Shiva Purana

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प्रातः स्नात्वा विशुद्धात्मा कृतनित्य क्रियस्सुधीः ॥ गुरुमाहूय विधिना नांदीश्राद्धं समारभेत् ॥ ३६॥

In the morning he took his bath and purified himself and performed his daily rituals One should call the spiritual master and perform the Nandi shraddha according to the prescribed rituals.

english translation

prAtaH snAtvA vizuddhAtmA kRtanitya kriyassudhIH ॥ gurumAhUya vidhinA nAMdIzrAddhaM samArabhet ॥ 36॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

विश्वेदेवाः सत्यवसुसंज्ञावंतः प्रकीर्त्तिताः ॥ देवश्राद्धे ब्रह्मविष्णु महेशाः कथितास्त्रयः ॥ ३७॥

The Visvedevas are described as having the name Satyavasu In the shraddha of the demigods, Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are mentioned as the three gods.

english translation

vizvedevAH satyavasusaMjJAvaMtaH prakIrttitAH ॥ devazrAddhe brahmaviSNu mahezAH kathitAstrayaH ॥ 37॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ऋषिश्राद्धे तु सम्प्रोक्ता देवक्षेत्रमनुष्यजाः ॥ देवश्राद्धे तु वसुरुद्रादित्यास्सम्प्रकीर्त्तिताः ॥ ३८ ॥

In the shraddha of the sages the gods born of the fields of men are mentioned. In the shraddha of the gods Vasu Rudra and Aditya are mentioned.

english translation

RSizrAddhe tu samproktA devakSetramanuSyajAH ॥ devazrAddhe tu vasurudrAdityAssamprakIrttitAH ॥ 38 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

चत्वारो मानुषश्राद्धे सनकाद्या मुनीश्वराः ॥ भूतश्राद्धे पंच महाभूतानि च ततः परम्॥ ३९॥

The four great sages Sanaka and others performed the human shraddha In the shraddha of the ghosts the five great beings and after that.

english translation

catvAro mAnuSazrAddhe sanakAdyA munIzvarAH ॥ bhUtazrAddhe paMca mahAbhUtAni ca tataH param॥ 39॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

चक्षुरादीन्द्रियग्रामो भूतग्रामश्चतुर्विधः॥ । पितृश्राद्धे पिता तस्य पिता तस्य पिता त्रयः ॥ ४०॥

The group of sense-organs consists of the eye, etc; that of the Bhūtas is of four types. In the Pitṛ Śrāddha the father, grandfather and greatgrandfather are included.

english translation

cakSurAdIndriyagrAmo bhUtagrAmazcaturvidhaH॥ । pitRzrAddhe pitA tasya pitA tasya pitA trayaH ॥ 40॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript