गौरीं वाप्य् उद्वहेत् कन्यां नीलं वा वृषम् उत्सृजेत् कृत्तिकासु पितॄन् अर्च्य स्वर्गम् आप्नोति मानवः
If a man marries a fair maiden or releases a blue bull during the Kṛttikā stars, worshipping the ancestors, he attains heaven.
अपत्यकामो रोहिण्यां सौम्ये तेजस्वितां लभेत् शौर्यम् आर्द्रासु चाप्नोति क्षेत्राणि च पुनर्वसौ
Desiring offspring, one obtains a radiant child during Rohiṇī; valor during Ārdrā; and lands during Punarvasu.
पुष्ये तु धनम् अक्षय्यम् आश्लेषे चायुर् उत्तमम् मघासु च प्रजां पुष्टिं सौभाग्यं फाल्गुनीषु च
In Puṣya, inexhaustible wealth; in Āśleṣā, excellent lifespan; in Maghā, progeny and nourishment; in Phālgunī, good fortune.
प्रधानशीलो भवति सापत्यश् चोत्तरासु च प्रयाति श्रेष्ठतां शास्त्रे हस्ते श्राद्धप्रदो नरः
He becomes distinguished in character and with offspring in Uttarā; he attains excellence in scripture and skill, the man who gives śrāddha.
रूपं तेजश् च चित्रासु तथापत्यम् अवाप्नुयात् वाणिज्यलाभदा स्वाती विशाखा पुत्रकामदा
In Citrā, one attains beauty and brilliance, as well as offspring; Svātī brings gain in trade, Viśākhā grants the desire for sons.
कुर्वन्तां चानुराधासु ता दद्युश् चक्रवर्तिताम् आधिपत्यं च ज्येष्ठासु मूले चारोग्यम् उत्तमम्
In Anurādhā, let them bestow sovereignty; in Jyeṣṭhā, lordship; and in Mūla, excellent health.
आषाढासु यशःप्राप्तिर् उत्तरासु विशोकता श्रवणेन शुभांल् लोकान् धनिष्ठासु धनं महत्
In Āṣāḍhā, one attains fame; in Uttarāṣāḍhā, freedom from sorrow; through Śravaṇa, auspicious worlds; and in Dhaniṣṭhā, great wealth.
वेदवित्त्वम् अभिजिति भिषक्सिद्धिं च वारुणे अजाविकं प्रौष्ठपद्यां विन्देद् गावस् तथोत्तरे
In Abhijit, one gains mastery of the Vedas; in Śatabhishā, success as a physician; in Pūrvā-Proṣṭhapadā, the acquisition of goats; and in Uttarā-Proṣṭhapadā, cows.
रेवतीषु तथा कुप्यम् अश्विनीषु तुरंगमान् श्राद्धं कुर्वंस् तथाप्नोति भरणीष्व् आयुर् उत्तमम्
In Revatī, one obtains precious objects; in Aśvinī, horses; by performing Śrāddha, one attains these, and in Bharanī, supreme longevity.
एवं फलम् अवाप्नोति ऋक्षेष्व् एतेषु तत्त्ववित् तस्मात् काम्यानि श्राद्धानि देयानि विधिवद् द्विजाः
Thus, the knower of truth attains these results in these constellations; therefore, desirous Śrāddhas should be performed by twice-borns according to proper procedure.
कन्याराशिगते सूर्ये फलम् अत्यन्तम् इच्छता यान् यान् कामान् अभिध्यायन् कन्याराशिगते रवौ
When the Sun enters the sign of Virgo, whoever intensely desires a particular result, contemplating those wishes as the Sun traverses Virgo—
श्राद्धं कुर्वन्ति मनुजास् तांस् तान् कामांल् लभन्ति ते नान्दीमुखानां कर्तव्यं कन्याराशिगते रवौ
—those people who perform Śrāddha at that time obtain those very wishes; however, Nāndīmukha rites should not be performed when the Sun is in Virgo.
पौर्णमास्यां तु कर्तव्यं वाराहवचनं यथा दिव्यभौमान्तरिक्षाणि स्थावराणि चराणि च
On the full moon, the Vārāha injunction should be followed, so that all divine, earthly, atmospheric, immovable, and movable beings are included.
पिण्डम् इच्छन्ति पितरः कन्याराशिगते रवौ कन्यां गते सवितरि यान्य् अहानि तु षोडश
The ancestors desire the offering when the Sun is in Virgo; for the sixteen days when the Sun enters Virgo—
क्रतुभिस् तानि तुल्यानि देवो नारायणो ऽब्रवीत् राजसूयाश्वमेधाभ्यां य इच्छेद् दुर्लभं फलम्
Those days are equal to sacrifices; Lord Nārāyaṇa has said: whoever desires the rare result of Rājasūya or Aśvamedha—
अप्य् अम्बुशाकमूलाद्यैः पितॄन् कन्यागते ऽर्चयेत् उत्तराहस्तनक्षत्रगते तीक्ष्णांशुमालिनि
Even with water, vegetables, roots, and similar items, one should worship the ancestors when the Sun is in Virgo, especially when the Sun is in Uttarā-Hasta, adorned with sharp rays.
यो ऽर्चयेत् स्वपितॄन् भक्त्या तस्य वासस् त्रिविष्टपे हस्तर्क्षगे दिनकरे पितृराजानुशासनात्
Whoever worships their ancestors with devotion at that time will reside in heaven; when the Sun is in Hasta, by the command of the king of ancestors.
तावत् पितृपुरी शून्या यावद् वृश्चिकदर्शनम् वृश्चिके समतिक्रान्ते पितरो दैवतैः सह
The city of the ancestors remains empty until the appearance of Scorpio; when Scorpio has passed, the ancestors depart with the gods—
निःश्वस्य प्रतिगच्छन्ति शापं दत्त्वा सुदुःसहम् अष्टकासु च कर्तव्यं श्राद्धं मन्वन्तरासु वै
—exhaling and returning, having given a most difficult curse. Śrāddha should also be performed during the Aṣṭakā days and in the Manvantaras.
अन्वष्टकासु क्रमशो मातृपूर्वं तद् इष्यते ग्रहणे च व्यतीपाते रविचन्द्रसमागमे
During the Anvaṣṭakā days, Śrāddha should be performed in order, beginning with the maternal line; this is prescribed during eclipses and planetary conjunctions of the Sun and Moon.
जन्मर्क्षे ग्रहपीडायां श्राद्धं पार्वणम् उच्यते अयनद्वितये श्राद्धं विषुवद्वितये तथा
On one's birth constellation, during planetary affliction, Śrāddha is prescribed on the full moon; also at the two solstices and at the two equinoxes.
संक्रान्तिषु च कर्तव्यं श्राद्धं विधिवद् उत्तमम् एषु कार्यं द्विजाः श्राद्धं पिण्डनिर्वापणाद् ऋते
Śrāddha should be performed properly at the transitions of the Sun; in these, O twice-borns, Śrāddha is to be done, except for the offering of balls of rice.
वैशाखस्य तृतीयायां नवम्यां कार्त्तिकस्य च श्राद्धं कार्यं तु शुक्लायां संक्रान्तिविधिना नरैः
On the third day of Vaiśākha and the ninth day of Kārtika, Śrāddha should be performed in the bright fortnight, following the rules of the solar transition.
त्रयोदश्यां भाद्रपदे माघे चन्द्रक्षये ऽहनि श्राद्धं कार्यं पायसेन दक्षिणायनवच् च तत्
On the thirteenth day in Bhādrapada and in Māgha, on the day of the waning moon, Śrāddha should be performed with rice pudding, and likewise during the southern course of the Sun.
यदा च श्रोत्रियो ऽभ्येति गेहं वेदविद् अग्निमान् तेनैकेन च कर्तव्यं श्राद्धं विधिवद् उत्तमम्
And when a learned Vedic scholar, who knows the Vedas and maintains the sacred fire, comes to the house, then a single, properly conducted, excellent śrāddha should be performed.
श्राद्धीयद्रव्यसंप्राप्तिर् यदा स्यात् साधुसंमता पार्वणेन विधानेन श्राद्धं कार्यं तथा द्विजैः
When the materials for the śrāddha, approved by the virtuous, are obtained, the śrāddha should be performed by the twice-born according to the rules for the new moon and full moon rites.
प्रतिसंवत्सरं कार्यं मातापित्रोर् मृते ऽहनि पितृव्यस्याप्य् अपुत्रस्य भ्रातुर् ज्येष्ठस्य चैव हि
Every year, on the day of death of one's mother and father, and also for a paternal uncle without sons, and for the eldest brother, the rite should be performed.
पार्वणं देवपूर्वं स्याद् एकोद्दिष्टं सुरैर् विना द्वौ दैवे पितृकार्ये त्रीन् एकैकम् उभयत्र वा
The new moon śrāddha should be performed first for the gods; the ekoddiṣṭa rite is done without the gods. In the rites for the gods, two are to be fed; in the rites for the ancestors, three, or one each in both cases.
मातामहानाम् अप्य् एवं सर्वम् ऊहेन कीर्तितम् प्रेतीभूतस्य सततं भुवि पिण्डं जलं तथा
In the same way, all this is said by inference for the maternal grandfathers as well. For one who has become a departed spirit, offerings of rice balls and water should always be made on earth.
सतिलं सकुशं दद्याद् बहिर् जलसमीपतः तृतीये ऽह्नि च कर्तव्यं प्रेतास्थिचयनं द्विजैः
One should offer sesame and darbha grass outside, near water; and on the third day, the collection of the bones of the departed should be performed by the twice-born.