मातुलः श्वशुरः श्यालः संबन्धी द्रोणपाठकः मण्डलब्राह्मणो यस् तु पुराणार्थविशारदः
One should invite the maternal uncle, father-in-law, brother-in-law, relatives, the reciter of the Droṇa text, the circle Brahmin, and one skilled in the meaning of the Purāṇas.
अकल्पः कल्पसंतुष्टः प्रतिग्रहविवर्जितः एते श्राद्धे नियोक्तव्या ब्राह्मणाः पङ्क्तिपावनाः
Those who are unfit, satisfied with the ritual, and free from accepting gifts—these Brahmins should be appointed at śrāddha as purifiers of the line.
निमन्त्रयेत पूर्वेद्युः पूर्वोक्तान् द्विजसत्तमान् दैवे नियोगे पित्र्ये च तांस् तथैवोपकल्पयेत्
One should invite, on the previous day, the best of twice-born mentioned earlier; for both divine and ancestral rites, one should arrange for them in the same way.
तैश् च संयमिभिर् भाव्यं यस् तु श्राद्धं करिष्यति श्राद्धं दत्त्वा च भुक्त्वा च मैथुनं यो ऽधिगच्छति
With those self-controlled ones, one should perform śrāddha; whoever, after giving and eating at śrāddha, engages in intercourse,
पितरस् तस्य वै मासं तस्मिन् रेतसि शेरते गत्वा च योषितं श्राद्धे यो भुङ्क्ते यस् तु गच्छति
His ancestors dwell for a month in his semen; whoever eats at śrāddha and then goes to a woman, his ancestors go there.
रेतोमूत्रकृताहारास् तं मासं पितरस् तयोः तस्मात् त्व् अप्रथमं कार्यं प्राज्ञेनोपनिमन्त्रणम्
For that month, his ancestors eat food made from semen and urine; therefore, the wise should not invite such persons first.
अप्राप्तौ तद्दिने वापि वर्ज्या योषित्प्रसङ्गिनः भिक्षार्थम् आगतांश् चापि कालेन संयतान् यतीन्
On that day, those who associate with women should be avoided, and also those who have come for alms, as well as ascetics who are self-controlled according to time.
भोजयेत् प्रणिपाताद्यैः प्रसाद्य यतमानसः योगिनश् च तदा श्राद्धे भोजनीया विपश्चिता
One should feed them with respectful gestures, having pleased them with a sincere mind; and at śrāddha, learned yogis should be fed.
योगाधारा हि पितरस् तस्मात् तान् पूजयेत् सदा ब्राह्मणानां सहस्राणि एको योगी भवेद् यदि
The ancestors are indeed the foundation of yoga; therefore, one should always honor them. If a single yogi exists, it is equal to thousands of Brahmins.
यजमानं च भोक्तॄंश् च नौर् इवाम्भसि तारयेत् पितृगाथा तथैवात्र गीयते ब्रह्मवादिभिः
The sacrificer and the recipients are carried across, like a boat on water, by the songs of the ancestors; so it is sung here by those who speak of Brahman.
या गीता पितृभिः पूर्वम् ऐलस्यासीन् महीपतेः कदा नः संतताव् अग्र्यः कस्यचिद् भविता सुतः
That which was sung by the ancestors long ago for King Aila—when will a foremost son be born in our lineage?
यो योगिभुक्तशेषान् नो भुवि पिण्डान् प्रदास्यति गयायाम् अथवा पिण्डं खड्गमांसं तथा हविः
Whoever offers us the remnants eaten by yogis, or gives balls of food on earth or at Gaya, or offers meat of the ram and oblations—
कालशाकं तिलाज्यं च तृप्तये कृसरं च नः वैश्वदेवं च सौम्यं च खड्गमांसं परं हविः
Barley, sesame with clarified butter, and rice cooked with pulses for our satisfaction, as well as the Vaisvadeva offering, the gentle one, and ram's meat as the supreme oblation.
विषाणवर्जं शिरस आ पादाद् आशिषामहे दद्याच् छ्राद्धं त्रयोदश्यां मघासु च यथाविधि
Except for the horn, from the head to the feet, we desire it. One should offer the śrāddha on the thirteenth day and in the Maghā constellation, according to the prescribed method.
मधुसर्पिःसमायुक्तं पायसं दक्षिणायने तस्मात् संपूजयेद् भक्त्या स्वपितॄन् विधिवन् नरः
Rice pudding mixed with honey and ghee during the southern course of the sun—therefore, a man should worship his ancestors with devotion and according to the rules.
कामान् अभीप्सन् सकलान् पापाद् आत्मविमोचनम् वसून् रुद्रांस् तथादित्यान् नक्षत्रग्रहतारकाः
Desiring all wishes and liberation from sin, one should honor the Vasus, Rudras, Adityas, as well as the stars, planets, and constellations.
प्रीणयन्ति मनुष्याणां पितरः श्राद्धतर्पिताः आयुः प्रजां धनं विद्यां स्वर्गं मोक्षं सुखानि च
The ancestors, satisfied by śrāddha offerings, grant to humans: life, offspring, wealth, knowledge, heaven, liberation, and happiness.
प्रयच्छन्ति तथा राज्यं पितरः श्राद्धतर्पिताः तथापराह्णः पूर्वाह्णात् पितॄणाम् अतिरिच्यते
The ancestors, satisfied by śrāddha offerings, also grant kingship. The afternoon surpasses the forenoon for the ancestors.
संपूज्य स्वागतेनैतान् सदने ऽभ्यागतान् द्विजान् पवित्रपाणिर् आचान्तान् आसनेषूपवेशयेत्
Having welcomed these twice-born guests who have arrived at the house, with pure hands and after rinsing their mouths, one should seat them on appropriate seats.
श्राद्धं कृत्वा विधानेन संभोज्य च द्विजोत्तमान् विसर्जयेत् प्रियाण्य् उक्त्वा प्रणिपत्य च भक्तितः
Having performed the śrāddha according to the rules and having fed the best of Brahmins, one should dismiss them, speaking pleasant words and bowing with devotion.
आद्वारम् अनुगच्छेच् च आगच्छेद् अनुमोदितः ततो नित्यक्रियां कुर्याद् भोजयेच् च तथातिथीन्
One should accompany them to the door, depart with their approval, then perform daily rites and likewise feed the guests.
नित्यक्रियां पितॄणां च केचिद् इच्छन्ति सत्तमाः न पितॄणां तथैवान्ये शेषं पूर्ववद् आचरेत्
Some excellent ones desire the daily rites for the ancestors; others do not. The remainder should be performed as before.
पृथक्त्वेन वदन्त्य् अन्ये केचित् पूर्वं च पूर्ववत् ततस् तद् अन्नं भुञ्जीत सह भृत्यादिभिर् नरः
Others speak of doing it separately, some as before; then the man should eat that food together with his servants and others.
एवं कुर्वीत धर्मज्ञः श्राद्धं पित्र्यं समाहितः यथा च विप्रमुख्यानां परितोषो ऽभिजायते
Thus should the righteous, intent on the ancestral śrāddha, act, so that satisfaction arises among the foremost Brahmins.
इदानीं संप्रवक्ष्यामि वर्जनीयान् द्विजाधमान् मित्रध्रुक् कुनखी क्लीबः क्षयी शुक्ली वणिक्पथः
Now I shall declare those inferior Brahmins who are to be avoided: one who betrays a friend, has deformed nails, is impotent, consumptive, albino, or follows the merchant's path.
श्यावदन्तो ऽथ खल्वाटः काणो ऽन्धो बधिरो जडः मूकः पङ्गुः कुणिः षण्ढो दुश्चर्मा व्यङ्गकेकरौ
One with black teeth, bald, one-eyed, blind, deaf, dull-witted, mute, lame, crippled, eunuch, with bad skin, and those with deformed hands and feet.
कुष्ठी रक्तेक्षणः कुब्जो वामनो विकटो ऽलसः मित्रशत्रुर् दुष्कुलीनः पशुपालो निराकृतिः
A leper, one with red eyes, a hunchback, a dwarf, a deformed person, a lazy man, one who is both friend and foe, of bad lineage, a herdsman, or one lacking proper appearance—
परिवित्तिः परिवेत्ता परिवेदनिकासुतः वृषलीपतिस् तत्सुतश् च न भवेच् छ्राद्धभुग् द्विजः
A professional mourner, a hired wailer, the son of a woman who laments for hire, the husband of a low-caste woman, and his son—none of these should partake of the śrāddha as a twice-born.
वृषलीपुत्रसंस्कर्ता अनूढो दिधिषूपतिः भृतकाध्यापको यस् तु भृतकाध्यापितश् च यः
One who performs the rites for a low-caste woman's son, an unmarried man, the husband of a barren woman, one who teaches for wages, and one who is taught for wages—
सूतकान्नोपजीवी च मृगयुः सोमविक्रयी अभिशस्तस् तथा स्तेनः पतितो वार्द्धुषिः शठः
One who lives by eating food from childbirth houses, a hunter, a seller of soma, one who is cursed, a thief, one fallen from his caste, a barber, or a deceiver—