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 50
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 22 · Verse 50
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Sanskrit Original
मण्डलं चतुरस्त्रं वा दक्षिणावनतं शुभम। त्रिरुल्लिखेत तस्य मध्यं दर्भेणैकेन चैव हि।।
maṇḍalaṃ caturastraṃ vā dakṣiṇāvanataṃ śubham| trirullikhet tasya madhyaṃ darbheṇaikena caiva hi||
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Thereafter, on being permitted by them he should go to the southern direction. After cleaning and smearing the place with cowdung, he should cover it with sand. It shall be inclined towards the South and be auspicious. With a Darbha grass he shall scratch and scrape its middle thrice. On that spot he should strew Darbha grass, the tips of which are turned to the south. With the remainder of the Havis he shall make three Pindas there and offer them with great concentration.