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.
यत् ते प्रकारम् आरभ्य नाधिकं ते ततो जगौ त्रिमधु त्रिसुपर्णं च बृहदारण्यकं तथा
He did not recite more than the prescribed method; he chanted the Trimadhu, Trisuparṇa, and also the Bṛhadāraṇyaka.
जजाप वैषां जाप्यं तु सूक्तं सौरं सपौरुषम् भुक्तवत्सु च विप्रेषु पृष्ट्वा तृप्ता स्थ इत्य् उत
He recited the prescribed japa, the Sāvitra hymn, and the Puruṣa hymn; when the Brāhmaṇas had eaten, he asked, 'Are you satisfied?'
तृप्ताः स्मेति सकृत् तोयं ददौ मौनविमोचनम् पिण्डपात्रं समादाय च्छायायै प्रददौ ततः
When they replied, 'We are satisfied,' he gave water once as the sign to end silence, took the piṇḍa vessel, and then offered it to the shadow.
सा तद् अन्नं द्विधा कृत्वा त्रिधैकैकम् अथाकरोत् वाराहो भूम् अथोल्लिख्य समाच्छाद्य कुशैर् अपि
She divided that food in two, then made each portion into three; having marked the earth like a boar, she covered it with kuśa grass.
दक्षिणाग्रान् कुशान् कृत्वा तेषाम् उपरि चासनम् सतिलेषु समूलेषु कुशेष्व् एव तु संश्रयः
She placed kuśa grass with their tips to the south, set a seat upon them, and on the kuśa grass with sesame roots, she established the offering.
गन्धपुष्पादिकं कृत्वा ततः पिण्डं तु भक्तितः पृथिवी दधीर् इत्य् उक्त्वा ततः पिण्डं प्रदत्तवान्
After arranging fragrance and flowers, she devotedly offered the piṇḍa, saying, 'May the earth hold it,' and then gave the piṇḍa.
पितामहाः प्रपितामहास् तथेति चान्तरिक्षतः मातामहानाम् अप्य् एवं ददौ पिण्डान् स शूकरः
The grandfathers and great-grandfathers said, 'So be it,' from the sky; likewise, she offered piṇḍas for the maternal ancestors.
पिण्डनिर्वापणोच्छिष्टम् अन्नं लेपभुजेष्व् अदात् एतद् वः पितर् इत्य् उक्त्वा ददौ वासांसि भक्तितः
She gave the leftover food from the piṇḍa offering to those who eat remnants, saying, 'This is for you, ancestors,' and devotedly gave garments.
द्व्यङ्गुलजानि शुक्लानि धौतान्य् अभिनवानि च गन्धपुष्पादिकं दत्त्वा कृत्वा चैषां प्रदक्षिणाम्
She gave white garments, two fingers wide, washed and new, with fragrance and flowers, and then circumambulated them.
आचम्याचामयेद् विप्रान् पैत्रान् आदौ ततः सुरान् ततस् त्व् अभ्युक्ष्य तां भूमिं दत्त्वापः सुमनोक्षतान्
After sipping water, she had the Brāhmaṇas sip for the ancestors first, then for the gods; then, having sprinkled that ground, she offered water with flowers.