Procedure of Performance of Sraddho} Vydsa said : - Verse 12
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 20 · Verse 12
Sanskrit Original
ज्ञातिश्रैष्ठ्यं तथा हस्ते चित्रायां च बहून सुतान। वाणिज्यसिद्धिं स्वातौ तु विशाखासु सुवर्णकम।।
jñātiśraiṣṭhyaṃ tathā haste citrāyāṃ ca bahūn sutān| vāṇijyasiddhiṃ svātau tu viśākhāsu suvarṇakam||
By performing the Sraddha in the Aslesa constella¬ tion, one attains all desires; in the constellation pertaining to the Pitrs (i.e. Magha), one attains good fortune. In the conste¬ llation to Aryaman (Uttara PhalgunI) one attains wealth; in the (Purva) PhalgunI star, the sins are quelled; if the Sraddha is performed in Hasta, one attains excellence among Kinsmen; by performing Sraddha in the Citra constellation, one attains many sons. \i Sraddha is performed in Svati conste¬ llation one attains the greatest achievement in trading trans¬ actions; by performing Sraddha in the Visakha star one obtains gold.