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Vishnupurana 3.15.26-37

Viṣṇupurāṇa 3.15.26-37

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Sanskrit

3.15.26

juhuyād vyañjanakṣāravarjam annaṃ tato 'nale
anujñāto dvijais tais tu trikṛtvaḥ puruṣarṣabha //

"The sacrificer is then to offer food, without salt or seasoning, to fire, three several times, with the consent of the assistant Brahmans; exclaiming first, 'To fire, the vehicle of the oblations; to the manes Swáhá!' Next addressing the oblation to Soma, the lord of the progenitors; and giving the third to Vaivaswata. He is then to place a very little of the residue of the oblation in the dishes of the Brahmans; and next, presenting them with choice viands, well dressed and seasoned, and abundant, he is to request them civilly to partake of it at their pleasure. The Brahmans are to eat of such food attentively, in silence, with cheerful countenances, and at their ease. The sacrificer is to give it to them, not churlishly, nor hurriedly, but with devout faith.

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

3.15.27

agnaye kavyavāhāya svāhety ādau nṛpāhutiḥ
somāya vai pitṛmate dātavyā tadanantaram //

"The sacrificer is then to offer food, without salt or seasoning, to fire, three several times, with the consent of the assistant Brahmans; exclaiming first, 'To fire, the vehicle of the oblations; to the manes Swáhá!' Next addressing the oblation to Soma, the lord of the progenitors; and giving the third to Vaivaswata. He is then to place a very little of the residue of the oblation in the dishes of the Brahmans; and next, presenting them with choice viands, well dressed and seasoned, and abundant, he is to request them civilly to partake of it at their pleasure. The Brahmans are to eat of such food attentively, in silence, with cheerful countenances, and at their ease. The sacrificer is to give it to them, not churlishly, nor hurriedly, but with devout faith.

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

3.15.28

vaivasvatāya caivānyā tṛtīyā dīyate tataḥ
hutāvaśiṣṭam alpālpaṃ viprapātreṣu nirvapet //

"The sacrificer is then to offer food, without salt or seasoning, to fire, three several times, with the consent of the assistant Brahmans; exclaiming first, 'To fire, the vehicle of the oblations; to the manes Swáhá!' Next addressing the oblation to Soma, the lord of the progenitors; and giving the third to Vaivaswata. He is then to place a very little of the residue of the oblation in the dishes of the Brahmans; and next, presenting them with choice viands, well dressed and seasoned, and abundant, he is to request them civilly to partake of it at their pleasure. The Brahmans are to eat of such food attentively, in silence, with cheerful countenances, and at their ease. The sacrificer is to give it to them, not churlishly, nor hurriedly, but with devout faith.

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

3.15.29

tato 'nnaṃ mṛṣṭam atyartham abhīṣṭam atisaṃskṛtam
dattvā juṣadhvam icchāto vācyam etad aniṣṭhuram //

"The sacrificer is then to offer food, without salt or seasoning, to fire, three several times, with the consent of the assistant Brahmans; exclaiming first, 'To fire, the vehicle of the oblations; to the manes Swáhá!' Next addressing the oblation to Soma, the lord of the progenitors; and giving the third to Vaivaswata. He is then to place a very little of the residue of the oblation in the dishes of the Brahmans; and next, presenting them with choice viands, well dressed and seasoned, and abundant, he is to request them civilly to partake of it at their pleasure. The Brahmans are to eat of such food attentively, in silence, with cheerful countenances, and at their ease. The sacrificer is to give it to them, not churlishly, nor hurriedly, but with devout faith.

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

3.15.30

bhoktavyaṃ taiś ca taccittair maunibhiḥ sumukhaiḥ sukham
akrudhyatā cātvaratā deyaṃ tenāpi bhaktitaḥ //

"The sacrificer is then to offer food, without salt or seasoning, to fire, three several times, with the consent of the assistant Brahmans; exclaiming first, 'To fire, the vehicle of the oblations; to the manes Swáhá!' Next addressing the oblation to Soma, the lord of the progenitors; and giving the third to Vaivaswata. He is then to place a very little of the residue of the oblation in the dishes of the Brahmans; and next, presenting them with choice viands, well dressed and seasoned, and abundant, he is to request them civilly to partake of it at their pleasure. The Brahmans are to eat of such food attentively, in silence, with cheerful countenances, and at their ease. The sacrificer is to give it to them, not churlishly, nor hurriedly, but with devout faith.

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

3.15.31

rakṣoghnamantrapaṭhanaṃ bhūmer āstaraṇaṃ tilaiḥ
kṛtvā dhyeyāḥ svapitaras ta eva dvijasattamāḥ //

"Having next recited the prayer for the discomfiture of malignant spirits, and scattered sesamum-seeds upon the ground, the Brahmans who have been fed are to be addressed, in common with the ancestors of the sacrificer, in this manner: 'May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather, in the persons of these Brahmans, receive satisfaction! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather derive nutriment from these oblations to fire! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather derive satisfaction from the balls of food placed by me upon the ground! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather be pleased with what I have this day offered them in faith! May my maternal grandfather, his father, and his father, also enjoy contentment from my offerings! May all the gods experience gratification, and all evil beings perish! May the lord of sacrifice, the imperishable deity Hari, be the acceptor of all oblations made to the manes or the gods! and may all malignant spirits, and enemies of the deities, depart from the rite.'

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

3.15.32

pitā pitāmahaś caiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ
mama tṛptiṃ prayāntv adya vipradeheṣu saṃsthitāḥ //

"Having next recited the prayer for the discomfiture of malignant spirits, and scattered sesamum-seeds upon the ground, the Brahmans who have been fed are to be addressed, in common with the ancestors of the sacrificer, in this manner: 'May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather, in the persons of these Brahmans, receive satisfaction! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather derive nutriment from these oblations to fire! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather derive satisfaction from the balls of food placed by me upon the ground! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather be pleased with what I have this day offered them in faith! May my maternal grandfather, his father, and his father, also enjoy contentment from my offerings! May all the gods experience gratification, and all evil beings perish! May the lord of sacrifice, the imperishable deity Hari, be the acceptor of all oblations made to the manes or the gods! and may all malignant spirits, and enemies of the deities, depart from the rite.'

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

3.15.33

pitā pitāmahaś caiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ
mama tṛptiṃ prayāntv agnihomāpyāyitamūrtayaḥ //

"Having next recited the prayer for the discomfiture of malignant spirits, and scattered sesamum-seeds upon the ground, the Brahmans who have been fed are to be addressed, in common with the ancestors of the sacrificer, in this manner: 'May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather, in the persons of these Brahmans, receive satisfaction! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather derive nutriment from these oblations to fire! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather derive satisfaction from the balls of food placed by me upon the ground! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather be pleased with what I have this day offered them in faith! May my maternal grandfather, his father, and his father, also enjoy contentment from my offerings! May all the gods experience gratification, and all evil beings perish! May the lord of sacrifice, the imperishable deity Hari, be the acceptor of all oblations made to the manes or the gods! and may all malignant spirits, and enemies of the deities, depart from the rite.'

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

3.15.34

pitā pitāmahaś caiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ
tṛptiṃ prayāntu piṇḍena mayā dattena bhūtale //

"Having next recited the prayer for the discomfiture of malignant spirits, and scattered sesamum-seeds upon the ground, the Brahmans who have been fed are to be addressed, in common with the ancestors of the sacrificer, in this manner: 'May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather, in the persons of these Brahmans, receive satisfaction! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather derive nutriment from these oblations to fire! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather derive satisfaction from the balls of food placed by me upon the ground! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather be pleased with what I have this day offered them in faith! May my maternal grandfather, his father, and his father, also enjoy contentment from my offerings! May all the gods experience gratification, and all evil beings perish! May the lord of sacrifice, the imperishable deity Hari, be the acceptor of all oblations made to the manes or the gods! and may all malignant spirits, and enemies of the deities, depart from the rite.'

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

3.15.35

pitā pitāmahaś caiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ
tṛptiṃ prayāntu me bhaktyā yan mayaitad ihāhṛtam //

"Having next recited the prayer for the discomfiture of malignant spirits, and scattered sesamum-seeds upon the ground, the Brahmans who have been fed are to be addressed, in common with the ancestors of the sacrificer, in this manner: 'May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather, in the persons of these Brahmans, receive satisfaction! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather derive nutriment from these oblations to fire! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather derive satisfaction from the balls of food placed by me upon the ground! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather be pleased with what I have this day offered them in faith! May my maternal grandfather, his father, and his father, also enjoy contentment from my offerings! May all the gods experience gratification, and all evil beings perish! May the lord of sacrifice, the imperishable deity Hari, be the acceptor of all oblations made to the manes or the gods! and may all malignant spirits, and enemies of the deities, depart from the rite.'

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

3.15.36

mātāmahas tṛptim upaitu tasya tathā pitā tasya pitā tathānyaḥ
viśve ca devāḥ paramāṃ prayāntu tṛptiṃ praṇaśyantu ca yātudhānāḥ //

"Having next recited the prayer for the discomfiture of malignant spirits, and scattered sesamum-seeds upon the ground, the Brahmans who have been fed are to be addressed, in common with the ancestors of the sacrificer, in this manner: 'May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather, in the persons of these Brahmans, receive satisfaction! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather derive nutriment from these oblations to fire! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather derive satisfaction from the balls of food placed by me upon the ground! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather be pleased with what I have this day offered them in faith! May my maternal grandfather, his father, and his father, also enjoy contentment from my offerings! May all the gods experience gratification, and all evil beings perish! May the lord of sacrifice, the imperishable deity Hari, be the acceptor of all oblations made to the manes or the gods! and may all malignant spirits, and enemies of the deities, depart from the rite.'

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

3.15.37

yajñeśvaro havyasamastakavya bhoktāvyayātmā harir īśvaro 'tra
tatsaṃnidhānād apayāntu sadyo rakṣāṃsy aśeṣāṇy asurāś ca sarve //

"Having next recited the prayer for the discomfiture of malignant spirits, and scattered sesamum-seeds upon the ground, the Brahmans who have been fed are to be addressed, in common with the ancestors of the sacrificer, in this manner: 'May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather, in the persons of these Brahmans, receive satisfaction! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather derive nutriment from these oblations to fire! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather derive satisfaction from the balls of food placed by me upon the ground! May my father, grandfather, and great grandfather be pleased with what I have this day offered them in faith! May my maternal grandfather, his father, and his father, also enjoy contentment from my offerings! May all the gods experience gratification, and all evil beings perish! May the lord of sacrifice, the imperishable deity Hari, be the acceptor of all oblations made to the manes or the gods! and may all malignant spirits, and enemies of the deities, depart from the rite.'

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

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