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 5
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 22 · Verse 5
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आमन्त्रिताश्च ते विप्राः श्राद्धकाल उपस्थिते। वसेयुर्नियताः सर्वे ब्रह्मचर्यपरायणाः।।
āmantritāśca te viprāḥ śrāddhakāla upasthite| vaseyurniyatāḥ sarve brahmacaryaparāyaṇāḥ||
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The Brahmanas who have been invited shall invariab¬ ly observe celibacy, be self-controlled when the time for the Sraddha has arrived.^