महावनस्पतिं गत्वा गन्धांश्च विविधानपि
Going to a great tree and gathering various kinds of fragrant substances,
तेजोऽव्ययकरं चास्य तत्सर्वं परिकल्प्य च
And arranging all those things that bestow unfailing brilliance for him,
तीर्थाद्यावाह्नं कृत्वा स्नापनं तस्य कारयेत्
After invoking the sacred waters and the like, one should have him bathed.
कुरुक्षेत्रं च गङ्गा च यमुना च सरिद्वरा
Kurukshetra, the Ganga, and the Yamuna, the best of rivers,
गण्डकी भद्रनामा च सरयूर्बलदा तथा
The Gandaki, the auspicious Bhadra, and the Sarayu, giver of strength,
| पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि चत्वारः सागरास्तथा
And all the sacred places on earth, as well as the four oceans,
तस्या उपरि संस्थाप्य दक्षिणाग्रं शिरस्तथा
Having placed her above him, with her southern tip at his head,
दिव्यानग्निमुखान्ध्यात्वा गृह्य हस्ते हुताशनम्
Meditating on the divine, fire-faced ones, and taking fire in hand,
कृत्वा सुदुष्करं कर्म जानता वाप्यजानता 187.
Whether knowingly or unknowingly performing a most difficult act,
धर्माधर्मसमायुक्तो लोभमोहसमावृतः
Joined with righteousness and unrighteousness, enveloped by greed and delusion,
ज्वलमानं तदा वह्निं शिरःस्थाने प्रदापयेत्
At that time, one should place the blazing fire at the position of the head.
चातुर्वर्ण्येषु संस्कारमेवं भवति पुत्रक
Thus, O son, this is the rite of purification for the four classes.
मृतं नाम तथोद्दिश्य दद्यात्पिण्डं महीतले
Naming the deceased in this way, one should offer the funeral cake upon the earth.
इति श्रीवराहपुराणे भगवच्छास्त्रे श्राद्धोत्पतिनिरूपणं नाम सप्ताशीत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred and eighty-seventh chapter, entitled 'The Origin of Śrāddha,' in the divine scripture of the Śrī Varāha Purāṇa.
अथ पिण्डकल्पश्राद्धोत्पतिप्रकरणम् देवदेवोऽसि देवानां लोकनाथोऽपरिग्रहः
Now begins the section on the origin of the piṇḍa-rite of śrāddha: You are the god of gods, the lord of the worlds, unattached.
श्रीवराह उवाच गतायुषस्तृतीयेन स्नानं कुर्यान्नदीजले
Śrī Varāha said: When the lifespan has ended, one should perform the third bath in the water of a river.
पिण्डं संचूरणं दद्यात्त्रींश्च दद्याज्जलाञ्जलीन्
One should offer a ball of food, and also give thirty handfuls of water.
अन्यस्थानेषु दातव्यं स्नानात्त्वहनि सप्तमे
In other places, offerings should be made on the seventh day after the bath.
क्षारादिना वस्त्रशौचं दिने च दशमे तथा
On the tenth day, garments should be purified with alkali and the like.
एकादशे च दिवसे एकोद्दिष्टं यथाविधि
And on the eleventh day, the ekoddiṣṭa rite should be performed according to rule.
एकोद्दिष्टं मनुष्याणां चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य माधवि
The ekoddiṣṭa is for people of the four varṇas, O Mādhavi.
स्नात्वा चैव शुचिर्भूत्वा प्रेतं प्रेतेषु योजयेत्
Having bathed and become pure, one should join the departed with the ancestors.
अपाकद्रव्यं संगृह्य ब्रह्मणो वचनं यथा 188.
Gathering impure substances, one should act according to the word of Brahmā.
शुश्रूषया विपन्नानां शूद्राणां च वरानने
By service to the fallen and to Śūdras, O beautiful one,
मृतस्य नाम चोद्दिश्य यस्यार्थे च प्रयोजितः
Reciting the name of the deceased, for whose sake the rite is performed,
गत्वा निमन्त्रितं विप्रं नम्रो भूत्वा समाहितः
Having gone to the invited Brāhmaṇa, humbly and with concentration,
गतोऽसि दिव्यलोके त्वं कृतान्तविहितेन च
You have gone to the heavenly world, as ordained by Death.
अस्तङ्गते तथादित्ये गत्वा ब्राह्मणमन्दिरम्
After the sun has set, one should go to the house of a Brāhmaṇa.
पाद्संवाहनं कार्यं प्रेतस्य हितकाम्यया
One should massage the feet, desiring the benefit of the departed.
यावत्तु तिष्ठते तत्र प्रेतभोगमुदीक्षते
As long as he remains there, he observes the enjoyment of the departed.