Vishnu Purana — Amsha 3 — Chapter 14
ViP 3 14.1
ब्रह्मेन्द्ररुद्रनासत्यसूर्याग्निवसुमारुतान् विश्वेदेवान् ऋषिगणान् वयांसि मनुजान् पशून् ॥
brahmendrarudranāsatyasūryāgnivasumārutān viśvedevān ṛṣigaṇān vayāṃsi manujān paśūn //
Brahmā, Indra, Rudra, the Nāsatyas, the Sun, Fire, the Vasus, the Maruts, the Viśvedevas, the hosts of seers, birds, human beings, cattle,
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ViP 3 14.2
सरीसृपान् पितृगणान् यच् चान्यद् भूतसंज्ञितम् श्राद्धं श्रद्धान्वितः कुर्वन् तर्पयत्य् अखिलं जगत् ॥
sarīsṛpān pitṛgaṇān yac cānyad bhūtasaṃjñitam śrāddhaṃ śraddhānvitaḥ kurvan tarpayaty akhilaṃ jagat //
creeping things, the hosts of the fathers, and whatever else is designated a being — performing the śrāddha with faith, (a man) satisfies the entire world.
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ViP 3 14.3
मासि मास्य् असिते पक्षे पञ्चदश्यां नरेश्वर तथाष्टकासु कुर्वीत काम्यान् कालाञ् छृणुष्व मे ॥
māsi māsy asite pakṣe pañcadaśyāṃ nareśvara tathāṣṭakāsu kurvīta kāmyān kālāñ chṛṇuṣva me //
Month by month, in the dark fortnight on the fifteenth day, O lord of men, and likewise on the aṣṭakā days, one should perform it; hear from me the optional (kāmya) times.
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ViP 3 14.4
श्राद्धार्हम् आगतं द्रव्यं विशिष्टम् अथवा द्विजम् श्राद्धं कुर्वीत विज्ञाय व्यतीपाते ऽयने तथा ॥
śrāddhārham āgataṃ dravyaṃ viśiṣṭam athavā dvijam śrāddhaṃ kurvīta vijñāya vyatīpāte 'yane tathā //
When material fit for a śrāddha has come to hand, or a distinguished brahmin, one should recognize (the occasion) and perform the śrāddha; likewise at a vyatīpāta and at a solstice,
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ViP 3 14.5
विषुवे चापि संप्राप्ते ग्रहणे शशिसूर्ययोः समस्तेष्व् एव भूपाल राशिष्व् अर्के च गच्छति ॥
viṣuve cāpi saṃprāpte grahaṇe śaśisūryayoḥ samasteṣv eva bhūpāla rāśiṣv arke ca gacchati //
and also when an equinox has arrived, at an eclipse of the moon or the sun, and, O protector of the earth, when the sun passes into any of the signs at all;
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ViP 3 14.6
नक्षत्रग्रहपीडासु दुष्टस्वप्नावलोकने इच्छाश्राद्धानि कुर्वीत नवसस्यागमे तथा ॥
nakṣatragrahapīḍāsu duṣṭasvapnāvalokane icchāśrāddhāni kurvīta navasasyāgame tathā //
in afflictions of the lunar mansions and planets, on seeing bad dreams — (then) one should perform optional śrāddhas, and likewise at the coming of new grain.
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ViP 3 14.7
अमावास्या यदा मैत्रविशाखास्वातियोगिनी श्राद्धैः पितृगणस् तृप्तिं तथाप्नोत्य् अष्टवार्षिकीम् ॥
amāvāsyā yadā maitraviśākhāsvātiyoginī śrāddhaiḥ pitṛgaṇas tṛptiṃ tathāpnoty aṣṭavārṣikīm //
When the new-moon day falls in conjunction with Maitra (Anurādhā), Viśākhā, or Svāti, then by śrāddhas the host of fathers attains satisfaction lasting eight years.
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ViP 3 14.8
अमावास्या यदा पुष्ये रौद्रे चर्क्षे पुनर्वसौ द्वादशाब्दं तदा तृप्तिं प्रयान्ति पितरो ऽर्चिताः ॥
amāvāsyā yadā puṣye raudre carkṣe punarvasau dvādaśābdaṃ tadā tṛptiṃ prayānti pitaro 'rcitāḥ //
When the new moon falls in Puṣya, in the Raudra asterism (Ārdrā), or in Punarvasu, then the honoured fathers attain satisfaction for twelve years.
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ViP 3 14.9
वासवाजैकपादर्क्षे पितॄणां तृप्तिम् इच्छताम् वारुणे चाप्य् अमावास्या देवानाम् अपि दुर्लभा ॥
vāsavājaikapādarkṣe pitṝṇāṃ tṛptim icchatām vāruṇe cāpy amāvāsyā devānām api durlabhā //
For those who desire the satisfaction of the fathers, (the new moon) in the asterism of Vāsava (Dhaniṣṭhā) or of Ajaikapād (Pūrvabhādrapadā), and the new moon in the Vāruṇa asterism (Śatabhiṣā) as well, is hard to obtain even for the gods.
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ViP 3 14.10
नवस्व् ऋक्षेष्व् अमावास्या यदैतेष्व् अवनीपते तदा तृप्तिप्रदं श्राद्धं पितॄणां शृणु चापरम् ॥
navasv ṛkṣeṣv amāvāsyā yadaiteṣv avanīpate tadā tṛptipradaṃ śrāddhaṃ pitṝṇāṃ śṛṇu cāparam //
When the new moon falls in these nine asterisms, O lord of the earth, then the śrāddha gives satisfaction to the fathers. And hear something further:
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ViP 3 14.11
गीतं सनत्कुमारेण यद्ऽइलाय महात्मने पृच्छते पितृभक्ताय श्रद्धयावनताय च ॥
gītaṃ sanatkumāreṇa yad'ilāya mahātmane pṛcchate pitṛbhaktāya śraddhayāvanatāya ca //
what was sung by Sanatkumāra to the great-souled Ila, who asked, being devoted to the fathers and bowed down with faith.
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ViP 3 14.12
वैशाखमासस्य च या तृतीया नवम्य् असौ कार्त्तिकशुक्लपक्षे नभस्यमासस्य तु कृष्णपक्षे त्रयोदशी पञ्चदशी च माघे ॥
vaiśākhamāsasya ca yā tṛtīyā navamy asau kārttikaśuklapakṣe nabhasyamāsasya tu kṛṣṇapakṣe trayodaśī pañcadaśī ca māghe //
The third day of the month Vaiśākha, and that ninth in the bright fortnight of Kārttika, the thirteenth in the dark fortnight of the month Nabhasya, and the fifteenth in Māgha —
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ViP 3 14.14
पानीयम् अप्य् अत्र तिलैर् विमिश्रं दद्यात् पितृभ्यः प्रयतो मनुष्यः श्राद्धं कृतं तेन समाः सहस्रं रहस्यम् एतत् पितरो वदन्ति ॥
pānīyam apy atra tilair vimiśraṃ dadyāt pitṛbhyaḥ prayato manuṣyaḥ śrāddhaṃ kṛtaṃ tena samāḥ sahasraṃ rahasyam etat pitaro vadanti //
if on these (days) a man, self-controlled, gives to the fathers even water mixed with sesame, by that a śrāddha (worth) a thousand years has been performed: this the fathers declare to be a secret.
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ViP 3 14.15
माघासिते पञ्चदशी कदाचिद् उपैति योगं यदि वारुणेन ऋक्षेण कालः स परः पितॄणां न ह्य् अल्पपुण्यैर् नृप लभ्यते ऽसौ ॥
māghāsite pañcadaśī kadācid upaiti yogaṃ yadi vāruṇena ṛkṣeṇa kālaḥ sa paraḥ pitṝṇāṃ na hy alpapuṇyair nṛpa labhyate 'sau //
If sometimes the fifteenth day in the dark half of Māgha comes into conjunction with the Vāruṇa asterism, that is the supreme time for the fathers; for it is not obtained, O king, by those of little merit.
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ViP 3 14.16
काले धनिष्ठा यदि नाम तस्मिन् भवन्ति भूपाल तदा पितृभ्यः दत्तं जलान्नं प्रददाति तृप्तिं वर्षायुतं तत्कुलजैर् मनुष्यैः ॥
kāle dhaniṣṭhā yadi nāma tasmin bhavanti bhūpāla tadā pitṛbhyaḥ dattaṃ jalānnaṃ pradadāti tṛptiṃ varṣāyutaṃ tatkulajair manuṣyaiḥ //
If at that time the Dhaniṣṭhā (asterism) occurs, O king, then the water and food given to the Fathers bestows satisfaction for ten thousand years through the men born in that lineage.
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ViP 3 14.17
तत्रैव चेद् भाद्रपदास् तु पूर्वाः काले तदा यत् क्रियते पितृभ्यः श्राद्धं परां तृप्तिम् उपेत्य तेन युगं समग्रं पितरः स्वपन्ति ॥
tatraiva ced bhādrapadās tu pūrvāḥ kāle tadā yat kriyate pitṛbhyaḥ śrāddhaṃ parāṃ tṛptim upetya tena yugaṃ samagraṃ pitaraḥ svapanti //
But if at that same time (the asterism) is Pūrva Bhādrapadā, then the śrāddha that is performed for the Fathers—by it the Fathers, having attained supreme satisfaction, sleep (contented) for a whole age.
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ViP 3 14.18
गङ्गां शतद्रूम् अथ वा विपाशां सरस्वतीं नैमिषगोमतीं वा ततो ऽवगाह्यार्चनम् आदरेण कृत्वा पितॄणां दुरितानि हन्ति ॥
gaṅgāṃ śatadrūm atha vā vipāśāṃ sarasvatīṃ naimiṣagomatīṃ vā tato 'vagāhyārcanam ādareṇa kṛtvā pitṝṇāṃ duritāni hanti //
Having then bathed in the Gaṅgā, or the Śatadru, or the Vipāśā, the Sarasvatī, or the Gomatī at Naimiṣa, and having performed the worship with reverence, (a man) destroys the evils of the Fathers.
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ViP 3 14.19
गायन्ति चैतत् पितरः सदैव वर्षामघातृप्तिम् अवाप्य भूयः माघासितान्ते शुभतीर्थतोयैर् यास्याम तृप्तिं तनयादिदत्तैः ॥
gāyanti caitat pitaraḥ sadaiva varṣāmaghātṛptim avāpya bhūyaḥ māghāsitānte śubhatīrthatoyair yāsyāma tṛptiṃ tanayādidattaiḥ //
And the Fathers always sing this: "Having again obtained satisfaction for a year through (the asterism) Maghā, at the end of the dark half of Māgha we shall attain satisfaction from the waters of holy fords given by our sons and the rest."
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ViP 3 14.20
चित्तं च वित्तं च नृणां विशुद्धं शस्तश् च कालः कथितो विधिश् च पात्रं यथोक्तं परमा च भक्तिर् नृणां प्रयच्छत्य् अभिवाञ्छितानि ॥
cittaṃ ca vittaṃ ca nṛṇāṃ viśuddhaṃ śastaś ca kālaḥ kathito vidhiś ca pātraṃ yathoktaṃ paramā ca bhaktir nṛṇāṃ prayacchaty abhivāñchitāni //
A pure mind and pure wealth in men, and a commended time, and the prescribed procedure, and a recipient as laid down, and supreme devotion—(these) grant men the things they desire.
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ViP 3 14.21
पितृगीतांस् तथैवात्र श्लोकांस् तांश् च शृणुष्व मे श्रुत्वा तथैव भवता भाव्यं तत्रादृतात्मना ॥
pitṛgītāṃs tathaivātra ślokāṃs tāṃś ca śṛṇuṣva me śrutvā tathaiva bhavatā bhāvyaṃ tatrādṛtātmanā //
So too hear from me those verses sung by the Fathers here; and having heard them, you should be one whose mind is reverent in that matter.
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ViP 3 14.22
अपि धन्यः कुले जायाद् अस्माकं मतिमान् नरः अकुर्वन् वित्तशाठ्यं यः पिण्डान्नो निर्वपिष्यति ॥
api dhanyaḥ kule jāyād asmākaṃ matimān naraḥ akurvan vittaśāṭhyaṃ yaḥ piṇḍānno nirvapiṣyati //
"May there be born in our family a fortunate, intelligent man who, practising no meanness with his wealth, will offer balls of rice and food."
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ViP 3 14.23
रत्नवस्त्रमहीयानमहाभोगादिकं वसु विभवे सति विप्रेभ्यो यो ऽस्मान् उद्दिश्य दास्यति ॥
ratnavastramahīyānamahābhogādikaṃ vasu vibhave sati viprebhyo yo 'smān uddiśya dāsyati //
"(May there be one) who, when he has means, will give to brāhmaṇas, designating it for us, wealth such as jewels, garments, land, vehicles, great enjoyments and the like."
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ViP 3 14.24
अन्नेन वा यथाशक्त्या काले ऽस्मिन् भक्तिनम्रधीः भोजयिष्यति विप्राग्र्यांस् तन्मात्रविभवो नरः ॥
annena vā yathāśaktyā kāle 'smin bhaktinamradhīḥ bhojayiṣyati viprāgryāṃs tanmātravibhavo naraḥ //
"Or a man whose means are only that much, his mind humbled by devotion, will at this time feed the foremost brāhmaṇas with food according to his ability."
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ViP 3 14.25
असमर्थो ऽन्नदानस्य धान्यम् आमं स्वशक्तितः प्रदास्यति द्विजाग्रेभ्यः स्वल्पाल्पां वापि दक्षिणाम् ॥
asamartho 'nnadānasya dhānyam āmaṃ svaśaktitaḥ pradāsyati dvijāgrebhyaḥ svalpālpāṃ vāpi dakṣiṇām //
"(Or) one unable to give cooked food will, according to his power, give uncooked grain to the foremost of the twice-born, or even a very small gift (dakṣiṇā)."
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ViP 3 14.26
तत्राप्य् असामर्थ्ययुतः कराग्राग्रस्थितांस् तिलान् प्रणम्य द्विजमुख्याय कस्मैचिद् भूप दास्यति ॥
tatrāpy asāmarthyayutaḥ karāgrāgrasthitāṃs tilān praṇamya dvijamukhyāya kasmaicid bhūpa dāsyati //
"Or, lacking the ability even for that, he will bow down and give to some chief brāhmaṇa, O king, sesame seeds held on the very tips of his fingers."
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ViP 3 14.27
तिलैः सप्ताष्टभिर् वापि समवेताञ् जलाञ्जलीन् भक्तिनम्रः समुद्दिश्य भुव्य् अस्माकं प्रदास्यति ॥
tilaiḥ saptāṣṭabhir vāpi samavetāñ jalāñjalīn bhaktinamraḥ samuddiśya bhuvy asmākaṃ pradāsyati //
"Or, humbled by devotion, he will offer on the ground handfuls of water combined with seven or eight sesame seeds, dedicating them to us."
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ViP 3 14.28
यतः कुतश्चित् संप्राप्य गोभ्यो वापि गवाह्निकम् अभावे प्रीणयन्न् अस्माञ् श्रद्धायुक्तः प्रदास्यति ॥
yataḥ kutaścit saṃprāpya gobhyo vāpi gavāhnikam abhāve prīṇayann asmāñ śraddhāyuktaḥ pradāsyati //
"Or, having obtained from somewhere or other, or from cows, a day's fodder for a cow, in the absence (of other means) he will, full of faith, give it, gladdening us."
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ViP 3 14.29
सर्वाभावे वनं गत्वा कक्षमूलप्रदर्शकः सूर्यादिलोकपालानाम् इदम् उच्चैर् पठिष्यति ॥
sarvābhāve vanaṃ gatvā kakṣamūlapradarśakaḥ sūryādilokapālānām idam uccair paṭhiṣyati //
"In the absence of everything, he will go to the forest and, showing his armpit (i.e. raising his arms), will recite this aloud to the Sun and the other guardians of the world:"
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ViP 3 14.30
न मे ऽस्ति वित्तं न धनं च नान्यच् छ्राद्धोपयोग्यं स्वपितॄन् नतो ऽस्मि तृप्यन्तु भक्त्या पितरो मयैतौ कृतौ भुजौ वर्त्मनि मारुतस्य ॥
na me 'sti vittaṃ na dhanaṃ ca nānyac chrāddhopayogyaṃ svapitṝn nato 'smi tṛpyantu bhaktyā pitaro mayaitau kṛtau bhujau vartmani mārutasya //
"'I have no property, nor wealth, nor anything else fit for a śrāddha; I bow to my own Fathers—may the Fathers be satisfied by my devotion; these two arms of mine are held up on the path of the wind.'"
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ViP 3 14.31
इत्य् एतत् पितृभिर् गीतं भावाभावप्रयोजनम् यः करोति कृतं तेन श्राद्धं भवति पार्थिव ॥
ity etat pitṛbhir gītaṃ bhāvābhāvaprayojanam yaḥ karoti kṛtaṃ tena śrāddhaṃ bhavati pārthiva //
This, sung by the Fathers, has its use both when means are present and when they are absent; whoever does it, by him the śrāddha has been performed, O king.
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