History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.144

v5.c74.144

¹³⁴⁰ *Tarpaṇa* (satiating with the offering of water) is of two kinds viz principal (*pradhāna*) and subsidiary (*aṅga*). The first has to be performed every day by a twice-born person (who has finished his studies) for the gods, sages and *pitṛs* in that order The 2nd is performed as an *aṅga* of *snāna*. नित्यं नैमित्तिकं काम्यं त्रिविधं स्नानमुच्यते। तर्पणं तु भवेत्तस्यैवाङ्गत्वेन प्रकीर्तितम्॥ ब्रह्मपुराण q. by गंगाभक्ति० p 162 तर्पण is an anga of bath as well as of *brahmayajña* Tarpaṇa has been described at great length in H. of Dh. vol II. pp. 668-669 and pp 689-695. Therefore it is not necessary to make any lengthy remarks on tarpaṇa here. A few matters that deserve attention are mentioned One rule is that one has to perform tarpaṇa according to the provisions of his own recension of the Veda The persons to whom water is to be offered and the manner in which it is to be offered are set out on p 692 of vol II of H of Dh Another rule is that tarpaṇa has to be done (even if the day is not auspicious) at a tīrtha, in Gayā, in pitṛpakṣa (i e the dark half of Bhādrapada) with water mixed with sesame 'तीर्थे तिथिमवेक्ष्ये (तिथिविशेषे?) च गयायां प्रेतपक्षके। निषिद्धेऽपि दिने कुर्यात्तर्पणं तिलमिश्रितम्॥'. A widow also has to perform tarpaṇa for her husband and his relatives at a sacred place. An ascetic (*sannyāsin*) has not to do it. A person whose father is living has not to perform tarpaṇa, but acc. to Viṣṇupurāṇa he offers three handfuls to gods, three to the sages and one to Prajāpati (in the form 'devās-tṛpyantāṁ') Another rule is the one makes an offering in śrāddha or into fire with one hand only (the right hand) but in tarpaṇa water is poured into the stream in which one is bathing or on land with both hands. 'श्राद्धे हवनकाले च पाणिनेकेन दीयते। तर्पणे तूभयं कुर्यादेष एव विधि. स्मृत.॥' नारदीयपुराण (उत्तर) 57.62-63. If a man is not able to perform the elaborate tarpaṇa described in vol II. he should repeat the mantras from वायुपुराण 110 21-22 set out here and offer three añjalis of water mixed with sesame and *kuśas*, आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं देवर्षिपितृमानवाः। तृप्यन्तु पितरः सर्वे मातृमातामहादयः॥ अतीतकुलकोटीनां सप्तद्वीपनिवासिनाम्। आ ब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकादिदमस्तु तिलोदकम्॥.