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 33
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 22 · Verse 33
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Sanskrit Original
आतिथ्यरहिते श्राद्धे भुञ्जते ये द्विजातयः। काकयोनिं व्रजन्त्येते दाता चैव न संशयः।।
ātithyarahite śrāddhe bhuñjate ye dvijātayaḥ| kākayoniṃ vrajantyete dātā caiva na saṃśayaḥ||
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Those twice-born ones who partake of the food in a Sraddha devoid of hospitality (to a guest), are reborn as crows. There is no doubt about this. The performer of the Sraddha too (is reborn as a crow). 464 Kurma Prauna