Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.136
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13.136.1
यमस्तु यानि श्राद्धानि प्रोवाच शशबिन्दवे ।
तानि मे शृणु काम्यानि नक्षत्रेषु पृथक्पृथक् ॥ १३.१३६.१ ॥
Hear from me, one by one according to the lunar mansions, the rites that Yama declared to Śaśabindu, to be performed for desired ends.
13.136.2
श्राद्धं यः कृत्तिकायोगे कुर्वीत सततं नरः ।
अग्नीनाधाय सापत्यो यजेत विगतज्वरः ॥ १३.१३६.२ ॥
The man who constantly performs the shraddha at the Kṛttikā conjunction, establishing the fires and sacrificing with his offspring, shall be free from distress.
13.136.3
अपत्यकामो रोहिण्यां तेजस्कामो मृगोत्तमे ।
क्रूरकर्मा ददच्छ्राद्धमार्द्रायां मानवो भवेत् ॥ १३.१३६.३ ॥
One who desires offspring should perform the rite at Rohiṇī, one who desires splendour at Mṛgaśiras; a man of cruel deeds who gives the shraddha at Ārdrā becomes such.
13.136.4
कृषिभागी भवेन्मर्त्यः कुर्वञ्श्राद्धं पुनर्वसौ ।
पुष्टिकामोऽथ पुष्येण श्राद्धमीहेत मानवः ॥ १३.१३६.४ ॥
A mortal who performs the shraddha at Punarvasu becomes a sharer in agriculture; one who desires nourishment should undertake the shraddha at Puṣya.
13.136.5
आश्लेषायां ददच्छ्राद्धं धीरान्पुत्रान्प्रजायते ।
ज्ञातीनां तु भवेच्छ्रेष्ठो मघासु श्राद्धमावपन् ॥ १३.१३६.५ ॥
One who gives the shraddha at Āśleṣā begets steadfast sons; one who sows the shraddha at Maghā becomes foremost among his kinsmen.
13.136.6
फल्गुनीषु ददच्छ्राद्धं सुभगः श्राद्धदो भवेत् ।
अपत्यभागुत्तरासु हस्तेन फलभाग्भवेत् ॥ १३.१३६.६ ॥
One who gives the shraddha at the Phalgunīs becomes a fortunate giver of shraddha; at the Uttara Phalgunīs he becomes a sharer of offspring, and with Hasta a sharer of the fruit.
13.136.7
चित्रायां तु ददच्छ्राद्धं लभेद्रूपवतः सुतान् ।
स्वातियोगे पितॄनर्च्य वाणिज्यमुपजीवति ॥ १३.१३६.७ ॥
One who offers a śrāddha under Citrā obtains handsome sons. At the Svāti conjunction, having honored the ancestors, a man lives by trade.
13.136.8
बहुपुत्रो विशाखासु पुत्रमीनहन्भवेन्नरः ।
अनुराधासु कुर्वाणो राज्यचक्रं प्रवर्तयेत् ॥ १३.१३६.८ ॥
One who performs a śrāddha under Viśākhā becomes the father of many sons; by some readings he may also lose a son. One who performs it under Anurādhā sets the wheel of kingship in motion.
13.136.9
आधिपत्यं व्रजेन्मर्त्यो ज्येष्ठायामपवर्जयन् ।
नरः कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ ऋद्धो दमपुरःसरः ॥ १३.१३६.९ ॥
A mortal who abstains under Jyeṣṭhā attains lordship. O best of the Kuru line, a prosperous man is foremost in self-restraint.
13.136.10
मूले त्वारोग्यमृच्छेत यशोऽषाढासु चोत्तमम् ।
उत्तरासु त्वषाढासु वीतशोकश्चरेन्महीम् ॥ १३.१३६.१० ॥
Under Mūla one attains health, and under Pūrvāṣāḍhā supreme fame. One who performs it under Uttarāṣāḍhā wanders the earth free from sorrow.
13.136.11
श्राद्धं त्वभिजितौ कुर्वन्विद्यां श्रेष्ठामवाप्नुयात् ।
श्रवणेषु ददच्छ्राद्धं प्रेत्य गच्छेत्स तद्गतिम् ॥ १३.१३६.११ ॥
One who performs a śrāddha under Abhijit obtains excellent knowledge. One who gives a śrāddha under the Śravaṇa asterisms goes after death to that very state.
13.136.12
राज्यभागी धनिष्ठायां भवेत नियतं नरः ।
नक्षत्रे वारुणे कुर्वन्भिषक्सिद्धिमवाप्नुयात् ॥ १३.१३६.१२ ॥
Under Dhaniṣṭhā a man surely becomes a sharer in kingship. One who performs it under the Varuṇa asterism (Śatabhiṣaj) attains success as a physician.
13.136.13
पूर्वप्रोष्ठपदाः कुर्वन्बहून्विन्दत्यजाविकान् ।
उत्तरासु प्रकुर्वाणो विन्दो गाः सहस्रशः ॥ १३.१३६.१३ ॥
One who performs the rite under the Pūrva-Proṣṭhapadā asterism obtains many goats and sheep; one who performs it under the Uttarās obtains cows by the thousand.
13.136.14
बहुकुप्यकृतं वित्तं विन्दते रेवतीं श्रितः ।
अश्विनीष्वश्वान्विन्देत भरणीष्वायुरुत्तमम् ॥ १३.१३६.१४ ॥
One who resorts to Revatī obtains wealth made of much woven cloth and goods; under the Aśvinī asterisms one should obtain horses, and under Bharaṇī the best long life.
13.136.15
इमं श्राद्धविधिं श्रुत्वा शशबिन्दुस्तथाऽकरोत् ।
अक्लेसेनाजयच्चापि महीं सोऽनुशशास ह ॥ १३.१३६.१५ ॥
Having heard this procedure of the ancestral rite, Śaśabindu too did likewise; without difficulty he conquered the earth and ruled over it.