Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः । पितॄणां तर्पणं कार्यं श्रद्धया परमात्मनि ॥
śraddhāmayo'yaṃ puruṣo yo yacchraddhaḥ sa eva saḥ | pitṝṇāṃ tarpaṇaṃ kāryaṃ śraddhayā paramātmani ||
A person is made of faith; whatever his faith, that he indeed becomes. The offering to the ancestors should be performed with faith in the Supreme.
पितृदोषे सति प्राज्ञैर्नारायणबलिर्भवेत् । ब्राह्मणानां च भोजनं दद्यात्तर्पणमुत्तमम् ॥
pitṛdoṣe sati prājñair nārāyaṇabalir bhavet | brāhmaṇānāṃ ca bhojanaṃ dadyāt tarpaṇam uttamam ||
When there is an ancestral affliction, the wise should perform the Narayana Bali rite, feed the brahmanas, and offer the finest libations of water.
अमावस्यादिके कार्ये श्राद्धं कुर्वीत शुचिमान् । पितरस्तस्य तुष्यन्ति सन्ततिं चैव पालयन् ॥
amāvasyādike kārye śrāddhaṃ kurvīta śucimān | pitaras tasya tuṣyanti santatiṃ caiva pālayan ||
On the new-moon day and other prescribed occasions, a pure-hearted person should perform the shraddha rite; then the ancestors are pleased and, thus propitiated, protect his lineage.