पितॄन् अन्तर्हितान् दृष्ट्वा दैतेया राक्षसास् तथा विभीतकं समारुह्य निराहारास् तिरोहिताः
Seeing the ancestors concealed, the Daityas and Rakshasas likewise climbed the vibhitaka tree, fasting and hidden from sight.
सलिलेन विषीदन्तः पितरः क्षुद्भ्रमातुराः विषीदमानम् आत्मानं समीक्ष्य सलिलाशयाः जगुर् जनार्दनं देवं पितरः शरणं हरिम्
The ancestors, distressed by hunger and sinking in the waters, perceiving their own suffering while dwelling in the water, sang to Janardana, the god, seeking refuge in Hari.
जयस्व गोविन्द जगन्निवास जयो ऽस्तु नः केशव ते प्रसादात् जनार्दनास्मान् सलिलान्तरस्थान् उद्धर्तुम् अर्हस्य् अनघप्रताप
Victory to you, Govinda, abode of the universe! May victory be ours, O Keshava. By your grace, O Janardana, you are able to lift us who are submerged in the waters, O spotless one of mighty radiance.
निशाचरैर् दारुणदर्शनैः प्रभो वरेण्य वैकुण्ठ वराह विष्णो नारायणाशेषमहेश्वरेश प्रयाहि भीताञ् जय पद्मनाभ
O Lord, most excellent, Vaikuntha, Varaha, Vishnu, Narayana, master of all, great lord of lords, proceed to the fearful ones and grant victory, O Padmanabha, against the night-dwelling beings of dreadful appearance.
उपेन्द्र योगिन् मधुकैटभघ्न विष्णो अनन्ताच्युत वासुदेव श्रीशार्ङ्गचक्राम्बुजशङ्खपाणे रक्षस्व देवेश्वर राक्षसेभ्यः
Upendra, yogin, slayer of Madhu and Kaitabha, Vishnu, Ananta, Achyuta, Vasudeva, bearer of the bow, discus, lotus, and conch, protect us, O lord of the gods, from the Rakshasas.
त्वं पिता जगतः शंभो नान्यः शक्तः प्रबाधितुम् निशाचरगणं भीमम् अतस् त्वां शरणं गताः
You are the father of the world, O Shambhu; none other is able to subdue the terrifying host of night-dwellers. Therefore, we have sought refuge in you.
त्वन्नामसंकीर्तनतो निशाचरा द्रवन्ति भूतान्य् अपयान्ति चारयः नाशं तथा संप्रति यान्ति विष्णो धर्मादि सत्यं भवतीह मुख्यम्
At the chanting of your name, the night-dwellers flee, spirits depart, and obstacles vanish. Thus, O Vishnu, righteousness and truth become supreme here.
इत्थं स्तुतः स पितृभिर् धरणीधरस् तु तुष्टस् तदाविष्कृतदिव्यमूर्तिः कोकामुखे पितृगणं सलिले निमग्नं देवो ददर्श शिरसाथ शिलां वहन्तम्
Thus praised by the ancestors, the earth-bearer was pleased, and revealed his divine form. At the mouth of the kokā, the god saw the group of ancestors immersed in the water, bearing a stone upon their heads.
तं दृष्ट्वा सलिले मग्नं क्रोडरूपी जनार्दनः भीतं पितृगणं विष्णुर् उद्धर्तुं मतिर् आदधे
Seeing them submerged in the water, Janardana in the form of a boar resolved to lift the frightened group of ancestors.
दंष्ट्राग्रेण समाहत्य शिलां चिक्षेप शूकरः पितॄन् आदाय च विभुर् उज्जहार शिलातलात्
Striking the stone with the tip of his tusk, the boar cast it aside, and taking the ancestors, the mighty one lifted them from the surface of the stone.
वराहदंष्ट्रासंलग्नाः पितरः कनकोज्ज्वलाः कोकामुखे गतभयाः कृता देवेन विष्णुना
The ancestors, adorned with golden brilliance and attached to Varaha’s tusk, were freed from fear at the kokā’s mouth by the god Vishnu.
उद्धृत्य च पितॄन् देवो विष्णुतीर्थे तु शूकरः ददौ समाहितस् तेभ्यो विष्णुर् लोहार्गले जलम्
Having lifted the ancestors, the god, in the form of a boar, at the Vishnu tirtha, attentively gave them water through an iron spout.
ततः स्वरोमसंभूतान् कुशान् आदाय केशवः स्वेदोद्भवांस् तिलांश् चैव चक्रे चोल्मुकम् उत्तमम्
Then, Keshava took kusha grass born from his own hair, and sesame seeds produced from his sweat, and made the finest offering vessel.
ज्योतिः सूर्यप्रभं कृत्वा पात्रं तीर्थं च कामिकम् स्थितः कोटिवटस्याधो वारि गङ्गाधरं शुचि
He fashioned a vessel shining like the sun, and a sacred tirtha as desired, and stood beneath the banyan tree, pure, with water bearing the Ganga.
तुङ्गकूटात् समादाय यज्ञीयान् ओषधीरसान् मधुक्षीररसान् गन्धान् पुष्पधूपानुलेपनान्
Taking from the lofty peak the sacrificial herbs, honey, milk, fragrances, flowers, incense, and ointments.
आदाय धेनुं सरसो रत्नान्य् आदाय चार्णवात् दंष्ट्रयोल्लिख्य धरणीम् अभ्युक्ष्य सलिलेन च
Taking a cow from the lake and gems from the ocean, he scraped the earth with his tusk and sprinkled it with water.
घर्मोद्भवेनोपलिप्य कुशैर् उल्लिख्य तां पुनः परिणीयोल्मुकेनैनाम् अभ्युक्ष्य च पुनः पुनः
He smeared it with heat-born clay, scraped it again with kusha grass, led it around with the offering vessel, and sprinkled it repeatedly.
कुशान् आदाय प्रागग्रांल् लोमकूपान्तरस्थितान् ऋषीन् आहूय पप्रच्छ करिष्ये पितृतर्पणम्
Taking kusha grass with tips facing east, placed within hair pores, he summoned the sages and asked, 'I will perform the ancestor offering.'
तैर् अप्य् उक्ते कुरुष्वेति विश्वान् देवांस् ततो विभुः आहूय मन्त्रतस् तेषां विष्टराणि ददौ प्रभुः
When they also said, 'Do it among the Kurus,' the Lord summoned all the gods with mantras and bestowed their offerings in detail.
आहूय मन्त्रतस् तेषां वेदोक्तविधिना हरिः अक्षतैर् दैवतारक्षां चक्रे चक्रगदाधरः
Having called them with mantras, Hari, the bearer of the discus and mace, performed the protection of the gods according to the Vedic procedure, using unbroken grains.
अक्षतास् तु यवौषध्यः सर्वदेवांशसंभवाः रक्षन्ति सर्वत्र दिशो रक्षार्थं निर्मिता हि ते
The unbroken grains, made from barley and medicinal herbs, originating from all the gods, protect every direction; they were created for the purpose of protection.
देवदानवदैत्येषु यक्षरक्षःसु चैव हि नहि कश्चित् क्षयं तेषां कर्तुं शक्तश् चराचरे
Among gods, demons, and daityas, as well as yakshas and rakshasas, no one, whether moving or unmoving, is able to destroy them.
न केनचित् कृतं यस्मात् तस्मात् ते ह्य् अक्षताः कृताः देवानां ते हि रक्षार्थं नियुक्ता विष्णुना पुरा
Because they were not made by anyone else, those unbroken grains were created for the protection of the gods, appointed by Vishnu in ancient times.
कुशगन्धयवैः पुष्पैर् अर्घ्यं कृत्वा च शूकरः विश्वेभ्यो देवेभ्य इति ततस् तान् पर्यपृच्छत
Having made an offering with flowers of kusa grass and barley, the Boar addressed all the gods, asking them thereafter.
पितॄन् आवाहयिष्यामि ये दिव्या ये च मानुषाः आवाहयस्वेति च तैर् उक्तस् त्व् आवाहयेच् छुचिः
I will summon the ancestors, both divine and human; when told 'Summon them,' he, being pure, should call them.
श्लिष्टमूलाग्रदर्भांस् तु सतिलान् वेद वेदवित् जानाव् आरोप्य हस्तं तु ददौ सव्येन चासनम्
The knower of the Vedas, having placed darbha grass with roots and tips joined, mixed with sesame, on his knee, then gave a seat with his left hand.
तथैव जानुसंस्थेन करेणैकेन तान् पितॄन् वाराहः पितृविप्राणाम् आयान्तु न इतीरयन्
In the same way, with one hand placed on the knee, the Boar invoked the ancestors and brahmins, saying, 'May they come.'
अपहतेत्य् उवाचैव रक्षणं चापसव्यतः कृत्वा चावाहनं चक्रे पितॄणां नामगोत्रतः
He said, 'Let it be removed,' and performed protection from the left side; then he summoned the ancestors by their names and lineages.
तत् पितरो मनोजरान् आगच्छत इतीरयन् संवत्सरैर् इत्य् उदीर्य ततो ऽर्घ्यं तेषु विन्यसेत्
He called out, 'Let the ancestors come, born of the mind,' mentioning the years, and then placed the offering before them.
यास् तिष्ठन्त्य् अमृता वाचो यन् मैति च पितुः पितुः यन् मे पितामहाइत्य् एवं ददाव् अर्घ्यं पितामह
Those immortal words, 'Let it be for my father, my father's father,' thus he gave the offering to the grandfather.