आगताः शरणं चात्र सोमेन सहिता मम
They have come here for refuge, together with Soma, to me.
ब्रह्मणा चैवमुक्तस्तु ईश्वरः परमेश्वरः
Thus addressed by Brahmā, the Supreme Lord, the Highest Lord,
पश्यते ईश्वरं तत्र योगवेदाङ्गनिर्मितम्
There, he beholds the Lord, fashioned from the limbs of Yoga and the Vedas.
निर्मिता विष्णुना ब्रह्मन् वैष्णव्या मायया च ते
Created by Viṣṇu, O Brahman, through his Vaiṣṇava Māyā, are they.
पिता तु ब्रह्मदैवत्यो मम गात्राद्विनिर्मितः
My father, the divine Brahmā, was fashioned from my own body.
प्रपितामहो रुद्रदेवो मम गात्राद्विनिर्मितः
My great-grandfather, Rudra Deva, was also fashioned from my own body.
ब्राह्मणानां हितार्थाय निर्मिता विष्णुमायया १९०.
For the welfare of the Brāhmaṇas, they were created by Viṣṇu's Māyā.
आगताः शरणं ब्रह्मन्सोमेन सहिता यदि
If, O Brahman, they have come for refuge together with Soma,
शृणु तत्ते प्रवक्ष्यामि ब्रह्मन्लोकपितामह
Listen, O Brahman, Grandfather of the worlds, I shall declare that to you.
श्राद्धे तु प्रथमं तस्य दातव्यं मानुषेषु वा
At a śrāddha, the first portion must be given to him, or among men.
ईश्वरेणेवमुक्तस्तु ब्रह्मा कमलसंभवः
Thus addressed by the Lord, Brahmā, born from the lotus, spoke.
प्रदीप्तस्तेजसा वह्निः सर्वभक्षो हुताशनः
The fire, blazing with radiance, the all-consuming eater of offerings,
ब्रह्माग्निं भाषते तत्र शृणुष्व च हुताशन
There, Brahmā addresses Agni: 'Listen, O eater of offerings,'
त्वया भुक्तेति भोक्ष्यन्ति देवताः समरुद्गणाः
When you have consumed it, the deities along with the Maruts will partake.
पश्चाद्दत्तं तु तं पिण्डं सह सोमेन भुञ्जते
Afterwards, that offered cake is eaten together with Soma.
प्रस्थिताः सह सोमेन देवतास्ता वसुन्धरे
The deities, together with Soma, then departed, O Earth.
एवं तु प्रथमं श्राद्धं दद्यादग्नेर्वसुन्धरे १९०.
Thus, O Earth, the first śrāddha should be given to Agni.
पश्चात्पिण्डान्प्रदद्याच्च दर्भानास्तीर्य भूतले
Afterwards, one should offer the cakes, having spread darbha grass on the ground.
पितामहाय रुद्रांशसंभूताय तु मध्यमम्
To the grandsire, and to the middle portion born from Rudra,
विधिना मन्त्रपूर्वेण श्राद्धं कुर्वन्ति ये नराः
Men perform the śrāddha rite with the prescribed mantras and procedure.
मम मायाबलेनैव कृतं श्राद्धं द्विजातिभिः
The śrāddha performed by twice-born men is accomplished solely by the power of my māyā.
नपुंसकाश्चित्रकारा वसुपालविनिन्दकाः
Eunuchs, painters, and those who revile the protectors of wealth,
नर्त्तका गायनाश्चैव तथा रङ्गोपजीविनः
Dancers, singers, and likewise those who make their living from the stage,
राजोपसेवकाश्चैव वाणिज्यक्रयविक्रयाः
Those who serve kings, as well as buyers and sellers in trade,
असंस्कारप्रवृत्ताश्च शूद्रकर्मोपजीविनः
Those who act without proper rites, and those who live by the work of śūdras,
दीक्षितः क्रोडपृष्ठश्च यश्च वार्धुषिको द्विजः
The initiated, the one who carries a pig on his back, and the twice-born who is a barber,
तस्करा लेखकाराश्च याजका रङ्गकारकाः १९०.
Thieves, scribes, priests-for-hire, and those who work on the stage,
सर्वकर्मकरा ये च सर्वविक्रयिणस्तथा
All laborers, and likewise all who sell various goods,
दूराध्वानं गता ये च तत्र कर्मोपजीविनः
Those who have traveled a long distance and those who make their living by such work,
श्राद्धकालमनुप्राप्तं राजसं तं विदुर्बुधाः
When the time for śrāddha arrives, the wise know this as rājasa (impure).