Chapter 15
अध्यायः 15
Amsha III — Manvantara, Chapter 15
Shlokas (56)
+ Add ShlokaWhat 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.