Rules for performance of Sraddha^ {contd.) Vydsa said : 1-2. Having purified the ground with cowdung and water on the day previous to that of Sraddha, the performer of iSraddha should invite the Brahmanas with the above-mentioned quilifications, through good persons with the invitation : “Tomorrow there will be Sraddka at my place.” If this is not possible, he may invite on the next day® (i.e, on the day of Sraddha. - Verse 14
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 22 · Verse 14
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Sanskrit Original
दक्षिणाप्रवणं स्निग्धं विभक्तं शुभलक्षणम। शुचिं देशं विविक्तं च गोमयेनोपलेपयेत।।
dakṣiṇāpravaṇaṃ snigdhaṃ vibhaktaṃ śubhalakṣaṇam| śuciṃ deśaṃ viviktaṃ ca gomayenopalepayet||
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He shall select a clean isolated spot of all auspici¬ ous characteristics. It shall be smooth and sloping towards the South. He shall scrub it and smear cowdung over it.^