पितृणां परिचर्यासु पातयेदितरं तथा
In the service of the ancestors, he should similarly pour out the other (offering).
अग्नये कव्यवाहनाय स्वधेति जुहुयात् ततः
Then, he should offer oblations to Agni, the carrier of offerings, with the word 'svadhā'.
महादेवान्तिके वाथ गोष्ठे वा सुसमाहितः
Either in the presence of Mahadeva or in a cowshed, with focused mind,
गोमयेनोपतिप्योर्वों स्थानं कृत्वा तु सैकतम्
Having prepared a sandy spot on the ground, smeared with cow dung,
त्रिरुल्लिखेत् तस्य मध्यं दर्भेणैकेन चैव हि
He should draw three lines in the middle of it, using a single blade of darbha grass.
त्रीन् पिण्डान् निर्वपेत् तत्र हविः शेषात्समाहितः
There, with concentration, he should offer three balls (pindas) from the remains of the oblation.
तदन्नं तु नमस्कुर्यात् पितॄनेव च मन्त्रवित्
He should bow to that food, and to the ancestors as prescribed by mantra.
अवजिघ्रेच्च तान् पिण्डान् यथान्युप्तान् समाहितः
He should smell those balls, attentively, as they are properly placed.
मांसान्यपूपान् विविधान् दद्यात् कृसरपायसम्
He should offer various kinds of meat, cakes, krisara, and milk-rice.
अन्नं चैव यथाकामं विविधं भक्ष्यपेयकम्
And also, as desired, various kinds of food and drink.
धान्यांस्तिलांश्च विविधान् शर्करा विविधास्तथा
Various grains and sesame seeds, and likewise various kinds of sugar.
अन्यत्र फलमूलेभ्यः पानकेभ्यस्तथैव च
Apart from fruits and roots, and likewise from beverages.
न पादेन स्पृशेदन्नं न चैतदवधूनयेत्
He should not touch the food with his foot, nor should he shake it.
यातुधाना विलुम्पन्ति जल्पता चोपपादितम्
Yatudhanas steal food that is prepared while talking.
तद्रूपाः पितरस्तत्र समायान्ति बुभुक्षवः
In that form, the ancestors come there, hungry.
न चायसेन पात्रेण न चैवाश्रद्धया पुनः
Not in an iron vessel, nor again with lack of faith.
दत्तमक्षयतां याति खड्गेन च विशेषतः
What is given becomes inexhaustible, especially if given with a sword.
स याति नरकं घोरं भोक्ता चैव पुरोधसः
He who eats the sacrificial food, and the priest as well, go to a terrible hell.
याचिता दापिता दाता नरकान् यान्ति दारुणान्
Those who beg, those who cause to be given, and those who give, all go to dreadful hells.
तावद्धि पितरो ऽश्नन्ति यावन्नोक्ता हविर्गुणाः
The ancestors partake only as long as the qualities of the oblation are not spoken.
बहूनां पश्यतां सो ऽज्ञः पङ्क्त्या हरति किल्बिषम्
That ignorant person, while many are watching, takes food in the row and incurs sin.
न मांसं प्रतिषेधेत न चान्यस्यान्नमीक्षयेत्
He should neither forbid meat nor look at another's food.
स प्रेत्य पशुतां याति संभवानेकविंशतिम्
After death, he attains the state of an animal, and this occurs twenty-one times.
इतिहासपुराणानि श्राद्धकल्पांश्च शोभनान्
The histories, the Purāṇas, and the auspicious rites for ancestor offerings,
पृष्ट्वा तृप्ताः स्थ इत्येवं तृप्तानाचामयेत् ततः
Having asked, 'Are you satisfied?' thus, he should offer food to those who are satisfied.
स्वधास्त्विति च तं ब्रूयुर्ब्राह्मणास्तदनन्तरम्
Then, immediately after, the Brāhmaṇas should say, 'May the offering be yours.'
यथा ब्रूयुस्तथा कुर्यादनुज्ञातस्तु वै द्विजैः
As the Brāhmaṇas instruct, so he should act, having received their permission.
संपन्नमित्यभ्युदये दैवे रोचत इत्यपि
He should say, 'It is accomplished,' or, 'May the divine favor be upon it.'
दक्षिणां दिशमाकाङ् क्षन्याचेतेमान् वरान् पितॄन्
Facing the southern direction, he should wish for these excellent ancestors.
श्रद्धा च नो मा व्यगमद् बहुदेयं च नोस्त्त्विति
He should say, 'May our faith not fail, may our offerings be abundant.'