कर्त्तव्यमृषिभिर्दृष्टं पिण्याकेनैंगुदेन वा। तिलपिण्याककैर्देयं भक्तिमद्भिर्नरैः सदा
This should be done, as seen by the sages, with piṇyāka cakes or with inguda fruit; food made from sesame cakes should always be given by devoted people.
श्राद्धं तत्र तु कर्तव्यमर्घ्यावाहनवर्जितम्। स्वधां तु गृध्राः काका वा नैव दृष्ट्या हरन्ति ते
A śrāddha should be performed there, omitting the offering of water and welcoming rites; vultures or crows do not take the offerings by sight.
श्राद्धं तत्तैर्थिकं प्रोक्तं पितॄणां तृप्तिदं परम्। कर्तव्यं तत्प्रयत्नेन भक्तिरेवात्र कारणम्
That śrāddha performed at a sacred place is said to be the highest satisfaction for ancestors; it must be done with effort, and devotion alone is the cause here.
भक्त्या तुष्यन्ति पितरस्तुष्टाः कामान्दिशन्ति ते। पुत्रं पौत्रं धनं धान्यं कामान्यान्मनसेच्छति
The ancestors are pleased by devotion, and when satisfied, they grant desires; they bestow sons, grandsons, wealth, grain, and whatever else the mind wishes.
भक्त्या चाराधितो दद्यान्नृणां प्रीतः पितामहः। अकालेप्यथ काले वा तीर्थे श्राद्धं सदा नरैः
When worshipped with devotion, the forefather joyfully gives to people; whether at the proper time or not, śrāddha should always be performed at a sacred place.
प्राप्तैरेव सदा स्नानं कर्तव्यं पितृतर्पणम्। पिंडदानं च कर्तव्यं पितॄणां चातिवल्लभम्
Whenever possible, one should always bathe and offer oblations to the ancestors; the giving of food balls must be performed, which is especially dear to the ancestors.
पितरो हि निरीक्षन्ते गोत्रजं समुपागतम्। आशया परया युक्ताः कांक्षंतस्सलिलं च ते
The ancestors indeed look upon their descendant who has arrived, filled with great hope, and they eagerly desire water from him.
विलम्बो नैव कर्तव्यो नैव विघ्नं समाचरेत्। अच्छिन्ना सन्ततिस्तेषां सदा कालं भविष्यति
Delay should never be made, nor should any obstacle be caused; their lineage will always remain unbroken throughout time.
पितरः पुत्रदातारं वृद्धिश्राद्धाभिकांक्षिणः। तेन ते सन्ततिच्छेदं न कुर्वन्ति हि कर्हिचित्
The ancestors, desiring the giver of sons and the increase of śrāddha, never cause the interruption of lineage by him.
अतः श्राद्धं पुरा प्रोक्तं स्वयमेव स्वयंभुवा। गुणोत्तरंतुयत्कार्यंद्विजैःपितृपरायणैः
Therefore, śrāddha was formerly declared by the self-born one himself; whatever is to be done by twice-borns devoted to ancestors is of the highest merit.
तीर्थे क्षेत्रे गृहे वापि संक्रांतौ ग्रहणेपि वा। विषुवे अयने चापि जन्मर्क्षे च प्रपीडिते
Whether at a sacred place, field, home, during a transit, eclipse, solstice, equinox, or at one's birth star when afflicted—
एतान्वै श्राद्धकालांस्तु पुरा स्वायंभुवोब्रवीत्। कृते श्राद्धे न वै पुंसां पीडा भवति देहजा
These śrāddha times were declared long ago by the self-born; when śrāddha is performed, no bodily suffering arises for people.
तदा पुत्रकृतं वापि सर्वं त्यजति दुष्कृतम्। यथा न भविता पीडा ग्रहचोरनृपादिकात्
Then, whatever evil is done by the son, all is abandoned; so that suffering does not arise from planets, thieves, kings, and so on.
दुष्कृतं नश्यते सर्वं परत्र च गतिं शुभाम्। लभते नात्र सन्देहः प्रजापतिवचो यथा
All evil deeds are destroyed, and one attains auspicious progress in the next world; there is no doubt, just as Prajāpati has declared.
कृते युगे पुष्कराणि त्रेतायां नैमिषं स्मृतम्। द्वापरे च कुरुक्षेत्रं कलौ गंगां समाश्रयेत्
In the Krita Yuga, the sacred lakes (Pushkaras) were foremost; in the Treta, Naimisha was remembered; in the Dvapara, Kurukshetra; and in the Kali Yuga, one should resort to the Ganga.
दुष्करः पुष्करे वासो दुष्करं पुष्करे तपः। यदन्यत्र कृतं पापं तीर्थे तद्याति लाघवम्
It is difficult to dwell at Pushkara, and difficult to perform austerity there; whatever sin is committed elsewhere becomes light at that holy place.
न तीर्थकृतमन्यत्र क्वचित्पापं व्यपोहति। सायंप्रातः स्मरेद्यस्तु पुष्कराणि कृताञ्जलि
No sin committed elsewhere is removed by any other holy place; but whoever remembers the Pushkaras at evening and morning with joined palms—
उपस्पृष्टं भवेत्तेन सर्वतीर्थेषु भारत। सायंप्रातरुपस्पृश्य पुष्करे नियतेन्द्रियः
—becomes as if purified at all holy places, O descendant of Bharata; one who, with controlled senses, bathes at Pushkara in the evening and morning—
क्रतून्सर्वानवाप्नोति ब्रह्मलोकं च गच्छति। द्वादशाब्दं द्वादशाहं मासं मासार्धमेव च
—obtains the fruit of all sacrifices and attains the world of Brahma; whether for twelve years, twelve days, a month, or even half a month—
यो वसेत्पुष्करे नित्यं स गच्छेत्परमांगतिम्। सर्वेषामेवलोकानांब्रह्मलोकोपरिस्थितः
—whoever resides always at Pushkara attains the highest state, surpassing even the worlds situated above the world of Brahma.
यइच्छेत्पुष्करंगन्तुंसोनुसेवेतपुष्करम्। यथा लोमविलोमाभ्यां तथा व्यस्तसमस्तयोः
Whoever desires to go to Pushkara should serve Pushkara accordingly, both in reverse and direct order, and in all manners.
स्नातस्तु पुष्करे सम्यक्कोट्याश्च फलमुश्नुते। विधिवत्क्रियमाणेषु सर्वतीर्थेषु यत्फलम्
One who bathes properly at Pushkara enjoys the fruit of a crore of such acts; whatever merit is gained by proper rites at all holy places—
पुष्करालोकनादेव नरः प्राप्नोति तत्फलम्। दशकोटिसहस्राणि तीर्थानां वै महीतले
—that very fruit is obtained by merely seeing Pushkara; on the earth, there are ten billion holy places—
सान्निध्यं पुष्करे तेषां त्रिसंध्यं कुरुनन्दन। यावत्तिष्ठंति गिरयो यावत्तिष्ठन्तिसागराः
—their presence is at Pushkara at the three junctions of the day, O joy of the Kurus; as long as the mountains and oceans endure—
तावत्पुष्कर मृत्यूनां ब्रह्मलोको न संशयः। जन्मान्तरसहस्रैश्च आजन्ममरणांन्तिकम्
—so long does Pushkara remain free from death, and the world of Brahma is assured, without doubt, for thousands of lifetimes, from birth to death.
निर्दहेद्दुष्कृतं सर्वं सकृत्स्नात्वा तु पुष्करे। पुष्करं दुष्करं क्षेत्रं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
By bathing even once at Pushkara, all misdeeds are burned away, even those accumulated over many births; Pushkara is a difficult field, the destroyer of all sins.
इदानीं शृणु मे राजन्पञ्चपातकनाशनम्। यजनं देवदेवस्य ब्रह्मपुत्र वसुप्रदम्
Now hear from me, O King, about the destruction of the five great sins: worship of the Lord of gods, the son of Brahma, bestows wealth.
इह जन्मनि दारिद्र्य व्याधिकुष्ठादिपीडितः। अलक्ष्मीवानपुत्रस्तु यो भवेत्पुरुषो भुवि
If, in this life, a man is afflicted by poverty, disease, leprosy, or misfortune, or is without offspring on earth—
तस्य सद्यो भवेल्लक्ष्मीरायुः पूर्णं सुतास्सुखम्। कृत्वा तु मण्डलगतं लोकपालसमन्वितम्
—for him, wealth, full lifespan, sons, and happiness arise immediately, after making a mandala with the guardians of the directions—
ब्रह्माणं तु परं देवं यः पश्यति विधानतः। पूजितं नवनाभेन मन्त्रमूर्तिमयो निजम्
—and whoever sees, according to rule, the supreme god Brahma, worshipped with nine lotuses and his own form as mantra—