दैवेकर्मणि पित्र्ये च श्रूयते वै परीक्षणम्
In divine and ancestral rites, examination is indeed spoken of.
ये च भाषाविदः केचिद्ये च व्याकरणे रताः
Those who are learned in language, and those who delight in grammar,
त्रिणाचिकेतः पञ्चाग्निः स सौपर्णः षडङ्गवित्
He who knows the three Nachiketas fires, the five fires, the Sauparṇa, and the six limbs,
पुण्येषु यश्च तीर्थेषु कृतस्नानः कृतव्रतः
And he who has bathed and taken vows at holy places,
ये च सत्यव्रता नित्यं स्वधर्मनिरताश्च ये
And those who always observe vows of truth and are devoted to their own duty,
एतेभ्यो दत्तमक्षय्यमेते वै पङ्क्तिपावनाः
Gifts given to these are inexhaustible; these indeed are purifiers of the line.
त्रयो ऽपि पूजितास्तेन ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः
By honoring them, the three—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara—are also worshipped.
पवित्राणां पवित्रं च मङ्गलानां च मङ्गलम्
They are the purity of the pure, the auspiciousness of the auspicious.
अपाङ्क्तेयान्प्रवक्ष्यमि गदतो मे निबोधत
I will now declare the unfit for the line; listen as I speak.
ग्रामप्रेष्यो वार्धुषिको ह्यापणो वणिजस्तथा
A village messenger, a barber, a shopkeeper, and a merchant,
काण्डपृष्ठो ऽथ कुण्डाशी मधुपः सोमविक्रयी
One who carries bundles, one who eats from a pit, a honey-gatherer, a seller of soma,
पित्रा विवदमानश्च यस्य चोपपतिर्गृहे
One who quarrels with his father, and one whose wife has another man in the house,
स्तवकः सूपकारश्च यश्च मित्राणि निन्दति
One who is a flatterer, a cook, and who speaks ill of friends,
उन्मत्तो ऽप्यथ षण्ढश्च भ्रूणहा गुरुतल्पगः
Even if insane, or a eunuch, a killer of a fetus, or one who violates the teacher’s bed,
विक्रीणाति च यो ब्रह्मव्रतानि नियमांस्तथा
And whoever sells vows of Brahmacharya or disciplines,
यच्चवाणिजके दत्तं नेह नामुत्र संभवेत्
Whatever is given to a merchant does not yield fruit here or hereafter.
तथा पाणविके वै च कारुके धर्मवर्जिते
Likewise, to a gambler, or to an artisan devoid of righteousness,
अन्यत्रास्य समाधानं न वणिकूछ्राद्धमर्हति
Elsewhere is its resolution; a merchant does not deserve the śrāddha offering.
षष्टिं काणः शतं षण्ढः श्वित्री पञ्चशतान्यपि
A one-eyed man for sixty, a eunuch for a hundred, a leper even for five hundred,
भ्रश्येद्धि स फलात्तस्मात्प्रदाता यस्तु बालिशः
He surely falls from the result; therefore, the giver who is ignorant,
सोपानत्कश्च यद्भुङ्क्ते यच्च दत्तमसत्कृतम्
Who eats with sandals on, or what is given without respect,
श्वा चैव ब्रह्महा चैव नावेक्षेत कथञ्चन
A dog and a brahmin-killer—one should never look upon them in any way.
राक्षसानां तिलाः प्रोक्ताः शुनां परिवृतास्तथा
Sesame seeds are said to belong to the demons, and those encircled by dogs likewise.
रजस्वलायाः स्पर्शेन क्रुद्धोयश्च प्रयच्छति
By the touch of a menstruating woman, or when given in anger,
विविक्तेषु च प्रीयन्ते दत्तेनेह पितामहाः
The ancestors are pleased by offerings made in solitude.
तस्मात्परिवृतेनेह विधिवद्दर्भपाणिना
Therefore, with encircled (sesame), here, according to rule, with darbha grass in hand,
अनुमान्य द्विजान्पूर्वमर्गौं कुर्याद्यथाविधि
Having first obtained the consent of the twice-born, one should perform the offering according to the prescribed method.
शुक्लपक्षे च पूर्वाङ्णे श्राद्धं कुर्याद्यथाविधि
And in the bright fortnight, in the earlier part, one should perform śrāddha as prescribed.
एवमेते महात्मानो महायोगा महौजसः
Thus, these great souls, great yogis, of great energy,
पितृभक्त्यैव तु नरो योगं प्राप्नोति दुर्ल्लभम्
A man attains the rare yoga solely through devotion to the ancestors.