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 18
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 22 · Verse 18
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Sanskrit Original
तिलान प्रविकिरेत तत्र सर्वतो बन्धयेदजान। असुरोपहतं सर्वं तिलैः शुद्ध्यत्यजेन वा।।
tilān pravikiret tatra sarvato bandhayedajān| asuropahataṃ sarvaṃ tilaiḥ śuddhyatyajena vā||
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(Defective verse). He shall scatter gingelly seeds there all round, but see that theydo not grow (i.e. germinate ?) A Sraddha affected by the Asuras becomes purified through the gingelly seeds if they do not germinate.