History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.980.8

v5.c75.980.8

calls the pitṛs to be present at the rite after taking permission of the invited brāhmaṇas for the invocation 348, performer of, should as a rule invite a brāhmaṇa who has studied some recension of the Veda and who is not of same gotra as the performer, who is not connected by marriage or who is not a teacher or a pupil or a friend, though some exceptions were recognized 385, performer of, should not observe a fast on śrāddha day, but should partake of the food left after being served to the invited brāhmaṇas or should at least smell it 469-470; performer of, should wash house floor, should cowdung it, should wash the clothes and cleanse vessels the previous day 409; persons (of over 50 kinds) to be shunned at a ś. according to Gautama, some of whom could be invited at a rite for gods according to others 400-401, persons and animals that should be ejected from the place of ś or should not be allowed to look at it or disturb it 379-380, piṇḍas are made by the performer or by his wife with the food that remains after agnaukaraṇa and mixed with sesame, honey and ghee and are offered by the *pitṛ-tīrtha* 498n; piṇḍas offered to the great-grandfather, the grand-father and father are declared to be identical respectively with Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa and Pradyumna and the offerer of piṇḍas with Aniruddha 350-351;