History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.980.12

v5.c75.980.12

should be begun on Kutaṗa (8th out of 15 muhūrtas of the day) and should not extend beyond Rauhiṇa (12th mūhūrta of the day) 376, should be performed when one dreams an evil dream or when evil planets affect the nakṣatra on which a man was born 372, should not be performed in mleccha localities 378, should not be performed in the Triśaṅku country and in the countries of Kāraskara, Kaliṅga and others and in countries to the north of the Sindhu river 378-379, should not be performed on Nandā tithis, on Friday, on 13th of the dark half, on the nakṣatra of one's birth 373, sixteen śrāddhas are laid down by numerous works as necessary to free the spirit of a deceased person from the condition of being a preta and piśāca 518, sixteen śrāddhas, divergence of views about what they are and particularly whether sapiṇḍīkaraṇa is included therein or not 518-519, sixteen śrāddhas were and are now performed on the 11th day after death 520, some authorities allow anyone to perform śrāddhas (except sapiṇḍīkaraṇa) for any relative, particularly at Gayā 364-365, some Purāṇas condemn scrutiny into the character and learning of brāhmaṇas to be invited but digests explain away such passages as referring to śrāddhas at tīrthas 391, some purāṇas inculcate the performance of śrāddha on a profuse scale, particularly at Gayā 404-405, some smṛtis laid down very strict rules about the qualifications of brāhmaṇas for a *ś* 399-400, some smṛtis recommend lavish expenditure on *ś*, Bṛhaspati requiring an heir to spend on *ś* half the property inherited by him 404;