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 4
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 22 · Verse 4
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Sanskrit Original
ब्राह्मणैस्ते सहाश्नन्ति पितरो ह्यन्तरिक्षगाः। वायुभूतास्तु तिष्ठन्ति भुक्त्वा यान्ति परां गतिम।।
brāhmaṇaiste sahāśnanti pitaro hyantarikṣagāḥ| vāyubhūtāstu tiṣṭhanti bhuktvā yānti parāṃ gatim||
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The Pitrs take food along with those Brahmanas, though they (themselves) are in firmament.^ They remain in their airy state. After taking food, they attain their greatest goal.