सामान्यफलसंसर्गाच्छ्राद्धं शतगुणं भवेत्। अमायां च युगाद्यायां ग्रहणे सूर्यचंद्रयोः
Through the association with general fruits, śrāddha becomes a hundredfold; at the beginning of an age, at the eclipse of the sun and moon.
पार्वणं कुरुते यस्तु सोक्षयं लोकमश्नुते। पितरस्तस्य तुष्यंति सर्वे समायुतं प्रति
Whoever performs the parvaṇa rite enjoys an inexhaustible world; all his ancestors are satisfied, each for a hundred thousand.
आशिषं दयितं दत्वा भोग्यं चानंतमात्मजे। ततः पर्वणि पुत्रैश्च कर्त्तव्यं पार्वणं मुदा
Having given cherished blessings and endless enjoyment to his son, thereafter, on the festival day, the sons should joyfully perform the parvaṇa rite.
पित्रोर्यज्ञमिमं कृत्वा मुच्यते जन्मबंधनात्। अहन्यहनि यच्छ्राद्धं नित्यश्राद्धमिति स्मृतम्
By performing this sacrifice for the parents, one is freed from the bondage of birth; the śrāddha performed daily is called the eternal śrāddha.
श्रद्धया कारयेद्यस्तु सोऽक्षयं लोकमश्नुते। तथैवापरपक्षे च काम्यश्राद्धं विधानतः
Whoever performs it with faith attains an imperishable world; likewise, on the other fortnight, a kāmya śrāddha should be performed according to rule.
कृत्वा कामं स चाप्नोति यद्वा मनसि वर्तते। आषाढीमवधिं कृत्वा यस्तु पक्षस्तु पंचमः
Having performed it as desired, one obtains whatever is held in the mind; making the fifth fortnight up to Āṣāḍhī as the limit.
तत्र श्राद्धं प्रकुर्वीत कन्यां गच्छतु वा न वा। कन्यां गते सवितरि यान्यहानि तु षोडश
There, one should perform the śrāddha, whether the maiden departs or not; when the maiden has gone to Savitṛ, the following sixteen days—
क्रतुभिस्तानि तुल्यानि समाप्त वरदक्षिणैः। काम्यश्राद्धं महापुण्यमिदं तस्यागतं शिवम्
—are equal to sacrifices completed with the best gifts; this kāmya śrāddha is of great merit and brings auspiciousness to the one who performs it.
अभावात्कृष्णपक्षादौ तुलायां कर्तुमर्हति। अमावृश्चिकमायाति नैराश्यं पितरो गताः
In the absence of the dark fortnight at the beginning, one should perform it in Tulā; when the new moon comes in Vṛścika, the ancestors, having lost hope—
पुनःस्वभवनं यांति शापं दत्वा सुदारुणम्। पितृशापेन पुत्रस्य नष्टं सर्वमिति स्मृतम्
—return again to their own abode, having pronounced a most dreadful curse; by the curse of the ancestors, all of the son’s possessions are lost, so it is remembered.
धनं पुत्रा यशः काम्यमभीष्टमायुरेव च। सर्वाण्येतानि लभ्यंते जन्मजन्मसु मानवैः
Wealth, sons, fame, desired objects, and even long life—all these are obtained by humans birth after birth.
पितॄणां च वरेणैव तस्मान्मैनं परित्यजेत्। विवाहव्रतयज्ञादौ कृत्वा नांदीमुखं द्विजः
And by the boon of the ancestors alone; therefore, one should not neglect this. At the beginning of marriage, vows, or sacrifices, a twice-born should perform the Nāndīmukha rite.
अक्षयं लभते पुण्यं गोत्रं तस्य प्रवर्द्धते। एतद्विपर्ययो यस्य स याति नरकं नरः
He attains inexhaustible merit, and his lineage prospers; but one who does the opposite goes to hell.
कुलक्षयो भवेत्तस्य स जीवो दुःखितो भवेत्। ततस्तु पूजयेदग्रे गणेशं शंभुनंदनम्
Destruction of the family befalls him, and that soul becomes miserable; therefore, one should first worship Gaṇeśa, the son of Śambhu.
परं षोडशमातॄश्च तत्पश्चात्पितृसंचयम्। नांदीमुखेषु सर्वेषु प्रपितामहपूर्वकम्
Then, the sixteen mothers, and after that, the collection of ancestors; in all Nāndīmukha rites, beginning with the great-grandfather.
नांदीमुखे द्विजान्सर्वान्स्थापयेत्प्राङ्मुखान्सुधीः। उच्चारयेन्नमोवाक्यं स्वधा चान्यत्र योजयेत्
In the Nāndīmukha, the wise should seat all the twice-born facing east; he should recite the words of salutation and elsewhere add 'svadhā.'
ग्रहणे चंद्रसूर्यस्य दत्वा पिंडोदकं नरः। अक्षयं लभते स्वर्गं पितॄणां पुष्टिवर्द्धनम्
At the eclipse of the moon or sun, a man who gives piṇḍa and water obtains inexhaustible heaven and increases the nourishment of the ancestors.
तत्र स्नानं न कुर्याद्यः शक्त्या पिंडोदकं नरः। न ददाति पितॄणां तु चांडालत्वं स गच्छति
But if one does not bathe there, or, being able, does not give piṇḍa and water to the ancestors, he attains the state of a cāṇḍāla.
सर्वं भूमिसमं दानं सर्वे व्याससमा द्विजाः। सर्वं गंगासमं तोयं राहुग्रस्ते निशाकरे
All gifts of land are equal, all twice-born are equal to Vyāsa; all water is equal to Gaṅgā water when the moon is seized by Rāhu.
इंदोर्लक्षगुणं प्रोक्तं दशलक्षं तु भास्करे। गंगातोये तु संप्राप्त इंदोः कोटी रवेर्दश
A hundred thousandfold merit is declared for the moon, and a million for the sun; if one obtains Gaṅgā water at that time, it is ten million for the sun and a crore for the moon.
गवां शतसहस्रस्य सम्यग्दत्तस्य यत्फलम्। तत्फलं जाह्नवीस्नाने राहुग्रस्ते निशाकरे
The fruit of properly giving a hundred thousand cows—that fruit is gained by bathing in the Gaṅgā when the moon is seized by Rāhu.
चंद्रसूर्यग्रहे चैव अवगाहति जाह्नवीं। स स्नातस्सर्वतीर्थेषु किमर्थमटते महीम्
And at the eclipse of the moon or sun, one who bathes in the Gaṅgā—having bathed in all the sacred fords, why should he wander the earth?
सूर्यग्रहः सूर्यवारे सोमे सोमग्रहस्तथा। चूडामणिरिति ख्यातस्तत्रानंतफलं स्मृतम्
When the sun is eclipsed on a Sunday, or the moon on a Monday, this is known as the 'crest-jewel' and is remembered as yielding endless fruit.
समुपोष्य तयोः पूर्वे पुण्यतीर्थे तु यः पुमान्। दत्वा पिंडोदकं दानं सत्यलोके प्रतिष्ठितः
Whoever, after fasting on those days at a sacred ford, offers rice-balls, water, and gifts, is established in the world of truth.
द्विज उवाच-। पितुरेव महायज्ञः श्राद्धं च भवतेरितं। ताता पश्चिमकालादौ किं कर्त्तव्यं सुतेन हि
The twice-born said: The great sacrifice and the śrāddha you have described are for the father. O revered one, what should a son do at the end of his father's life?
किं कृत्वा च परं श्रेयो जन्मजन्मसु लभ्यते। पुत्रेण धीमता देव यत्नतो वक्तुमर्हसि
By performing what does a wise son attain the highest good through many births? O god, you should earnestly declare this.
श्रीभगवानुवाच-। पूर्वे वयसि संप्राप्ते पिता पुत्र इति स्मृतः। उत्तरे च सुतस्तातः पालनान्न तु पूजनात्
The Blessed Lord said: In earlier years, one is called 'son' and the other 'father'; later, the son becomes the support of the father, not merely his worshipper.
देववत्पूजयेत्तातं स्नेहं कुर्याच्च पुत्रवत्। न लंघयेद्वचस्तस्य मनसापि कदाचन
He should honor his father as a god, show affection as to a son, and never transgress his words, not even in thought.
आतुरस्य पितुः पुत्रो यस्तु कुर्यात्प्रतिक्रियां। सोक्षयं लभते स्वर्गं सदा देवैः प्रपूज्यते
A son who provides care for a sick father attains heaven without decay and is always honored by the gods.
मुमूर्षोरपिता तस्य पश्यतो मृत्युलक्षणम्। कृत्वा च यजनं पुत्रो देवानां तुल्यतां व्रजेत्
If a father is dying and the son, seeing the signs of death, performs the proper rites, he attains equality with the gods.