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Sanatan Dharma

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Chapter 15

अध्यायः 15

Amsha III — Manvantara, Chapter 15

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 1

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.1

ब्राह्मणान भोजयेच छ्राद्धे यद्गुणांस तान निबोध मे ।।

brāhmaṇān bhojayec chrāddhe yadguṇāṃs tān nibodha me ||

One should feed the Brahmins in the shraddha; understand their qualities from me.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 2

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.2

त्रिणाचिकेतस त्रिमधुस त्रिसुपर्णः षडङ्गवित वेदविच छ्रोत्रियो योगी तथा वै ज्येष्ठसामगः ।।

triṇāciketas trimadhus trisuparṇaḥ ṣaḍaṅgavit vedavic chrotriyo yogī tathā vai jyeṣṭhasāmagaḥ ||

With the three sacred fires, the three sweeteners, the three birds, and the one who knows the six limbs, the Vedic scholar, the yogi, and the foremost singer.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 3

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.3

ऋत्विक्स्वस्रीयदौहित्रजामातृश्वशुरास तथा मातुलो ऽथ तपोनिष्ठः पञ्चाग्न्यभिरतस तथा शिष्याः संबन्धिनश चैव मातापितृरतश च यः ।।

ṛtviksvasrīyadauhitrajāmātṛśvaśurās tathā mātulo 'tha taponiṣṭhaḥ pañcāgnyabhiratas tathā śiṣyāḥ saṃbandhinaś caiva mātāpitṛrataś ca yaḥ ||

The priests, the maternal uncles, the grandsons, the sons-in-law, the fathers-in-law, and the maternal uncle, as well as the ascetic, those devoted to the five fires, and the disciples related to them, and those who are devoted to their parents.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 4

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.4

एतान नियोजयेच छ्राद्धे पूर्वोक्तान प्रथमं नृप ब्राह्मणान पितृपुष्ट्यर्थम अनुकल्पेष्व अनन्तरान ।।

etān niyojayec chrāddhe pūrvoktān prathamaṃ nṛpa brāhmaṇān pitṛpuṣṭyartham anukalpeṣv anantarān ||

The king should first appoint the Brahmanas mentioned earlier for the purpose of satisfying the ancestors in the rites.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 5

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.5

मित्रध्रुक कुनखी क्लीबः श्यावदन्तस तथा द्विजः कन्यादूषयिता वह्निवेदोज्झः सोमविक्रयी ।।

mitradhruk kunakhī klībaḥ śyāvadantas tathā dvijaḥ kanyādūṣayitā vahnivedojjhaḥ somavikrayī ||

The one who is a friend, a coward, has a dark mouth, and the twice-born, the one who defiles the maiden, the one who is rejected by the fire, and the one who sells the moon.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 6

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.6

अभिशस्तस तथा स्तेनः पिशुनो ग्रामयाजकः भृतकाध्यापकस तद्वद भृतकाध्यापितश च यः ।।

abhiśastas tathā stenaḥ piśuno grāmayājakaḥ bhṛtakādhyāpakas tadvad bhṛtakādhyāpitaś ca yaḥ ||

The one who is cursed, the thief, the slanderer, the village priest, the teacher of servants, and similarly, the one who is taught by the teacher.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 7

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.7

परपूर्वापतिश चैव मातापित्रोस तथोज्झकः ।। वृषलीसूतिपोष्टा च वृषलीपतिर एव च ।।

parapūrvāpatiś caiva mātāpitros tathojjhakaḥ || vṛṣalīsūtipoṣṭā ca vṛṣalīpatir eva ca ||

The one who is the former husband, the mother and father, and the rejected one; the one who is born of a low caste, and the husband of the low caste.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 8

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.8

तथा देवलकश चैव श्राद्धे नार्हति केतनम ।।

tathā devalakaś caiva śrāddhe nārhati ketanam ||

Similarly, the one who is a demigod does not deserve a place in the rites.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 9

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.9

प्रथमे ऽह्नि बुधः शस्ताञ श्रोत्रियादीन निमन्त्रयेत कथयेच च तदैवैषां नियोगान पितृदैविकान ।।

prathame 'hni budhaḥ śastāñ śrotriyādīn nimantrayet kathayec ca tadaivaiṣāṃ niyogān pitṛdaivikān ||

On the first day, the wise one should invite the learned and others, and also speak of their duties related to the ancestors and deities.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 10

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.10

ततः क्रोधव्यवायादीन आयासं च द्विजैः सह यजमानो न कुर्वीत दोषस तत्र महान अयम ।।

tataḥ krodhavyavāyādīn āyāsaṃ ca dvijaiḥ saha yajamāno na kurvīta doṣas tatra mahān ayam ||

Then, the host should not perform any actions associated with anger or distress along with the Brahmins; this is a great fault.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 11

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.11

श्राद्धे नियुक्तो भुक्त्वा वा भोजयित्वा नियुज्य च व्यवायी रेतसो गर्ते मज्जयत्य आत्मनः पितॄन ।।

śrāddhe niyukto bhuktvā vā bhojayitvā niyujya ca vyavāyī retaso garte majjayaty ātmanaḥ pitṝn ||

In the Shraddha ceremony, having appointed them, whether having eaten or having fed them, the one engaged in business sinks his ancestors into the pit of the essence.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 12

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.12

तस्मात प्रथमम अत्रोक्तं द्विजाग्र्याणां निमन्त्रणम अनिमन्त्र्य द्विजान गेहम आगतान भोजयेद यतीन ।।

tasmāt prathamam atroktaṃ dvijāgryāṇāṃ nimantraṇam animantrya dvijān geham āgatān bhojayed yatīn ||

Therefore, first, the invitation for the foremost Brahmins should be made; without inviting, one should feed the Brahmins who have come to the house.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 13

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.13

पादशौचादिना गेहम आगतान पूजयेद द्विजान ।।

pādaśaucādinā geham āgatān pūjayed dvijān ||

With the purification of the feet, one should honor the Brahmins who have come to the house.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 14

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.14

पवित्रपाणिर आचान्तान आसनेषूपवेशयेत पितॄणाम अयुजो युग्मान देवानाम इच्छया द्विजान ।।

pavitrapāṇir ācāntān āsaneṣūpaveśayet pitṝṇām ayujo yugmān devānām icchayā dvijān ||

The pure-handed one should place the invited guests on the seats, according to the desire of the gods, in pairs of ancestors.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 15

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.15

देवानाम एकम एकं वा पितॄणां च नियोजयेत ।।

devānām ekam ekaṃ vā pitṝṇāṃ ca niyojayet ||

One should assign either one or more of the gods or the ancestors.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 16

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.16

तथा मातामहश्राद्धं वैश्वदेवसमन्वितम कुर्वीत भक्तिसंपन्नस तन्त्रं वा वैश्वदेविकम ।।

tathā mātāmahaśrāddhaṃ vaiśvadevasamanvitam kurvīta bhaktisaṃpannas tantraṃ vā vaiśvadevikam ||

Similarly, one should perform the maternal grandfather's shraddha, accompanied by the Vaishvadeva, with devotion, or perform the Vaishvadeva ritual.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 17

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.17

प्राङ्मुखान भोजयेद विप्रान देवानाम उभयात्मकान पितृपैतामहानां च भोजयेच चाप्य उदङ्मुखान ।।

prāṅmukhān bhojayed viprān devānām ubhayātmakān pitṛpaitāmahānāṃ ca bhojayec cāpy udaṅmukhān ||

One should feed the priests facing east, as well as the gods who embody both, and also feed the ancestors facing upwards.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 18

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.18

पृथक तयोः केचिद आहुः श्राद्धस्य करणं नृप एकत्रैकेन पाकेन वदन्त्य अन्ये महर्षयः ।।

pṛthak tayoḥ kecid āhuḥ śrāddhasya karaṇaṃ nṛpa ekatraikena pākena vadanty anye maharṣayaḥ ||

Some say that the performance of shraddha is done separately for both, while others, the great sages, say it is done with one preparation.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 19

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.19

विष्टरार्थं कुशान दत्त्वा संपूज्यार्घ्यं विधानतः कुर्याद आवाहनं प्राज्ञो देवानां तदनुज्ञया ।।

viṣṭarārthaṃ kuśān dattvā saṃpūjyārghyaṃ vidhānataḥ kuryād āvāhanaṃ prājño devānāṃ tadanujñayā ||

For the purpose of offering, having given kusa grass, the wise one should perform the invocation of the deities with their permission.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 20

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.20

यवाम्बुना च देवानां दद्याद अर्घ्यं विधानतः स्रग्गन्धधूपदीपांश च दत्त्वा तेभ्यो यथाविधि ।।

yavāmbunā ca devānāṃ dadyād arghyaṃ vidhānataḥ sraggandhadhūpadīpāṃś ca dattvā tebhyo yathāvidhi ||

With barley water, one should offer the deities the prescribed offerings, along with garlands, fragrances, incense, and lamps, according to the proper procedure.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 21

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.21

पितॄणाम अपसव्यं तत सर्वम एवोपकल्पयेत अनुज्ञां च ततः प्राप्य दत्त्वा दर्भान द्विधाकृतान ।।

pitṝṇām apasavyaṃ tat sarvam evopakalpayet anujñāṃ ca tataḥ prāpya dattvā darbhān dvidhākṛtān ||

For the ancestors, one should prepare all offerings to the left side, and after obtaining permission, offer the divided kusa grass.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 22

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.22

मन्त्रपूर्वं पितॄणां तु कुर्याद आवाहनं बुधः तिलाम्बुना चापसव्यं दद्याद अर्घ्यादिकं नृप ।।

mantrapūrvaṃ pitṝṇāṃ tu kuryād āvāhanaṃ budhaḥ tilāmbunā cāpasavyaṃ dadyād arghyādikaṃ nṛpa ||

Before the mantra, the wise one should invoke the ancestors, and the king should offer the prescribed offerings with sesame water.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 23

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.23

काले तत्रातिथिं प्राप्तम अन्नकामं नृपाध्वगम ब्राह्मणैर अभ्यनुज्ञातः कामं तम अपि भोजयेत ।।

kāle tatrātithiṃ prāptam annakāmaṃ nṛpādhvagam brāhmaṇair abhyanujñātaḥ kāmaṃ tam api bhojayet ||

At the right time, when the guest arrives, desiring food, the king should serve him, having obtained permission from the Brahmins.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 24

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.24

योगिनो विविधै रूपैर नराणाम उपकारिणः भ्रमन्ति पृथिवीम एताम अविज्ञातस्वरूपिणः ।।

yogino vividhai rūpair narāṇām upakāriṇaḥ bhramanti pṛthivīm etām avijñātasvarūpiṇaḥ ||

The yogis, in various forms, wander this earth, helping men, though their true nature remains unknown.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 25

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.25

तस्माद अभ्यर्चयेत प्राप्तं श्राद्धकाले ऽतिथिं बुधः श्राद्धक्रियाफलं हन्ति नरेन्द्रापूजितो ऽतिथिः ।।

tasmād abhyarcayet prāptaṃ śrāddhakāle 'tithiṃ budhaḥ śrāddhakriyāphalaṃ hanti narendrāpūjito 'tithiḥ ||

Therefore, the wise should worship the guest who arrives at the time of the shraddha, for a guest honored by a king destroys the results of the shraddha.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 26

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.26

जुहुयाद व्यञ्जनक्षारवर्जम अन्नं ततो ऽनले अनुज्ञातो द्विजैस तैस तु त्रिकृत्वः पुरुषर्षभ ।।

juhuyād vyañjanakṣāravarjam annaṃ tato 'nale anujñāto dvijais tais tu trikṛtvaḥ puruṣarṣabha ||

One should offer food, excluding condiments and salt, into the fire, and with the permission of the twice-born, perform the threefold offering, O best of men.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 27

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.27

अग्नये कव्यवाहाय स्वाहेत्य आदौ नृपाहुतिः सोमाय वै पितृमते दातव्या तदनन्तरम ।।

agnaye kavyavāhāya svāhety ādau nṛpāhutiḥ somāya vai pitṛmate dātavyā tadanantaram ||

To Agni, the bearer of offerings, the king should first offer the oblation saying 'Svaha', and then to Soma as per the ancestral rites.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 28

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.28

वैवस्वताय चैवान्या तृतीया दीयते ततः हुतावशिष्टम अल्पाल्पं विप्रपात्रेषु निर्वपेत ।।

vaivasvatāya caivānyā tṛtīyā dīyate tataḥ hutāvaśiṣṭam alpālpaṃ viprapātreṣu nirvapet ||

To Vaivasvata and others, the third portion is given; the remnants of the offering should be distributed in small amounts to the Brahmins.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 29

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.29

ततो ऽन्नं मृष्टम अत्यर्थम अभीष्टम अतिसंस्कृतम दत्त्वा जुषध्वम इच्छातो वाच्यम एतद अनिष्ठुरम ।।

tato 'nnaṃ mṛṣṭam atyartham abhīṣṭam atisaṃskṛtam dattvā juṣadhvam icchāto vācyam etad aniṣṭhuram ||

Then, having given the exceedingly well-prepared food that is desired, enjoy it; this should be said without harshness.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 30

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.30

भोक्तव्यं तैश च तच्चित्तैर मौनिभिः सुमुखैः सुखम अक्रुध्यता चात्वरता देयं तेनापि भक्तितः ।।

bhoktavyaṃ taiś ca taccittair maunibhiḥ sumukhaiḥ sukham akrudhyatā cātvaratā deyaṃ tenāpi bhaktitaḥ ||

It should be enjoyed by those who are calm and composed, with a pleasant demeanor; the offering should be made with devotion and without anger.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 31

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.31

रक्षोघ्नमन्त्रपठनं भूमेर आस्तरणं तिलैः कृत्वा ध्येयाः स्वपितरस त एव द्विजसत्तमाः ।।

rakṣoghnamantrapaṭhanaṃ bhūmer āstaraṇaṃ tilaiḥ kṛtvā dhyeyāḥ svapitaras ta eva dvijasattamāḥ ||

By reciting the mantra that destroys demons and by using sesame seeds as a covering for the earth, the best of the twice-born should meditate on their ancestors.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 32

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.32

पिता पितामहश चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः मम तृप्तिं प्रयान्त्व अद्य विप्रदेहेषु संस्थिताः ।।

pitā pitāmahaś caiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ mama tṛptiṃ prayāntv adya vipradeheṣu saṃsthitāḥ ||

May my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, who are present in these bodies of Brahmins, attain satisfaction today.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 33

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.33

पिता पितामहश चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः मम तृप्तिं प्रयान्त्व अग्निहोमाप्यायितमूर्तयः ।।

pitā pitāmahaś caiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ mama tṛptiṃ prayāntv agnihomāpyāyitamūrtayaḥ ||

May my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, who are embodied in the offerings of the fire sacrifice, attain satisfaction.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 34

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.34

पिता पितामहश चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः तृप्तिं प्रयान्तु पिण्डेन मया दत्तेन भूतले ।।

pitā pitāmahaś caiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ tṛptiṃ prayāntu piṇḍena mayā dattena bhūtale ||

May my offering, given on this earth, bring satisfaction to my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 35

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.35

पिता पितामहश चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः तृप्तिं प्रयान्तु मे भक्त्या यन मयैतद इहाहृतम ।।

pitā pitāmahaś caiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ tṛptiṃ prayāntu me bhaktyā yan mayaitad ihāhṛtam ||

May my offering, brought here with devotion, bring satisfaction to my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 36

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.36

मातामहस तृप्तिम 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 my great-grandmother, father, and others attain satisfaction, and may all the gods and demons be satisfied.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 37

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.37

यज्ञेश्वरो हव्यसमस्तकव्य भोक्ताव्ययात्मा हरिर ईश्वरो ऽत्र तत्संनिधानाद अपयान्तु सद्यो रक्षांस्य अशेषाण्य असुराश च सर्वे ।।

yajñeśvaro havyasamastakavya bhoktāvyayātmā harir īśvaro 'tra tatsaṃnidhānād apayāntu sadyo rakṣāṃsy aśeṣāṇy asurāś ca sarve ||

May all the protective spirits and demons depart immediately from this place, where the lord of sacrifices resides.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 38

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.38

तृप्तेषु तेषु विकिरेद अन्नं विप्रेषु भूतले दद्याच चाचमनार्थाय तेभ्यो वारि सकृत सकृत ।।

tṛpteṣu teṣu vikired annaṃ vipreṣu bhūtale dadyāc cācamanārthāya tebhyo vāri sakṛt sakṛt ||

Let food be distributed among the satisfied ones, and let water be given to the priests for purification.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 39

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.39

सुतृप्तैस तैर अनुज्ञातः सर्वेणान्नेन भूतले सतिलेन ततः पिण्डान सम्यग दद्यात समाहितः ।।

sutṛptais tair anujñātaḥ sarveṇānnena bhūtale satilena tataḥ piṇḍān samyag dadyāt samāhitaḥ ||

With satisfaction, having obtained permission from all, one should properly offer the rice balls on the ground with a focused mind.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 40

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.40

पितृतीर्थेन सलिलं दद्याद अथ जलाञ्जलिम मातामहेभ्यस तेनैव पिण्डांस तीर्थेन निर्वपेत ।।

pitṛtīrthena salilaṃ dadyād atha jalāñjalim mātāmahebhyas tenaiva piṇḍāṃs tīrthena nirvapet ||

One should offer water in the ancestral holy place and then, with that same water, perform the offering of rice balls to the maternal grandfathers.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 41

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.41

दक्षिणाग्रेषु दर्भेषु पुष्पधूपादिपूजितम स्वपित्रे प्रथमं पिण्डं दद्याद उच्छिष्टसंनिधौ ।।

dakṣiṇāgreṣu darbheṣu puṣpadhūpādipūjitam svapitre prathamaṃ piṇḍaṃ dadyād ucchiṣṭasaṃnidhau ||

In the southernmost part, where the darbha grass is worshipped with flowers and incense, one should first offer the rice ball to one's own father in the presence of remnants.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 42

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.42

पितामहाय चैवान्यं तत्पित्रे च तथा परम दर्भमूले लेपभुजः प्रीणयेल लेपघर्षणैः ।।

pitāmahāya caivānyaṃ tatpitre ca tathā param darbhamūle lepabhujaḥ prīṇayel lepagharṣaṇaiḥ ||

To the grandfather and to the other ancestors, one should please them by offering darbha grass at their base and by rubbing it.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 43

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.43

पिण्डैर मातामहांस तद्वद गन्धमाल्यादिसंयुतैः पूजयित्वा द्विजाग्र्याणां दद्याद आचमनं ततः ।।

piṇḍair mātāmahāṃs tadvad gandhamālyādisaṃyutaiḥ pūjayitvā dvijāgryāṇāṃ dadyād ācamanaṃ tataḥ ||

With the rice balls offered to the maternal grandfathers, along with fragrant garlands, one should then perform the ceremonial water sipping for the learned Brahmins.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 44

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.44

पितृभ्यः प्रथमं भक्त्या तन्मनस्को नरेश्वर सुस्वधेत्य आशिषा युक्तां दद्याच छक्त्या च दक्षिणाम ।।

pitṛbhyaḥ prathamaṃ bhaktyā tanmanasko nareśvara susvadhety āśiṣā yuktāṃ dadyāc chaktyā ca dakṣiṇām ||

To the ancestors, first with devotion, the lord of men should give a well-formed offering with the right hand.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 45

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.45

दत्त्वा च दक्षिणां तेभ्यो वाचयेद वैश्वदेविकान प्रीयन्ताम इति ये विश्वेदेवास तेन इतीरयेत ।।

dattvā ca dakṣiṇāṃ tebhyo vācayed vaiśvadevikān prīyantām iti ye viśvedevās tena itīrayet ||

Having given the offering to them, he should recite the verses of the Vishwadevas, wishing them to be pleased.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 46

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.46

तथेति चोक्ते तैर विप्रैः प्रार्थनीयास तथाशिषः पश्चाद विसर्जयेद देवान पूर्वं पैत्रान महामते ।।

tatheti cokte tair vipraiḥ prārthanīyās tathāśiṣaḥ paścād visarjayed devān pūrvaṃ paitrān mahāmate ||

When this is said by the Brahmins, the desired blessings should be offered, and then the deities should be dismissed before the ancestors.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 47

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.47

मातामहानाम अप्य एवं सह देवैः क्रमः स्मृतः भोजने च स्वशक्त्या च दाने तद्वद विसर्जने ।।

mātāmahānām apy evaṃ saha devaiḥ kramaḥ smṛtaḥ bhojane ca svaśaktyā ca dāne tadvad visarjane ||

Even for great-grandmothers, this is remembered along with the gods, in food and according to one's own strength, similarly in dismissals.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 48

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.48

आपादशौचनात पूर्वं कुर्याद देवद्विजन्मसु विसर्जनं तु प्रथमं पैत्रं मातामहेषु वै ।।

āpādaśaucanāt pūrvaṃ kuryād devadvijanmasu visarjanaṃ tu prathamaṃ paitraṃ mātāmaheṣu vai ||

Before the purification, the dismissal should be performed for the divine twice-born, but first for the ancestors and great-grandmothers.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 49

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.49

विसर्जयेत प्रीतिवचः सन्मानाभ्यर्चितांस ततः निवर्तेताभ्यनुज्ञात आद्वारात तान अनुव्रजेत ।।

visarjayet prītivacaḥ sanmānābhyarcitāṃs tataḥ nivartetābhyanujñāta ādvārāt tān anuvrajet ||

One should send away those who are honored and worshipped with affectionate words, and then, with their permission, return from the doorway and follow them.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 50

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.50

ततस तु वैश्वदेवाख्यां कुर्यान नित्यक्रियां बुधः भुञ्जीयाच च समं पूज्यभृत्यबन्धुभिर आत्मनः ।।

tatas tu vaiśvadevākhyāṃ kuryān nityakriyāṃ budhaḥ bhuñjīyāc ca samaṃ pūjyabhṛtyabandhubhir ātmanaḥ ||

Then, the wise should perform the daily ritual called Vaishvadeva and enjoy it equally with his honored servants and relatives.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 51

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.51

एवं श्राद्धं बुधः कुर्यात पैत्रं मातामहं तथा श्राद्धैर आप्यायिता दद्युः सर्वकामान पितामहाः ।।

evaṃ śrāddhaṃ budhaḥ kuryāt paitraṃ mātāmahaṃ tathā śrāddhair āpyāyitā dadyuḥ sarvakāmān pitāmahāḥ ||

Thus, the wise should perform the ancestral and maternal rituals, and the ancestors, satisfied by these offerings, will grant all desires.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 52

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.52

त्रीणि श्राद्धे पवित्राणि दौहित्रः कुतपस तिलाः रजतस्य तथा दानं कथासंदर्शनादिकम ।।

trīṇi śrāddhe pavitrāṇi dauhitraḥ kutapas tilāḥ rajatasya tathā dānaṃ kathāsaṃdarśanādikam ||

Three pure offerings should be made in the shraddha for the grandson, along with sesame seeds, silver, and other donations as per the stories and teachings.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 53

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.53

वर्ज्यानि कुर्वता श्राद्धं कोपो ऽध्वगमनं त्वरा भोक्तुर अप्य अत्र राजेन्द्र त्रयम एतन न शस्यते ।।

varjyāni kurvatā śrāddhaṃ kopo 'dhvagamanaṃ tvarā bhoktur apy atra rājendra trayam etan na śasyate ||

While performing the shraddha, one should avoid anger, hasty departure, and these three things should not be considered good for the eater, O King.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 54

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.54

विश्वेदेवाः सपितरस तथा मातामहा नृप कुलं चाप्याय्यते पुंसां सर्वं श्राद्धं प्रकुर्वताम ।।

viśvedevāḥ sapitaras tathā mātāmahā nṛpa kulaṃ cāpyāyyate puṃsāṃ sarvaṃ śrāddhaṃ prakurvatām ||

The universal deities, along with the forefathers and great-grandmothers, nourish the lineage of men; thus, let all perform the shraddha.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 55

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.55

सोमाधारः पितृगणो योगाधारश च चन्द्रमाः श्राद्धे योगिनियोगस तु तस्माद भूपाल शस्यते ।।

somādhāraḥ pitṛgaṇo yogādhāraś ca candramāḥ śrāddhe yoginiyogas tu tasmād bhūpāla śasyate ||

The moon, the source of the forefathers, and the moon, the source of yoga, in the shraddha, the yogic practices are thus fruitful, O king.

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What Brahmans are to be entertained at Sraddhas; Different prayers to be recited - Verse 56

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · Chapter 3 · Verse 15.56

सहस्रस्यापि विप्राणां योगी चेत पुरतः स्थितः सर्वान भोक्तॄंस तारयति यजमानं तथा नृप ।।

sahasrasyāpi viprāṇāṃ yogī cet purataḥ sthitaḥ sarvān bhoktṝṃs tārayati yajamānaṃ tathā nṛpa ||

Even if a yogi stands in front of a thousand Brahmins, he saves all the eaters, as does the yajamana, O king.

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