दक्षिणं जानुमालभ्य त्वं मया तु निमन्त्रितः एवं निमन्त्र्य नियमं श्रावयेत्पितृबान्धवान्
Touching the right knee, say: 'You have been invited by me.' Thus inviting, one should announce the rules to the relatives of the ancestors.
अक्रोधनैः शौचपरैः सततं ब्रह्मचारिभिः भवितव्यं भवद्भिश्च मया च श्राद्धकारिणा
You and I, as performers of the śrāddha, must always be free from anger, devoted to purity, and steadfast in celibacy.
पितृयज्ञं विनिर्वर्त्य तर्पणाख्यं तु यो ऽग्निमान् पिण्डान्वाहार्यकं कुर्याच् छ्राद्धमिन्दुक्षये सदा
Having completed the ancestral sacrifice called tarpaṇa, one who maintains the sacred fire should always perform the śrāddha with piṇḍas at the waning of the moon.
गोमयेनोपलिप्ते तु दक्षिणप्रवणे स्थले श्राद्धं समाचरेद्भक्त्या गोष्ठे वा जलसंनिधौ
On a spot smeared with cow dung, sloping to the south, one should devoutly perform the śrāddha, either in a cowshed or near water.
अग्निमान्निर्वपेत्पित्र्यं चरुं च सममुष्टिभिः पितृभ्यो निर्वपामीति सर्वं दक्षिणतो न्यसेत्
Having fire, one should offer the ancestral oblation and the rice cake with equal handfuls, saying, 'I offer this to the ancestors,' placing everything to the south.
अभिघार्यं ततः कुर्यान् निर्वापत्रयमग्रतः ते ऽपि तस्यायताः कार्याश् चतुरङ्गुलविस्तृताः
Then, having sprinkled, one should make three offerings in front; these should be made elongated and four fingers wide.
दर्वीत्रयं तु कुर्वीत खादिरं रजतान्वितम् रत्निमात्रं परिश्लक्ष्णं हस्ताकाराग्रमुत्तमम्
One should prepare three ladles of khadira wood, adorned with silver, each the size of a finger, well-smoothed, and with a handle shaped like a hand.
उदपात्रं च कांस्यं च मेक्षणं च समित्कुशान् तिलाः पात्राणि सद्वासो गन्धधूपानुलेपनम्
A water vessel, a bronze vessel, a strainer, sacred sticks, sesame seeds, vessels, clean garments, fragrant incense, and ointments should be brought.
आहरेदपसव्यं तु सर्वं दक्षिणतः शनैः एवमासाद्य तत्सर्वं भवनस्याग्रतो भुवि
All these, held in the left hand, should be brought slowly from the south; thus, having approached, all these are placed on the ground before the house.
गोमयेनोपलिप्तायां गोमूत्रेण तु मण्डलम् अक्षताभिः सपुष्पाभिस् तदभ्यर्च्यापसव्यवत्
On a spot smeared with cow dung, a circle is drawn with cow urine, and it is worshipped with unbroken rice and flowers, with the left hand.
विप्राणां क्षालयेत् पादाव् अभिनन्द्य पुनः पुनः आसनेषूपकॢप्तेषु दर्भवत्सु विधानवत्
One should wash the feet of the Brāhmaṇas, greeting them again and again, and seat them properly on darbha grass, as prescribed.
उपस्पृष्टोदकान्विप्रान् उपवेश्यानुमन्त्रयेत् द्वौ दैवे पितृकृत्ये त्रीन् एकैकमुभयत्र च
Having sprinkled water, one should seat the Brāhmaṇas and invite them; for the divine rite, two, and for the ancestral rite, three—one for each, or both.
भोजयेदीश्वरो ऽपीह न कुर्याद्विस्तरं बुधः दैवपूर्वं नियोज्याथ विप्रानर्घ्यादिना बुधः
Even a lord should not make the meal elaborate here; the wise should first assign the Brāhmaṇas for the divine rite, with arghya and so on.
अग्नौ कुर्यादनुज्ञातो विप्रैर् विप्रो यथाविधि स्वगृह्योक्तविधानेन कांस्ये कृत्वा चरुं ततः
Having been permitted by the Brāhmaṇas, one should perform the fire ritual as prescribed, according to the rules stated in one's own Gṛhya-sūtra, and then prepare the rice cake in a bronze vessel.
अग्नीषोमयमाभ्यां तु कुर्यादाप्यायनं बुधः दक्षिणाग्नौ प्रतीते वा य एकाग्निर्द्विजोत्तमः
A learned person should perform the āpyāyana rite with Agni and Soma; or, if he has only one sacred fire, O best of twice-born, he should do it in the southern fire or after it has been kindled.
यज्ञोपवीती निर्वर्त्य ततः पर्युक्षणादिकम् प्राचीनावीतिना कार्यम् अतः सर्वं विजानता
Having completed the investiture with the sacred thread, then all the sprinkling and related rites should be performed by one who knows, with the thread worn over the right shoulder.
षट् च तस्माद्धविःशेषात् पिण्डान्कृत्वा ततोदकम् दद्यादुदकपात्रैस् तु सतिलं सव्यपाणिना
Then, from the remainder of the oblation, he should make six balls of food and offer water with sesame, using his left hand, with vessels meant for water.
जान्व् आच्य सव्यं यत्नेन दर्भयुक्तो विमत्सरः विधाय लेखा यत्नेन निर्वापेष्ववनेजनम्
With care, he should place the darbha grass to his left knee, free from envy, and carefully draw lines, performing the sprinkling and cleansing as prescribed.
दक्षिणाभिमुखः कुर्यात् करे दर्वीं निधाय वै निधाय पिण्डम् एकैकं सर्वदर्भेष्वनुक्रमात्
Facing south, he should place the ladle in his hand, and then, one by one, place each ball of food on all the darbha grasses in order.
निनयेदथ दर्भेषु नामगोत्रानुकीर्तनैः तेषु दर्भेषु तं हस्तं विमृज्याल्लेपभागिनाम्
Then, on the darbha grass, he should recite the names and lineages, and after touching those darbhas, he should wipe his hand for those entitled to the offering.
तथैव च ततः कुर्यात् पुनः प्रत्यवनेजनम् षडप्यृतून्नमस्कृत्य गन्धधूपार्हणादिभिः
In the same way, he should then perform the cleansing again, saluting the six seasons, and with fragrance, incense, and other offerings as appropriate.
एवमावाह्य तत्सर्वं वेदमन्त्रैर्यथोदितैः एकाग्नेरेक एव स्यान् निर्वापो दर्विका तथा
Thus, having invoked all that with Vedic mantras as prescribed, for one with a single sacred fire, there should be only one offering and one ladle.
ततः कृत्वान्तरे दद्यात् पत्नीभ्यो ऽन्नं कुशेषु सः तद्वत्पिण्डादिके कुर्याद् आवाहनविसर्जनम्
Then, having done so, he should give food to the wives on the kusa grass, and likewise, for the balls of food and similar offerings, he should perform the invocation and dismissal.
ततो गृहीत्वा पिण्डेभ्यो मात्राः सर्वाः क्रमेण तु तानेव विप्रान्प्रथमं प्राशयेद्यत्नतो नरः
Then, taking all the portions from the balls of food in order, he should first carefully give them to the Brahmins.
यस्मादन्नाद्धृता मात्रा भक्षयन्ति द्विजातयः अन्वाहार्यकम् इत्युक्तं तस्मात्तच्चन्द्रसंक्षये
Because the portions are taken from the food, and the twice-born eat them, it is called 'anvāhārya'; therefore, it should be done at the waning of the moon.
पूर्वं दत्त्वा तु तद्धस्ते सपवित्रं तिलोदकम् तत्पिण्डाग्रं प्रयच्छेत स्वधैषामस्त्विति ब्रुवन्
First, placing water with sesame and a purification ring in their hands, he should give the tip of the ball of food, saying, 'May this be for their satisfaction.'
वर्णयन्भोजयेदन्नं मिष्टं पूतं च सर्वदा वर्जयेत्क्रोधपरतां स्मरन्नारायणं हरिम्
Describing, he should always serve pure and sweet food, avoiding those given to anger, remembering Nārāyaṇa, Hari.
तृप्ताञ्ज्ञात्वा ततः कुर्याद् विकिरन्सार्ववर्णिकम् सोदकं चान्नमुद्धृत्य सलिलं प्रक्षिपेद्भुवि
Knowing they are satisfied, he should then scatter food for all classes, and after taking up the food with water, he should pour the water on the ground.
आचान्तेषु पुनर्दद्याज् जलपुष्पाक्षतोदकम् स्वस्तिवाचनकं सर्वं पिण्डोपरि समाहरेत्
At the end of the meal, he should again offer water with flowers and rice grains, reciting words of blessing, and gather all this over the balls of food.
देवाद्यन्तं प्रकुर्वीत श्राद्धनाशो ऽन्यथा भवेत् विसृज्य ब्राह्मणांस्तद्वत् तेषां कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणम्
He should perform the rite from the gods to the end; otherwise, the śrāddha is lost. Having dismissed the Brahmins, he should circumambulate them in the same way.