History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.980.10

v5.c75.980.10

principal act in *ś.* rites is the feeding of brāhmaṇas 349; procedure if only one brāhmaṇa could be invited or was available 403, 513; procedure applicable to śrāddha by one whose father was alive was extended by Viṣṇu to one's mother's paternal ancestors 513; procedure if the performance of a śrāddha on a particular day is rendered impossible by an obstacle such as aśauca 547-548, proper places for the performance of 377-379; qualifications of brāhmaṇas to be invited were few in the gṛhyasūtras, but smṛtis and purāṇas add many more and enlarge the lists of those that should not be invited 384-390, question how śrāddha was to be performed if one or more of the three paternal ancestors were alive was discussed from ancient times and opinions varied 511-513; rewards for performance of śrāddha in an eclipse 375, rewards for performing *ś.* on 28 nakṣatras from Kṛttikā to Bharaṇī (including Abhijit) 374, rewards for performing *ś* on the several week-days 373-374;