तीर्थं तु पुष्करं नाम शालग्रामं तथैव च सोमपानं च विख्यातं यत्र वैश्वानरालयम्
There is the tīrtha called Puṣkara, and likewise Śālagrāma; also renowned is Somapāna, where the abode of Vaiśvānara is found.
तीर्थं सारस्वतं नाम स्वामितीर्थं तथैव च मलंदरा नदी पुण्या कौशिकी चन्द्रिका तथा
There is the tīrtha named Sārasvata, and also Svāmitīrtha; the holy rivers Malaṃdarā, Kauśikī, and Candrikā as well.
वैदर्भा वाथ वैरा च पयोष्णी प्राङ्मुखा परा कावेरी चोत्तरा पुण्या तथा जालंधरो गिरिः
Vaidarbhā, or Vairā, the eastward-flowing Payoṣṇī, the northern Kāverī, and the sacred mountain Jālaṃdhara.
एतेषु श्राद्धतीर्थेषु श्राद्धमानन्त्यमश्नुते लोहदण्डं तथा तीर्थं चित्रकूटस्तथैव च
At these tīrthas for ancestral rites, the offering to ancestors attains infinity; so too at Lohadaṇḍa, and at Citrakūṭa.
विन्ध्ययोगश्च गङ्गायास् तथा नदीतटं शुभम् कुब्जाभ्रं तु तथा तीर्थम् उर्वशीपुलिनं तथा
The conjunction of the Gaṅgā with the Vindhya, the auspicious riverbank, Kubjābhra tīrtha, and the Urvaśī sandbank as well.
संसारमोचनं तीर्थं तथैव ऋणमोचनम् एतेषु पितृतीर्थेषु श्राद्धम् आनन्त्यमश्नुते
There is the tīrtha that grants release from worldly existence, and likewise the tīrtha that frees from debt; at these ancestral tīrthas, offerings to ancestors attain infinity.
अट्टहासं तथा तीर्थं गौतमेश्वरमेव च तथा वसिष्ठतीर्थं नु हारीतं तु ततः परम्
Aṭṭahāsa tīrtha, Gautameśvara, and likewise Vasiṣṭha tīrtha, and then Hārīta beyond that.
ब्रह्मावर्तं कुशावर्तं हयतीर्थं तथैव च पिण्डारकं च विख्यातं शङ्खोद्धारं तथैव च
Brahmāvarta, Kuśāvarta, Hayatīrtha, and likewise the renowned Piṇḍāraka, and also Śaṅkhoddhāra.
घण्टेश्वरं बिल्वकं च नीलपर्वतमेव च तथा च धरणीतीर्थं रामतीर्थं तथैव च
Ghaṇṭeśvara, Bilvaka, Nīlaparvata, and likewise Dharaṇītīrtha and Rāmatīrtha.
अश्वतीर्थं च विख्यातम् अनन्तं श्राद्धदानयोः तीर्थं वेदशिरो नाम तथैवौघवती नदी
The famous Aśvatīrtha, inexhaustible for ancestral offerings and gifts; the tīrtha called Vedaśiras, and likewise the river Aughavatī.
तीर्थं वसुप्रदं नाम छागलाण्डं तथैव च एतेषु श्राद्धदातारः प्रयान्ति परमं पदम्
The tīrtha named Vasuprada, and also Chāgalāṇḍa; those who give ancestral offerings at these attain the highest state.
तथाच बदरीतीर्थं गणतीर्थं तथैव च जयन्तं विजयं चैव शक्रतीर्थं तथैव च
Likewise, Badarī tīrtha, Gaṇa tīrtha, and also Jayanta, Vijaya, and Śakratīrtha.
श्रीपतेश्च तथा तीर्थं तीर्थं रैवतकं तथा तथैव शारदातीर्थं भद्रकालेश्वरं तथा
Likewise, the sacred place of Shripati, and the Raivataka tirtha, as well as the Sharada tirtha, and the Bhadrakaleshvara tirtha.
वैकुण्ठतीर्थं च परं भीमेश्वरमथापि वा एतेषु श्राद्धदातारः प्रयान्ति परमां गतिम्
Also, the supreme Vaikuntha tirtha and Bhimeshvara; those who offer shraddha at these places attain the highest state.
तीर्थं मातृगृहं नाम करवीरपुरं तथा कुशेशयं च विख्यातं गौरीशिखरमेव च
The tirtha called Matrugriha, Karavirapura, the renowned Kuseshaya, and also Gauri Shikhara.
नकुलेशस्य तीर्थं च कर्दमालं तथैव च दिण्डिपुण्यकरं तद्वत् पुण्डरीकपुरं तथा
The tirtha of Nakulesha, and likewise Kardamala, as well as Dindipunya, and also Pundarikapura.
सप्तगोदावरीतीर्थं सर्वतीर्थेश्वरेश्वरम् तत्र श्राद्धं प्रदातव्यम् अनन्तफलमीप्सुभिः
The tirtha of the seven Godavaris, and Sarvatirtheshvara; those desiring endless fruit should offer shraddha there.
एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तस् तीर्थानां संग्रहो मया वागीशो ऽपि न शक्नोति विस्तरात् किम् उ मानुषः
This is the summary of the tirthas I have described; even the lord of speech cannot recount them in detail, so how could a human?
सत्यं तीर्थं दया तीर्थं तीर्थमिन्द्रियनिग्रहः वर्णाश्रमाणां गेहे ऽपि तीर्थं तु समुदाहृतम्
Truth is a tirtha, compassion is a tirtha, self-restraint is a tirtha; even in the homes of the varnas and ashramas, a tirtha is declared.
एतत्तीर्थेषु यच्छ्राद्धं तत्कोटिगुणमिष्यते यस्मात्तस्मात्प्रयत्नेन तीर्थे श्राद्धं समाचरेत्
Whatever shraddha is performed at these tirthas is considered to yield a millionfold result; therefore, one should diligently perform shraddha at a tirtha.
प्रातःकालो मुहूर्तांस् त्रीन् संगवस् तावदेव तु मध्याह्नस्त्रिमुहूर्तः स्याद् अपराह्णस्ततः परम्
Morning consists of three muhurtas, and so does the forenoon; midday is three muhurtas, and afternoon follows thereafter.
सायाह्नस्त्रिमुहूर्तः स्याच् छ्राद्धं तत्र न कारयेत् राक्षसी नाम सा वेला गर्हिता सर्वकर्मसु
Evening is three muhurtas; shraddha should not be performed then, for that period is called rakshasi, and is condemned for all rites.
अह्नो मुहूर्ता विख्याता दश पञ्च च सर्वदा तत्राष्टमो मुहूर्तो यः स कालः कुतपः स्मृतः
There are always fifteen muhurtas in a day; the eighth muhurtas is known as kutapa time.
मध्याह्ने सर्वदा यस्मान् मन्दीभवति भास्करः तस्मादनन्तफलदस् तदारम्भो विशिष्यते
Because the sun becomes weak at midday, the commencement at that time is especially praised for granting endless fruit.
मध्याह्नः खड्गपात्रं च तथा नेपालकम्बलः रूप्यं दर्भास्तिला गावो दौहित्रश्चाष्टमः स्मृतः
Midday, a sword vessel, a Nepali blanket, silver, darbha grass, black sesame, cows, and the eighth grandson—these are called kutapa.
पापं कुत्सितमित्याहुस् तस्य संतापकारिणः अष्टाव् एते यतस्तस्मात् कुतपा इति विश्रुताः
They say these eight are sinful and contemptible, causing distress; therefore, they are renowned as kutapa.
ऊर्ध्वं मुहूर्तात्कुतपाद् यन्मुहूर्तचतुष्टयम् मुहूर्तपञ्चकं चैतत् स्वधाभवनमिष्यते
After kutapa, the next four muhurtas, making five in total, are considered the time for offerings to the ancestors.
विष्णोर् देहसमुद्भूताः कुशाः कृष्णास्तिलास्तथा श्राद्धस्य रक्षणायालम् एतत्प्राहुर्दिवौकसः
Kusha grass and black sesame are said to have arisen from Vishnu's body; the celestials declare these as essential for protecting shraddha.
तिलोदकाञ्जलिर्देयो जलस्थैस्तीर्थवासिभिः सदर्भहस्तेनैकेन श्राद्धमेवं विशिष्यते
An offering of water mixed with sesame should be given by those residing at tirthas, with darbha in hand; thus, shraddha is distinguished.
श्राद्धसाधनकाले तु पाणिनैकेन दीयते तर्पणं तूभयेनैव विधिरेष सदा स्मृतः
During the preparation of shraddha, the offering is made with one hand; for tarpan, it is always prescribed to use both hands.