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 77
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 22 · Verse 77
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Sanskrit Original
प्रक्षाल्य हस्तावाचम्य ज्ञातीन शेषेण तोषयेत। ज्ञातिष्वपि चतुष्टेषु स्वान भृत्यान भोजयोत ततः। पश्चात स्वयं च पत्नीभिः शेषमन्नं समाचरेत।।
prakṣālya hastāvācamya jñātīn śeṣeṇa toṣayet| jñātiṣvapi catuṣṭeṣu svān bhṛtyān bhojayot tataḥ| paścāt svayaṃ ca patnībhiḥ śeṣamannaṃ samācaret||
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Then the partaker of the food should strew the cooked food in front on the ground. He shall ask them Svaditam ? “Well tasted ?”. If they are satisfied, he should make them perform the Acamana rite.