The Rite of Parvana-Shraddha (The Ancestor-Offering)

Verse 1 (garuda.1.218.1)

ब्रह्मोवाच । व्यास ! श्राद्धमहं वक्ष्ये भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं नृणाम् । पूर्वं निमन्त्रयेद्विप्रान्विशेषाद्ब्रह्मचारिणः

brahmovāca vyāsa ! śrāddhamahaṁ vakṣye bhuktimuktipradaṁ nṛṇām pūrvaṁ nimantrayedviprānviśeṣādbrahmacāriṇaḥ

Brahma said: O Vyasa, I shall now describe the Shraddha rite, which grants both worldly enjoyment and liberation to men. First one should invite brahmins, especially celibate students.

Verse 2 (garuda.1.218.2)

प्रदक्षिणोपवीतेन देवान्वामोपवीतिना । पितॄन्निमन्त्रयेत्पादौ क्षालयेद्वाक्यमन्त्रतः

pradakṣiṇopavītena devānvāmopavītinā pitṝnnimantrayetpādau kṣālayedvākyamantrataḥ

With the sacred thread over the right shoulder one should invite the gods, and over the left shoulder the ancestors; their feet should be washed while reciting the prescribed formulas.

Verse 3 (garuda.1.218.3)

ओं स्वागतं भवद्भिरिति प्रश्रः । ओं सुस्वागतामिति तैरुक्ते ओं विश्वेभ्यो देवेभ्य एतत्पादोदकमर्घ्यं स्वाहेति देवब्राह्मणपादयोर्देवतीर्थेनाभुग्नकुशसहितजलदानम्

oṁ svāgataṁ bhavadbhiriti praśraḥ oṁ susvāgatāmiti tairukte oṁ viśvebhyo devebhya etatpādodakamarghyaṁ svāheti devabrāhmaṇapādayordevatīrthenābhugnakuśasahitajaladānam

One offers the greeting 'welcome to you,' and when they reply 'well welcomed,' one recites 'Om, to the Vishvadevas this water for the feet is an offering, svaha,' offering water together with bent kusha grass at the feet of the gods and their brahmin, using the deva-tirtha of the fingertips.

Verse 4 (garuda.1.218.4)

ततो दक्षिणा भिमुखेन वामोपवीतेनामुकगोत्रेभ्यो अस्मत्पितृपितामहप्रपितामहेभ्यो यथानामशर्मभ्य एतत्पादोदकमर्घ्यं स्वधेति पित्रादिब्राह्मणपादयोः पितृतीर्थेन आभुग्नकुशकुसुमसहितजलदानम्

tato dakṣiṇā bhimukhena vāmopavītenāmukagotrebhyo asmatpitṛpitāmahaprapitāmahebhyo yathānāmaśarmabhya etatpādodakamarghyaṁ svadheti pitrādibrāhmaṇapādayoḥ pitṛtīrthena ābhugnakuśakusumasahitajaladānam

Then, facing south, with the thread over the left shoulder, one recites 'to our father, grandfather, and great-grandfather of such-and-such gotra, by their names, this water for the feet is an offering, svadha,' giving water with bent kusha and flowers at the feet of the ancestor-representing brahmins, using the pitri-tirtha.

Verse 5 (garuda.1.218.5)

एवं मातामहादिभ्यः । एतदाचमनीयं स्वाहा स्वधेति ब्राह्मणहस्ते एषवोर्ऽघ्य इति ब्राह्मणहस्ते पुष्पदानम्

evaṁ mātāmahādibhyaḥ etadācamanīyaṁ svāhā svadheti brāhmaṇahaste eṣavor'ghya iti brāhmaṇahaste puṣpadānam

The same should be done for the maternal grandfather and the rest. Saying 'this is for sipping, svaha, svadha,' one gives water into the brahmin's hand, and saying 'this is the arghya,' one gives flowers into his hand.

Verse 6 (garuda.1.218.6)

ओं सिद्धमिदमासनमिह सिद्धमित्यभिधाय ओं भूः ओं भुवः ओं स्वः ओं महः ओं जनः ओं तपः ओं सत्यमिति सप्तव्याहृतिभिः पूर्वमुखन्देवब्राह्मणोपवेशनम् । उत्तरदिङ्मुखंपितृब्राह्मयोणोपवेशनम् । ओं देवताभ्यः पितृभ्यश्च महायोगिभ्य एव च । नमः स्वधायै स्वाहायै नित्यमेव भवन्तुते इति त्रिर्जपेत्

oṁ siddhamidamāsanamiha siddhamityabhidhāya oṁ bhūḥ oṁ bhuvaḥ oṁ svaḥ oṁ mahaḥ oṁ janaḥ oṁ tapaḥ oṁ satyamiti saptavyāhṛtibhiḥ pūrvamukhandevabrāhmaṇopaveśanam uttaradiṅmukhaṁpitṛbrāhmayoṇopaveśanam oṁ devatābhyaḥ pitṛbhyaśca mahāyogibhya eva ca namaḥ svadhāyai svāhāyai nityameva bhavantute iti trirjapet

Saying 'this seat is perfected, here it is perfected,' with the seven vyahritis, one should seat the god-brahmin facing east, and the ancestor-brahmin facing north. One recites thrice: 'Om, salutation to the gods, the ancestors, and the great yogis; may svadha and svaha ever be with you.'

Verse 7 (garuda.1.218.7)

ओं अद्यास्मिन्देशे अमुकमासे अमुकराशिङ्गते सवितर्यमुकतिथावमुकगोत्राणामस्मत्पितृपितामहप्रपितामहानां यथानामशर्मणां विश्वेदेवपूर्वकन्दृश्राद्धं करिष्ये । ओं विश्वेभ्यो देवभ्यः स्वाहा ओं विश्वेदेवानावाहयिष्ये । आवाहयेत्युक्ते ओं विश्वेदेवाः स आगत शृणुतामिमं हवम् । एदं बर्हिर्निषीदत ओं विश्वेदेवाः शृणुतेमं इवं मे ये अन्तरिक्षे य उपद्यविष्ट । ये अग्निजिह्वा उत वा यजत्रा आसद्यास्मिन्बर्हिषि मादयध्वम् । ओं ओषधयः संवदन्ते सोमेन सह राज्ञा । यस्मै कृणोति ब्राह्मणस्तं राजन्पारयामसि । ओं आगच्छन्तु महाभागा विश्वेदेवा महाबलाः । ये अत्र विहिताः श्राद्धे सावधाना भवन्तु ते । ओं अपहतासुरा रक्षांसि वेदिषद इति त्रित्रिर्यवविकिरणम्

oṁ adyāsmindeśe amukamāse amukarāśiṅgate savitaryamukatithāvamukagotrāṇāmasmatpitṛpitāmahaprapitāmahānāṁ yathānāmaśarmaṇāṁ viśvedevapūrvakandṛśrāddhaṁ kariṣye | oṁ viśvebhyo devabhyaḥ svāhā oṁ viśvedevānāvāhayiṣye āvāhayetyukte oṁ viśvedevāḥ sa āgata śṛṇutāmimaṁ havam edaṁ barhirniṣīdata oṁ viśvedevāḥ śṛṇutemaṁ ivaṁ me ye antarikṣe ya upadyaviṣṭa ye agnijihvā uta vā yajatrā āsadyāsminbarhiṣi mādayadhvam oṁ oṣadhayaḥ saṁvadante somena saha rājñā yasmai kṛṇoti brāhmaṇastaṁ rājanpārayāmasi oṁ āgacchantu mahābhāgā viśvedevā mahābalāḥ ye atra vihitāḥ śrāddhe sāvadhānā bhavantu te oṁ apahatāsurā rakṣāṁsi vediṣada iti tritriryavavikiraṇam

'Om, today in this place, in such-and-such month, with the sun in such-and-such sign, on such-and-such day, I shall perform the Vishvadeva-preceded Shraddha for our father, grandfather, and great-grandfather of such-and-such gotra, by their names. Om, oblation to the Vishvadevas — I shall invoke the Vishvadevas.' When told 'invoke them,' one recites: 'Om, Vishvadevas, come here, hear this call, sit upon this kusha grass; you who dwell in the atmosphere and in heaven, whose tongue is fire, worthy of sacrifice, come and rejoice upon this grass. The herbs converse with King Soma: whomever the brahmin serves, him, O King, we carry across. May the greatly fortunate, mighty Vishvadevas come; may those assigned to this Shraddha be attentive. May the asuras and rakshasas seated at the altar be driven away' — reciting this, one scatters barley thrice.

Verse 8 (garuda.1.218.8)

ओं पात्रमहं करिष्ये । ओं करुष्वेत्यनुज्ञातः कृत्वा पात्रे पवित्रनिषेवणम्

oṁ pātramahaṁ kariṣye oṁ karuṣvetyanujñātaḥ kṛtvā pātre pavitraniṣevaṇam

'Om, I shall prepare the vessel' — being told 'prepare it,' one places the purifying kusha grass within the vessel.

Verse 9 (garuda.1.218.9)

ओं शन्नो देवीरभिष्टय आपो भवन्तु पीतये । शंयोरभिस्त्रवन्तु न इति पात्रे जलदानम् । ओं यवोऽसि यवयास्मद्वेषो यवयारातीरिति यवदानम् । गन्धद्वारां दुराधर्षां नित्यपुष्टां करीषिणीम् । ईश्वरीं सर्वभूतानां ता (त्वा) मिहोपह्वये श्रियमिति गन्धदानम् । ओं या दिव्या आपः पयसा संबभूवुर्या अन्तरिक्षौत पार्थवीर्याः । हिरण्यवर्णा यज्ञियास्तान आपः शिवाः शं स्योना सुहवा भवन्तु । एषोर्ऽघो नम इति ब्राह्मणहस्ते जलं दत्त्वानेनैव पात्रेण पवित्रग्रहणं कृत्वा संस्त्रवं पवित्रं च ब्राह्मणपार्श्वे दद्यात् । ततः प्रथमपात्रे संस्त्रवजलं संस्थाप्य कुशोपरि ऊर्ध्वमुखं स्थापनं कुर्यत् । तदुपरि कुशदानम्

oṁ śanno devīrabhiṣṭaya āpo bhavantu pītaye śaṁyorabhistravantu na iti pātre jaladānam oṁ yavo'si yavayāsmadveṣo yavayārātīriti yavadānam gandhadvārāṁ durādharṣāṁ nityapuṣṭāṁ karīṣiṇīm īśvarīṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ tā (tvā) mihopahvaye śriyamiti gandhadānam oṁ yā divyā āpaḥ payasā saṁbabhūvuryā antarikṣauta pārthavīryāḥ hiraṇyavarṇā yajñiyāstāna āpaḥ śivāḥ śaṁ syonā suhavā bhavantu eṣor'gho nama iti brāhmaṇahaste jalaṁ dattvānenaiva pātreṇa pavitragrahaṇaṁ kṛtvā saṁstravaṁ pavitraṁ ca brāhmaṇapārśve dadyāt tataḥ prathamapātre saṁstravajalaṁ saṁsthāpya kuśopari ūrdhvamukhaṁ sthāpanaṁ kuryat tadupari kuśadānam

'Om, may the beneficent waters be for our happiness and drinking' — with this one gives water into the vessel. 'Om, you are barley — keep away hatred and enemies from us' — with this one offers barley. 'The fragrant, unassailable, ever-nourishing, dung-scented mistress of all beings, O Shri, I invoke you here' — with this one offers fragrance. 'Om, whatever divine waters arose with milk, whatever belong to the atmosphere and the earth, golden and worthy of sacrifice — may those waters be auspicious, peaceful, and gentle for us' — saying 'this is the arghya, salutation,' one gives water into the brahmin's hand, takes the purifying kusha with this same vessel, and places the overflow-water and kusha beside the brahmin. Then, having settled the remaining water in the first vessel, one sets it face-up upon kusha grass, and places kusha upon it.

Verse 10 (garuda.1.218.10)

विश्वेभ्यो देवेभ्यः एतानि गन्धपुष्पधूपदीपवासो युगयज्ञो पवीतानि नमः । गन्धादिदानमच्छिद्रमस्तु । अस्त्विति ब्राह्मणप्रतिवचनम्

viśvebhyo devebhyaḥ etāni gandhapuṣpadhūpadīpavāso yugayajño pavītāni namaḥ gandhādidānamacchidramastu astviti brāhmaṇaprativacanam

'To the Vishvadevas — this fragrance, flowers, incense, lamp, cloth, and sacred thread — salutation.' After the offering of fragrance and the rest, one says 'may it be without flaw'; 'so be it' is the brahmin's reply.

Verse 11 (garuda.1.218.11)

ततः पितृपितामहप्रपितामहानां मातामहप्रमातामहवृद्धप्रमातामहानां सपत्नीकानां श्राद्धमहं करिष्ये इति अनुज्ञावचनम् । कुरुष्वेति ब्राह्मणैरुक्ते । ओं देवताभ्यः पितृभ्यश्च इतित्रिर्जपेत्

tataḥ pitṛpitāmahaprapitāmahānāṁ mātāmahapramātāmahavṛddhapramātāmahānāṁ sapatnīkānāṁ śrāddhamahaṁ kariṣye iti anujñāvacanam kuruṣveti brāhmaṇairukte oṁ devatābhyaḥ pitṛbhyaśca ititrirjapet

Then: 'I shall perform the Shraddha for my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, and for my maternal grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather, together with their wives' — this is the statement seeking permission. When the brahmins say 'perform it,' one recites thrice: 'Om, to the gods and the ancestors.'

Verse 12 (garuda.1.218.12)

ओं अमुकगोत्रेब्योऽस्मत्पितृपितामहेभ्यो यथानामशर्मभ्यः सपत्नीकेभ्यः इदमासनं स्वधा इति ब्राह्मणवामे आसनदानम् । ओं पितॄनावाहयिष्ये । ओं । आवाहयेत्युक्ते ओं उशन्तस्त्वा निधीमह्युशन्तः समिधीमहि । उशन्नु शत आवह पितॄन्हविषे उत्तवे । ओं आयन्तु नः पितरः सौम्यासोऽग्निष्वात्ताः पथिभिर्देवयानैः । अस्मिन्यज्ञे स्वधया मदन्तोऽधिब्रुवन्तु तेवन्त्वस्मानित्यावाहनम् । ओं अपहता सुरा रक्षांसि वेदिषदः इति तिलविकिरणम् । पूर्ववक्त्रमेण स्थापितपात्रेषूदकदानम् । ओं तिलोऽसि सोमदेवत्यो गोसवो देवनिर्मितः । प्रत्नमद्भिः पृक्तः स्वधया पितॄंल्लोकान्प्रीणीहि नः स्वाहा इति तिलदानम्

oṁ amukagotrebyo'smatpitṛpitāmahebhyo yathānāmaśarmabhyaḥ sapatnīkebhyaḥ idamāsanaṁ svadhā iti brāhmaṇavāme āsanadānam oṁ pitṝnāvāhayiṣye oṁ āvāhayetyukte oṁ uśantastvā nidhīmahyuśantaḥ samidhīmahi uśannu śata āvaha pitṝnhaviṣe uttave oṁ āyantu naḥ pitaraḥ saumyāso'gniṣvāttāḥ pathibhirdevayānaiḥ asminyajñe svadhayā madanto'dhibruvantu tevantvasmānityāvāhanam oṁ apahatā surā rakṣāṁsi vediṣadaḥ iti tilavikiraṇam pūrvavaktrameṇa sthāpitapātreṣūdakadānam oṁ tilo'si somadevatyo gosavo devanirmitaḥ pratnamadbhiḥ pṛktaḥ svadhayā pitṝṁllokānprīṇīhi naḥ svāhā iti tiladānam

'Om, to the ancestors of such-and-such gotra — my father and grandfather, by their names, together with their wives — this seat, svadha' — with this one gives a seat to the left of the brahmin. 'Om, I shall invoke the ancestors — Om' — being told 'invoke,' one recites: 'Longing, we place you; longing, we kindle you; longing, bring the ancestors here for the offering. May our gentle Agnishvatta fathers come by the paths the gods travel; rejoicing with svadha in this sacrifice, may they speak for us and protect us' — this is the invocation. 'Om, may the asuras and rakshasas seated at the altar be driven away' — with this one scatters sesame. One gives water into the vessels set as before. 'Om, you are sesame, sacred to Soma, born of the cow-rite, fashioned by the gods; blended of old with water, satisfy with svadha our ancestors in their worlds, svaha' — with this one offers sesame.

Verse 13 (garuda.1.218.13)

गन्धपुष्पे हस्ताभ्यां दत्त्वा पितृपात्रमुत्थाप्य या दिव्येति पठित्वा अमुकगोत्रास्मत्पितः ! अमुकदेवशर्मन् ! सपत्नीक ! एष तेऽर्घ्यः स्वधा । अपवित्रं पात्रं गृहीत्वा वामपार्श्वे दक्षिणे कुशोपरि ओं पितृभ्यः स्थानमसीत्यधोमुखपात्रस्थापनम्

gandhapuṣpe hastābhyāṁ dattvā pitṛpātramutthāpya yā divyeti paṭhitvā amukagotrāsmatpitaḥ ! amukadevaśarman ! sapatnīka ! eṣa te'rghyaḥ svadhā apavitraṁ pātraṁ gṛhītvā vāmapārśve dakṣiṇe kuśopari oṁ pitṛbhyaḥ sthānamasītyadhomukhapātrasthāpanam

Having given fragrance and flowers with both hands, having lifted the ancestors' vessel, having recited 'ya divya,' one says: 'O my father of such-and-such gotra, named such-and-such deity-sharman, together with your wife — this is your arghya, svadha.' Taking the emptied vessel to the left, one places it inverted upon kusha to the right, saying 'Om, you are the abode of the ancestors.'

Verse 14 (garuda.1.218.14)

ओं शुन्धन्तां लोकाः पितृसदनाः पितृसदनमसि । अधोमुखपात्त्रस्पर्शनम् । अमुकगोत्रेभ्योऽस्मत्पितृपितामह प्रपितामहेभ्यः सपत्नीकेभ्य एतानि गन्धपुष्पधूपदीपवासोगुणसोत्तरीययज्ञोपवीतानि वः स्वधा पितृतीर्थेन गन्धादिदानम् । गन्धादिदानमक्षय्यमस्तु । संकल्पसिद्धिरस्तु । ब्राह्मणवचनम् । एवं मातामहादीनामनुज्ञापनादिकर्म । ओं यादिव्येतिभूमिसंमार्जनम् । ततो घृताक्तमन्नं गृहीत्वा दक्षिणोपवीती पितृब्राह्मणमों अग्नौ करणमहं करिष्ये । ओं कुरुष्वेति तेनोक्ते ओं अग्नये कव्यवाहनाय स्वाहा इति आहुतिद्वयं देवब्राह्मणहस्ते दत्त्वा अवशिष्टान्नं पिण्डार्थं स्थापयित्वा अपरमर्धं पित्रादिपात्रे मातामहादिपात्रे च निः क्षिपेत्

oṁ śundhantāṁ lokāḥ pitṛsadanāḥ pitṛsadanamasi adhomukhapāttrasparśanam amukagotrebhyo'smatpitṛpitāmaha prapitāmahebhyaḥ sapatnīkebhya etāni gandhapuṣpadhūpadīpavāsoguṇasottarīyayajñopavītāni vaḥ svadhā pitṛtīrthena gandhādidānam gandhādidānamakṣayyamastu saṁkalpasiddhirastu brāhmaṇavacanam evaṁ mātāmahādīnāmanujñāpanādikarma oṁ yādivyetibhūmisaṁmārjanam tato ghṛtāktamannaṁ gṛhītvā dakṣiṇopavītī pitṛbrāhmaṇamoṁ agnau karaṇamahaṁ kariṣye oṁ kuruṣveti tenokte oṁ agnaye kavyavāhanāya svāhā iti āhutidvayaṁ devabrāhmaṇahaste dattvā avaśiṣṭānnaṁ piṇḍārthaṁ sthāpayitvā aparamardhaṁ pitrādipātre mātāmahādipātre ca niḥ kṣipet

'Om, may the worlds, the abodes of the ancestors, be purified — you are the pitri-abode' — with this one touches the inverted vessel. 'To our father, grandfather, and great-grandfather of such-and-such gotra, together with their wives — this fragrance, flowers, incense, lamp, cloth, and sacred thread, svadha' — one offers these using the pitri-tirtha. 'May this offering be inexhaustible; may the resolve be accomplished' — this is the brahmin's utterance. The same rite of seeking permission is done for the maternal grandfather and the rest. Reciting 'ya divya,' one sweeps the ground. Then, taking ghee-anointed food, with the thread over the right shoulder, one says to the ancestor-brahmin: 'Om, I shall now offer into the fire.' Being told 'do so,' one says 'Om, oblation to Agni Kavyavahana,' offering two oblations into the hands of the god- and ancestor-brahmins; setting aside the remaining food for the pinda, one places half of it into the father's vessel and half into the maternal grandfather's.

Verse 15 (garuda.1.218.15)

पात्रमुद्रादि निधाय कुशं दत्त्वा अधोमुखाभ्यां पाणिभ्यां पात्रं गृहीत्वा ओं पृथिवीते पात्रं द्यौरपिधानं ब्राह्मणस्य मुखे अमृते अमृतं जुहोमि स्वाहा पात्राभिमन्त्रणम् । इदं विष्णुर्विचक्रमे त्रेधा निदधे पदम् । समूढमस्य पांसुरे । विष्णो हव्यंरक्षस्व इत्यन्नमध्ये अधोमुखद्विजाङ्गुष्ठनिवेशनम्

pātramudrādi nidhāya kuśaṁ dattvā adhomukhābhyāṁ pāṇibhyāṁ pātraṁ gṛhītvā oṁ pṛthivīte pātraṁ dyaurapidhānaṁ brāhmaṇasya mukhe amṛte amṛtaṁ juhomi svāhā pātrābhimantraṇam idaṁ viṣṇurvicakrame tredhā nidadhe padam samūḍhamasya pāṁsure viṣṇo havyaṁrakṣasva ityannamadhye adhomukhadvijāṅguṣṭhaniveśanam

Having placed a seal upon the vessel and given kusha, one lifts the vessel with both hands turned downward — 'Om, the earth is your vessel, the sky your covering; in the brahmin's mouth I offer nectar into nectar, svaha' — this is the consecration of the vessel. 'This Vishnu strode across, planting his foot in the dust' — 'Vishnu, guard this oblation' — with this one places the reversed thumb of the brahmin within the food.

Verse 16 (garuda.1.218.16)

अपहतेति त्रिर्यवविकिरणम् । ओं निहन्मि सर्वं यदमेध्यवद्भवेद्धताश्च सर्वेऽसुरदानवा मया । रक्षांसि यक्षाः सपिशाचसङ्घा हता मया यातुधानाश्च सर्वे इति सिद्धार्थविकिरणम्

apahateti triryavavikiraṇam oṁ nihanmi sarvaṁ yadamedhyavadbhaveddhatāśca sarve'suradānavā mayā rakṣāṁsi yakṣāḥ sapiśācasaṅghā hatā mayā yātudhānāśca sarve iti siddhārthavikiraṇam

Saying 'driven away,' one scatters barley thrice. 'Om, whatever would be impure I destroy; by me all asuras and danavas are slain; the rakshasas, yakshas, hosts of pishachas, and all sorcerers are slain by me' — with this one scatters white mustard seed.

Verse 17 (garuda.1.218.17)

ततो धूरिलोचनसंज्ञकेभ्योदवेभ्य एतदन्नं सघृतं सपानीयं सव्यञ्जनं स्वाहेति वारिकुशाद्यैरनुसङ्कल्पनम् । ओं अन्नमिदमक्षय्यमस्तु ओं संङ्कल्पसिद्धिरस्तु

tato dhūrilocanasaṁjñakebhyodavebhya etadannaṁ saghṛtaṁ sapānīyaṁ savyañjanaṁ svāheti vārikuśādyairanusaṅkalpanam oṁ annamidamakṣayyamastu oṁ saṁṅkalpasiddhirastu

Then, for the deities called Dhurilochana, saying 'this food with ghee, water, and condiments, svaha,' one makes a further resolve with water, kusha, and the rest. 'May this food be inexhaustible; may the resolve be accomplished.'

Verse 18 (garuda.1.218.18)

ततो विपरीतोपवीतेन सव्यञ्जनं सघृतमन्नं पित्रादि ब्राह्मणपात्रे निधाय तदुपरि भूमिसंलग्नकुशं दत्त्वा ओं पृथिवी ते पात्रं इति मन्त्रेण उत्तानाभ्यां पात्रं गृहीत्वा ओं इदं विष्णोरित्यन्नोपरि उत्तानं द्विजाङ्गुष्ठं निवेशयेत् । ओं अपहतेति तिलविकिरणम् । भूमिपातितवामजानुः अमुकगोत्रेभ्यः अस्मत्पितृपितामहेभ्यः सपत्नीकेभ्यः एतदन्नं सघृतं सपानीयं सव्यञ्जनं प्रतिषिद्धवर्जितं स्वधा । अन्नं सङ्कल्प्य ओं ऊर्जं वहन्तीरमृतं घृत पयः कीलालं परिस्त्रुतं स्वधास्तु तर्पयत मे पितरम् । दक्षिणामुखवरिधारत्यागः

tato viparītopavītena savyañjanaṁ saghṛtamannaṁ pitrādi brāhmaṇapātre nidhāya tadupari bhūmisaṁlagnakuśaṁ dattvā oṁ pṛthivī te pātraṁ iti mantreṇa uttānābhyāṁ pātraṁ gṛhītvā oṁ idaṁ viṣṇorityannopari uttānaṁ dvijāṅguṣṭhaṁ niveśayet oṁ apahateti tilavikiraṇam bhūmipātitavāmajānuḥ amukagotrebhyaḥ asmatpitṛpitāmahebhyaḥ sapatnīkebhyaḥ etadannaṁ saghṛtaṁ sapānīyaṁ savyañjanaṁ pratiṣiddhavarjitaṁ svadhā annaṁ saṅkalpya oṁ ūrjaṁ vahantīramṛtaṁ ghṛta payaḥ kīlālaṁ paristrutaṁ svadhāstu tarpayata me pitaram dakṣiṇāmukhavaridhāratyāgaḥ

Then, having reversed the sacred thread, having placed the food with ghee and condiments in the father's and other brahmins' vessels, having placed ground-touching kusha upon it, with the mantra 'Om, the earth is your vessel,' lifting the vessel with hands turned upward, saying 'Om, this Vishnu,' one places the brahmin's thumb upright upon the food. Saying 'Om, driven away,' one scatters sesame. With the left knee touching the ground: 'To our father, grandfather, of such-and-such gotra, together with their wives — this food, with ghee, water, condiments, free of what is forbidden, svadha.' Having resolved upon the food, saying 'Om, O Svadha, bearing strength, immortality, ghee, milk, and sweet flowing essence, satisfy my father,' one pours a stream of water facing south.

Verse 19 (garuda.1.218.19)

ओं श्राद्धमिदमच्छिद्रमस्तु ओं सङ्कल्पसिद्धरस्तु । ओं भूर्भुवः स्वस्तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गोदेवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयातिति विसजयित्वा ओं मधुवाता ऋतायते मधुक्षरन्तु सिन्धवः माध्वीर्नः सन्त्वोषधीर्मधुनक्तमुतोषसो मधुत्पार्थिवं रजः । मधुद्यौरस्तु नः पिता मधुमान्नो वनस्पतिः मधुमानस्तु सूर्यो माध्वीर्गावो भवन्तु नः । मधु मधु मधु इति जपः

oṁ śrāddhamidamacchidramastu oṁ saṅkalpasiddharastu oṁ bhūrbhuvaḥ svastatsaviturvareṇyaṁ bhargodevasya dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayātiti visajayitvā oṁ madhuvātā ṛtāyate madhukṣarantu sindhavaḥ mādhvīrnaḥ santvoṣadhīrmadhunaktamutoṣaso madhutpārthivaṁ rajaḥ madhudyaurastu naḥ pitā madhumānno vanaspatiḥ madhumānastu sūryo mādhvīrgāvo bhavantu naḥ madhu madhu madhu iti japaḥ

'Om, may this Shraddha be without flaw; Om, may the resolve be accomplished.' Having recited the Gayatri — 'Om bhur bhuvah svah, tat savitur varenyam, bhargo devasya dhimahi, dhiyo yo nah prachodayat' — one performs the dismissal, then recites 'madhu vata ritayate' — 'may the wind blow sweetly, the rivers flow with sweetness, may the herbs be sweet for us, may night, day, and dawn be sweet, may the earth's dust be sweet, may the sky, our father, be sweet, may the plants be sweet, may the sun be sweet, may the cows be sweet for us' — reciting 'sweet, sweet, sweet.'

Verse 20 (garuda.1.218.20)

यथासुखं वाग्यता जुषध्वमिति ब्रूयात् । बुक्तवत्सु सप्तव्याधादिकं पितृस्तोत्रं जपेत् । तच्चसप्तव्याधा दशार्णेषु मृगाः कालञ्जरे गिरौ । चक्रवाकाः शराद्वीपे हंसाः सरसि मानसे

yathāsukhaṁ vāgyatā juṣadhvamiti brūyāt buktavatsu saptavyādhādikaṁ pitṛstotraṁ japet taccasaptavyādhā daśārṇeṣu mṛgāḥ kālañjare girau cakravākāḥ śarādvīpe haṁsāḥ sarasi mānase

'Eat at ease, in silence' — this should be said. After they have eaten, one should recite the Sapta-vyadha ancestor-hymn, which runs: 'The seven hunters became deer in the Dasharna land, upon Mount Kalanjara, — chakravaka birds on Sharadvipa, swans on Lake Manasa,

Verse 21 (garuda.1.218.21)

तेऽभिजाताः कुरुक्षेत्रे ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः । प्रस्थिता दूरमध्वानं यूयं किमवसीदथ

te'bhijātāḥ kurukṣetre brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ prasthitā dūramadhvānaṁ yūyaṁ kimavasīdatha

— and they were born as Veda-versed brahmins in Kurukshetra. O you who set out on a long journey, why do you now grow weary?'

Verse 22 (garuda.1.218.22)

ततस्तृप्यस्व दक्षिणाभिमुखो वामोपवीती तदुत्सृष्टाग्रतः । ओं अग्निदग्धाश्च ये जीवा येऽप्यदग्धाः कुले मम । भूमौ दत्तेन तृप्यन्तु तृप्ता यान्तु पराङ्गतिम् । इति भूमौ कुशोपरि सघृतमन्नं जलप्लुतं विकिरेत्

tatastṛpyasva dakṣiṇābhimukho vāmopavītī tadutsṛṣṭāgrataḥ oṁ agnidagdhāśca ye jīvā ye'pyadagdhāḥ kule mama bhūmau dattena tṛpyantu tṛptā yāntu parāṅgatim iti bhūmau kuśopari saghṛtamannaṁ jalaplutaṁ vikiret

Then, facing south, with the thread over the left shoulder, before the offered food, one says: 'Om, may those in my family who died by fire, and those who died unburnt, be satisfied by this food given upon the earth; being satisfied, may they go to the higher path' — with this one scatters ghee-anointed, water-soaked food upon the ground on kusha grass.

Verse 23 (garuda.1.218.23)

ततो ब्राह्मणक्रमेण जलगण्डूषं दत्त्वा पूर्ववत्सव्याहृतिकां गायत्त्रीं मधुवातेतित्र्यृचं जप्त्वा ओं रुचितं भवद्भिरिति देवब्राह्मणप्रश्रः । सुरुचितमिति तेनोक्ते ओं शेषमन्नमिति प्रश्रः । इष्टैः सह भोजनम् । पित्रादिब्राह्मणं वामोपवीतेन ओं तृप्ताः स्थ इति प्रश्रः । ओं तृप्ताः स्म इति तेनोक्ते भूम्यभ्युक्षणं मण्डलचतुष्कोणं ति लविकिरणम्

tato brāhmaṇakrameṇa jalagaṇḍūṣaṁ dattvā pūrvavatsavyāhṛtikāṁ gāyattrīṁ madhuvātetitryṛcaṁ japtvā oṁ rucitaṁ bhavadbhiriti devabrāhmaṇapraśraḥ surucitamiti tenokte oṁ śeṣamannamiti praśraḥ iṣṭaiḥ saha bhojanam pitrādibrāhmaṇaṁ vāmopavītena oṁ tṛptāḥ stha iti praśraḥ oṁ tṛptāḥ sma iti tenokte bhūmyabhyukṣaṇaṁ maṇḍalacatuṣkoṇaṁ ti lavikiraṇam

Then, having given a mouthful of water to the brahmins in order, having recited as before the Gayatri with the vyahritis and the three verses of 'madhu vata,' one asks the god-brahmin: 'Om, was it to your liking?' When he replies 'most pleasing,' one asks: 'Om, is any food left?' — then one eats together with the invited guests. To the father-brahmin, with the thread on the left, one asks: 'Om, are you satisfied?' When he replies 'we are satisfied,' one sprinkles a four-cornered mandala upon the ground and scatters sesame.

Verse 24 (garuda.1.218.24)

ओं अमुकगोत्र ! अस्मत्पितः ! अमुकदेवदर्शन् ! सपत्नीक ! एतत्ते पिण्डासनं स्वधा । इत्थं रेखामध्ये पितामहाय खव्याहृतिकां गायत्त्रीं मधुवातेति त्रर्जपन्नन्नं साज्यं पिण्डं कृत्वा कुशोपरि अमुकगोत्र अस्मत्पितः ! अमुकदेवश्रमन् ! सपत्नीक एष पिण्डस्ते स्वधा । इत्थं रेखामध्ये पितामहाय । ततः सव्याहृतिकां गायत्त्रीं मधुवातेति त्रिर्जंपन्पिण्डविकिरणं पिण्डान्तिके । ओं लेपभुजः प्रीयन्तमिति स्तरण्कुशेषु हस्तमार्जनं प्रक्षालितपिण्डोदकेन ओं अमुकगोत्र ! अस्मत्पितः ! अमुकशर्मन् सपत्नीक एतत्ते जलमवनेक्ष्व ये चात्रत्वामनुजाश्च त्वामनु तस्मै तेस्वधेति पितृपिण्डसेचनम् । पिण्डपात्रमधोमुखं कृत्वा बद्धाञ्जलिः ओं पितरो मादयध्वं यथाभागमावृषायध्वमिति जपेत् । अपः स्पृष्ट्वा वामेन परावृत्त्य उदङ्मुखः प्राणांस्त्रिः संयम्य षड्भ्य ऋतुभ्यो नमः इति जपः

oṁ amukagotra ! asmatpitaḥ ! amukadevadarśan ! sapatnīka ! etatte piṇḍāsanaṁ svadhā itthaṁ rekhāmadhye pitāmahāya khavyāhṛtikāṁ gāyattrīṁ madhuvāteti trarjapannannaṁ sājyaṁ piṇḍaṁ kṛtvā kuśopari amukagotra asmatpitaḥ ! amukadevaśraman ! sapatnīka eṣa piṇḍaste svadhā itthaṁ rekhāmadhye pitāmahāya tataḥ savyāhṛtikāṁ gāyattrīṁ madhuvāteti trirjaṁpanpiṇḍavikiraṇaṁ piṇḍāntike oṁ lepabhujaḥ prīyantamiti staraṇkuśeṣu hastamārjanaṁ prakṣālitapiṇḍodakena oṁ amukagotra ! asmatpitaḥ ! amukaśarman sapatnīka etatte jalamavanekṣva ye cātratvāmanujāśca tvāmanu tasmai tesvadheti pitṛpiṇḍasecanam piṇḍapātramadhomukhaṁ kṛtvā baddhāñjaliḥ oṁ pitaro mādayadhvaṁ yathābhāgamāvṛṣāyadhvamiti japet apaḥ spṛṣṭvā vāmena parāvṛttya udaṅmukhaḥ prāṇāṁstriḥ saṁyamya ṣaḍbhya ṛtubhyo namaḥ iti japaḥ

'Om, to our father of such-and-such gotra, of such-and-such deity-name, together with your wife — this is your pinda-seat, svadha' — thus within the drawn line, having recited the vyahriti-Gayatri and 'madhu vata' thrice for the grandfather, having made the ghee-anointed food into a pinda, upon kusha: 'to our father of such-and-such gotra, of such-and-such sharman-name, together with your wife — this is your pinda, svadha' — likewise within the line for the grandfather. Then, reciting the vyahriti-Gayatri and 'madhu vata' thrice, one scatters the remaining pinda-portion near the pinda. Saying 'Om, may those who partake of what clings to it be pleased,' one wipes the hands upon the spread kusha; with the water used to wash the pinda, saying 'to our father of such-and-such gotra, of such-and-such sharman, together with your wife — behold this water, and may it reach also those who follow you and those who follow them, svadha,' one sprinkles the ancestor-pinda. Having turned the pinda-vessel face-down, with joined palms, one recites: 'Om, ancestors, rejoice, and distribute according to your due share.' Having touched water, having turned by the left, facing north, having controlled the breath thrice, one recites 'salutation to the six seasons.'

Verse 25 (garuda.1.218.25)

वामेनैव परावृत्य पुष्पदानम् । अक्षतञ्चारिष्टञ्चास्तु मे पुण्यं शान्तिपुष्टिदृ । दक्षिणामुखः अमी मदन्तः पितरो यथाभागमावृषायिषत इति जपः । वासः शिथिलीकृत्वाञ्जलिं कृत्वा ओं नमो वः पितरो नमो वः इति जपः । गृहान्नः पितरो दत्त इति गृहवीक्षणम् । ततः सदा वः पितरो द्वेष्म इति वीक्ष्य एतद्वः पितरो वास इत्युच्चार्य अमुकगोत्र एतत्ते वासः स्वधा इति सूत्रदानम् । वामेन पाणिना उदकपात्रं गृहीत्वा ऊर्जं वहन्तीरमृतं घृतं पयः इत्यादि पिण्डोपरि धारात्यागः

vāmenaiva parāvṛtya puṣpadānam akṣatañcāriṣṭañcāstu me puṇyaṁ śāntipuṣṭidṛ dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ amī madantaḥ pitaro yathābhāgamāvṛṣāyiṣata iti japaḥ vāsaḥ śithilīkṛtvāñjaliṁ kṛtvā oṁ namo vaḥ pitaro namo vaḥ iti japaḥ gṛhānnaḥ pitaro datta iti gṛhavīkṣaṇam tataḥ sadā vaḥ pitaro dveṣma iti vīkṣya etadvaḥ pitaro vāsa ityuccārya amukagotra etatte vāsaḥ svadhā iti sūtradānam vāmena pāṇinā udakapātraṁ gṛhītvā ūrjaṁ vahantīramṛtaṁ ghṛtaṁ payaḥ ityādi piṇḍopari dhārātyāgaḥ

Turning by the left, one offers flowers — 'may there be for me unbroken and unharmed merit, peace, and prosperity.' Facing south, one recites: 'these rejoicing ancestors have distributed according to their due share.' Having loosened one's garment and joined the hands, one recites: 'Om, salutation to you, O ancestors, salutation to you.' Saying 'grant prosperity to our house, O ancestors,' one looks toward the house. Then, having looked again saying 'we are ever devoted to you, O ancestors,' and having said 'this cloth is for you, O ancestors,' one says 'to such-and-such gotra, this cloth is for you, svadha,' offering the sacred cord. Taking the water-vessel in the left hand, with the mantra 'bearing strength, immortality, ghee, milk,' one pours a stream of water upon the pinda.

Verse 26 (garuda.1.218.26)

पूर्वस्थापितपात्रशेषोदकैः प्रत्येकं पिण्डसेचनंपिण्डमावाह्य गन्धादिदानंपिण्डोपरि कुशपत्रञ्च दत्त्वा ओं अक्षन्नमीमदन्तह्य व प्रिया अधूषत अस्तोषतस्वभानवो विप्रा नविष्ठयामती । यो जान्विन्द्र ते हरीति त्रिर्जपः

pūrvasthāpitapātraśeṣodakaiḥ pratyekaṁ piṇḍasecanaṁpiṇḍamāvāhya gandhādidānaṁpiṇḍopari kuśapatrañca dattvā oṁ akṣannamīmadantahya va priyā adhūṣata astoṣatasvabhānavo viprā naviṣṭhayāmatī yo jānvindra te harīti trirjapaḥ

With the remaining water from the previously placed vessels, having sprinkled each pinda in turn, having invoked the pinda, having offered fragrance and the rest, having placed kusha-leaves upon it, one recites thrice: 'Om, they have eaten and rejoiced, being dear they are pleased, praised, of newest splendor, the wise ones — O Indra, whoever knows your bay horses.'

Verse 27 (garuda.1.218.27)

ओं इत्थं मातामहादिब्राह्मणानामाचमनम् । ओं सुसुप्रोक्षितमस्त्विति भूम्यभ्युक्षणं कृत्वा । ओं अपां मध्ये स्थिता देवाः सर्वमप्सु प्रतिष्ठितम् । ब्राह्मणस्य करे न्यस्ताः शिवा आपो भवन्तु नः । शिवा आपः सन्त्विति ब्राह्मणहस्ते जलदानम् । लक्ष्मीर्वसतिपुष्पेषु लक्ष्मीर्वसति पुष्करे । लक्ष्मीर्वसति गोष्ठेषु सौमनस्यं सदास्तु ते । सौमनस्यमस्त्विति पुष्पदानम् । अक्षतं चास्तु मे पुण्यं शान्तिः पुष्टिर्धृतिश्च मे । यद्यच्छ्रेयस्करं लोके तत्तदस्तु सदा मम । ओं अक्षतञ्चारिष्टञ्चास्तु इति यवतण्डुलदानम्

oṁ itthaṁ mātāmahādibrāhmaṇānāmācamanam oṁ susuprokṣitamastviti bhūmyabhyukṣaṇaṁ kṛtvā oṁ apāṁ madhye sthitā devāḥ sarvamapsu pratiṣṭhitam brāhmaṇasya kare nyastāḥ śivā āpo bhavantu naḥ śivā āpaḥ santviti brāhmaṇahaste jaladānam lakṣmīrvasatipuṣpeṣu lakṣmīrvasati puṣkare lakṣmīrvasati goṣṭheṣu saumanasyaṁ sadāstu te saumanasyamastviti puṣpadānam akṣataṁ cāstu me puṇyaṁ śāntiḥ puṣṭirdhṛtiśca me yadyacchreyaskaraṁ loke tattadastu sadā mama oṁ akṣatañcāriṣṭañcāstu iti yavataṇḍuladānam

Likewise, one should give sipping-water to the maternal grandfather's and other brahmins. Saying 'Om, may it be well-sprinkled,' having sprinkled the ground, one recites 'Om, the gods dwell in the midst of the waters; all is established in water; placed in the brahmin's hand, may these waters be auspicious for us' — giving water into the brahmin's hand. 'Lakshmi dwells in flowers, Lakshmi dwells in the lotus, Lakshmi dwells in the cow-pen — may your good favor be with us always, may there be good favor' — with this one offers flowers. 'May there be for me unbroken merit, peace, prosperity, and steadfastness; whatever is auspicious in this world, may that ever be mine' — saying 'Om, may there be the unbroken and the unharmed,' one offers barley and rice.

Verse 28 (garuda.1.218.28)

अमुकगोत्राणामस्मत्पितृपितामहप्रपितामहानां सपत्नीकानामिदमन्नपानादिकमक्षय्यमस्त्विति पित्रादिब्राह्मणहस्ते तिलजलदानम् । अस्त्विति ब्राह्मणो वदेत् । एतन्मातामहादीनामक्षय्यमाशिषः । ओं अघोराः पितरः सन्तु गोत्रं नो वर्धतांदातारो नोऽभिवर्धन्तां वेदाः सन्ततिरेव च । श्रद्धा च नो मा व्यगमद्बहुदेयञ्च नोऽस्त्विति । अन्नञ्च नो बहु भवेदतिथींश्च लभेमहि । याचितारश्च नः सन्तु मा च याचिष्म कञ्चन । एताः सत्याशिषः सन्तु

amukagotrāṇāmasmatpitṛpitāmahaprapitāmahānāṁ sapatnīkānāmidamannapānādikamakṣayyamastviti pitrādibrāhmaṇahaste tilajaladānam astviti brāhmaṇo vadet etanmātāmahādīnāmakṣayyamāśiṣaḥ oṁ aghorāḥ pitaraḥ santu gotraṁ no vardhatāṁdātāro no'bhivardhantāṁ vedāḥ santatireva ca śraddhā ca no mā vyagamadbahudeyañca no'stviti annañca no bahu bhavedatithīṁśca labhemahi yācitāraśca naḥ santu mā ca yāciṣma kañcana etāḥ satyāśiṣaḥ santu

'For our father, grandfather, and great-grandfather of such-and-such gotra, together with their wives — may this food, drink, and the rest be inexhaustible' — with this one gives sesame-water into the father-brahmin's hand. 'So be it,' the brahmin says. The same inexhaustible blessing is given for the maternal grandfather and the rest. 'Om, may the ancestors be free from wrath; may our lineage flourish, may our benefactors increase, and the Vedas and our progeny too; may our faith never fail, may we have much to give — — may our food be abundant and may we obtain guests; may there be those who ask of us, but may we never have to ask of anyone' — may these true blessings be ours.

Verse 29 (garuda.1.218.29)

सौमनस्यमस्तु । अस्त्वित्युक्ते प्रदत्तपिण्डस्थाने अर्घ्यार्थपवित्रमोचनम् । कुशपवित्रं गृहीत्वातेन कुशेन पित्रादिब्राह्मणं स्पृष्ट्वा स्वधां वाचयिष्येओं वाच्यतांों पितृपितामहेभ्यो यथानामशर्मभ्यः सपत्नीकेभ्यः स्वधोच्यताम् । अस्तुस्वधा इत्युक्ते ऊर्जं वहन्तीरमृतं घृतमिति पिण्डोपरि वारिधारां दद्यात्

saumanasyamastu astvityukte pradattapiṇḍasthāne arghyārthapavitramocanam kuśapavitraṁ gṛhītvātena kuśena pitrādibrāhmaṇaṁ spṛṣṭvā svadhāṁ vācayiṣyeoṁ vācyatāṁoṁ pitṛpitāmahebhyo yathānāmaśarmabhyaḥ sapatnīkebhyaḥ svadhocyatām astusvadhā ityukte ūrjaṁ vahantīramṛtaṁ ghṛtamiti piṇḍopari vāridhārāṁ dadyāt

When 'may there be good favor' is said, at the place where the pinda was offered, one releases the purifying kusha meant for the arghya. Taking the purifying kusha, touching the father- and other brahmins with it, one says: 'I shall have the svadha uttered — Om, let it be uttered — Om, to father and grandfather, by their names, together with their wives, let svadha be spoken.' When 'so be it, svadha' is said, one pours a stream of water upon the pinda with the mantra 'bearing strength, immortality, ghee.'

Verse 30 (garuda.1.218.30)

ततः ओं विश्वेदेवा अस्मिन्यज्ञे प्रीयन्तादेवब्राह्मणहस्ते यवोदकदानम् । ओं प्रीयन्तामिति तेनोक्ते ओं देवताभ्य इति त्रिर्जपेत्

tataḥ oṁ viśvedevā asminyajñe prīyantādevabrāhmaṇahaste yavodakadānam oṁ prīyantāmiti tenokte oṁ devatābhya iti trirjapet

Then, saying 'Om, may the Vishvadevas be pleased in this sacrifice,' one gives barley-water into the god-brahmin's hand. When he says 'may they be pleased,' one recites thrice: 'Om, to the gods.'

Verse 31 (garuda.1.218.31)

अधोमुखः पिण्डपात्राणि चालयित्वा आचम्य दक्षिणोपवीती पूर्वाभिमुखः ओं अमुकगोत्राय अमुकदेवशर्मणे ब्राह्मणाय सपत्नीकाय श्राद्धप्रतिष्ठार्थदक्षिणामेतद्रजतं तुभ्यमहं सम्प्रददे इति दक्षिणां दद्यात् । इति देवूब्राह्मणाय दक्षिणादानम्

adhomukhaḥ piṇḍapātrāṇi cālayitvā ācamya dakṣiṇopavītī pūrvābhimukhaḥ oṁ amukagotrāya amukadevaśarmaṇe brāhmaṇāya sapatnīkāya śrāddhapratiṣṭhārthadakṣiṇāmetadrajataṁ tubhyamahaṁ sampradade iti dakṣiṇāṁ dadyāt iti devūbrāhmaṇāya dakṣiṇādānam

Having overturned and shaken the pinda-vessels, having sipped water, with the thread over the right shoulder, facing east, one recites: 'Om, to the brahmin of such-and-such gotra, named such-and-such deity-sharman, together with his wife — for the establishment of this Shraddha, this silver I give to you as dakshina' — thus dakshina is given to the god-brahmin.

Verse 32 (garuda.1.218.32)

ततः पितृब्राह्मणे पिण्डाः सम्पन्ना इति प्रश्रः । सुसम्पन्ना इति पिण्डे क्षीरधारां दत्त्वा पिण्डचालनं अतिथिब्राह्मणे पिण्डपात्रमुत्तानं कृत्वा ओं वाजे वाजे वत वाजिनो नो धनेषु विप्रा अमृता ऋतज्ञाः । अस्यमध्वः पिबत मादयध्वं तृप्ता यात पथिभिर्देवयानैरिति पिण्डा दिविसर्जनंामावाजस्य प्रसवो जगम्यादेमे द्यावापृथिवी विश्वरूपे आमागन्तां पितरा चामा सोमोऽमृतत्वेन गम्यात् । इति देवविसर्जनम् । ओं अभिगम्यतामिति पितृब्राह्मणविसर्जनम् । ब्राह्मणैरनुद्गतस्य निवर्तनम् । गवादिषु पिण्डप्रतिपादनमिति शेषः

tataḥ pitṛbrāhmaṇe piṇḍāḥ sampannā iti praśraḥ susampannā iti piṇḍe kṣīradhārāṁ dattvā piṇḍacālanaṁ atithibrāhmaṇe piṇḍapātramuttānaṁ kṛtvā oṁ vāje vāje vata vājino no dhaneṣu viprā amṛtā ṛtajñāḥ asyamadhvaḥ pibata mādayadhvaṁ tṛptā yāta pathibhirdevayānairiti piṇḍā divisarjanaṁāmāvājasya prasavo jagamyādeme dyāvāpṛthivī viśvarūpe āmāgantāṁ pitarā cāmā somo'mṛtatvena gamyāt iti devavisarjanam oṁ abhigamyatāmiti pitṛbrāhmaṇavisarjanam brāhmaṇairanudgatasya nivartanam gavādiṣu piṇḍapratipādanamiti śeṣaḥ

Then one asks the ancestor-brahmin: 'Are the pindas duly completed?' When he replies 'well completed,' one pours a stream of milk upon the pinda, removes the pinda, and, righting the pinda-vessel for the guest-brahmin, dismisses the gods saying: 'Om, in strength upon strength, O mighty steeds, in our wealth, O wise immortal knowers of truth — drink this sweet essence, rejoice, and being satisfied, depart by the paths the gods travel.' Saying 'Om, depart,' one dismisses the ancestor-brahmin. A brahmin who does not rise should not be detained. The remaining pinda should be offered to cows and the like.

Verse 33 (garuda.1.218.33)

अयं श्राद्धविधिः प्रोक्तः पठितः पापनाशनः । अनेन विधिना श्राद्धं कृतं वै यत्र कुत्रचित्

ayaṁ śrāddhavidhiḥ proktaḥ paṭhitaḥ pāpanāśanaḥ anena vidhinā śrāddhaṁ kṛtaṁ vai yatra kutracit

This is the rite of Shraddha that has been declared, whose recitation destroys sin. By this rite, wherever Shraddha is performed,

Verse 34 (garuda.1.218.34)

अक्षया स्यात्पितॄणाञ्च स्वर्गप्राप्तिर्ध्रुवा तथा । इत्युक्तं पार्वणं श्राद्धं पितॄणां ब्रह्मलोकदम्

akṣayā syātpitṝṇāñca svargaprāptirdhruvā tathā ityuktaṁ pārvaṇaṁ śrāddhaṁ pitṝṇāṁ brahmalokadam

— it becomes inexhaustible for the ancestors and surely grants them attainment of heaven. Thus has the Parvana-Shraddha been declared, which grants the ancestors the world of Brahma.