Vishnu Purana — Amsha 3 — Chapter 15
ViP 3 15.1
ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेच् छ्राद्धे यद्गुणांस् तान् निबोध मे ॥
brāhmaṇān bhojayec chrāddhe yadguṇāṃs tān nibodha me //
One should feed brāhmaṇas at a śrāddha; learn from me what qualities they (should have).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.2
त्रिणाचिकेतस् त्रिमधुस् त्रिसुपर्णः षडङ्गवित् वेदविच् छ्रोत्रियो योगी तथा वै ज्येष्ठसामगः ॥
triṇāciketas trimadhus trisuparṇaḥ ṣaḍaṅgavit vedavic chrotriyo yogī tathā vai jyeṣṭhasāmagaḥ //
One who has thrice (recited) the Nāciketa (rite), the Trimadhu, the Trisuparṇa; one who knows the six Vedāṅgas; one who knows the Veda, a Śrotriya, a yogin, and likewise a chanter of the Jyeṣṭha Sāman;
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ViP 3 15.3
ऋत्विक्स्वस्रीयदौहित्रजामातृश्वशुरास् तथा मातुलो ऽथ तपोनिष्ठः पञ्चाग्न्यभिरतस् तथा शिष्याः संबन्धिनश् चैव मातापितृरतश् च यः ॥
ṛtviksvasrīyadauhitrajāmātṛśvaśurās tathā mātulo 'tha taponiṣṭhaḥ pañcāgnyabhiratas tathā śiṣyāḥ saṃbandhinaś caiva mātāpitṛrataś ca yaḥ //
a priest (ṛtvik), a sister's son, a daughter's son, a son-in-law, a father-in-law, likewise a maternal uncle, and one devoted to austerity, and one intent on the five fires, and pupils and relatives by marriage, and one who is devoted to his mother and father—
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ViP 3 15.4
एतान् नियोजयेच् छ्राद्धे पूर्वोक्तान् प्रथमं नृप ब्राह्मणान् पितृपुष्ट्यर्थम् अनुकल्पेष्व् अनन्तरान् ॥
etān niyojayec chrāddhe pūrvoktān prathamaṃ nṛpa brāhmaṇān pitṛpuṣṭyartham anukalpeṣv anantarān //
these brāhmaṇas mentioned above one should engage first at a śrāddha, O king, for the nourishing of the Fathers; and in the substitute cases, the next (in order).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.5
मित्रध्रुक् कुनखी क्लीबः श्यावदन्तस् तथा द्विजः कन्यादूषयिता वह्निवेदोज्झः सोमविक्रयी ॥
mitradhruk kunakhī klībaḥ śyāvadantas tathā dvijaḥ kanyādūṣayitā vahnivedojjhaḥ somavikrayī //
A betrayer of a friend, one with diseased nails, a eunuch, and likewise a twice-born with blackish teeth, one who has defiled a maiden, one who has abandoned the fire and the Veda, a seller of soma,
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ViP 3 15.6
अभिशस्तस् तथा स्तेनः पिशुनो ग्रामयाजकः भृतकाध्यापकस् तद्वद् भृतकाध्यापितश् च यः ॥
abhiśastas tathā stenaḥ piśuno grāmayājakaḥ bhṛtakādhyāpakas tadvad bhṛtakādhyāpitaś ca yaḥ //
one accused (of a crime), likewise a thief, a slanderer, a village priest, one who teaches for hire, and likewise one who has been taught for hire,
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ViP 3 15.8
तथा देवलकश् चैव श्राद्धे नार्हति केतनम् ॥
tathā devalakaś caiva śrāddhe nārhati ketanam //
and likewise a temple-attendant (who lives by images): (such a one) does not deserve an invitation to a śrāddha.
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ViP 3 15.9
प्रथमे ऽह्नि बुधः शस्ताञ् श्रोत्रियादीन् निमन्त्रयेत् कथयेच् च तदैवैषां नियोगान् पितृदैविकान् ॥
prathame 'hni budhaḥ śastāñ śrotriyādīn nimantrayet kathayec ca tadaivaiṣāṃ niyogān pitṛdaivikān //
On the first day the wise man should invite the approved (brahmins), the Vedic scholars and the rest, and at that very time he should tell them their appointments, for the fathers and for the gods.
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ViP 3 15.10
ततः क्रोधव्यवायादीन् आयासं च द्विजैः सह यजमानो न कुर्वीत दोषस् तत्र महान् अयम् ॥
tataḥ krodhavyavāyādīn āyāsaṃ ca dvijaiḥ saha yajamāno na kurvīta doṣas tatra mahān ayam //
Thereafter the sacrificer, together with the twice-born, should not indulge in anger, sexual intercourse, and the like, nor in exertion; there is great fault in that.
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ViP 3 15.11
श्राद्धे नियुक्तो भुक्त्वा वा भोजयित्वा नियुज्य च व्यवायी रेतसो गर्ते मज्जयत्य् आत्मनः पितॄन् ॥
śrāddhe niyukto bhuktvā vā bhojayitvā niyujya ca vyavāyī retaso garte majjayaty ātmanaḥ pitṝn //
One who, being appointed at a śrāddha, or having eaten, or having fed (others), or having appointed (them), has sexual intercourse, sinks his own fathers into a pit of semen.
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ViP 3 15.12
तस्मात् प्रथमम् अत्रोक्तं द्विजाग्र्याणां निमन्त्रणम् अनिमन्त्र्य द्विजान् गेहम् आगतान् भोजयेद् यतीन् ॥
tasmāt prathamam atroktaṃ dvijāgryāṇāṃ nimantraṇam animantrya dvijān geham āgatān bhojayed yatīn //
Therefore the invitation of the foremost twice-born has been prescribed here first; but ascetics who have come to the house he may feed without invitation.
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ViP 3 15.13
पादशौचादिना गेहम् आगतान् पूजयेद् द्विजान् ॥
pādaśaucādinā geham āgatān pūjayed dvijān //
He should honour the twice-born who have come to the house with the washing of their feet and so forth.
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ViP 3 15.14
पवित्रपाणिर् आचान्तान् आसनेषूपवेशयेत् पितॄणाम् अयुजो युग्मान् देवानाम् इच्छया द्विजान् ॥
pavitrapāṇir ācāntān āsaneṣūpaveśayet pitṝṇām ayujo yugmān devānām icchayā dvijān //
With purifying grass in his hand, when they have rinsed their mouths, he should seat them on the seats — for the fathers an odd number, for the gods an even number of twice-born, or as he wishes.
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ViP 3 15.15
देवानाम् एकम् एकं वा पितॄणां च नियोजयेत् ॥
devānām ekam ekaṃ vā pitṝṇāṃ ca niyojayet //
Or he may appoint one for the gods and one for the fathers.
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ViP 3 15.16
तथा मातामहश्राद्धं वैश्वदेवसमन्वितम् कुर्वीत भक्तिसंपन्नस् तन्त्रं वा वैश्वदेविकम् ॥
tathā mātāmahaśrāddhaṃ vaiśvadevasamanvitam kurvīta bhaktisaṃpannas tantraṃ vā vaiśvadevikam //
Likewise, filled with devotion, he should perform the śrāddha of the maternal grandfathers along with (the offering) to the Viśvedevas, or (perform) the Viśvedeva rite as a single joint procedure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 3 15.17
प्राङ्मुखान् भोजयेद् विप्रान् देवानाम् उभयात्मकान् पितृपैतामहानां च भोजयेच् चाप्य् उदङ्मुखान् ॥
prāṅmukhān bhojayed viprān devānām ubhayātmakān pitṛpaitāmahānāṃ ca bhojayec cāpy udaṅmukhān //
He should feed the brahmins of the gods, (who serve) for both (sets), facing east; and those of the fathers and grandfathers he should feed facing north.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 3 15.18
पृथक् तयोः केचिद् आहुः श्राद्धस्य करणं नृप एकत्रैकेन पाकेन वदन्त्य् अन्ये महर्षयः ॥
pṛthak tayoḥ kecid āhuḥ śrāddhasya karaṇaṃ nṛpa ekatraikena pākena vadanty anye maharṣayaḥ //
Some, O king, say that the śrāddha of those two is to be performed separately; other great sages say (it is done) in one place with a single cooking.
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ViP 3 15.19
विष्टरार्थं कुशान् दत्त्वा संपूज्यार्घ्यं विधानतः कुर्याद् आवाहनं प्राज्ञो देवानां तदनुज्ञया ॥
viṣṭarārthaṃ kuśān dattvā saṃpūjyārghyaṃ vidhānataḥ kuryād āvāhanaṃ prājño devānāṃ tadanujñayā //
Having given kuśa grass for a seat, and having duly honoured (them) with the arghya water, the wise man should, with their permission, perform the invocation of the gods.
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ViP 3 15.20
यवाम्बुना च देवानां दद्याद् अर्घ्यं विधानतः स्रग्गन्धधूपदीपांश् च दत्त्वा तेभ्यो यथाविधि ॥
yavāmbunā ca devānāṃ dadyād arghyaṃ vidhānataḥ sraggandhadhūpadīpāṃś ca dattvā tebhyo yathāvidhi //
And he should duly offer the arghya of water with barley to the gods, and give them garlands, perfumes, incense and lamps according to rule.
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ViP 3 15.21
पितॄणाम् अपसव्यं तत् सर्वम् एवोपकल्पयेत् अनुज्ञां च ततः प्राप्य दत्त्वा दर्भान् द्विधाकृतान् ॥
pitṝṇām apasavyaṃ tat sarvam evopakalpayet anujñāṃ ca tataḥ prāpya dattvā darbhān dvidhākṛtān //
For the fathers he should arrange all that with the sacred thread reversed; and then, having obtained permission, having given darbha grass folded double,
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ViP 3 15.22
मन्त्रपूर्वं पितॄणां तु कुर्याद् आवाहनं बुधः तिलाम्बुना चापसव्यं दद्याद् अर्घ्यादिकं नृप ॥
mantrapūrvaṃ pitṝṇāṃ tu kuryād āvāhanaṃ budhaḥ tilāmbunā cāpasavyaṃ dadyād arghyādikaṃ nṛpa //
the wise man should perform the invocation of the fathers preceded by the mantra, and with the thread reversed should offer the arghya and the rest with water and sesame, O king.
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ViP 3 15.23
काले तत्रातिथिं प्राप्तम् अन्नकामं नृपाध्वगम् ब्राह्मणैर् अभ्यनुज्ञातः कामं तम् अपि भोजयेत् ॥
kāle tatrātithiṃ prāptam annakāmaṃ nṛpādhvagam brāhmaṇair abhyanujñātaḥ kāmaṃ tam api bhojayet //
A guest arrived there at that time desiring food, a king, or a traveller — being permitted by the brahmins, he should feed him too as he wishes.
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ViP 3 15.24
योगिनो विविधै रूपैर् नराणाम् उपकारिणः भ्रमन्ति पृथिवीम् एताम् अविज्ञातस्वरूपिणः ॥
yogino vividhai rūpair narāṇām upakāriṇaḥ bhramanti pṛthivīm etām avijñātasvarūpiṇaḥ //
Yogins, benefiting men in various forms, wander over this earth, their true nature unrecognized.
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ViP 3 15.25
तस्माद् अभ्यर्चयेत् प्राप्तं श्राद्धकाले ऽतिथिं बुधः श्राद्धक्रियाफलं हन्ति नरेन्द्रापूजितो ऽतिथिः ॥
tasmād abhyarcayet prāptaṃ śrāddhakāle 'tithiṃ budhaḥ śrāddhakriyāphalaṃ hanti narendrāpūjito 'tithiḥ //
Therefore the wise man should honour a guest who arrives at the time of the śrāddha; a guest unhonoured destroys the fruit of the śrāddha rite, O lord of men.
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ViP 3 15.26
जुहुयाद् व्यञ्जनक्षारवर्जम् अन्नं ततो ऽनले अनुज्ञातो द्विजैस् तैस् तु त्रिकृत्वः पुरुषर्षभ ॥
juhuyād vyañjanakṣāravarjam annaṃ tato 'nale anujñāto dvijais tais tu trikṛtvaḥ puruṣarṣabha //
Then, permitted by those brahmins, he should offer food into the fire, without condiments or salt, three times, O bull among men.
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ViP 3 15.27
अग्नये कव्यवाहाय स्वाहेत्य् आदौ नृपाहुतिः सोमाय वै पितृमते दातव्या तदनन्तरम् ॥
agnaye kavyavāhāya svāhety ādau nṛpāhutiḥ somāya vai pitṛmate dātavyā tadanantaram //
"To Agni, carrier of the offerings to the dead, svāhā" — such is the king's first oblation; immediately after that one should be given to Soma, lord of the fathers.
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ViP 3 15.28
वैवस्वताय चैवान्या तृतीया दीयते ततः हुतावशिष्टम् अल्पाल्पं विप्रपात्रेषु निर्वपेत् ॥
vaivasvatāya caivānyā tṛtīyā dīyate tataḥ hutāvaśiṣṭam alpālpaṃ viprapātreṣu nirvapet //
And another, the third, is then given to Vaivasvata; what is left over from the oblation he should distribute in very small portions into the brahmins' dishes.
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ViP 3 15.29
ततो ऽन्नं मृष्टम् अत्यर्थम् अभीष्टम् अतिसंस्कृतम् दत्त्वा जुषध्वम् इच्छातो वाच्यम् एतद् अनिष्ठुरम् ॥
tato 'nnaṃ mṛṣṭam atyartham abhīṣṭam atisaṃskṛtam dattvā juṣadhvam icchāto vācyam etad aniṣṭhuram //
Then, having served food that is exceedingly savoury, desirable and finely prepared, he should say this, gently: "Partake as you please."
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ViP 3 15.30
भोक्तव्यं तैश् च तच्चित्तैर् मौनिभिः सुमुखैः सुखम् अक्रुध्यता चात्वरता देयं तेनापि भक्तितः ॥
bhoktavyaṃ taiś ca taccittair maunibhiḥ sumukhaiḥ sukham akrudhyatā cātvaratā deyaṃ tenāpi bhaktitaḥ //
And they should eat it comfortably, their minds on it, keeping silence, with pleasant faces; and he too, without anger and without haste, should serve it with devotion.
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ViP 3 15.31
रक्षोघ्नमन्त्रपठनं भूमेर् आस्तरणं तिलैः कृत्वा ध्येयाः स्वपितरस् त एव द्विजसत्तमाः ॥
rakṣoghnamantrapaṭhanaṃ bhūmer āstaraṇaṃ tilaiḥ kṛtvā dhyeyāḥ svapitaras ta eva dvijasattamāḥ //
Having performed the recitation of the demon-destroying mantra and the strewing of the ground with sesame, those most excellent brahmins are to be meditated upon as one's own fathers.
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ViP 3 15.32
पिता पितामहश् चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः मम तृप्तिं प्रयान्त्व् अद्य विप्रदेहेषु संस्थिताः ॥
pitā pitāmahaś caiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ mama tṛptiṃ prayāntv adya vipradeheṣu saṃsthitāḥ //
"May my father, grandfather, and likewise great-grandfather, present now in the bodies of these brahmins, attain satisfaction."
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ViP 3 15.33
पिता पितामहश् चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः मम तृप्तिं प्रयान्त्व् अग्निहोमाप्यायितमूर्तयः ॥
pitā pitāmahaś caiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ mama tṛptiṃ prayāntv agnihomāpyāyitamūrtayaḥ //
"May my father, grandfather, and likewise great-grandfather, their forms nourished by the fire-oblation, attain satisfaction."
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ViP 3 15.34
पिता पितामहश् चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः तृप्तिं प्रयान्तु पिण्डेन मया दत्तेन भूतले ॥
pitā pitāmahaś caiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ tṛptiṃ prayāntu piṇḍena mayā dattena bhūtale //
"May my father, grandfather, and likewise great-grandfather attain satisfaction through the ball of food given by me upon the ground."
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ViP 3 15.35
पिता पितामहश् चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः तृप्तिं प्रयान्तु मे भक्त्या यन् मयैतद् इहाहृतम् ॥
pitā pitāmahaś caiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ tṛptiṃ prayāntu me bhaktyā yan mayaitad ihāhṛtam //
"May my father, grandfather, and likewise great-grandfather attain satisfaction through my devotion, in that I have brought this here."
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ViP 3 15.36
मातामहस् तृप्तिम् उपैतु तस्य तथा पिता तस्य पिता तथान्यः विश्वे च देवाः परमां प्रयान्तु तृप्तिं प्रणश्यन्तु च यातुधानाः ॥
mātāmahas tṛptim upaitu tasya tathā pitā tasya pitā tathānyaḥ viśve ca devāḥ paramāṃ prayāntu tṛptiṃ praṇaśyantu ca yātudhānāḥ //
"May the maternal grandfather attain satisfaction, and his father, and that one's father as well; and may the Viśvedevas attain the highest satisfaction, and may the sorcerer-demons perish."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.37
यज्ञेश्वरो हव्यसमस्तकव्य भोक्ताव्ययात्मा हरिर् ईश्वरो ऽत्र तत्संनिधानाद् अपयान्तु सद्यो रक्षांस्य् अशेषाण्य् असुराश् च सर्वे ॥
yajñeśvaro havyasamastakavya bhoktāvyayātmā harir īśvaro 'tra tatsaṃnidhānād apayāntu sadyo rakṣāṃsy aśeṣāṇy asurāś ca sarve //
"The lord of sacrifice, the eater of all offerings to gods and to the dead, Hari the imperishable-souled lord, is here; through his presence let all demons without exception and all asuras depart at once."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.38
तृप्तेषु तेषु विकिरेद् अन्नं विप्रेषु भूतले दद्याच् चाचमनार्थाय तेभ्यो वारि सकृत् सकृत् ॥
tṛpteṣu teṣu vikired annaṃ vipreṣu bhūtale dadyāc cācamanārthāya tebhyo vāri sakṛt sakṛt //
When they are satisfied, he should scatter food on the ground before the brahmins, and give them water for rinsing the mouth, once to each.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.39
सुतृप्तैस् तैर् अनुज्ञातः सर्वेणान्नेन भूतले सतिलेन ततः पिण्डान् सम्यग् दद्यात् समाहितः ॥
sutṛptais tair anujñātaḥ sarveṇānnena bhūtale satilena tataḥ piṇḍān samyag dadyāt samāhitaḥ //
Then, permitted by them when they are well satisfied, collected in mind, he should properly offer the balls of food on the ground, made of all the food together with sesame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.40
पितृतीर्थेन सलिलं दद्याद् अथ जलाञ्जलिम् मातामहेभ्यस् तेनैव पिण्डांस् तीर्थेन निर्वपेत् ॥
pitṛtīrthena salilaṃ dadyād atha jalāñjalim mātāmahebhyas tenaiva piṇḍāṃs tīrthena nirvapet //
He should offer water with the pitṛtīrtha (the part of the hand sacred to the fathers), then a handful of water; and with that same tīrtha he should set out the balls for the maternal ancestors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.41
दक्षिणाग्रेषु दर्भेषु पुष्पधूपादिपूजितम् स्वपित्रे प्रथमं पिण्डं दद्याद् उच्छिष्टसंनिधौ ॥
dakṣiṇāgreṣu darbheṣu puṣpadhūpādipūjitam svapitre prathamaṃ piṇḍaṃ dadyād ucchiṣṭasaṃnidhau //
On darbha grass with tips pointing south, he should give the first ball, honoured with flowers, incense and the rest, to his own father, near the remnants of the meal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.42
पितामहाय चैवान्यं तत्पित्रे च तथा परम् दर्भमूले लेपभुजः प्रीणयेल् लेपघर्षणैः ॥
pitāmahāya caivānyaṃ tatpitre ca tathā param darbhamūle lepabhujaḥ prīṇayel lepagharṣaṇaiḥ //
And another to the grandfather, and likewise a further one to the latter's father; at the root of the darbha he should gratify the eaters of the smears by wiping off the smears.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.43
पिण्डैर् मातामहांस् तद्वद् गन्धमाल्यादिसंयुतैः पूजयित्वा द्विजाग्र्याणां दद्याद् आचमनं ततः ॥
piṇḍair mātāmahāṃs tadvad gandhamālyādisaṃyutaiḥ pūjayitvā dvijāgryāṇāṃ dadyād ācamanaṃ tataḥ //
Having in the same way honoured the maternal ancestors with balls of food furnished with fragrances, garlands and the rest, he should then give water for rinsing to the foremost of the brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.44
पितृभ्यः प्रथमं भक्त्या तन्मनस्को नरेश्वर सुस्वधेत्य् आशिषा युक्तां दद्याच् छक्त्या च दक्षिणाम् ॥
pitṛbhyaḥ prathamaṃ bhaktyā tanmanasko nareśvara susvadhety āśiṣā yuktāṃ dadyāc chaktyā ca dakṣiṇām //
First, with devotion and with his mind fixed on them, O lord of men, he should give, for the fathers, a gift according to his means, joined with the blessing "may the offering be well received."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.45
दत्त्वा च दक्षिणां तेभ्यो वाचयेद् वैश्वदेविकान् प्रीयन्ताम् इति ये विश्वेदेवास् तेन इतीरयेत् ॥
dattvā ca dakṣiṇāṃ tebhyo vācayed vaiśvadevikān prīyantām iti ye viśvedevās tena itīrayet //
And having given them the gift, he should have them pronounce the formulas for the Viśvedevas; he should say, "May the Viśvedevas who (are present) be pleased by that."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 3 15.46
तथेति चोक्ते तैर् विप्रैः प्रार्थनीयास् तथाशिषः पश्चाद् विसर्जयेद् देवान् पूर्वं पैत्रान् महामते ॥
tatheti cokte tair vipraiḥ prārthanīyās tathāśiṣaḥ paścād visarjayed devān pūrvaṃ paitrān mahāmate //
And when those brahmins have said "so be it," the blessings are then to be asked for; afterwards he should dismiss the gods, but the ancestral (deities) first, O great-minded one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.47
मातामहानाम् अप्य् एवं सह देवैः क्रमः स्मृतः भोजने च स्वशक्त्या च दाने तद्वद् विसर्जने ॥
mātāmahānām apy evaṃ saha devaiḥ kramaḥ smṛtaḥ bhojane ca svaśaktyā ca dāne tadvad visarjane //
For the maternal grandfathers too the same sequence, along with the gods, is prescribed—both in the feeding and, according to one's means, in the giving of gifts, and likewise in the dismissal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.48
आपादशौचनात् पूर्वं कुर्याद् देवद्विजन्मसु विसर्जनं तु प्रथमं पैत्रं मातामहेषु वै ॥
āpādaśaucanāt pūrvaṃ kuryād devadvijanmasu visarjanaṃ tu prathamaṃ paitraṃ mātāmaheṣu vai //
Before the washing of the feet he should perform (the dismissal) for the gods and the twice-born; but the dismissal of the ancestral (deities) comes first among the maternal grandfathers' (rites).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 3 15.49
विसर्जयेत् प्रीतिवचः सन्मानाभ्यर्चितांस् ततः निवर्तेताभ्यनुज्ञात आद्वारात् तान् अनुव्रजेत् ॥
visarjayet prītivacaḥ sanmānābhyarcitāṃs tataḥ nivartetābhyanujñāta ādvārāt tān anuvrajet //
He should dismiss with affectionate words those who have been honoured with marks of respect; then, having been given leave, he should turn back, following them as far as the door.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.50
ततस् तु वैश्वदेवाख्यां कुर्यान् नित्यक्रियां बुधः भुञ्जीयाच् च समं पूज्यभृत्यबन्धुभिर् आत्मनः ॥
tatas tu vaiśvadevākhyāṃ kuryān nityakriyāṃ budhaḥ bhuñjīyāc ca samaṃ pūjyabhṛtyabandhubhir ātmanaḥ //
Then the wise man should perform the daily rite called Vaiśvadeva, and eat together with his own honoured guests, servants and kinsmen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.51
एवं श्राद्धं बुधः कुर्यात् पैत्रं मातामहं तथा श्राद्धैर् आप्यायिता दद्युः सर्वकामान् पितामहाः ॥
evaṃ śrāddhaṃ budhaḥ kuryāt paitraṃ mātāmahaṃ tathā śrāddhair āpyāyitā dadyuḥ sarvakāmān pitāmahāḥ //
Thus the wise man should perform the śrāddha, both the paternal and that for the maternal grandfathers; the forefathers, refreshed by the śrāddhas, grant all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.52
त्रीणि श्राद्धे पवित्राणि दौहित्रः कुतपस् तिलाः रजतस्य तथा दानं कथासंदर्शनादिकम् ॥
trīṇi śrāddhe pavitrāṇi dauhitraḥ kutapas tilāḥ rajatasya tathā dānaṃ kathāsaṃdarśanādikam //
Three things are purifying in a śrāddha: a daughter's son, the kutapa (hour/blanket), and sesame seeds; likewise the giving of silver, and the reciting and displaying of (sacred) narratives and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
ViP 3 15.53
वर्ज्यानि कुर्वता श्राद्धं कोपो ऽध्वगमनं त्वरा भोक्तुर् अप्य् अत्र राजेन्द्र त्रयम् एतन् न शस्यते ॥
varjyāni kurvatā śrāddhaṃ kopo 'dhvagamanaṃ tvarā bhoktur apy atra rājendra trayam etan na śasyate //
Things to be avoided by one performing a śrāddha are anger, travelling on a road, and haste; and for the one who eats too, O lord of kings, these three are not commended here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.54
विश्वेदेवाः सपितरस् तथा मातामहा नृप कुलं चाप्याय्यते पुंसां सर्वं श्राद्धं प्रकुर्वताम् ॥
viśvedevāḥ sapitaras tathā mātāmahā nṛpa kulaṃ cāpyāyyate puṃsāṃ sarvaṃ śrāddhaṃ prakurvatām //
The Viśvedevas together with the fathers and the maternal grandfathers, O king, and the whole family of men who perform the śrāddha, are refreshed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.55
सोमाधारः पितृगणो योगाधारश् च चन्द्रमाः श्राद्धे योगिनियोगस् तु तस्माद् भूपाल शस्यते ॥
somādhāraḥ pitṛgaṇo yogādhāraś ca candramāḥ śrāddhe yoginiyogas tu tasmād bhūpāla śasyate //
The host of the fathers has soma for its support, and the moon is the support of yoga; therefore, O ruler of the earth, the employing of a yogin in a śrāddha is commended.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
ViP 3 15.56
सहस्रस्यापि विप्राणां योगी चेत् पुरतः स्थितः सर्वान् भोक्तॄंस् तारयति यजमानं तथा नृप ॥
sahasrasyāpi viprāṇāṃ yogī cet purataḥ sthitaḥ sarvān bhoktṝṃs tārayati yajamānaṃ tathā nṛpa //
Even (at a feeding) of a thousand brahmins, if a yogin is seated in front, he carries across all the eaters and the sacrificer as well, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition