मुच्यते प्रेतलोकात्स स्वर्गलोके महीयते
He is released from the world of the departed and is honored in the world of the gods.
आगच्छन्तु मे पितरो गृह्णन्त्वेताआजाञ्जलीन्
May my ancestors come; may they accept these handfuls of offerings.
गोशृङ्गमात्रमुद्धृत्य जलमध्ये विनिः क्षिपेत्
Taking an amount of water equal to a cow’s horn, one should cast it into the midst of water.
पितॄणां स्थानमाकाशं दक्षिणादिक् तथैव च
The abode of the ancestors is in the sky, and likewise in the southern direction.
तस्मादस्य जलं देयं पितॄणां हितमिच्छता
Therefore, one who desires the welfare of the ancestors should offer them water.
मध्ययोरप्युभाभ्यां च पवित्रं सर्वदा जलम्
Between both, water is always pure for purification.
भाण्डस्थं धरणीस्थं वा पवित्रं सर्वदा जलम्
Water kept in a vessel or placed on the earth is always pure for purification.
असंस्कृतप्रमीतानां स्थले दद्याद्विचक्षणः
A wise person should offer water on the ground for those who died without rites.
उभाभ्यां तर्पणे दद्यादेष धर्मो व्यवस्थितः
For both, one should give offerings during the ritual; this is the established law.
शृणुष्व धैर्यमास्थाय रौद्रा ये नरका यतः
Listen, with courage, to the fierce hells from which they arise.
पच्यन्ते येषु तान्वक्ष्ये भयङ्करफलप्रदान्
I will describe those in which beings are cooked, which bestow terrifying results.
कुम्भघीपाको निरुच्छ्वासः कालसूत्रः प्रमर्दनः
Kumbhīpāka, Nirucchvāsa, Kālasūtra, Pramardana—
मूषावस्था वसाकूपस्तथा वैतरणी नदी
Mūṣāvasthā, Vasākūpa, and the river Vaitaraṇī—
तत्पशूलं तत्पशिला शाल्मलीद्रुम एव च
That Paśūla, that Paśilā, and the Śālmalī tree as well—
स्वमांसभोजनं चैव वह्निज्वालानिवेशनम्
Eating one’s own flesh and dwelling amidst flames—
क्षारोदकं चोष्णतोयं तत्पायः पिण्डभभणम्
Briny water, hot water, that milk, and eating balls of food—
तथा पाशाणवर्णं च कृमिभोजनमेव च
And the stone-colored hell, as well as eating worms—
पुरीषलेपनं चैव पुरीषस्य च भोजनम्
Smearing with excrement and eating excrement—
धूमपानं पाशबन्धं नानाशूलानुलेपनम्
Drinking smoke, binding with ropes, and smearing with various spikes—
बहूनि काष्ठयन्त्राणि कषणं छेदनं तथा
Many wooden devices, grinding, and cutting as well—
गजदन्तप्रहरणं नानासर्पैश्च दंशनम्
Striking with elephant tusks and being bitten by various serpents.
घोरक्षाराम्बुपानं च तथा लवणभक्षणम्
Drinking dreadful alkaline water and likewise consuming salt.
क्षाराम्बुपूर्णरन्ध्राणां प्रवेशं मांसभोजनम्
Entering holes filled with alkaline water and eating flesh.
वृक्षाग्रात्पातनञ्चैव जलान्तर्मज्जनं तथा
Being thrown from the tops of trees and likewise being submerged in water.
पिपीलिकादंशनं च वृश्चिकैश्चापि पीडनम्
Being bitten by ants and tormented also by scorpions.
कर्द्दमे शयनं चैव दुर्गन्धपरिपूरणम्
Lying in mud and being filled with foul odors.
अत्युष्णतैलपानं च महाकटुनिषेवणम्
Drinking excessively hot oil and consuming extremely pungent substances.
अत्युष्णशीतस्नानं च तथा दशनशीर्णनम्
Bathing in water that is extremely hot or cold, and having one's teeth shattered.
एवमाद्यामहाभाग यातनाः कोटिकोटिशः
O illustrious one, such torments as these exist by the tens of millions.
एतेषु यस्य यत्प्रात्पं पापिनः क्षितिरक्षक
Among these, whatever suffering is appropriate for a sinner, O protector of the earth,