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History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.415

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.415

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¹¹⁴⁰ One can offer piṇḍas only to three ancestors beginning with the father according to Vedic passages quoted in notes 958, 960a above and Manu IX 186. So there is no ancient authority to offer piṇḍa to 4th or 5th or 6th ascendant.

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