Matsyapurana 141.82

141.82

ityeṣa somasūryābhyām ailasya ca samāgamaḥ
avāptiṃ śraddhayā caiva pitṝṇāṃ caiva tarpaṇam //

The fathers grandfathers great-grandfathers are the human Pitṛis Thus, I have described to you their greatness and about the Śrāddha I have now described to you how the king Ailâ conjoins with the Sun and the Moon, how he attains his Pitṛis and performs Śrâddha with devotion, the Pitṛi tarpaṇas how the oblations offered in Śrâddha reach the manes I have thus explained to you about the Parvas and the hells that form the part of the creation Eveything has thus been summarily described It is very difficult to enumerate them adequately The person desirous of his well being should devote himself to all these things with good faith I have thus briefly stated this chapter of creation by Svâyambhuva Deva, now tell me, O, Ṛiṣis! what more do you wish to hear?—79 84