History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.496

v5.c73.t1.496

A well-known śrāddha is the Mahālayasrāddha Some of the Purāṇas deal with this. The Padmapurāṇa (Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa) says 'In the fifth fortnight (*pakṣa*) beginning from the Full Moon day of Āṣāḍha, one should perform a srāddha, whether the Sun is by that time in the zodiacal sign of Kanyā (Virgo) or not. The sixteen days when the Sun is in Kanyā are equal to the solemn sacrifices which are completed with the gift of the