समुत्पन्नस्य पुलहादुत्पन्नास्तस्य ते सुताः
Born from Pulaha, his sons were then produced.
एतान्वैश्यगणाः श्राद्धे भाव यन्ति फलार्थिनः
Those groups of Vaiśyas honor them at the śrāddha, seeking reward.
ययातेर्जननी साध्वी पत्नी सा नहुषस्य च
She, the virtuous mother of Yayāti, was also the wife of Nahuṣa.
हैरण्यगर्भस्य सुताः शूद्रास्तां भावयन्त्युत
The sons of Hiraṇyagarbha are the Śūdras; they indeed honor her.
एतेषां मानसी कन्या नर्मदा सरितां वरा
Among these, the mind-born daughter is Narmada, the best of rivers.
जननी सात्रसद्दस्योः पुरुकुत्सपरिग्रहः
She is the mother of Satrasa and Sadasya, and was taken by Purukutsa.
मन्वन्तरादौ श्राद्धानि प्रवर्तयति सर्वशः
At the beginning of the Manvantara, she fully establishes the rites of ancestor worship.
तस्मादेतत्स्वधर्मेण देयं श्राद्धं च श्रद्धया
Therefore, one should offer śrāddha according to one's own duty, with faith.
दत्तं स्वधां पुरोधाय श्राद्धं प्रीणाति वै पितॄन्
When śrāddha is performed, offering svadhā first, it truly satisfies the ancestors.
सोमश्चाप्यायनं कृत्वा ह्यगनेर्वेवस्वतस्य च
Soma, having performed the rite of increase for Aganerva and Vasvata,
पितरः पुष्टिकामस्य प्रजाकामस्य वा पुनः
The ancestors, for one desiring nourishment or offspring, again—
देवकार्यादपि सदा पितृकार्यं विशिष्यते
Indeed, the duty to the ancestors always surpasses even the duty to the gods.
न हि योग गतिः सूक्ष्मा पितॄणां न पितृक्षयः
For the path of yoga is subtle, and there is no decline for the ancestors.
इत्येते पितरश्चैव लोका दुहितरश्च वै
Thus, these are the worlds of the ancestors and also their daughters.
चत्वारो मूर्तिमन्तस्तु त्रयस्तेषाममूर्तयः
Of them, four are with form, and three among them are formless.
भक्त्या प्राञ्जलयः सर्वेसेंद्रास्तद्गतमानसाः
With devotion, hands joined, all the lords of the senses, their minds absorbed in them,
कृष्णाः श्वेतांबुजाश्चैव विधिव त्पूजयन्त्युत
The dark ones and the white-lotus-born, indeed, worship them according to the rite.
मेघाश्च मरुतश्चैव ब्रह्माद्याश्च दिवौकसः
The clouds, the Maruts, and also Brahma and the other dwellers in heaven,
यक्षा नागाः सुपर्णाश्च किन्नरा राक्षसैः सह
Yakshas, Nagas, Suparnas, Kinnaras, together with the Rakshasas,
एवमेते महात्मानः श्राद्धे सत्कृत्य पूजिताः
Thus, these great souls, being duly honored at the śrāddha, are worshipped.
हित्वा त्रैलोक्यसंसारं जरामृत्युमयं तथा
Abandoning the transmigration of the three worlds, and also old age and death,
कृत्स्नं वैराग्यमानन्त्यं प्रयच्छन्ति पितामहाः
The Pitamahas grant complete detachment and endlessness.
योगैश्वर्यमृते मोक्षः कथञ्चिन्नोपपद्यते
Without the yogic powers and sovereignty, liberation is by no means attained.
वरिष्ठः सर्वधर्माणां मोक्षधर्मः सनातनः
Of all the dharmas, the dharma of liberation is the highest and eternal.
मुक्तावैडूर्यवासांसि वाजिनागायुतानि च
Garments of pearls and beryl, and chariots yoked with horses and elephants,
हंसबर्हिणयुक्तनि मुक्तावैढूर्यवन्ति च
Chariots adorned with swans and peacocks, and set with pearls and beryl,
विमानानां सहस्राणि युक्तान्यप्सरसां गणैः
Thousands of aerial cars, accompanied by hosts of celestial nymphs,
प्रीता नित्यं प्रयच्छन्ति मानुषाणां पितामहाः
The Pitāmahas, always pleased, bestow these upon human beings.
इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते मध्यभागे तृतीये उपोद्धातपादे पितृराज्य कल्पो नाम दशमो ऽध्यायः
Thus ends the tenth chapter, named 'The Account of the Realm of the Ancestors,' in the third section, the Upoddhāta, of the middle part of the Vāyu-recited Śrī Brahmāṇḍa Mahāpurāṇa.
राजतस्य कथावापि दर्शनं दान मेव वा
Even the story, sight, or gift of silver—