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 28
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 22 · Verse 28
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Sanskrit Original
अपि वा भोजयेदेकं ब्राह्मणं वेदपारगम। श्रुतशीलादिसंपन्नमलक्षणविवर्जितम।।
api vā bhojayedekaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ vedapāragam| śrutaśīlādisaṃpannamalakṣaṇavivarjitam||
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Or one shall feed only one Brahmana who is a master of the Vedas, endowed with learning, good conduct etc. and devoid of evil characteristics.