Bṛhaspaṭi Said:: The following things are very excellent (for use in a Śrāddha). The oil extracted from the black gingelly seeds and preserved carefully with great effort, sandalwood, Aguru (Fragrant aloe wood), Tamāla, Uśīra fragrant root of the plant Andropopogon muricatus) lotus, fragrant incense, gum resin and the white Turuṣka.