Procedure of Performance of Sraddho} Vydsa said : - Verse 45
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 20 · Verse 45
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Sanskrit Original
क्रीत्वा लब्ध्वा स्वयं वाथ मृतानाहृत्य वा द्विजः। दद्याच्छ्राद्धे प्रयत्नेन तदस्याक्षयमुच्यते।।
krītvā labdhvā svayaṃ vātha mṛtānāhṛtya vā dvijaḥ| dadyācchrāddhe prayatnena tadasyākṣayamucyate||
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The following articles are used in the Sraddha, viz. :—(long pepper) Pippali, Rucaka, Musuraka (lentil), Kusmanda (pumpkin) Alabu (gourd), Vartaka, Bhutrna (a fragrant grass), the juicy root of Kusumbha Pinda and Tandullyaka. At the time of the Sraddha, an excellent Brahmana should avoid seven articles assiduously, viz. :— Rajamasa pulse, buffalo’s milk, goat’s milk, Adhakis, Kovidaras, Palakis and Maricas (chillis).