ऋग्वेदपारगे दद्याज्जातसस्यां वसुन्धराम् । यजुर्वेदमये विप्रे गाञ्च दद्यात्पयस्विनीम्
To one versed in the Ṛgveda, one should give land with newly grown crops; to a brāhmaṇa learned in the Yajurveda, one should give a milch cow.
सामगाय शिवोद्देशात्प्रदद्यात्कलधौतकम् । यमोद्देशात्तिलांल्लोहं ततो दद्याच्च दक्षिणाम्
To a singer of the Sāmaveda, for the sake of Śiva, one should give a vessel washed with alkali; for Yama, one should give sesame seeds and iron, and then also give the proper fee.
पश्चात्पुत्तलकं कार्यं सर्वौषधिसमन्वितम् । पलाशस्य च वृन्तानां विभागं शृणु काश्यप
Afterwards, one should make a doll, endowed with all medicinal herbs; now hear, O Kāśyapa, the division of the stalks of the palāśa tree.
कृष्णाजिनं समास्तीर्य कुशैश्च पुरुषाकृतिम् । शतत्रयेण षष्ट्या च वृन्तैः प्रोक्तोऽस्थिसञ्चयः
Spreading out black antelope skin and arranging sacred grass, one should form a human figure; three hundred and sixty stalks are prescribed for the collection of bones.
विन्यस्य तानि वृन्तानि अङ्गेष्वेषु पृथक्पृथक् । चत्वारिंशच्छिरोदेशे ग्रीवायां दश विन्यसेत्
Placing those stalks separately on each limb, forty should be set at the head, and ten at the neck.
विंशत्युरः स्थले दद्याद्विंशतिं जठरेऽपि च । बाहुयुग्मे शतं दद्यात्कटि देशे च विंशतिम्
Twenty should be placed on the chest, and twenty on the abdomen as well; one hundred on the pair of arms, and twenty at the waist.
ऊरुद्वये शतञ्चापि त्रिंशज्जङ्घाद्वये न्यसेत् । दद्याच्चतुष्टयं शिश्ने षड्दद्याद्वृषणद्वये । दश पादाङ्गुलीभागे एवमस्थीनि विन्यसेत्
One hundred should be placed on the two thighs, and thirty on the two shanks; four on the penis, six on the two testicles, and ten on the toes—thus should the bones be arranged.
नारिकेलं शिरः स्थाने तुम्बं दद्याच्च तालुके । पञ्चरत्नं मुखे दद्याज्जिह्वायां कदलीफलम्
A coconut should be placed at the position of the head, a gourd at the palate; five gems in the mouth, and a plantain fruit on the tongue.
अन्त्रेषु नालकं दद्याद्बालकं प्राण एव च । वसायीं मेदकं दद्याद्गोमूत्रेण तु मूत्रकम्
A reed should be placed in the intestines, a small stick at the breath; fat should be represented by marrow, and urine by cow's urine.
गन्धकं धातवो देयो हरितालं मनः शिला । रेतः स्थाने पारदञ्च पुरीषे पित्तलं तथा
Sulphur and metals should be given, orpiment and mica; at the place of semen, mercury, and at the place of feces, brass.
मनः शिलां तथा गात्रे तिलकल्कञ्च सन्धिषु । यवपिष्टं तथा मांसे मधु वै क्षौद्रमेव च
Mica should be placed on the body, and sesame paste at the joints; barley flour on the flesh, and honey—indeed, real honey.
केशेषु वै वटजटा त्वचि दद्यान्मृगत्वचम् । कर्णयोस्तालपत्त्रञ्च स्तनयोश्चैव गुञ्जिकाः
For the hair, banyan roots; for the skin, deer hide should be placed; palm leaves at the ears, and gunja seeds at the breasts.
नासायां शतपत्त्रं च कमलं नाभिमण्डले । वृन्ताकं वृषणद्वन्द्वे लिङ्गे स्याद्गृञ्जनं शुभम्
At the nose, a lotus petal; at the navel, a lotus flower; eggplant at the pair of testicles, and fragrant resin at the penis.
घृतं नाभ्यां प्रदेयं स्यात्कौपीने च त्रपु स्मृतम् । मौक्तिकं स्तनयोर्मूर्ध्नि कुङ्कुमेन विलेपनम्
Ghee should be placed at the navel, tin at the loincloth; pearls at the breasts and head, and the body anointed with saffron.
कर्पूरागुरुधूपैश्च शुभैर्माल्यैः सुगन्धिभिः । परिधानं पट्टसूत्रं हृदये रुक्मकं न्यसेत्
With camphor, aloe incense, and auspicious, fragrant garlands, one should place a cloth garment and a gold ornament on the heart.
ऋद्धिवृद्धी भुजौ द्वौ च चक्षुषोश्च कपर्दकौ । सिन्दूरं नेत्रकोणे च ताम्बूलाद्युपहारकैः
On both arms, place symbols of prosperity and increase; on the eyes, conch-shaped ornaments; in the corners of the eyes, vermilion, along with offerings such as betel leaves.
सर्वौषधियुतं प्रेतं कृत्वा पूजा यथोदिता । साग्निके (कैश्चा) चापि विधिना यज्ञपात्रं न्यसेत्क्रमात्
Having prepared the deceased with all medicinal herbs and performed the worship as prescribed, one should, according to rule, place the sacrificial vessel with fire.
शिरोमे श्रीरिति ऋचा पुनन्तु वरुणेति च । प्रेतस्य पावनं कृत्वा शालिशालशिलोदकैः
On the head, reciting the Śrī and Pavamāna Varuṇa hymns, purify the deceased with water from rice, barley, and stone vessels.
विष्णुमुद्दिश्य दातव्या सुशीलागौः पयस्विनी
A virtuous, milking cow should be given in charity, dedicated to Viṣṇu.
(तिला लोहं हिरण्यं च कार्पासं लवणं तथा । सप्तधान्यं क्षितिर्गाव एकैकं पानं समृतम्
Sesame, iron, gold, cotton, salt, seven kinds of grain, earth, cows, and a vessel for each should be offered as prescribed.
महादानानि देयानि तिलपात्रं तथेति च । ततो वैतरणी देया सर्वाभरणभूषिता
Great gifts should be given, as well as a vessel of sesame; then, the Vaitaraṇī cow, adorned with all ornaments, should be given.
कर्तव्यं वैष्णवं श्राद्धं प्रेतमुक्त्यर्थ मात्मवान् । प्रेतंमोक्षं ततः कुर्याद्धृदि विष्णुं प्रकल्प्य च
A Vaiṣṇava śrāddha should be performed for the release of the departed; then, meditating on Viṣṇu in the heart, one should effect the liberation of the deceased.
ओं विष्णुरिति संस्मृत्य प्रेतं तन्मृत्युमेव च । अग्निदाहं ततः कुर्यात्सूतकन्तु दिनत्रयम्
Remembering 'Oṃ Viṣṇu' and the death of the departed, one should then perform the cremation; the period of impurity lasts for three days.
दशाहकर्त्रा पिण्डाश्च कर्तव्याः प्रेतभुक्तये । सर्वं वर्षविधिं कुर्यादेवं प्रेतश्च मुक्तिभाक्
The performer of the ten-day rites should offer piṇḍas for the departed's sustenance; the entire annual observance should be performed, and thus the departed attains liberation.
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् ४१ श्रीविष्णुरुवाच । वृषोत्सर्गं प्रकुर्वीत विधिपूर्वं खगेश्वर । कार्तिकादिषु मासेषु पौर्णमास्यां शुभे दिने ॥ २,४१.
Śrī Viṣṇu said: The ritual release of a bull should be performed according to rule, O Lord of Birds, on the full moon day during the auspicious months beginning with Kārtika.
विवाहोत्सर्जनं श्राद्धं नान्दीमुखमुपक्रमेत् । कुर्याद्भुवश्च संस्कारानग्निस्थापनमेव च ॥ २,४१.
One should begin the marriage release rite with the nāndīmukha śrāddha, and perform the purificatory rites of the earth and the establishment of fire.
वाप्यां कूपे गवां गोष्ठे स्थाप्याग्निं विधिवत्ततः । विवाहविधिना सर्वं कुर्याद्ब्राह्मणवाचनम् ॥ २,४१.
The fire should be properly established in a pond, well, or cowshed; then, all should be done according to the marriage rite, with recitation by a brāhmaṇa.
पात्रासादनं श्रपणमुपयमनकुशादिकम् । पुर्युक्षणान्ते होमं च कर्या द्वै ब्राह्मणेन तु ॥ २,४१.
The preparation of vessels, the heating, the bringing of sacred grass, and other such acts, and at the end of the sprinkling, the homa should be performed by two brāhmaṇas.
आघारावाज्यभागौ च चक्षुषी च प्रदा पयेत् । प्रथमेऽहरिति मन्त्रेण होतव्याश्च षडाहुतीः (तयः) ॥ २,४१.
The āghāra and ājya portions, and the offerings to the eyes, should be given; with the mantra 'on the first day,' six oblations should be offered.
आघारावाज्यभागौ तु पायसेनाङ्गदेवताः । अग्नये रुद्राय शर्वाय पशुपतये उग्राय शिवाय । भवाय महादेवायेशानाय यमाय च ॥ २,४१.
The āghāra and ājya portions are for the deities of the limbs with rice pudding: to Agni, Rudra, Śarva, Paśupati, Ugra, Śiva, Bhava, Mahādeva, Īśāna, and Yama.