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.
अथर्वणो मुमुक्षुश्च ब्राह्मणः पङ्क्तिपावनः
A Brahmin who follows the Atharva Veda and who seeks liberation is a purifier of the dining line.
असंबन्धी च विज्ञेयो ब्राह्मणः पङ्क्तिपावनः
A Brahmin who is unattached is to be known as a purifier of the dining line.
अलाभे नैष्ठिकं दान्तमुपकुर्वाणकं तथा
If none are found, one should feed a Naiṣṭhika, a restrained one, or an Upakurvāṇa.
सर्वालाभे साधकं वा गृहस्थमपि भोजयेत्
If none at all are available, one may feed even a householder who is striving.
फलं वेदविदां तस्य सहस्रादतिरिच्यते
The fruit for those who know the Vedas exceeds that of giving a thousandfold.
भोजयेद् हव्यकव्येषु अलाभादितरान् द्विजान्
One should feed other twice-borns in offerings of oblations if the others are not found.
अनुकल्पस्त्वयं ज्ञेयः सदा सद्भिरनुष्ठितः
This is to be known as the substitute procedure, always practiced by the virtuous.
दौहित्रं विट्पतिं बन्धुमृत्विग्याज्यौ च भोजयेत्
One should feed the daughter's son, the lord of speech, a relative, the officiating priest, and the sacrificer.
पैशाची दक्षिणा सा हि नैवामुत्र फलप्रदा
That southern offering is demonic; it does not yield fruit in the next world.
द्विषता हि हविर्भुक्तं भवति प्रेत्य निष्फलम्
Indeed, oblations eaten by an enemy become fruitless after death.