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.
यन् मे प्रपितामहाइति ददौ च प्रपितामहे कुशगन्धतिलोन्मिश्रं सपुष्पम् अपसव्यतः
Saying, 'Let it be for my great-grandfather,' he gave to the great-grandfather, mixing kusa grass, sesame, and flowers, from the left side.
तद्वन् मातामहेभ्यस् तु विधिं चक्रे जनार्दनः तान् अर्च्य भूयो गन्धाद्यैर् धूपं दत्त्वा तु भक्तितः
In the same way, Janardana performed the rite for the maternal ancestors, worshipping them again with fragrances and incense, offering with devotion.
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा इत्य् उच्चार्य जगत्प्रभुः ततश् चान्नं समादाय सर्पिस्तिलकुशाकुलम्
Uttering 'Adityas, Vasus, Rudras,' the Lord of the world then took food mixed with ghee, sesame, and kusa grass.
विधाय पात्रे तच् चैव पर्यपृच्छत् ततो मुनीन् अग्नौ करिष्य इति तैः कुरुष्वेति च चोदितः
Having prepared it in a vessel, he then asked the sages, 'Shall I offer it in the fire?' and, being instructed, did so among the Kurus.
आहुतित्रितयं दद्यात् सोमायाग्नेर् यमाय च ये मामकाइति च जपेद् यजुःसप्तकम् अच्युतम्
He should offer three oblations to Soma, Agni, and Yama, reciting the seven Yajus for each, saying, 'These are mine,' to the infallible one.
हुतावशिष्टं च ददौ नामगोत्रसमन्वितम् त्रिर् आहुतिकम् एकैकं पितरं तु प्रति द्विजाः
He gave the remnants of the offering, accompanied by names and lineages, three oblations each, to every ancestor, as did the twice-born.
अतो ऽवशिष्टम् अन्नाद्यं पिण्डपात्रे तु निक्षिपेत् ततो ऽन्नं सरसं स्वादु ददौ पायसपूर्वकम्
Then, the remaining food and drink should be placed in the piṇḍa vessel; after that, rice with sauce and sweetness, along with milk pudding, was offered.
प्रत्यग्रम् एकदा स्विन्नम् अपर्युषितम् उत्तमम् अल्पशाकं बहुफलं षड्रसम् अमृतोपमम्
It was fresh, prepared at one time, warm, not stale, excellent, with little greens, much fruit, possessing six tastes, and resembling nectar.
यद् ब्राह्मणेषु प्रददौ पिण्डपात्रे पितॄंस् तथा वेदपूर्वं पितृस्वन्नम् आज्यप्लुतं मधूक्षितम्
What was given to the Brāhmaṇas in the piṇḍa vessel, so also was offered to the ancestors: ancestral rice, preceded by Vedic recitation, soaked in ghee and honey.
मन्त्रितं पृथिवीत्य् एवं मधुवातातृचं जगौ भुञ्जानेषु तु विप्रेषु जपन् वै मन्त्रपञ्चकम्
He recited the mantra 'pṛthivī' and sang the Madhuvāta hymn; as the Brāhmaṇas ate, he chanted the fivefold mantra.