Matsyapurana 17.42

17.42

agnidagdhāstu ye jīvā ye 'pyadagdhāḥ kule mama
bhūmau dattena tṛpyantu prayāntu paramāṃ gatim //

At the time of performing Vikira rite, the following mantras should be read. These mean :— Those beings that have been burnt in the fire,

those beings that have not been cremated in my faimly, may feel satisfied by the Vikira rite and attain emancipation. Those who have no father or mother, no brother, no clansman to offer them food, may feel satisfied with the food offered in the Vikira rite and attain peace. Those who were not invested with the sacred thread, those women discarded by their kinsmen, may feel satisfied with the food offered in Vikira.—42-44.