गयामुपेत्य यः श्राद्धं करोति पृथिवीपते । सफलं तस्य तज्जन्म जायते पितृतुष्टिदम्
O ruler of the earth, whoever performs śrāddha at Gayā attains a fruitful birth, bringing satisfaction to the ancestors.
प्रशान्तिकास्सनीवाराः श्यामाका द्विविधास्तथा । वन्यौषधीप्रधानास्तु श्राद्धार्हाः पुरुषर्षभ
Praśāntikā, sanīvārā, and two kinds of śyāmāka, as well as wild medicinal herbs, are suitable for śrāddha, O best of men.
यवाः प्रियङ्गवो मुद्गा गोधूमा व्रीहयस्तिलाः । निष्पावाः कोविदाराश्च सर्षपाश्चात्र शोभनाः
Barley, priyaṅgu, mung beans, wheat, rice, sesame, peas, kovidāra, and mustard are all auspicious here.
अकृताग्रयणं यच्च धान्यजातं नरेश्वर । राजमाषानणूंश्चैव मसूरांश्च विसर्जयेत्
O king, grains not used for the first-fruits offering, as well as rajamāṣa, anū, and masūra beans, should be excluded.
अलाबुं गृञ्जनं चैव पलाण्डुं पिण्डमूलकम् । गान्धारककरम्बादिलवणान्यौषराणि च
Gourd, gṛñjana, onion, radish, gandhāraka, karamba, and salt from mines should also be excluded.
आरक्ताश्चैव निर्यासाः प्रत्यक्षलवणानि च । वर्ज्यान्येतानि वै श्राद्धे यच्च वाचा न शस्यते
Red resins and visible salts are likewise to be avoided in śrāddha, as well as anything not praised in speech.
नक्ताहृतमनुच्छिन्नं तृप्यते न च यत्र गौः । दुर्गन्धि फेनिलं चाम्बु श्राद्धयोग्यं न पार्थिव
Where milk is taken at night without interruption, the cow is not satisfied; water that is foul-smelling and frothy is not suitable for the śrāddha, O king.
क्षीरमेकशफानां यदौष्ट्रमाविकमेव च । मार्गं च माहिषं चैव वर्जयेच्छ्राद्धकर्मणि
For the śrāddha ritual, one should avoid the milk of animals with a single hoof, as well as camel and sheep, and also the path and the buffalo.
षण्ढापविद्धचाण्डालपापिपाषण्डिरोगिभिः । कृकवाकुश्वननग्नैश्च वानरग्रामसूकरैः
By eunuchs, outcasts, those born of mixed castes, wicked men, heretics, the diseased, crows, dogs, the naked, monkeys, villagers, and pigs—
उदक्यासूतकाशौचिमृतहारैश्च वीक्षिते । श्राद्धे सुरा न पितरो भुञ्जते पुरुषर्षभ
If the śrāddha is seen by women who fetch water, women in childbirth, those in impurity, those who handle corpses, then, O best of men, the ancestors do not partake of the offering.
तस्मात्परिश्रिते कुर्याच्छ्राद्धं श्रद्धासमन्वितः । उर्व्यां च तिलविक्षेपाद्यातुधानान्निवारयेत्
Therefore, one should perform the śrāddha with faith in a purified place, and on the earth, one should prevent the scattering of sesame seeds by demons.
नखादिना चोपपन्नं केशकीटादिभिर्नृप । न चैवाभिषवैर्मिश्रमन्नं पर्युषितं तथा
Food that is contaminated by nails or hair, or by insects and the like, O king, and food mixed with leftovers or that is stale, should not be used.
श्रद्धासमन्वितैर्दत्तं पितृभ्यो नामगोत्रतः । यदाहारास्तु ते जातास्तदाहारत्वमेति तत्
Whatever is offered to the ancestors with faith, naming their lineage, by those who are devoted, that food becomes their nourishment.
श्रूयते चापि पितृर्भिगीता गाथा महीपते । इक्ष्वाकोर्मनुपुत्रस्य कलापोपवने पुरा
It is also heard, O king, that the ancestors sang a verse in the grove of Kalāpa, in ancient times, to Ikṣvāku, the son of Manu.
अपि नस्ते भविष्यन्ति कुले सन्मार्गशीलिनः । गयामुपेत्य ये पिण्डान् दास्यन्त्यस्माकमादरात्
May there be, in our lineage, those of virtuous conduct, who, coming to Gayā, will offer us the rice balls with reverence.
अपि नः स कुले जायाद्यो नो दद्यात् त्रयोदशीम् । पायसं मधुसर्पिर्भ्यां वर्षासु च मघासु च
May one be born in our lineage who will give us the thirteenth offering of rice cooked with milk, honey, and ghee, during the rainy season and under the Maghā star.
गौरीं वाप्युद्वहेत् कन्यां नीलं वा वृषमुत्सृजेत् । यजेत वाश्वमेधेन विधिवद्दक्षिणावता
Or may he marry a fair maiden, or release a dark bull, or perform the horse sacrifice with proper gifts, according to the prescribed rules.
श्रीपराशर उवाच अतः परं ययातेः प्रथमपुत्रस्य यदोर्वंशमहं कथयामि ॥ ४,११.१ ४,११.२ ४,११.३ ४,११.४ ४,११.५ ४,११.६ ४,११.७ ४,११.८ ४,११.९ ४,११.१० ४,११.११ ४,११.१२ ४,११.१३ ४,११.१४ ४,११.१५ ४,११.१६ ४,११.१७ ४,११.१८ ४,११.१९ ४,११.२० ४,११.२१ ॥ जयध्वजात्तालजङ्घः पुत्रोभवत्
Śrī Parāśara said: Now I will recount the lineage of Yadu, the eldest son of Yayāti. Jayadhvaja's son was Tāla-jaṅgha.
श्रीपराशर उवाच ययातेश्चातुर्थपुत्रस्यानोःसभानलचक्षुः परमेषुसंज्ञास्त्रयः पुत्रा बभूवुः ॥ ४,१८.१ ॥ सभानलपुत्रः कालानलः
Śrī Parāśara said: Of Anu, the fourth son of Yayāti, three sons were born—Sabhānala, Cakṣu, and Parameṣus. Sabhānala's son was Kālānala.
श्रीमैत्रेय उवाच । ब्रह्मानारायणाख्योऽसौ कल्पादौ भगवान्यथा । ससर्ज सर्वभूतानि तदाचक्ष्व महामुने
Śrī Maitreya said: At the beginning of the kalpa, the blessed one called Brahmā-Nārāyaṇa created all beings; tell me of this, O great sage.
श्रीपराशर उवाच । प्रजाः ससर्ज भगवान्ब्रह्मा नारायणात्मकः । प्रजापतिपतिर्देवो यथा तन्मे निशामय
Śrī Parāśara said: The blessed Brahmā, whose essence is Nārāyaṇa, created the creatures; listen to how the lord of the progenitors, the god, did so.
अतीतकल्पावसाने निशासुप्तोत्थितः प्रभुः । सत्त्वोद्रि क्तस्तथा ब्रह्मा शून्यं लोकमवैक्षत
At the end of the previous kalpa, when night had passed and he awoke, Brahmā, endowed with sattva, saw the world as empty.
नारायणः परोऽचिन्त्यः परोषामपि स प्रभुः । ब्रह्मस्वरूपी भगवाननादिः सर्वसम्भवः
Nārāyaṇa, the supreme, inconceivable, even beyond the highest, that lord, the blessed one, is the form of Brahmā, the origin of all, and the source of everything.
इमं चोदाहरन्त्यत्र श्लोकं नारायणं प्रति । ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणं देवं जगतः प्रभवाप्ययम्
Here, they recite a verse about Nārāyaṇa: The god who is the form of Brahmā is the origin and dissolution of the world.
आपो नारा इति प्रोक्ता आपो वै नरसूनवः । अयनं तस्य ताः पूर्वं तेन नारायणः स्मृतः
The waters are called 'nārā'—indeed, the waters are said to be the offspring of Nara; their abode was first in Him, therefore He is remembered as Nārāyaṇa.
तोयान्तःस्थां महीं ज्ञात्वा जगत्येकार्णवीकृते । अनुमानात्तदुद्धारं कर्तुकामः प्रजापतिः
Knowing that the earth was within the waters, when the world had become a single ocean, the Lord of creatures, desiring to raise it up, inferred the means to do so.
अकरोत्स्वतनूमन्यां कल्पादिषु यथा पुरा । सत्स्यकूर्मादिकां तद्वद्वाराहं वरुरास्थितः
As in previous cycles, He assumed another body—such as the forms of fish, tortoise, and others; in the same way, He took the form of the Boar.
वेदयज्ञमयं रूपमश्षोजगतः स्थितौ । स्थितः स्थिरात्मा सर्वात्मा परमात्मा प्रजापतिः
The Lord of creatures, steadfast, the Self of all, the Supreme Self, took a form composed of Veda and sacrifice for the support of the world.
जनलोकगतैस्सिद्धैस्सनकाद्यैरभिष्टुतः । प्रविवेश तदा तोयमात्माधारो धराधरः
Praised by the perfected beings dwelling in Janaloka, such as Sanaka and others, He, the sustainer of the earth and foundation of all, then entered the waters.
निरीक्ष्य तं तदा देवी पातालातलमागतम् । तुष्टाव प्रणता भूत्वा भक्तिनम्रा वसुन्धरा
Seeing Him then, the goddess Earth, who had come from the lowest netherworld, bowed in devotion and praised Him, her heart full of devotion.