विष्णुपुराणम् — तृतीयांशे षोडशोऽध्यायः

और्व उवाच ।

हविष्यमत्स्यमासैस्तु शशस्य नकुलस्य च ।
सोकरच्छाकलैणेयरौरवैर्गवयेन च ॥

Summary AI Ancestors are gratified by offerings of sacrificial food, fish, and the meat of hares, mongooses, hogs, goats, antelopes, deer, and gayals.

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औरभ्रगव्यैश्च तथा मासवृद्ध्या पितामहाः ।
प्रयान्ति तृप्तिं मांसैस्तु नित्यं वार्ध्रोणसामिषैः ॥

Summary AI The ancestors' satisfaction increases monthly with the meat of sheep and kine, while the flesh of the Vārdhrīṇasa (rhinoceros) provides eternal gratification to the Pitṛs.

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खड्गमांसमतीवात्र कालशाकं तथा मधु ।
शस्तानि कर्मण्यत्यन्ततृप्तिदानि नरेश्वर ॥

Summary AI O King, rhinoceros meat, Kālaśāka potherbs, and honey are highly commended in ancestral rites as they grant infinite satisfaction.

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गयामुपेत्य यः श्राद्धं करोति पृथिवीपते ।
सफलं तस्य तज्जन्म जायते पितृतीष्टिदम् ॥

Summary AI O Ruler of Earth, the life of a person who visits Gayā to perform Śrāddha and satisfy their ancestors becomes truly fruitful and successful.

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प्रशान्तिकाःसमीवाराः श्यामाका द्विविधास्तथा ।
वन्यैषधीप्रधानास्तु श्राद्धार्हाः पुरुषर्षभ ॥

Summary AI O best of men, wild grains such as Praśāntikā, Nīvāra, and two types of Śyāmāka are the primary forest offerings suitable for Śrāddha.

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यवाः प्रियङ्गवो मुद्गा गोधूमा व्रीहयस्तिलाः ।
निष्पावाः कोविदाराश्च सर्षपाश्चात्र सोभनाः ॥

Summary AI Barley, millet (Priyaṅgu), green gram (Mudga), wheat, rice, sesame, beans, Kovidāra, and mustard are also considered auspicious offerings for the ceremony.

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अकृताग्रयणं यच्च धान्यजातं नरेश्वर ।
राजमाषानणुंश्चैव मसूरांश्च विसर्जयेत् ॥

Summary AI O King, one should avoid grains not yet offered in the Agrayaṇa ceremony, as well as kidney beans (Rājamāṣa), small grains (Aṇu), and lentils (Masūra).

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अलाबुं गृञ्जनं चैव पलाण्डुं पिण्डमूलकम् ।
गान्धारककरंवादिलवाणान्यौषराणि च ॥

Summary AI Bottle gourd, garlic, onions, bulbous roots, carrots, and salt derived from saline soil are prohibited in the ritual.

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आरक्ताश्चैव निर्यासाः प्रत्यक्षलवणानि च ।
वर्ज्यान्येतानि वै श्राद्धे यच्च वाचा न शस्यते ॥

Summary AI Reddish resins, visible salts, and items not recommended by sacred tradition should be strictly excluded from the Śrāddha offerings.

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नक्ताहृतमनुच्छिन्नं तृप्यते न च यत्र गौः ।
दुर्घधिफेनिलं चांबु श्राद्धयोग्यं न पार्थिव ॥

Summary AI Water fetched at night, water not drawn continuously, water from which a cow has not drunk, or water that is foul-smelling or frothy is unfit for the rite.

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क्षिरमेकसफानां यदौष्ट्रमाविकमेव च ।
मार्गं च माहिषं चैव वर्जयेच्छ्राद्धकमेणि ॥

Summary AI In the performance of Śrāddha, milk from single-hoofed animals, camels, sheep, deer, or buffaloes must be avoided.

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षण्डापविद्धचण्डालपापिपाषण्डरोगिभिः ।
कृकवाकुश्वाननग्नवानरग्रामसूकरैः ॥

Summary AI The presence or gaze of eunuchs, outcasts, Caṇḍālas, sinners, heretics, the diseased, cocks, dogs, naked persons, monkeys, or village pigs defiles the ritual.

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उदक्यासूतिकाशौचमृतहारैश्च वीक्षिते ।
श्राद्धे सुरा न पितरो भुञ्जन्ते पुरुषर्षभ ॥

Summary AI O best of men, neither the Pitṛs nor the gods accept the food if the Śrāddha is viewed by menstruating women, those in puerperal impurity, or corpse-bearers.

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तस्मात्परीश्रिते कुर्याच्छ्राद्धं श्रद्धासमन्वितः ।
उर्व्यां च तिलविक्षेपाद्यातुधानान्निवारयेत् ॥

Summary AI Therefore, one should perform Śrāddha with devotion in a secluded place and scatter sesame seeds on the ground to ward off Yātudhānas.

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नखादिना चोपपन्नं केशकीटादिभिर्नृप ।
न चैवाभिषवैर्मिश्रमन्नं पर्युषितं तथा ॥

Summary AI O King, food touched by nails, hair, or insects, or food mixed with fermented liquids or left overnight, should not be offered.

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श्रद्धासमन्वितैर्दत्तं पितृभ्यो नामगोत्रतः ।
यदाहारास्तु ते जातास्तदाहारत्वमेति तत् ॥

Summary AI When offerings are made with devotion using the name and Gotra of the ancestors, they transform into the specific food required by the Pitṛs in their current state.

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श्रूयते चापि पितृर्भिगीता गाथा महीपते ।
इक्ष्वाकोर्मनुपुत्रस्य कलापोपवने पुरा ॥

Summary AI O King, a sacred song once sung by the ancestors in the Kalāpa grove to Ikṣvāku, the son of Manu, is still remembered.

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अपि नस्ते भविष्यन्ति कुले सन्मार्गशीलिनः ।
गयामुपेत्य ये पिण्डान्दास्यन्त्यस्माकमादरात् ॥

Summary AI The ancestors wondered if any righteous descendant in their lineage would visit Gayā and offer Piṇḍas to them with devotion.

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अपि नःस कुले जायाद्यो नो दद्यात्त्रयोदशीम् ।
पायसं मधुसर्पिर्भ्यां वर्षासु च मघासु च ॥

Summary AI They desired a descendant who would offer rice-milk mixed with honey and clarified butter on the thirteenth day of the dark fortnight under the Maghā asterism during the rainy season.

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गौरीं वाप्युद्वहेत्कन्यां नीलं वा वृषमुत्सृजेत् ।
यजेत वाश्वमेधेन विधिवद्दक्षिणावता ॥

Summary AI They also looked for one who would marry a Gaurī girl, release a Nīla Vṛṣa (dark bull), or perform a ritualistic Aśvamedha with generous donations.

इति श्रीविष्णुमहापुराणे तृतीयांशे पोडशो ऽध्यायः ।

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