History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c68.15

v5.c68.15

Chapter IX Derivation and definition of 'śrāddha', *śrāddha* and the doctrines of *karma* and *punarjanma*, pıtṛs; panegyrics of śrāddha; only three rites for the departed in ancient times vız. pıṇḍapıtṛyajña, mahāpıtṛyajña and aṣṭakās, the *adhıkārin* (person entitled to perform) for śrāddha, meanıng of the word 'putra', proper times and places for śrāddha, classification of śrāddhas, qualifications of brāhmaṇas to be invited, persons unfit to be invited, food recommended and condemned in śrāddha, pıṇḍapıtṛyajña as described in Taittırīya Samhıtā and Brāhmaṇa, pārvaṇaśrāddha as described in Aśvalāyanagṛhya, in Yājñavalkya, and in Padmapurāna; Viśve-devas, *agnau-karaṇa*; number of āhutıs, number of ancestors to whom pınḍas are offered (3, 6, 9 or 12), description of modern pārvaṇaśrāddha; meaning of sapiṇḍa, āmaśrāddha. .. 334–515