History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.474

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gr. and Gobhila gr. are very brief. They say that in this śrāddha performed on auspicious occasions or on the undertaking of meritorious acts an even number of brāhmaṇas is to be fed, that the rite is to be performed from left to right and that yavas (barley) are to be used instead of sesamum grains. As this śrāddha is only a modification (vikṛti) of *pārvaṇa* (as said by Aparārka p. 514) all rules of the latter will be applicable to the former except where special directions are given. The Aśv. gr. pariśiṣṭa II. 19, Smṛtyarthasāra (p. 56), Pitṛdayitā pp. 62-71 give a compact but tolerably full description of this śrāddha.