The Detailed Procedure of the Shraddha Rite

Verse 1 (skanda.6.224.1)

आनर्त उवाच श्रुता मया महाभाग श्राद्धार्हा ब्राह्मणाश्च ये ये च त्याज्यास्तथा पुत्रा बहवश्चैव सुव्रत

ānarta uvāca śrutā mayā mahābhāga śrāddhārhā brāhmaṇāśca ye ye ca tyājyāstathā putrā bahavaścaiva suvrata

Anarta said: O greatly fortunate one, I have heard which brahmins are worthy of shraddha and which are to be shunned, and likewise the many kinds of sons, O one of good vows.

Verse 2 (skanda.6.224.2)

सांप्रतं कथयाऽस्माकं मन्त्रपूर्वश्च यो विधिः गृहस्थेन सदा कार्यः पितॄणां परितुष्टये

sāṁprataṁ kathayā'smākaṁ mantrapūrvaśca yo vidhiḥ gṛhasthena sadā kāryaḥ pitṝṇāṁ parituṣṭaye

Now tell us the procedure, together with its mantras, which a householder should always follow for the full satisfaction of the ancestors.

Verse 3 (skanda.6.224.3)

भर्तृयज्ञ उवाच प्रणम्यामंत्रिता ये च श्राद्धार्थं ब्राह्मणोत्तमाः आनीय कुतपे काले तान्सर्वान्प्रार्थयेदिदम्

bhartṛyajña uvāca praṇamyāmaṁtritā ye ca śrāddhārthaṁ brāhmaṇottamāḥ ānīya kutape kāle tānsarvānprārthayedidam

Bhartriyajna said: Having bowed to those best of brahmins who have been invited for the shraddha, and having brought them at the kutapa time, one should entreat them all with this:

Verse 4 (skanda.6.224.4)

आगच्छंतु महाभागा विश्वेदेवा महाबलाः ये यत्र विहिताः श्राद्धे सावधाना भवंतु ते

āgacchaṁtu mahābhāgā viśvedevā mahābalāḥ ye yatra vihitāḥ śrāddhe sāvadhānā bhavaṁtu te

'May the greatly fortunate, mighty Vishvedevas come; wherever they are appointed in the shraddha, may they be attentive.'

Verse 5 (skanda.6.224.5)

एवमभ्यर्च्य तान्सर्वांस्ततः कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणाम् जानुनी भूतले न्यस्य ततश्चार्घं प्रदापयेत्

evamabhyarcya tānsarvāṁstataḥ kṛtvā pradakṣiṇām jānunī bhūtale nyasya tataścārghaṁ pradāpayet

Having thus honored all of them, and having then walked around them clockwise, having placed his knees upon the ground, he should then offer them the arghya.

Verse 6 (skanda.6.224.6)

मंत्रेणानेन राजेंद्र सपुष्पाक्षतचंदनैः अर्घमेनं प्रगृह्णंतु मया दत्तं द्विजोत्तमाः पादप्रक्षालनार्थाय प्रकुर्वंतु मम प्रियम्

maṁtreṇānena rājeṁdra sapuṣpākṣatacaṁdanaiḥ arghamenaṁ pragṛhṇaṁtu mayā dattaṁ dvijottamāḥ pādaprakṣālanārthāya prakurvaṁtu mama priyam

With this mantra, O lord of kings, together with flowers, unbroken rice, and sandal-paste: 'May the best of the twice-born accept this arghya given by me; may they do me this favor, for the washing of their feet.'

Verse 7 (skanda.6.224.7)

एवमुक्त्वा महीपृष्ठे अनुलिप्ते ततः परम् साक्षतान्प्रक्षिपेद्दर्भान्विश्वेदेवान्प्रकीर्तयन्

evamuktvā mahīpṛṣṭhe anulipte tataḥ param sākṣatānprakṣipeddarbhānviśvedevānprakīrtayan

Having spoken thus, then, upon the smeared ground, he should scatter kusha grass together with unbroken rice, invoking the names of the Vishvedevas.

Verse 8 (skanda.6.224.8)

अपसव्यं ततः कृत्वा दर्भांस्तिलसमन्वितान् द्विगुणान्प्रक्षिपेद्भूमौ पितॄनुद्दिश्य चात्मनः

apasavyaṁ tataḥ kṛtvā darbhāṁstilasamanvitān dviguṇānprakṣipedbhūmau pitṝnuddiśya cātmanaḥ

Then, having turned the sacred thread to the apasavya position, he should scatter kusha grass mixed with sesame, doubled, upon the ground, directed to the ancestors and to himself.

Verse 9 (skanda.6.224.9)

एवं सर्वाः क्रियाः कार्या दैविका सव्यपूर्विकाः पैतृकाश्चापसव्येन मुक्त्वा नांदीमुखान्पितॄन्

evaṁ sarvāḥ kriyāḥ kāryā daivikā savyapūrvikāḥ paitṛkāścāpasavyena muktvā nāṁdīmukhānpitṝn

Thus all rites pertaining to the gods should be performed in the ordinary savya manner, and those pertaining to the ancestors in the apasavya manner — excepting the Nandimukha ancestors.

Verse 10 (skanda.6.224.10)

सर्वे पूर्वामुखाः स्थाप्या युग्माश्च शक्तितो नृप पितरो मातृपक्षीयाः स्थाप्याश्चोदङ्मुखास्तथा

sarve pūrvāmukhāḥ sthāpyā yugmāśca śaktito nṛpa pitaro mātṛpakṣīyāḥ sthāpyāścodaṅmukhāstathā

All should be seated facing east, in pairs according to one's means, O king; and the ancestors of the maternal side should be seated facing north.

Verse 11 (skanda.6.224.11)

एकैकं वा त्रयो वाऽपि स्युरेकैकं वा पृथक्पृथक् पैतृकान्स्थाप्य चक्रेण पितॄणां परितुष्टये

ekaikaṁ vā trayo vā'pi syurekaikaṁ vā pṛthakpṛthak paitṛkānsthāpya cakreṇa pitṝṇāṁ parituṣṭaye

They may be one each, or three together, or each one separately — the paternal brahmins should be seated in a row, for the full satisfaction of the ancestors.

Verse 12 (skanda.6.224.12)

षष्ठ्या विभक्त्या तु तेषामासनं च प्रदापयेत् ऋजुभिः साक्षतैर्दर्भैः सोदकैर्दक्षिणांगतः

ṣaṣṭhyā vibhaktyā tu teṣāmāsanaṁ ca pradāpayet ṛjubhiḥ sākṣatairdarbhaiḥ sodakairdakṣiṇāṁgataḥ

Using the sixth (genitive) case-ending, one should give them their seat, with straight kusha grass together with unbroken rice and water, on the right side.

Verse 13 (skanda.6.224.13)

विषमौ द्विगुणैर्दर्भैः सतिलैर्वामपार्श्वतः पाणौ तोयं परिक्षिप्य न दर्भांस्तु कथं चन

viṣamau dviguṇairdarbhaiḥ satilairvāmapārśvataḥ pāṇau toyaṁ parikṣipya na darbhāṁstu kathaṁ cana

On the left side, with an odd number of doubled kusha grass together with sesame — one should sprinkle water in the hand, but never place kusha grass directly in the hand.

Verse 14 (skanda.6.224.14)

यो हस्ते चासनं दद्याच्चेद्दार्भं बुद्धिवर्जितः पितरो नासने तत्र प्रकुर्वंति निवेशनम्

yo haste cāsanaṁ dadyācceddārbhaṁ buddhivarjitaḥ pitaro nāsane tatra prakurvaṁti niveśanam

If a foolish man gives the kusha-grass seat into the hand instead of properly, the ancestors will not take their seat upon it.

Verse 15 (skanda.6.224.15)

आवाहनं प्रकर्तव्यं विभक्त्या च द्वितीयया येनागच्छंति ते सर्वे समाहूताः पृथक्पृथक्

āvāhanaṁ prakartavyaṁ vibhaktyā ca dvitīyayā yenāgacchaṁti te sarve samāhūtāḥ pṛthakpṛthak

The invocation should be made using the second case-ending, by which all of them, thus invited, come each separately.

Verse 16 (skanda.6.224.16)

अन्यया च विभक्त्या चेत्पितॄनावाहयेत्क्वचित् नागच्छंति महाभागा यद्यपि स्युर्बुभुक्षिताः

anyayā ca vibhaktyā cetpitṝnāvāhayetkvacit nāgacchaṁti mahābhāgā yadyapi syurbubhukṣitāḥ

But if one should ever invoke the ancestors using a different case-ending, those greatly fortunate ones do not come, even though they may be hungry.

Verse 17 (skanda.6.224.17)

विश्वेदेवास आगत मंत्रेणानेन पार्थिव तेषामावाहनं कार्यमक्षतैश्च शिरोंऽतिकात्

viśvedevāsa āgata maṁtreṇānena pārthiva teṣāmāvāhanaṁ kāryamakṣataiśca śiroṁ'tikāt

'O Vishvedevas, come' — with this mantra, O king, their invocation should be performed, with unbroken rice, from near their heads.

Verse 18 (skanda.6.224.18)

उशंतस्त्वेति च तिलैः पितॄनावाहयेत्ततः आयंतु न इति जपेत्ततः पार्थिवसत्तम

uśaṁtastveti ca tilaiḥ pitṝnāvāhayettataḥ āyaṁtu na iti japettataḥ pārthivasattama

Then, with the mantra 'ushantas tvā...' together with sesame, one should invoke the ancestors; then, O best of kings, one should recite 'āyantu naḥ...' (may they come to us).

Verse 19 (skanda.6.224.19)

शन्नो देवीति मंत्रेण स्वाहाकारसमन्वितम् पितॄणामर्घपात्रेषु तथैव च जलं क्षिपेत्

śanno devīti maṁtreṇa svāhākārasamanvitam pitṝṇāmarghapātreṣu tathaiva ca jalaṁ kṣipet

With the mantra 'śaṁ no devīḥ...' together with 'svāhā,' water should likewise be poured into the arghya-vessels of the ancestors.

Verse 20 (skanda.6.224.20)

यवोऽसि यवयास्मद्द्वेत्यक्षतांस्तत्र निक्षिपेत् चंदनं गंधपुष्पाणि धूपं दद्याद्यथाक्रमम् सपवित्रेषु हस्तेषु दद्यादर्घ्यं समाहितः

yavo'si yavayāsmaddvetyakṣatāṁstatra nikṣipet caṁdanaṁ gaṁdhapuṣpāṇi dhūpaṁ dadyādyathākramam sapavitreṣu hasteṣu dadyādarghyaṁ samāhitaḥ

With 'yavo 'si yavayāsmad dviṣaḥ...' (thou art barley, drive away our hatred), unbroken rice should be placed there. Sandal-paste, scented flowers, and incense should be given in due order; with concentrated mind, the arghya should be offered into hands holding the purifying kusha rings.

Verse 21 (skanda.6.224.21)

या दिव्या इति मन्त्रेण स्वाहाकारसमन्वितम् पितॄणामर्घपात्रेषु तथैव च जलं क्षिपेत्

yā divyā iti mantreṇa svāhākārasamanvitam pitṝṇāmarghapātreṣu tathaiva ca jalaṁ kṣipet

With the mantra 'yā divyā...' together with 'svāhā,' water should likewise be poured into the arghya-vessels of the ancestors.

Verse 22 (skanda.6.224.22)

तिलोऽसि सोमदैवत्यो गोसवे देवनिर्मितः प्रत्नवद्भिः पृक्तः स्वधया पितॄनिमाँल्लोकान्प्रीणाहि नः स्वधेति प्रक्षिपेत्तिलान्

tilo'si somadaivatyo gosave devanirmitaḥ pratnavadbhiḥ pṛktaḥ svadhayā pitṝnimā~llokānprīṇāhi naḥ svadheti prakṣipettilān

'Thou art sesame, whose deity is Soma, made by the gods at the Gosava sacrifice, joined as of old with the svadha offering — gratify these our ancestors and these worlds' — with the word 'svadha,' one should scatter the sesame.

Verse 23 (skanda.6.224.23)

यादिव्येति च मन्त्रेण ततो ह्यर्घ्यं प्रदापयेत् पितृपात्रे समादाय अर्घ्यपात्राणि कृत्स्नशः

yādivyeti ca mantreṇa tato hyarghyaṁ pradāpayet pitṛpātre samādāya arghyapātrāṇi kṛtsnaśaḥ

Then, with the mantra 'yā divyā...,' the arghya should be offered; taking up all the arghya-vessels together into the ancestral vessel —

Verse 24 (skanda.6.224.24)

अधोमुखं च तत्पात्रं मन्त्रवत्स्थापयेत्ततः आयुष्कामस्तु तत्तोयं लोचनाभ्यां न वीक्षयेत्

adhomukhaṁ ca tatpātraṁ mantravatsthāpayettataḥ āyuṣkāmastu tattoyaṁ locanābhyāṁ na vīkṣayet

— that vessel should then be set down face downward, in accordance with the mantra. One who desires long life should not look at that water with his eyes.

Verse 25 (skanda.6.224.25)

ततस्तु चन्दनादीनि दीपांतानि समाददेत् ततः पाकं समादाय पृच्छेद्विप्रान्द्विजो त्तमान्

tatastu candanādīni dīpāṁtāni samādadet tataḥ pākaṁ samādāya pṛcchedviprāndvijo ttamān

Then one should present sandal-paste and the other items, ending with the lamp. Then, taking up the cooked food, one should ask the brahmins, the best of the twice-born:

Verse 26 (skanda.6.224.26)

अहमग्नौ करिष्यामि होमं पितृसमुद्भवम् अनुज्ञा दीयतां मह्यमपसव्याश्रितस्य भोः

ahamagnau kariṣyāmi homaṁ pitṛsamudbhavam anujñā dīyatāṁ mahyamapasavyāśritasya bhoḥ

'I shall perform, in the fire, the oblation arising for the ancestors; may permission be granted to me, who have taken the apasavya posture, O sirs.'

Verse 27 (skanda.6.224.27)

कुरुष्वेति च तैः प्रोक्ते गत्वाग्नि शरणं ततः अग्नये कव्यवाहनाय स्वाहेति प्रथमाहुतिः

kuruṣveti ca taiḥ prokte gatvāgni śaraṇaṁ tataḥ agnaye kavyavāhanāya svāheti prathamāhutiḥ

When they have said, 'Do so,' then, having gone to the shelter of the fire, the first oblation is: 'To Agni Kavyavahana, svaha.'

Verse 28 (skanda.6.224.28)

सोमाय पितृमते स्वधेति च ततः परम् हुतमन्नं च शेषं च श्राद्धार्हेभ्यः प्रदीयते

somāya pitṛmate svadheti ca tataḥ param hutamannaṁ ca śeṣaṁ ca śrāddhārhebhyaḥ pradīyate

Then next: 'To Soma, lord of the ancestors, svadha.' The food that has been offered in oblation, and what remains, is given to those worthy of the shraddha.

Verse 29 (skanda.6.224.29)

इष्टमन्नं ततो दत्त्वा पात्रमालभ्य संजपेत् विप्रांगुष्ठं समादाय पाकमध्ये निधाय च

iṣṭamannaṁ tato dattvā pātramālabhya saṁjapet viprāṁguṣṭhaṁ samādāya pākamadhye nidhāya ca

Having then given the desired food, and having touched the vessel, one should recite the mantras; taking hold of the brahmin's thumb and placing it in the midst of the cooked food —

Verse 30 (skanda.6.224.30)

पृथिवी ते पात्रमादाय वैष्ण व्या च ऋचा तथा स्वहस्तेन न वै दद्यात्प्रत्यक्षं लवणं तथा

pṛthivī te pātramādāya vaiṣṇa vyā ca ṛcā tathā svahastena na vai dadyātpratyakṣaṁ lavaṇaṁ tathā

— [one recites] 'Prithivi te patram' (the earth is thy vessel), and likewise with the Vaishnavi verse. One should never give salt visibly, with one's own hand, directly.

Verse 31 (skanda.6.224.31)

स्वहस्तेन च यद्दत्तं प्रत्यक्षलवणं नृप तच्छ्राद्धं व्यर्थतां याति धृते दत्तेर्द्धभुक्तके तृप्ताञ्ज्ञात्वा ततो विप्रानग्रे त्वन्नं परिक्षिपेत्

svahastena ca yaddattaṁ pratyakṣalavaṇaṁ nṛpa tacchrāddhaṁ vyarthatāṁ yāti dhṛte datterddhabhuktake tṛptāñjñātvā tato viprānagre tvannaṁ parikṣipet

Whatever salt is given visibly with one's own hand, O king — that shraddha becomes fruitless, whether given while held or already half-eaten. Then, having ascertained that the brahmins are satisfied, food should be scattered before them.

Verse 32 (skanda.6.224.32)

अग्निदग्धाश्च ये जीवा येप्यदग्धाः कुले मम भूमौ दत्तेन तृप्यंतु तृप्ता यांतु परां गतिम्

agnidagdhāśca ye jīvā yepyadagdhāḥ kule mama bhūmau dattena tṛpyaṁtu tṛptā yāṁtu parāṁ gatim

'Whatever souls in my family, whether consumed by fire or not consumed by fire, may they be satisfied by what is given upon the ground; being satisfied, may they attain the supreme state.'

Verse 33 (skanda.6.224.33)

सकृत्सकृज्जलं दत्त्वा गायत्रीत्रितयं जपेत् मधुवातेति संकीर्त्य ततः पृच्छेद्द्विजोत्तमान्

sakṛtsakṛjjalaṁ dattvā gāyatrītritayaṁ japet madhuvāteti saṁkīrtya tataḥ pṛccheddvijottamān

Having given water once each time, one should recite the Gayatri three times; then, having recited 'madhu vātā...,' one should ask the best of the twice-born:

Verse 34 (skanda.6.224.34)

तृप्ताः स्थ इति राजेन्द्र अनुज्ञां प्रार्थयेत्ततः बन्धूनां भोजनार्थाय शेषस्यान्नस्य भक्तिमान्

tṛptāḥ stha iti rājendra anujñāṁ prārthayettataḥ bandhūnāṁ bhojanārthāya śeṣasyānnasya bhaktimān

'Are you satisfied?' O lord of kings; and then, being devoted, he should request their permission for the feeding of relatives with the remaining food.

Verse 35 (skanda.6.224.35)

उच्छिष्टसन्निधौ पश्चात्पितृवेदिं समाचरेत् पितृविप्रासनस्थानां नोच्छिष्टं द्विजसन्निधौ

ucchiṣṭasannidhau paścātpitṛvediṁ samācaret pitṛviprāsanasthānāṁ nocchiṣṭaṁ dvijasannidhau

Afterward, near the leftover food, he should prepare the ancestral altar; leftover food should not remain near the seats of the brahmins representing the ancestors.

Verse 36 (skanda.6.224.36)

ततो वेदिं समाधाय पैतृकीं दक्षिणाप्लवाम् तस्यां दर्भान्समाधाय कुर्याच्चैवावनेजनम्

tato vediṁ samādhāya paitṛkīṁ dakṣiṇāplavām tasyāṁ darbhānsamādhāya kuryāccaivāvanejanam

Then, having prepared the ancestral altar sloping toward the south, and having placed kusha grass upon it, one should perform the washing rite there.

Verse 37 (skanda.6.224.37)

विभक्त्या पूर्वया पश्चात्पिंडान्दद्याद्यथाक्रमम् भूयोऽप्यत्र जलं दद्यात्पितृतीर्थेन पार्थिव सूत्रं च प्रतिपिण्डे वै दयात्तेषु पृथक्पृथक्

vibhaktyā pūrvayā paścātpiṁḍāndadyādyathākramam bhūyo'pyatra jalaṁ dadyātpitṛtīrthena pārthiva sūtraṁ ca pratipiṇḍe vai dayātteṣu pṛthakpṛthak

Then, using the earlier case-ending, one should offer the pindas in due order; water should be offered again here through the pitritirtha, O king; and a thread should be given, separately, upon each pinda.

Verse 38 (skanda.6.224.38)

यः सूत्रं पूर्वपिण्डेषु सततं विनियोजयेत् स विरोधं चरेत्तेषां त्रोटनाच्च परस्परम्

yaḥ sūtraṁ pūrvapiṇḍeṣu satataṁ viniyojayet sa virodhaṁ caretteṣāṁ troṭanācca parasparam

One who continuously runs the same thread across the earlier pindas causes discord among them, through their being severed from one another.

Verse 39 (skanda.6.224.39)

ततः संपूजयेत्सर्वान्पिंडान्यद्वद्द्विजोत्तमान् आचम्य प्रक्षाल्य तथा हस्तौ पादौ च पार्थिव

tataḥ saṁpūjayetsarvānpiṁḍānyadvaddvijottamān ācamya prakṣālya tathā hastau pādau ca pārthiva

Then, having sipped water and washed both hands and feet, O king, one should honor all the pindas just as the brahmins were honored.

Verse 40 (skanda.6.224.40)

नमस्कृत्य पितॄन्पश्चात्सुप्रोक्षितं ततः परम् कृत्वा सव्येन राजेन्द्र याचयित्वा वराशिषः

namaskṛtya pitṝnpaścātsuprokṣitaṁ tataḥ param kṛtvā savyena rājendra yācayitvā varāśiṣaḥ

Having then bowed to the ancestors, and having well sprinkled the pindas, one should then, using the ordinary savya posture, O lord of kings, beg for excellent blessings.

Verse 41 (skanda.6.224.41)

अक्षय्यसलिलं देयं षष्ठ्या चैव ततः परम् पवित्राणि समादाय ऊर्ध्वं स्वधेति कीर्तयेत् अस्तु स्वधेति तैरुक्ते पिंडोपरि परिक्षिपेत्

akṣayyasalilaṁ deyaṁ ṣaṣṭhyā caiva tataḥ param pavitrāṇi samādāya ūrdhvaṁ svadheti kīrtayet astu svadheti tairukte piṁḍopari parikṣipet

The imperishable water should then be given, using the sixth case-ending; taking up the purifying kusha rings, one should proclaim upward, 'svadha'; when they have said 'astu svadha,' one should scatter it over the pindas.

Verse 42 (skanda.6.224.42)

ततो मधु समादाय पायसं च तिलोदकम् ऊर्जस्वेति च मन्त्रेण पितॄणामुपरिक्षिपेत्

tato madhu samādāya pāyasaṁ ca tilodakam ūrjasveti ca mantreṇa pitṝṇāmuparikṣipet

Then, taking up honey, kheer, and sesame-water, one should scatter it upon the pindas for the ancestors, with the mantra 'ūrjasva...' (be full of vigor).

Verse 43 (skanda.6.224.43)

उत्तानमर्घपात्रं तु कृत्वा दद्याच्च दक्षिणाम् हिरण्यं देवतानां च पितॄणां रजतं तथा

uttānamarghapātraṁ tu kṛtvā dadyācca dakṣiṇām hiraṇyaṁ devatānāṁ ca pitṝṇāṁ rajataṁ tathā

Having turned the arghya-vessel face up, one should give the dakshina — gold for the gods, and, likewise, silver for the ancestors.

Verse 44 (skanda.6.224.44)

ततः स्वस्त्युदकं दद्यात्पितृपूर्वं च सव्यतः न स्त्रीभिर्न च बालेन नान्ये नैव च केनचित्

tataḥ svastyudakaṁ dadyātpitṛpūrvaṁ ca savyataḥ na strībhirna ca bālena nānye naiva ca kenacit

Then the water for well-being should be given, the ancestors first, in the savya manner; and it should not be done by women, nor by a child, nor by anyone else at all.

Verse 45 (skanda.6.224.45)

श्राद्धीयविप्रपात्रं च स्वयमेव प्रचालयेत्

śrāddhīyaviprapātraṁ ca svayameva pracālayet

The vessels of the shraddha-brahmins should be moved away by oneself alone.

Verse 46 (skanda.6.224.46)

ततः कृतांजलिर्भूत्वा प्रार्थयेत्पार्थिवोत्तम अघोराः पितरः सन्तु अस्मद्गोत्रं विवर्द्धताम्

tataḥ kṛtāṁjalirbhūtvā prārthayetpārthivottama aghorāḥ pitaraḥ santu asmadgotraṁ vivarddhatām

Then, with joined palms, one should pray, O best of kings: 'May the ancestors be free of terror; may our gotra increase.'

Verse 47 (skanda.6.224.47)

दातारो नोऽभिवर्धंतां वेदाः सन्ततिरेव नः श्रद्धा च नो मा व्यगमद्बहुधेयं च नोऽस्त्विति

dātāro no'bhivardhaṁtāṁ vedāḥ santatireva naḥ śraddhā ca no mā vyagamadbahudheyaṁ ca no'stviti

'May our givers of gifts increase; may our Vedic study and our progeny continue. May our faith never depart from us, and may we have much to give.'

Verse 48 (skanda.6.224.48)

अन्नं च नो बहु भवेदतिथींश्च लभेमद्दि याचितारश्च नः सन्तु मा च याचिष्म कश्चन

annaṁ ca no bahu bhavedatithīṁśca labhemaddi yācitāraśca naḥ santu mā ca yāciṣma kaścana

'May our food be abundant, and may we obtain guests. May there be those who ask of us, and may we never have to ask anything of anyone.'

Verse 49 (skanda.6.224.49)

एता एवाशिषः सन्तु विश्वेदेवाः प्रीयंतां ततः स्वस्त्यर्थमुदकं दद्यात्पितृपूर्वं च सव्यतः

etā evāśiṣaḥ santu viśvedevāḥ prīyaṁtāṁ tataḥ svastyarthamudakaṁ dadyātpitṛpūrvaṁ ca savyataḥ

'May these very blessings be granted; may the Vishvedevas be pleased.' Then, for the sake of well-being, water should be given, the ancestors first, in the savya manner.

Verse 50 (skanda.6.224.50)

वाजेवाजेति च ऋचा विसृजेच्च ततः परम् आमा वाजस्येति प्रदक्षिणीकृत्योपवेशयेत्

vājevājeti ca ṛcā visṛjecca tataḥ param āmā vājasyeti pradakṣiṇīkṛtyopaveśayet

With the verse 'vāje-vāje...' one should then take leave of the ancestors; with 'āmā vājasya...' one should walk around them clockwise and cause them to be seated again.

Verse 51 (skanda.6.224.51)

पादावमर्दनं कृत्वा आसीमांतमनुव्रजेत् बलिं च निक्षिपेत्तस्माद्भोजनं च समाचरेत्

pādāvamardanaṁ kṛtvā āsīmāṁtamanuvrajet baliṁ ca nikṣipettasmādbhojanaṁ ca samācaret

Having massaged their feet, one should escort them to the boundary; then one should set out the bali offering, and afterward take one's own meal.

Verse 52 (skanda.6.224.52)

मौनेन दृश्यते सूर्यो यावत्तावन्नराधिप

maunena dṛśyate sūryo yāvattāvannarādhipa

This should be done in silence for as long as the sun is still visible, O lord of men.

Verse 53 (skanda.6.224.53)

यश्चैवास्तमिते सूर्ये भुंक्ते च श्राद्धकृन्नरः व्यर्थतां याति तच्छ्राद्धं तस्माद्भुंजीत नो निशि

yaścaivāstamite sūrye bhuṁkte ca śrāddhakṛnnaraḥ vyarthatāṁ yāti tacchrāddhaṁ tasmādbhuṁjīta no niśi

Whoever, being the performer of the shraddha, eats after the sun has set — his shraddha becomes fruitless. Therefore one should not eat at night on that day.