Manava Dharmashastra 3.220
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.220
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.220
dhriyamāṇe tu pitari pūrveṣām eva nirvapet
vipravad vāpi taṃ svakaṃ pitaram āśayet //
But if the (sacrificer's) father is living, he must offer (the cakes) to three remoter (ancestors); or he may also feed his father at the funeral sacrifice as (one of the) Brahmana (guests).
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (2)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
- Manuṭīkā — Govindarāja, Sanskrit