History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c72.113.4

v5.c72.113.4

The relatives repair to a spot where water is flowing, wearing only one garment and with faces to the south and hair dishevelled, plunge into the water once, sip water, place on the bank that stone (*aśman*) with which holes were made in the jar, offer water mixed with sesame on that stone with folded hands with the words 'O departed, of such a gotra and of such a name! May this water mixed with sesame reach you'. The performer offers water with the *uttarīya* for allaying the thirst (of the departed) due to the burning.