Chapter 17
अध्यायः 17
Pada III — Upodghāta, Chapter 17
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+ Add ShlokaAppropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 1
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 1
श्राद्धकल्पे दानप्रशंसा नाम षोडशो ऽध्यायः।। 16।। अत ऊर्द्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि श्राद्धकर्मणि पूजितम। काम्यं नैमित्तिकाजस्रं श्राद्धकर्मणि नित्यशः।।
śrāddhakalpe dānapraśaṃsā nāma ṣoḍaśo 'dhyāyaḥ|| 16|| ata ūrddhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi śrāddhakarmaṇi pūjitam| kāmyaṃ naimittikājasraṃ śrāddhakarmaṇi nityaśaḥ||
Bṛhaspati continued:: “Henceforth I shall describe the three types of Śrāddhas. Viz. the Ajasra (i.e. the Nitya or daily one) the Naimittika (the conditional or occasional and the Kāmya (i.e. one performed with some desirable object in view). These Śrāddhas are honoured ones.
Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 2
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 2
पुत्रदारनिमित्ताः स्युरष्टकास्तिस्न एव तु। कृष्णपक्षे वरिष्ठा हि पूर्वाखण्डलदेवता।।
putradāranimittāḥ syuraṣṭakāstisna eva tu| kṛṣṇapakṣe variṣṭhā hi pūrvākhaṇḍaladevatā||
Bṛhaspati continued:: The three Aṣṭaka Śrāddhas are performed for the welfare of sons and wives. They are performed on the 8th day in the Dark half of the lunar months Mārgaśīrṣa Pauṣa Māgha. The first one is the most excellent one with Ākhaṇḍala (Indra) for its deity. The second one is Prājāpatya (with Prajāpati for its deity) The third one is Vaiśvadevika (with Viśve Devas as deities) The first one is always to be performed with sweet rice peas. The second one should always be performed with meat. The third one should be performed with greens (and vegetables). This is the injunction regarding the articles (used for Śrāddha). In this connection it is laid down that the Nitya Śrāddha is desired by the Pitṛs.
Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 3
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 3
प्राजापत्या द्वितीया स्यात्तृतीया वैश्वदेविका। आद्यापूपैः सदाकार्या मांसैरन्या सदा भवेत।।
prājāpatyā dvitīyā syāttṛtīyā vaiśvadevikā| ādyāpūpaiḥ sadākāryā māṃsairanyā sadā bhavet||
Bṛhaspati continued:: The three Aṣṭaka Śrāddhas are performed for the welfare of sons and wives. They are performed on the 8th day in the Dark half of the lunar months Mārgaśīrṣa Pauṣa Māgha. The first one is the most excellent one with Ākhaṇḍala (Indra) for its deity. The second one is Prājāpatya (with Prajāpati for its deity) The third one is Vaiśvadevika (with Viśve Devas as deities) The first one is always to be performed with sweet rice peas. The second one should always be performed with meat. The third one should be performed with greens (and vegetables). This is the injunction regarding the articles (used for Śrāddha). In this connection it is laid down that the Nitya Śrāddha is desired by the Pitṛs.
Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 4
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 4
शाकैः कार्या तृतीया स्यादेवं द्रव्यगतो विधिः। अत्रापीष्टं पितॄणां वै नित्यमेव विधीयते।।
śākaiḥ kāryā tṛtīyā syādevaṃ dravyagato vidhiḥ| atrāpīṣṭaṃ pitṝṇāṃ vai nityameva vidhīyate||
Bṛhaspati continued:: The three Aṣṭaka Śrāddhas are performed for the welfare of sons and wives. They are performed on the 8th day in the Dark half of the lunar months Mārgaśīrṣa Pauṣa Māgha. The first one is the most excellent one with Ākhaṇḍala (Indra) for its deity. The second one is Prājāpatya (with Prajāpati for its deity) The third one is Vaiśvadevika (with Viśve Devas as deities) The first one is always to be performed with sweet rice peas. The second one should always be performed with meat. The third one should be performed with greens (and vegetables). This is the injunction regarding the articles (used for Śrāddha). In this connection it is laid down that the Nitya Śrāddha is desired by the Pitṛs.
Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 5
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 5
या चाप्यन्या चतुर्थी स्यात्तां च कुर्याद्विशेषतः। आसु श्राद्धं बुधः कुर्वन्सर्वस्वेनापि नित्यशः।।
yā cāpyanyā caturthī syāttāṃ ca kuryādviśeṣataḥ| āsu śrāddhaṃ budhaḥ kurvansarvasvenāpi nityaśaḥ||
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Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 6
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 6
क्षिप्रमाप्नोति हि श्रेयः परत्रेह च मोदते। पितरः पर्वकालेषु तिथिकालेषु देवताः।।
kṣipramāpnoti hi śreyaḥ paratreha ca modate| pitaraḥ parvakāleṣu tithikāleṣu devatāḥ||
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Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 7
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 7
सर्वेषु पुरुषा यान्ति निपातमिव धेनवः। मासांते प्रतिगच्छेयुरष्टकासु ह्यपूजिताः।।
sarveṣu puruṣā yānti nipātamiva dhenavaḥ| māsāṃte pratigaccheyuraṣṭakāsu hyapūjitāḥ||
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Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 8
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 8
मोघास्तस्य भवन्त्याशाः परत्रेह च सर्वशः। पूजकानां समुत्कर्षो नास्तिकानामधोगतिः।।
moghāstasya bhavantyāśāḥ paratreha ca sarvaśaḥ| pūjakānāṃ samutkarṣo nāstikānāmadhogatiḥ||
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Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 9
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 9
देवास्तु दायिनो यान्ति तिर्यग्गच्छन्त्यदायिनः। पुष्टिं प्रजां स्मृतिं मेधां पुत्रानैश्वर्यमेव च।।
devāstu dāyino yānti tiryaggacchantyadāyinaḥ| puṣṭiṃ prajāṃ smṛtiṃ medhāṃ putrānaiśvaryameva ca||
Bṛhaspati continued:: Those who give (the donors) go to the Devas and those who do not give go to the lower strata of animals. Those who perform worship on these Tithis enjoy in full everything such as nourishment, power of memory, intellect, sons, glory and riches.
Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 10
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 10
कुर्वाणः पूजनं चासु सर्वं पूर्णं समश्नुते। प्रतिपद्धनलाभाय लब्धं चास्य न नश्यति।।
kurvāṇaḥ pūjanaṃ cāsu sarvaṃ pūrṇaṃ samaśnute| pratipaddhanalābhāya labdhaṃ cāsya na naśyati||
Bṛhaspati continued:: Those who give (the donors) go to the Devas and those who do not give go to the lower strata of animals. Those who perform worship on these Tithis enjoy in full everything such as nourishment, power of memory, intellect, sons, glory and riches.
Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 11
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 11
द्वितीयायां तु यः कुर्याद्द्विपदाधिंपतिर भवेत। वरार्थिनां तृतीया तु शत्रुघ्नी पापनाशिनी।।
dvitīyāyāṃ tu yaḥ kuryāddvipadādhiṃpatir bhavet| varārthināṃ tṛtīyā tu śatrughnī pāpanāśinī||
Bṛhaspati continued:: He who performs (Śrāddha) on the second Tithi shall become the overlord of all bipeds.
Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 12
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 12
चतुर्थ्यां तु प्रकुर्वाणः शत्रुच्छिद्राणि पश्यति। पञ्चम्यां चापिकुर्वाणः प्राप्नोति महतीं श्रियम।।
caturthyāṃ tu prakurvāṇaḥ śatrucchidrāṇi paśyati| pañcamyāṃ cāpikurvāṇaḥ prāpnoti mahatīṃ śriyam||
Bṛhaspati continued:: He who performs (Śrāddha) on the fifth day attains great glory and splendour.
Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 13
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 13
षष्ठ्यां श्राद्धानि कुर्वाणः संपूज्यः स्यात्प्रयत्नतः। कुरुते यस्तु सप्तम्यां श्राद्धानि सततं नरः।।
ṣaṣṭhyāṃ śrāddhāni kurvāṇaḥ saṃpūjyaḥ syātprayatnataḥ| kurute yastu saptamyāṃ śrāddhāni satataṃ naraḥ||
Bṛhaspati continued:: One who performs Śrāddhas on the sixth day shall be worthy of respect due to his effort.
Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 14
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 14
महीशत्वमवाप्नोति गणानां चाधिपो भवेत। संपूर्णामृद्धिमाप्नोति यो ऽष्टम्यां कुरुते नरः।।
mahīśatvamavāpnoti gaṇānāṃ cādhipo bhavet| saṃpūrṇāmṛddhimāpnoti yo 'ṣṭamyāṃ kurute naraḥ||
Bṛhaspati continued:: One who performs Śrāddhas on the sixth day shall be worthy of respect due to his effort.
Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 15
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 15
श्राद्धं नवम्यां कर्त्तव्यमैश्वर्यं स्त्रीश्च काङ्क्षता। कुर्वन्दशम्यां तु नरो ब्राह्मीं श्रियमवाप्नुयात।।
śrāddhaṃ navamyāṃ karttavyamaiśvaryaṃ strīśca kāṅkṣatā| kurvandaśamyāṃ tu naro brāhmīṃ śriyamavāpnuyāt||
Bṛhaspati continued:: Śrāddha should be performed on the ninth day by one who desires affluence and lordly glory as well as women.
Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 16
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 16
वेदांश्चैवाप्नुयात्सर्वान्विप्राणां समतां व्रजेत। एकादश्यां परं दानमैश्वर्य सततं तथा।।
vedāṃścaivāpnuyātsarvānviprāṇāṃ samatāṃ vrajet| ekādaśyāṃ paraṃ dānamaiśvarya satataṃ tathā||
Bṛhaspati continued:: Śrāddha should be performed on the ninth day by one who desires affluence and lordly glory as well as women.
Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 17
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 17
द्वादश्यां जयलाभं च राज्यमायुर्वसूनि च। प्रजावृद्धिं पशून्मेधां स्वातन्त्र्यं पुष्टिमुत्तमाम।।
dvādaśyāṃ jayalābhaṃ ca rājyamāyurvasūni ca| prajāvṛddhiṃ paśūnmedhāṃ svātantryaṃ puṣṭimuttamām||
Bṛhaspati continued:: (One who performs Śrāddha) on the twelfth day acquires victory, kingdoms, longevity, wealth, increase in the progeny, cattle, wealth, intellect, freedom and excellent nourishment.
Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 18
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 18
दीर्घमायुरथैश्वर्यं कुर्वाणस्तु त्रयोदशीम। युवानश्च गृहे यस्य मृतास्तेभ्यः प्रदापयेत।।
dīrghamāyurathaiśvaryaṃ kurvāṇastu trayodaśīm| yuvānaśca gṛhe yasya mṛtāstebhyaḥ pradāpayet||
Bṛhaspati continued:: One who performs (Śrāddha) on the thirteenth tithi attains long life and lordly affluence.
Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 19
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 19
शस्त्रेण वा हता ये च तेषां दद्याच्चतुर्दशीम। अमावास्यां प्रयत्नेन श्राद्धं कुर्यात्सदा शुचिः।।
śastreṇa vā hatā ye ca teṣāṃ dadyāccaturdaśīm| amāvāsyāṃ prayatnena śrāddhaṃ kuryātsadā śuciḥ||
Bṛhaspati continued:: One who performs (Śrāddha) on the thirteenth tithi attains long life and lordly affluence.
Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 20
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 20
सर्वकामानवाप्नोति स्वर्गं चानन्तमश्नुते। तथाविषमजातानां यमलानां च सर्वशः।।
sarvakāmānavāpnoti svargaṃ cānantamaśnute| tathāviṣamajātānāṃ yamalānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ||
Bṛhaspati continued:: He attains all desires and enjoys infinite heavenly bliss.
Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 21
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 21
श्राद्धं दद्यादमावास्यां सर्वकामानवाप्नुयात। मघासु कुर्वञ्छ्राद्धानि सर्वकामानवाप्नुयात।।
śrāddhaṃ dadyādamāvāsyāṃ sarvakāmānavāpnuyāt| maghāsu kurvañchrāddhāni sarvakāmānavāpnuyāt||
Bṛhaspati continued:: He attains all desires and enjoys infinite heavenly bliss.
Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha - Verse 22
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 17 · Verse 22
प्रत्यक्षमर्चितास्तेन भवन्ति पितरस्तदा। पितृदवा मघा यस्मात्तस्मात्तास्वक्षयं स्मृतम।।
pratyakṣamarcitāstena bhavanti pitarastadā| pitṛdavā maghā yasmāttasmāttāsvakṣayaṃ smṛtam||
Bṛhaspati continued:: He attains all desires and enjoys infinite heavenly bliss.