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Sanatan Dharma

सनातन धर्म — Hindu Scripture Knowledge Base

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 23

Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 22 · Verse 23

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Sanskrit Original

ये चात्र विश्वेदेवानां विप्राः पूर्वं निमन्त्रिताः। प्राङ्मुखान्यासनान्येषां त्रिदर्भोपहितानि च।।

ye cātra viśvedevānāṃ viprāḥ pūrvaṃ nimantritāḥ| prāṅmukhānyāsanānyeṣāṃ tridarbhopahitāni ca||

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The seats of those Brahmanas who had been pre¬ viously invited on behalf of Visve-Devas, are covered with three blades(?) of Darbha grass with their tips towards the East.