सोमाय वै पितृमते स्वधा अङ्गिरसे पुनः
To Soma, to the Lord of the Fathers, to Svadhā, and again to Aṅgiras.
इत्येते होममन्त्रास्तु त्रयाणामनुपूर्वशः
These are the mantras for the oblation, to be recited in the proper order for the three.
एतयोरन्तरे नित्यं जुहुयाद्वै विवस्वते
In between these two, one should always offer oblation to Vivasvat.
होमजप्ये नमस्कारः प्रोक्षणं च विशेषतः
In the homa and recitation, salutation and sprinkling are especially prescribed.
अञ्जनाब्यञ्जनं चैव पिण्डनिर्वपणं तथा
Application of collyrium and anointment, as well as the offering of balls of food, are also to be performed.
क्रिया सर्वा यथोद्दिष्टाः प्रयत्नेन समाचरेत्
All the rites as prescribed should be performed with diligence.
विधूमे लेलिहाने च होतव्यं कर्मसिद्धये
When the fire is smokeless and licking upward, the offering should be made for the success of the rite.
यजमानो भवे दन्धः सो ऽमुत्रेति हि नः श्रुतम्
If the sacrificer is slow, it is said that he will be so in the next world as well—so we have heard.
ज्वालाधूमापसव्यश्च स तु वह्निरसिद्धये
If the fire has flames, smoke, or moves to the left, it leads to failure of the rite.
भूमिं वगाहते यत्र तत्र विद्यात्पराभवत्
Wherever the fire touches the ground, that should be known as defeat.
स्निग्धः प्रदक्षिणश्चैव वह्निः स्यात्कार्यसिद्धये
The fire should be gentle and move to the right for the accomplishment of the rite.
अक्षयं पूजितास्तेन भवन्ति पितरो ऽग्नयः
By worshipping with that, the ancestors and the fires become inexhaustible.
श्राद्धे महापवित्राणि मेध्यानि च विशेषतः
In the śrāddha, the most pure and especially sanctified things are required.
पात्रेषु फलमुद्दिष्टं यन्मया श्राद्धकर्मणि
The fruit that I have prescribed for the śrāddha rite is to be placed in the vessels.
कृत्वा समाहितं चित्तमाग्नेयं वै करोम्यहम्
Having composed the mind, I perform the fire offering with concentration.
घृतमादाय पात्रे च जुहुयाद्धव्यवाहने
Taking ghee in a vessel, one should offer it into the sacrificial fire.
उदुंबरस्तथाबिल्वश्चन्दनो यज्ञियाश्च ये
The udumbara, bilva, sandalwood, and those trees suitable for sacrifice—
समिदर्थे प्रशस्ताः स्युरेते वृक्षा विशेषतः
These trees are especially praised for use as sacrificial sticks.
पूजिताः समिदर्थं ते पितॄणां वचनं यथा
When these are offered as sacrificial sticks, it is as the ancestors have declared.
फलं यत्कर्मणस्तस्य तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
Now hear from me, as I declare, the fruit of that action.
श्लेष्मान्तको नक्तमालः कपित्थः शाल्मलिस्तथा
Śleṣmāntaka, naktamāla, kapittha, and also śālmalī—
चिरबिल्वस्तथा कोलस्तिदुकः श्राद्धकर्मणि
Long bilva, kola, and tiduka are used in the śrāddha rite.
शकुनानां निवासांश्च वर्जयेत महीरुहान्
One should avoid trees that are the dwelling places of birds.
स्वाहेति चैव देवानां यज्ञकर्मण्युदाहृतम्
The word 'svāhā' is uttered for the gods in the sacrificial rite.
उपोद्धातपादे श्राद्धकल्पे समिद्वर्णन नामैकादशो ऽध्यायः
In the section on preliminary procedures, this is the eleventh chapter, named 'Description of the Sacred Sticks in the Śrāddha Rite.'
आथर्वणस्त्वेष विधिरित्युवाच बृहस्पतिः
Then Bṛhaspati said: 'This is the Atharvan procedure.'
देवा अपि पितॄन्पूर्वमर्च्चयन्ति हि यत्नतः
Even the gods, with great care, first worship the ancestors.
विश्वाख्यास्तु सुतास्तस्यां धर्मतो जज्ञिरे दश
Ten sons, known as the Viśvas, were righteously born to her.
समस्तास्ते महात्मानश्चेरुरुग्रं महत्तपः
All those great souls performed intense and severe austerities.
शुद्धेन मन्सा प्रीता ऊचुस्तान्पितरस्तदा
With pure minds, pleased, the ancestors then spoke to them.