History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c72.115.5

v5.c72.115.5

The smṛtis and purāṇas provide that the corpse⁵⁰⁵ should be first bathed with water and then cremated, that the corpse should never be burned naked, but that it should be covered with cloth, decked with flowers and have fragrant unguents (sandalwood paste &c.), that fire should be carried in front of the corpse and one man should carry cooked food in an unbaked earthen vessel and another should deposit part of the food on the way and one should give clothes and the like to cāndālas and the like (that stay near the cemetery).