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 32
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 22 · Verse 32
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Sanskrit Original
अतिथिर्यस्य नाश्नाति न तच्छ्राद्धं प्रशस्यते। तस्मात प्रयत्नाच्छ्राद्धेषु पूज्या ह्यतिथयो द्विजैः।।
atithiryasya nāśnāti na tacchrāddhaṃ praśasyate| tasmāt prayatnācchrāddheṣu pūjyā hyatithayo dvijaiḥ||
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Sraddha wherein the guest does not partake of the food, is not praised. Hence, guests should be worshipped in the Sraddhas by the Brahmanas.