वाज महाप्राज्ञ देहि कृष्णाय पिण्डकम्
piṇḍo deyo mayā mātarjānāsi pitaraṃ vada|| ||śāntovāca|| bhāradvāja mahāprājña dehi kṛṣṇāya piṇḍakam
— by whom is the rice-ball to be given by me, mother? You know my father; tell (me)." Śāntā said: "Bhāradvāja, greatly wise one, give the rice-ball to the black (hand)."
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VaP 2 49.72
भारद्वाजस्ततः पिण्डं दातुं कृष्णाय चोद्यतः। श्वेतोऽदृश्योऽब्रवीत्तत्र पुत्रस्त्वं हि ममौरसः
bhāradvājastataḥ piṇḍaṃ dātuṃ kṛṣṇāya codyataḥ| śveto'dṛśyo'bravīttatra putrastvaṃ hi mamaurasaḥ
Then Bhāradvāja was about to give the ball to the black (hand). The white one, invisible, said there: "You are indeed my own-begotten son."
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VaP 2 49.73
कृष्णोऽब्रवीन्मम क्षेत्रं ततो मे देहि पिण्डकम्। स्वैरिण्यथाब्रवीद्दातुं क्षेत्रिणे बीजिने ततः
kṛṣṇo'bravīnmama kṣetraṃ tato me dehi piṇḍakam| svairiṇyathābravīddātuṃ kṣetriṇe bījine tataḥ
The black one said: "The field is mine, therefore give me the ball." And then the wanton woman said (it was) to be given to the owner of the field, (rather than) to the provider of the seed.
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VaP 2 49.74
भारद्वाजस्ततः पिण्डं कश्यपस्य पदे ददौ । हंसयुक्तविमानेन ब्रह्मलोकमुभौ गतौ
bhāradvājastataḥ piṇḍaṃ kaśyapasya pade dadau | haṃsayuktavimānena brahmalokamubhau gatau
Then Bhāradvāja gave the ball at the footprint of Kaśyapa; both went to Brahmā's world by a celestial car yoked with geese.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.75
रामो रुद्रपदे श्राद्धे पिण्डदानाय चोद्यतः। पिता दशरथः स्वर्गात्प्रसार्य्य करमागतः
rāmo rudrapade śrāddhe piṇḍadānāya codyataḥ| pitā daśarathaḥ svargātprasāryya karamāgataḥ
Rāma, at the footprint of Rudra, was about to give the rice-ball at a śrāddha; his father Daśaratha came from heaven, stretching out his hand.
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VaP 2 49.76
नादात्पिण्डं करे रामो ददौ रुद्रपदे ततः। शास्त्रार्थातिक्रमाद्भीतं रामं दशरथोऽब्रवीत्
nādātpiṇḍaṃ kare rāmo dadau rudrapade tataḥ| śāstrārthātikramādbhītaṃ rāmaṃ daśaratho'bravīt
Rāma did not give the ball into the hand; he gave it then at the footprint of Rudra. Daśaratha spoke to Rāma, who was afraid of having transgressed the sense of the scriptures:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.77
तारितोऽहं त्वया पुत्र रुद्रलोकमवाप्नुयाम्। हस्ते पिण्डप्रदानेन स्वर्गतिर्न हि मे भवेत्
tārito'haṃ tvayā putra rudralokamavāpnuyām| haste piṇḍapradānena svargatirna hi me bhavet
"I have been carried across by you, son; I shall attain the world of Rudra. By the giving of the ball into the hand there would have been no heavenly course for me.
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VaP 2 49.78
त्वञ्च राज्यं चिरं कृत्वा पालयित्वा द्विजान्प्रजाः। यज्ञान्सदक्षिणान्कृत्वा विष्णुलोकं व्रजिष्यसि
tvañca rājyaṃ ciraṃ kṛtvā pālayitvā dvijānprajāḥ| yajñānsadakṣiṇānkṛtvā viṣṇulokaṃ vrajiṣyasi
And you, having ruled the kingdom long, having protected the twice-born and the people, having performed sacrifices with their (proper) fees, will go to Viṣṇu's world
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VaP 2 49.79
पुर्य्ययोध्याजनैः सार्द्धं कृमिकीटादिभिः सह। इत्युक्त्वासौ दशरथो रुद्रलोकं परं ययौ
puryyayodhyājanaiḥ sārddhaṃ kṛmikīṭādibhiḥ saha| ityuktvāsau daśaratho rudralokaṃ paraṃ yayau
together with the people of the city of Ayodhyā, along with the worms, insects and the rest." Having said this, that Daśaratha went to the supreme world of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.80
भीष्मो विष्णुपदे श्रेष्ठे आहूय पितरं स्वकम्। श्राद्धं कृत्वोद्यतो दातुं पित्रादिभ्यश्च पिण्डकम्
bhīṣmo viṣṇupade śreṣṭhe āhūya pitaraṃ svakam| śrāddhaṃ kṛtvodyato dātuṃ pitrādibhyaśca piṇḍakam
Bhīṣma, at the excellent footprint of Viṣṇu, having summoned his own father and performed the śrāddha, was about to give the ball to his father and the others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.81
पितुर्विनिर्गतौ हस्तौ गयाशिरसि शन्तनोः। नादात्पिण्डं करो भीष्मो ददौ विष्णुपदे ततः
piturvinirgatau hastau gayāśirasi śantanoḥ| nādātpiṇḍaṃ karo bhīṣmo dadau viṣṇupade tataḥ
The two hands of his father Śantanu came forth at Gayāśiras. Bhīṣma did not give the ball into the hand; he gave it then at the footprint of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.82
शन्तनुः प्राह सन्तुष्टः शास्त्रार्थे निश्चलो भवान्। त्रिकालदृष्टिर्भवत् चान्ते विष्णुश्च ते गतिः
śantanuḥ prāha santuṣṭaḥ śāstrārthe niścalo bhavān| trikāladṛṣṭirbhavat cānte viṣṇuśca te gatiḥ
Śantanu, well pleased, said: "You are unwavering in the sense of the scriptures. May you have vision of the three times, and at the end Viṣṇu shall be your goal;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.83
स्वेच्छया मरणं चास्तु इत्युक्त्वा मुक्तिमागतः। कनकेशञ्च केदारं नारसिंहं च वामनम्
svecchayā maraṇaṃ cāstu ityuktvā muktimāgataḥ| kanakeśañca kedāraṃ nārasiṃhaṃ ca vāmanam
and let (your) death be at your own will." Having said this he attained release. And Kanakeśa, and Kedāra, and the Man-lion, and the Dwarf —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.84
उदङ्मार्गे समभ्यर्च्च्य पितॄन्सर्व्वांश्च तारयेत्। गयाशिरसि यः पिण्डान्येषां नाम्ना तु निर्वपेत्
udaṅmārge samabhyarccya pitṝnsarvvāṃśca tārayet| gayāśirasi yaḥ piṇḍānyeṣāṃ nāmnā tu nirvapet
having duly worshipped (them) on the northern road, one would carry across all the fathers too. Whoever at Gayāśiras offers rice-balls in the name of these,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.85
नरकस्था दिवं यान्ति स्वर्गस्था मोक्षमाप्नुयुः। गयाशिरसि यः पिण्डं शमीपत्रप्रमाणतः
narakasthā divaṃ yānti svargasthā mokṣamāpnuyuḥ| gayāśirasi yaḥ piṇḍaṃ śamīpatrapramāṇataḥ
(his fathers) who are in hell go to heaven, and those in heaven would attain release. Whoever at Gayāśiras (gives) a rice-ball of the size of a śamī leaf,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.86
कन्दमूलफलाद्यैर्वा दद्यात्स्वर्गं नयेत्पितॄन्। पदानि यत्र दृश्यन्ते विष्ण्वादीनां तदग्रतः
kandamūlaphalādyairvā dadyātsvargaṃ nayetpitṝn| padāni yatra dṛśyante viṣṇvādīnāṃ tadagrataḥ
or gives (one) with bulbs, roots, fruits and the like, would lead his fathers to heaven. Where the footprints of Viṣṇu and the others are seen, there in front of them,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.87
श्राद्धं कृत्वा सपिण्डञ्च तेषां लोकान्नयेत्पितॄन्। सर्व्वत्र मुण्डपृष्ठाद्रिः पदैरेभिः सुलक्षितः
śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā sapiṇḍañca teṣāṃ lokānnayetpitṝn| sarvvatra muṇḍapṛṣṭhādriḥ padairebhiḥ sulakṣitaḥ
having performed the śrāddha together with the rice-ball, one would lead the fathers to their worlds. Everywhere Mount Muṇḍapṛṣṭha is well marked by these footprints.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.88
प्रयान्ति पितरः सर्व्वे ब्रह्मलोकमनामयम्। हेत्यसुरस्य यच्छीर्षं गदया तद्द्विधाकृतम्
prayānti pitaraḥ sarvve brahmalokamanāmayam| hetyasurasya yacchīrṣaṃ gadayā taddvidhākṛtam
All the fathers go to the disease-free world of Brahmā. The head of the demon Heti, which was split in two by the mace —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.89
ततः प्रक्षालिता यस्मात्तीर्थं तच्च विमुक्तये। गदालोलमिति ख्यातं सर्व्वेषामुत्तमोत्तमम्
tataḥ prakṣālitā yasmāttīrthaṃ tacca vimuktaye| gadālolamiti khyātaṃ sarvveṣāmuttamottamam
since the (mace) was washed there, that sacred bathing-place too is for liberation; it is renowned as Gadālola, the very best of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.90
गदालोले महातीर्थे गदाप्रक्षालनाद्धरेः। स्नानं करोमि सिद्ध्यर्थमक्षयं पदमाप्नुयाम्
gadālole mahātīrthe gadāprakṣālanāddhareḥ| snānaṃ karomi siddhyarthamakṣayaṃ padamāpnuyām
"At the great sacred site Gadālola, (so named) from the washing of Hari's mace, I perform the bath for the sake of accomplishment; may I attain the imperishable state."
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VaP 2 49.91
पञ्चमेऽह्नि गदालोले स्नात्वा कुर्य्यात्सपिण्डकम्। श्राद्धं पितॄन्ब्रह्मलोकं नयेदात्मानमेव च
pañcame'hni gadālole snātvā kuryyātsapiṇḍakam| śrāddhaṃ pitṝnbrahmalokaṃ nayedātmānameva ca
On the fifth day, having bathed at Gadālola, one should perform the śrāddha with piṇḍas; he would lead his forefathers to Brahmā's world, and himself as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.92
ब्रह्मप्रकल्पितान्विप्रान् हव्यकव्यादिनार्च्चयेत्। तैस्तुष्टैस्तोषिताः सर्व्वाः पितृभिः सह देवताः
brahmaprakalpitānviprān havyakavyādinārccayet| taistuṣṭaistoṣitāḥ sarvvāḥ pitṛbhiḥ saha devatāḥ
He should honour with oblations for gods and for the dead the brahmins appointed by Brahmā; when they are satisfied, all the deities together with the forefathers are satisfied.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.93
कृते श्राद्धेऽक्षयवटे अन्नेनैव प्रयत्नतः। पितॄन्नयेद्ब्रह्मलोकमक्षयन्तु सनातनम्
kṛte śrāddhe'kṣayavaṭe annenaiva prayatnataḥ| pitṝnnayedbrahmalokamakṣayantu sanātanam
When a śrāddha has been performed with care, with food itself, at the Akṣayavaṭa (imperishable banyan), he would lead his forefathers to the eternal, imperishable world of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.94
वटवृक्षसमीपे तु शाकेनाप्युदकेन वा। एकस्मिन्भोजिते विप्रे कोटिर्भवति भोजिता
vaṭavṛkṣasamīpe tu śākenāpyudakena vā| ekasminbhojite vipre koṭirbhavati bhojitā
But near the banyan tree, even with (only) greens or with water, when a single brahmin has been fed, a crore has been fed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.95
देयं दानं षोडशकं गयातीर्थपुरोधसे। वस्त्रं गन्धादिभिः पुत्रैः सम्यक्संपूज्य यत्नतः
deyaṃ dānaṃ ṣoḍaśakaṃ gayātīrthapurodhase| vastraṃ gandhādibhiḥ putraiḥ samyaksaṃpūjya yatnataḥ
The sixteenfold gift is to be given to the priest of the Gayā sacred site, and cloth, having duly worshipped (him) with care with perfumes and the rest, together with (one's) sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 49.96
गयातीर्थवटे चैव पितॄणां दत्तमक्षयम् । दृष्ट्वा नत्वा च संपूज्य वटेशं सुसमाहितः
gayātīrthavaṭe caiva pitṝṇāṃ dattamakṣayam | dṛṣṭvā natvā ca saṃpūjya vaṭeśaṃ susamāhitaḥ
And at the banyan of the Gayā sacred site what is given for the forefathers is imperishable; having seen, bowed to, and worshipped Vaṭeśa, well concentrated,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.97
पितॄन्नयेद्ब्रह्मलोकमक्षयन्तु सनातनम्। गयायां धर्म्मपृष्ठे च सरसि ब्रह्मणस्त था
pitṝnnayedbrahmalokamakṣayantu sanātanam| gayāyāṃ dharmmapṛṣṭhe ca sarasi brahmaṇasta thā
he would lead his forefathers to the eternal, imperishable world of Brahmā — at Gayā, and at Dharmapṛṣṭha, and likewise at the lake of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.98
गयाशीर्षे वटे चैव पितॄणां दत्तमक्षयम्। एकार्णवे वटस्याग्रे यः शेते योगनिद्रया
gayāśīrṣe vaṭe caiva pitṝṇāṃ dattamakṣayam| ekārṇave vaṭasyāgre yaḥ śete yoganidrayā
And at Gayāśīrṣa and at the banyan, what is given for the forefathers is imperishable. He who, in the single ocean, sleeps in yogic slumber on the tip of the banyan,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 49.99
बालरूपधरस्तस्मै नमस्ते योगशायिने। संसारवृक्षशस्त्रायाशेषपापहराय च
bālarūpadharastasmai namaste yogaśāyine| saṃsāravṛkṣaśastrāyāśeṣapāpaharāya ca
bearing the form of a child — to him: homage to you who lie in yoga, who are the weapon against the tree of transmigration and the remover of all sin without remainder;
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VaP 2 49.100
अक्षयब्रह्मदात्रे च नमोऽक्षयवटाय वै। कलौ माहेश्वरा लोका येन तस्माद्गदाधरः। लिङ्गरूपोऽभवत्तञ्च वन्दे श्रीप्रपितामहम्
akṣayabrahmadātre ca namo'kṣayavaṭāya vai| kalau māheśvarā lokā yena tasmādgadādharaḥ| liṅgarūpo'bhavattañca vande śrīprapitāmaham
and to the giver of imperishable brahman, homage indeed to the imperishable banyan. In the Kali (age) the worlds became Maheśvara's, therefore Gadādhara took on the form of a liṅga; and him, the glorious great-grandfather, I praise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain