[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.2101 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.2101 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.2101 - **Language:** English ### [c9.2101](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2101) ŚRADDHA. The offering given to Pitṛs. According to the Purāṇas Śraddha is a very important ceremony. Here, "Pitṛs" does not mean "the souls of the dead". Pitṛs belong to a special class of gods. - [Previous: c9.2100](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2100) - [Next: c9.2102](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2102) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2101](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2101) · Pramāṇa