History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.94

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The Śrāddhasūtra of Kātyāyana⁹²⁰ prescribes that a brāhmana who has been invited (to a śrāddha dinner) by a faultless performer should not refuse the invitation nor should he, after being invited (and having accepted the invitation), accept a gift of even (uncooked) food from another person. Manu III 190 and Kūrmapurāṇa provide that if a brāhmaṇa after receiving an invitation for a sacrifice to gods or manes according to śāstra directions and after having accepted it violates the appointment, he incurs sin and becomes a hog⁹²¹ (in his next birth). This does not apply where he is unable to go on account of illness or other valid reason.