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.
यज्ञहेतोस्तदुद्धृत्य मोहयित्वा जगत्तथा
Having taken it up for the sake of sacrifice, he thus deluded the world.
अमृतं गुह्यमुद्धृत्य योगे योगविदां वराः
Having drawn forth the secret nectar, the best among those skilled in yoga—
देवानां परमं गुह्यमृषीणां च परायणम्
The supreme secret of the gods and the ultimate goal of the seers—
पितृभक्तः समासेन पितृपूर्वपरश्च यः
He who is devoted to the ancestors, in brief, and who honors both former and later ancestors—
अयत्नात्प्राप्नुयादेव सर्वमेतन्न संशयः
He attains all this effortlessly, without doubt.
येषु चाप्यक्षयं श्राद्धं तीर्थेषु च गुहासु च
In those places where the śrāddha is inexhaustible, in sacred fords and in caves—
श्रुत्वेमं श्राद्धकल्पं च न कुर्याद्यस्तु मानवः
If a man, having heard this rite of śrāddha, does not perform it—
परिवादो न कर्त्तव्यो योगिनां तु विशेषतः
One should not speak ill, especially of yogis.
योगान्परिवदेद्यस्तु ध्यानिनो मोक्षकाङ्क्षिणः
But he who reviles yogis—those intent on meditation and seeking liberation—
योगीश्वरपरीवादान्न स्वर्गं याति मानवः
A man who slanders the lords of yoga does not attain heaven.
कुंभीपाकेषु पच्यन्ते जिह्वाच्छेदे पुनः पुनः
They are cooked in Kumbhīpāka hell, their tongues cut again and again.
प्रोत्यानन्तं फलं भुङ्क्त इह वापि न संशयः
He experiences endless suffering, here or elsewhere, without doubt.
ऋचो यजुः साम तदङ्गपारगे ऽविकारमेतं ह्यनवाप्य सीदति
He who has mastered the Ṛg, Yajur, and Sāma Vedas and their limbs, yet does not attain this changeless path, fails.
यः स्याच्चतुर्विशतितत्त्वपारगः स पारगो नाध्ययनस्य पारगः
He who has mastered the twenty-four principles is truly accomplished, not merely one who has studied.
प्रत्याहरेद्योगपथं न यो द्विजो न सर्वपार क्रमपारगोचरः
A twice-born who does not withdraw into the path of yoga is not one who has crossed all stages, nor one who has reached the ultimate.
तं वै वेदविदः प्राहुस्तमाहुर्वेदपारगम्
Him, the knowers of the Veda call a true knower of the Veda, one who has crossed to the farther shore of the Veda.
एवं वेदविदः प्राहुरन्यं वै वेदपारगम्
Thus, the knowers of the Veda declare another as one who has crossed to the farther shore of the Veda.
प्राप्नोत्यायुः प्रजाश्चैव पितृभक्तो न सशयः
He who is devoted to the ancestors attains long life and offspring, without doubt.
सर्वाण्येतानि वाप्नोति तीर्थदानफलानि च
He attains all these, and also the fruits of giving at holy places.
आश्राव्य च द्विजान्सो ऽथ सर्वकामानवाप्नुयात्
And having had this recited to the twice-born, he obtains all desired things.