Kurma Purana

सरस्वत्यां विशेषेण पुष्करेषु विशेषतः

Especially on the Sarasvati, and particularly at Pushkara,

वेत्रवत्यां विपाशायां गोदावर्यां विशेषतः

On the banks of the Vetravati, Vipasha, and especially the Godavari,

नदीनां चैव तीरेषु तुष्यन्ति पितरः सदा

The ancestors are always satisfied on the banks of rivers.

गौधूमैश्च तिलैर्मुद्गैर्मासं प्रीणयते पितॄन्

By offering wheat, sesame seeds, and mung beans, one satisfies the ancestors for a month.

विदार्याश्च भरण्डाश्च श्राद्धकाले प्रादपयेत्

At the time of the śrāddha, one should also provide vidāri and bharaṇḍa roots.

दद्याच्छ्राद्धे प्रयत्नेन शृङ्गाटककशेरुकान्

With care, one should give śṛṅgāṭaka and kaśeruka at the śrāddha.

औरभ्रेणाथ चतुरः शाकुनेनेह पञ्च तु

With sheep’s meat, four months; with bird’s meat, five months here.

अष्टावेणस्य मांसेन रौरवेण नवैव तु

With goat’s meat, eight months; with raurava meat, indeed nine.

शशकूर्मर्योर्मांसेन मासानेकादशैव तु

With hare or tortoise meat, the satisfaction lasts for eleven months.

वार्ध्रोणसस्य मांसेन तृप्तिर्द्वादशवार्षिकी

With vārdhroṇa meat, satisfaction endures for twelve years.

आनन्त्यायैव कल्पन्ते मुन्यन्नानि च सर्वशः

The food of sages, in every form, is considered to grant endless benefit.

दद्याच्छ्राद्धे प्रयत्नेन तदस्याक्षयमुच्यते

Whatever is given at the śrāddha with care is said to be imperishable.

कूष्माण्डालाबुवार्ताकान् भूस्तृणं सुरसं तथा

One should avoid pumpkin, bottle gourd, eggplant, grass, and surasa at the śrāddha.

राजमाषांस्तथा क्षीरं माहिषं च विवर्जयेत्

One should also avoid royal black gram and buffalo milk.

वर्जयेत् सर्वयत्नेन श्राद्धकाले द्विजोत्तमः

O best of twice-born, one should avoid all these with utmost care at the time of śrāddha.

पिण्डान्वाहार्यकं श्राद्धं कुर्यात् सौम्यमनाः शुचिः

With a gentle mind and purity, one should perform the śrāddha with offerings of balls of food and cooked rice.

तीर्थं तद् हव्यकव्यानां प्रदाने चातिथिः स्मृतः

In the giving of offerings to gods and ancestors, the guest is regarded as a sacred ford.

व्रतिनो नियमस्थाश्च ऋतुकालाभिगामिनः

Those who are observant of vows, established in discipline, and approach at the proper season—

बह्वृचश्च त्रिसौपर्णस्त्रिमधुर्वाथ यो भवेत्

One who knows many Ṛgvedic hymns, the trisauparṇa, the trimadhur, or who is so qualified—

अथर्वशिरसो ऽध्येता रुद्राध्यायी विशेषतः

One who recites the Atharvaśiras, especially the Rudrādhyāya—

मन्त्रब्राह्मणविच्चैव यश्च स्याद् धर्मपाठकः

One who knows the mantras and Brāhmaṇas, or who is a reciter of dharma texts—

ब्रह्मदेयानुसंतानो गर्भशुद्धः सहस्रदः

One whose lineage is devoted to gifts for Brahmins, whose womb is pure, who gives a thousandfold.

गुरुदेवाग्निपूजासु प्रसक्तो ज्ञानतत्परः

One who is devoted to worship of teacher, gods, and fire, and who is intent on knowledge.

महादेवार्चनरतो वैष्णवः पङ्क्तिपावनः

One who is engaged in worship of Mahadeva, who is Vaishnava, who purifies the dining line.

सत्रिणो दाननिरता विज्ञेयाः पङ्क्तिपावनाः

Those who perform sacrifices and are devoted to giving are to be known as purifiers of the dining line.

सावित्रीजापनिरता ब्राह्मणाः पङ्क्तिपावनाः

Brahmins devoted to recitation of Savitri are purifiers of the dining line.

अग्निचित्स्नातका विप्रा विज्ञेयाः पङ्क्तिपावनाः

Brahmins who have bathed after building the fire altar are to be known as purifiers of the dining line.

अध्यात्मविन्मुनिर्दान्तो विज्ञेयः पङ्क्तिपावनः

A sage who knows the Self, who is restrained, is to be known as a purifier of the dining line.

श्रद्धालुः श्राद्धनिरतो ब्राह्मणः पङ्क्तिपावनः

A Brahmin who is faithful and devoted to performing ancestral rites is a purifier of the dining line.