History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.479

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The words Nāndīśrāddha and Vṛddhiśrāddha are synonymous. When Yāj I. 250 says¹¹⁷⁹ that the Nāndīmukha pitṛs should be worshipped with piṇḍas when there is *vṛddhi* (a lucky or auspicious event), he indicates that Nāndīśrāddha and Vṛddhiśrāddha mean the same thing. As noted by the Mit. on Yāj. I. 250 quoting Śātātapa this śrāddha is made of three parts, viz. mātṛ-śrāddha, pitṛśrāddha and mātāmahaśrāddha.¹¹⁸⁰ On the other hand the Bhaviṣya-purāṇa I. 185. 15 states that there are two śrāddhas in this viz Mātṛ-śrāddha and Nāndīmukha-pitṛ-śrāddha. Ābhyudayika-śrāddha and Vṛddhiśrāddha are treated as synonyms in some works such as the Padmapurāṇa,¹¹⁸¹ though it may be said that Ābhyudayika śrāddha is wider in import than Vṛddhiśrāddha, since it is also applicable to srāddha performed on the commencement of a *pūrta* act.