Matsyapurana 16.10

16.10

brahmaṇyo yogavicchānto vijitātmā ca śīlavān
bhojayeccāpi dauhitraṃ yatnataḥ svasuhṛdgurūn //

The śraddhas are of three kinds, viz.:—Nitya (Daily), Naimittika (Occasional), Kâmya (Optional). In performing Nitya śrâddha, no oblation (arghya), invocation or Viśvadeva worship is necessary. Naimittika śrâddha is that which is performed on the fourth and the eighth day of each half-month and on the days of the full and the new moon (pârvaṇa days). Pârvaṇas are of three different kinds, hear it O Lord of the world. First, it should be noted what class of people ought to be invited to the feast of Naimittika (Pârvana) śrâddha. One who is acquainted with the doctrine of the five mystic fires (Pañchâgni) a Snâtaka Brahmachâri, one who is well versed in the Vedas with their six aṅgas, the Śrotriya Brâhmaṇa, the son of such a Śrotriya Brâhmaṇa, one highly proficient in the rules of Vidhi (or Laws), one who is thoroughly acquainted with the sacred hymns, the minister, one who belongs to a wellknown family, one who has a sound knowledge of the Purâṇas, one who knows the dharma, a regular reader of the Vedas, and performer of japa, a devotee of Śiva, Pitṛi, Sun, Viṣṇu, and Brahmâ, a Yogi, one who is peaceful, one who can control his passions, one who is virtuous, especially a daughter's son, a friend, a preceptor, a typical sanyâsî, or the head of the Vaiśyas, a maternal uncle, a member of the community (kinsman), a Ṛitvija priest, a teacher, a Soma-sacrificer, a grammarian, a knower of the Mîmaṇsa doctrine about Sacrifices, one who performs Vedic sacrifices, one who knows the Sâmaveda and how to chant it, one who is so learned, respectable or eminent that his very presence may be considered to elevate and purify the people who sit to feast with him in the same row, the chanter of the Sâmaveda, a Brahmachârî, a professor of Vedas, one who knows Brahma, are the sort of people worthy of being invited to the śrâddha feast. Where such people are feasted, the śrâddha is real and earnest.—5-13. Note.—Dwija means twice-born. Everyone is born as a Śûdra and becomes twice-born on being invested with the sacred thread.