Vayu Purana

मयागत्यमतङ्गेऽस्मिन्पितॄणां निष्कृतिः कृता। पूर्व्वं हि ब्रह्मतीर्थं च कूपे श्राद्धादि कारयेत् ।। ४९.

Having come to this Mataṅga, I have performed atonement for my ancestors; previously, at Brahmatīrtha, one should perform śrāddha and related rites at the well.

तत्कूपयूपयोर्म्मध्ये सर्व्वांस्तारयते पितॄन्। धर्म्मं धर्म्मेश्वरं नत्वा महाबोधितरुं नमेत् ।। ४९.

Between that well and its approach, one delivers all the ancestors; having bowed to Dharma and the Lord of Dharma, one should also bow to the great Bodhi tree.

नमस्तेऽश्वत्थराजाय ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मने। बोधिद्रमाय कर्तॄणां पितॄणां तारणाय च ।। ४९.

Salutations to the king of the Ashvattha tree, who embodies Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva; to the Bodhi tree, for the deliverance of both ancestors and doers.

येऽस्मत्कुले मातृवंशे बान्धवा दुर्गतिं गताः। त्वद्दर्शनात्स्पर्शनाच्च स्वर्गतिं यान्तु शाश्वतीम् ।। ४९.

May those relatives in my maternal lineage who have fallen into misfortune, by seeing or touching you, attain eternal good fortune.

ऋणत्रयं मया दत्तं गयामागत्य वृक्षराट्। त्वत्प्रसादान्महापापाद्विमुक्तोऽहं भवार्णवात् ।। ४९.

Having come to Gaya, O king of trees, I have given the threefold debt; by your grace, I am freed from great sin and from the ocean of worldly existence.

तृतीये ब्रह्मसरसि स्नात्वा श्राद्धं सपिण्डकम्। कृत्वा सर्व्वप्रमाणेन मन्त्रेण विधिवत्सुतः ।। ४९.

After bathing in the third Brahma lake, and performing the Śrāddha with offerings, the son should complete everything properly, with the prescribed mantra.

स्नानं करोमि तीर्थेऽस्मिन् ऋणत्रयविमुक्तये। तत्कूपयूपयोर्मध्ये ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत्पितॄन् ।। ४९.

I bathe at this sacred place for release from the threefold debt; between that well and its approach, one leads the ancestors to the world of Brahma.

यागं कृत्वोत्थियो यूपो ब्रह्मणा यूप इत्यसौ। कृत्वा ब्रह्मसरःश्राद्धं सर्व्वांस्तारयते पितॄन् ।। ४९.

Having performed the sacrifice, the post is called 'Yūpa' by Brahma; after performing the Brahma lake Śrāddha, one delivers all the ancestors.

यूपं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य वाजपेयफलं लभेत्। ब्रह्माणं च नमस्कृत्य ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत्पितॄन् ।। ४९.

By circumambulating the Yūpa post, one obtains the fruit of the Vājapeya sacrifice; and after bowing to Brahma, one leads the ancestors to the world of Brahma.

नमोऽस्तु ब्रह्मणेऽजाय जगज्जन्मादिरूपिणे । भक्तानाञ्च पितॄणाञ्च तारकाय नमो नमः ।। ४९.

Salutations to Brahma, the unborn, the source and form of the world's origin; repeated salutations to the deliverer of devotees and ancestors.

गोप्रचारसमीपस्था आम्रा ब्रह्मप्रकल्पिताः। तेषां सेचनमात्रेण पितरो मोक्षगामिनः ।। ४९.

The mango trees near the path of the cows are established by Brahma; by merely sprinkling them, the ancestors become destined for liberation.

आम्रं ब्रह्मसरोद्भूतं ब्रह्मदेवमयं तरुम्। विष्णुरूपं प्रसिञ्चामि पितॄणां मुक्तिहेतवे ।। ४९.

I sprinkle the mango tree, born from the Brahma lake and made of Brahma's divinity, in the form of Vishnu, for the sake of the ancestors' liberation.

एको मुनिः कुम्भकुशाग्रहस्त आम्रस्य मूले सलिलं ददामि। आम्रश्च तृप्ता एका क्रियाद्व्यर्थकरी प्रसिद्धा ।। ४९.

Alone, a sage with a water pot and kusa grass in hand offers water at the root of the mango tree; both the mango tree and the satisfied one are renowned, but a single act done in vain is well known.

ततो यम बलिं दद्यान्मन्त्रेणानेन संयतः। यमराजधर्म्मराजौ निश्चलार्थं व्यवस्थितौ ।। ४९.

Then, one should offer the oblation to Yama with this mantra, with self-restraint; Yama, the king of righteousness, stands firmly for unwavering purpose.

ताभ्यां बलिं प्रयच्छामि पुतॄणां मुक्तिहेतवे। ततः श्वानबलिं दद्यान्मन्त्रेणानेन नारद ।। ४९.

To both of them I offer the oblation for the sake of the ancestors' liberation; then, O Nārada, one should offer the oblation to the dogs with this mantra.

द्वौ श्वानौ श्यामशबलौ वैवस्वतकुलोद्भवौ। ताभ्यां बलिं प्रयच्छामि रक्षेतां पथि सर्व्वादा ।। ४९.

Two dogs, one dark and one spotted, born of the lineage of Vaivasvata; to both of them I offer the oblation, so that they may always protect the path.

ततः काकबलिं दद्यान्मन्त्रेणानेन नारद। ऐन्द्रवारुणवायव्ययाम्या वै नैऋतास्तथा ।। ४९.

Then, O Nārada, one should offer the oblation to the crows with this mantra: to those of Indra, Varuna, Vayu, Yama, and likewise of Nairrita.

वायसाः प्रतिगृह्णन्तु भूमौ पिण्डं समर्पितम्। फल्गुतीर्थे चतुर्थेऽह्नि स्नानादिकमथाचरेत् ।। ४९.

Let the crows accept the ball of food offered on the ground; on the fourth day at the Phalgu ford, one should perform bathing and other rites.

गयाशिरस्यथ श्राद्धं पादे कुर्य्यात्सपिण्डकम्। साक्षाद्गयाशिरस्तत्र फल्गुतीर्थाश्रितं कृतम् ।। ४९.

Then, at Gayashirsa, one should perform the Śrāddha with offerings at the foot; what is done there at the Phalgu ford is as if done at Gayashirsa itself.

नागाज्जनार्द्दनाद्ब्रह्मयूपाच्चोत्तरमानसात्। एतद्गयाशिरः प्रोक्तं फल्गुतीर्थं तदुच्यते ।। ४९.

From the Nāga, Janārdana, Brahmayūpa, and Uttaramānasa—this is called the head of Gayā, and that is known as the Phalgu tīrtha.

पितामहं समासाद्य यावदुत्तरमानसम्। फल्गुतीर्थन्तु विज्ञेयं देवानामपि दुर्लभम् ।। ४९.

Having reached Pitāmaha up to Uttaramānasa, know that the Phalgu tīrtha is difficult to attain even for the gods.

क्रौञ्चपादात्फल्गुतीर्थं यावत्साक्षाद्गयाशिरः। मुखं गयासुरस्यैतत्तस्माच्छ्राद्धमिहाक्षयम् ।। ४९.

From the foot of Krauñca to the Phalgu tīrtha, up to the very head of Gayā—this is the mouth of Gayāsura; therefore, śrāddha here is imperishable.

मुण्डपृष्ठान्नगाधस्तात्साक्षात्तत्फल्गुतीर्थ कम्। आद्यो गदाधरो देवो व्यक्ताव्यक्तात्मना स्थितः ।। ४९.

From Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, beneath the mountain, is that very Phalgu tīrtha, where the first god, the wielder of the mace, stands with manifest and unmanifest nature.

विष्ण्वादिपदरूपेण पितॄणां मुक्तिहेतवे। एतद्विष्णुपदं दिव्यं दर्शनात्पापनाशनम् ।। ४९.

In the form of Viṣṇu and the other supreme abodes, for the sake of the liberation of the ancestors, this is the divine Viṣṇu's abode, which destroys sin by its sight.

स्पर्शनात्पूजनाद्वापि पितॄणां दत्तमक्षयम्। श्राद्धं सपिण्डकं कृत्वा कुलसाहस्रमात्मना ।। ४९.

By touch or worship here, whatever is given to the ancestors becomes imperishable; having performed śrāddha with piṇḍa, one uplifts a thousand families by oneself.

नयेद्विप्णुपदं दिव्यमनन्तं शिवमव्ययम्। श्राद्धं कृत्वा रुद्रपदे नयेत्कुलशतं नरः ।। ४९.

He leads his family to the divine, endless, auspicious, and imperishable abode of Viṣṇu; having performed śrāddha at the place of Rudra, a man leads a hundred families.

सहात्मना शिवपुरं तथा ब्रह्मपदे नरः। ब्रह्मलोकं कुलशतं समुद्धृत्य नयेत्पितॄन् ।। ४९.

With himself, to the city of Śiva, and likewise at the place of Brahmā, a man, having uplifted a hundred families, leads his ancestors to Brahmaloka.

कश्यपस्य पदे श्राद्धी ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत्पितॄन्। दक्षिणाग्निपदे श्राद्धी पितॄन्ब्रह्मपुरं नयेत् ।। ४९.

He who performs śrāddha at the place of Kaśyapa leads his ancestors to Brahmaloka; at the place of Dakṣiṇāgni, he leads his ancestors to Brahmapura.

गार्हपत्यपदे श्राद्धी वाजपेयफलं लभेत्। श्राद्धं कृत्वाहवनीये अश्वमेधफलं लभेत् ।। ४९.

He who performs śrāddha at the place of Gārhapatya attains the fruit of the Vājapeya sacrifice; having performed śrāddha at the Āhavanīya, he attains the fruit of the Aśvamedha sacrifice.