Shraddha under the Nakshatras

Verse 1 (13.136.1)

यमस्तु यानि श्राद्धानि प्रोवाच शशबिन्दवे । तानि मे शृणु काम्यानि नक्षत्रेषु पृथक्पृथक् ॥

yamastu yāni śrāddhāni provāca śaśabindave | tāni me śṛṇu kāmyāni nakṣatreṣu pṛthakpṛthak

Yama once taught Shashabindu the shraddhas that bring the fruits one desires. Hear from me, one by one, those suited to each of the nakshatras.

Verse 2 (13.136.2)

श्राद्धं यः कृत्तिकायोगे कुर्वीत सततं नरः । अग्नीनाधाय सापत्यो यजेत विगतज्वरः ॥

śrāddhaṃ yaḥ kṛttikāyoge kurvīta satataṃ naraḥ | agnīnādhāya sāpatyo yajeta vigatajvaraḥ

A man who, having set up his sacred fires and keeping his children with him, regularly performs the shraddha when the moon is in Krittika, and offers the sacrifice, becomes free of anguish.

Verse 3 (13.136.3)

अपत्यकामो रोहिण्यां तेजस्कामो मृगोत्तमे । क्रूरकर्मा ददच्छ्राद्धमार्द्रायां मानवो भवेत् ॥

apatyakāmo rohiṇyāṃ tejaskāmo mṛgottame | krūrakarmā dadacchrāddhamārdrāyāṃ mānavo bhavet

One who desires offspring should perform it under Rohini, and one who desires radiance under Mrigashiras. A man who gives shraddha under Ardra becomes one of cruel deeds.

Verse 4 (13.136.4)

कृषिभागी भवेन्मर्त्यः कुर्वञ्श्राद्धं पुनर्वसौ । पुष्टिकामोऽथ पुष्येण श्राद्धमीहेत मानवः ॥

kṛṣibhāgī bhavenmartyaḥ kurvañśrāddhaṃ punarvasau | puṣṭikāmo'tha puṣyeṇa śrāddhamīheta mānavaḥ

A mortal who performs the shraddha under Punarvasu becomes a sharer in the harvest of the fields; and one who longs for prosperity should seek to give the shraddha under Pushya.

Verse 5 (13.136.5)

आश्लेषायां ददच्छ्राद्धं धीरान्पुत्रान्प्रजायते । ज्ञातीनां तु भवेच्छ्रेष्ठो मघासु श्राद्धमावपन् ॥

āśleṣāyāṃ dadacchrāddhaṃ dhīrānputrānprajāyate | jñātīnāṃ tu bhavecchreṣṭho maghāsu śrāddhamāvapan

One who gives shraddha under Ashlesha begets brave sons; and one who offers the shraddha under the Maghas becomes the foremost among his kinsmen.

Verse 6 (13.136.6)

फल्गुनीषु ददच्छ्राद्धं सुभगः श्राद्धदो भवेत् । अपत्यभागुत्तरासु हस्तेन फलभाग्भवेत् ॥

phalgunīṣu dadacchrāddhaṃ subhagaḥ śrāddhado bhavet | apatyabhāguttarāsu hastena phalabhāgbhavet

One who gives shraddha under the Phalgunis becomes fortunate and a giver of shraddha; under Uttara he becomes a sharer in offspring, and under Hasta a sharer in the fruit of his desires.

Verse 7 (13.136.7)

चित्रायां तु ददच्छ्राद्धं लभेद्रूपवतः सुतान् । स्वातियोगे पितॄनर्च्य वाणिज्यमुपजीवति ॥

citrāyāṃ tu dadacchrāddhaṃ labhedrūpavataḥ sutān | svātiyoge pitṝnarcya vāṇijyamupajīvati

Giving shraddha under Chitra, a man obtains handsome sons; and by honouring his ancestors when the moon is in Svati, he lives by trade.

Verse 8 (13.136.8)

बहुपुत्रो विशाखासु पुत्रमीहन्भवेन्नरः । अनुराधासु कुर्वाणो राज्यचक्रं प्रवर्तयेत् ॥

bahuputro viśākhāsu putramīhanbhavennaraḥ | anurādhāsu kurvāṇo rājyacakraṃ pravartayet

Under Vishakha a man, desiring a son, becomes the father of many sons; and one who performs it under Anuradha sets in motion the wheel of sovereignty.

Note on the text: Corrected पुत्रमीनहन् → पुत्रमीहन् (misprint in Wikisource; a stray न; the sense is 'desiring a son'; the CE has the variant 'pitryam īhan' at 13,089.008a).

Verse 9 (13.136.9)

आधिपत्यं व्रजेन्मर्त्यो ज्येष्ठायामपवर्जयन् । नरः कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ ऋद्धो दमपुरःसरः ॥

ādhipatyaṃ vrajenmartyo jyeṣṭhāyāmapavarjayan | naraḥ kurukulaśreṣṭha ṛddho damapuraḥsaraḥ

Giving it under Jyeshtha, a mortal attains lordship. O best of the Kuru house, such a man becomes prosperous, with self-restraint ever before him.

Verse 10 (13.136.10)

मूले त्वारोग्यमृच्छेत यशोऽषाढासु चोत्तमम् । उत्तरासु त्वषाढासु वीतशोकश्चरेन्महीम् ॥

mūle tvārogyamṛccheta yaśo'ṣāḍhāsu cottamam | uttarāsu tvaṣāḍhāsu vītaśokaścarenmahīm

Under Mula he obtains health; under Ashadha, the finest fame; and under Uttara Ashadha he moves over the earth free from grief.

Verse 11 (13.136.11)

श्राद्धं त्वभिजितौ कुर्वन्विद्यां श्रेष्ठामवाप्नुयात् । श्रवणेषु ददच्छ्राद्धं प्रेत्य गच्छेत्स तद्गतिम् ॥

śrāddhaṃ tvabhijitau kurvanvidyāṃ śreṣṭhāmavāpnuyāt | śravaṇeṣu dadacchrāddhaṃ pretya gacchetsa tadgatim

One who performs the shraddha under Abhijit attains the best learning; and one who gives shraddha under Shravana reaches, after death, that very goal.

Note on the text: Matched by hand to CE 13,089.011 (the aligner found no match): the first line is a recension variant of 'śrāddhaṃ tv abhijitā kurvan vidyāṃ śreṣṭhām avāpnuyāt'; the second line is a variant of 'śravaṇe tu dadac chrāddhaṃ pretya gacchet parāṃ gatim'.

Verse 12 (13.136.12)

राज्यभागी धनिष्ठायां भवेत नियतं नरः । नक्षत्रे वारुणे कुर्वन्भिषक्सिद्धिमवाप्नुयात् ॥

rājyabhāgī dhaniṣṭhāyāṃ bhaveta niyataṃ naraḥ | nakṣatre vāruṇe kurvanbhiṣaksiddhimavāpnuyāt

Under Dhanishtha a man surely becomes a sharer in kingship; and a physician who performs it under the nakshatra of Varuna attains success.

Verse 13 (13.136.13)

पूर्वप्रोष्ठपदाः कुर्वन्बहून्विन्दत्यजाविकान् । उत्तरासु प्रकुर्वाणो विन्दते गाः सहस्रशः ॥

pūrvaproṣṭhapadāḥ kurvanbahūnvindatyajāvikān | uttarāsu prakurvāṇo vindate gāḥ sahasraśaḥ

Performing it under Purva Proshthapada, he gains many goats and sheep; and performing it under Uttara, he gains cows by the thousand.

Note on the text: Corrected विन्दो → विन्दते (misprint in Wikisource; 'विन्दो' is not a valid verb form here; CE 13,089.013c reads 'vindate gāḥ sahasraśaḥ'). Matched by hand to CE 13,089.013 (the aligner found no match); the first line differs slightly ('bahu vinded ajāvikam').

Verse 14 (13.136.14)

बहुकुप्यकृतं वित्तं विन्दते रेवतीं श्रितः । अश्विनीष्वश्वान्विन्देत भरणीष्वायुरुत्तमम् ॥

bahukupyakṛtaṃ vittaṃ vindate revatīṃ śritaḥ | aśvinīṣvaśvānvindeta bharaṇīṣvāyuruttamam

One who has recourse to Revati gains wealth in the form of abundant base metals and household goods; under Ashvini he gains horses; and under Bharani, the best of lifespans.

Note on the text: Matched by hand to CE 13,089.014 (the aligner found no match); the first line reads 'bahukupyakṛtaṃ vittaṃ' where the CE has 'bahurūpyakṛtaṃ vittaṃ'; the second line is a variant of 'aśvāṃś cāśvayuje vetti bharaṇīṣv āyur uttamam'.

Verse 15 (13.136.15)

इमं श्राद्धविधिं श्रुत्वा शशबिन्दुस्तथाऽकरोत् । अक्लेशेनाजयच्चापि महीं सोऽनुशशास ह ॥

imaṃ śrāddhavidhiṃ śrutvā śaśabindustathā'karot | akleśenājayaccāpi mahīṃ so'nuśaśāsa ha

Having heard this rule of shraddha, Shashabindu did just as it said, and without hardship he conquered the earth and ruled it.

Note on the text: Corrected अक्लेसेन → अक्लेशेन (misprint in Wikisource; स for श; CE reads 'akleśena').