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 99
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 22 · Verse 99
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पुष्पेर्धूपैश्च नैवेद्यैर्गन्धाद्यैर्भूषणैरपि। पूजयित्वा मातृगणं कूर्याच्छ्राद्धत्रयं बुधः।।
puṣperdhūpaiśca naivedyairgandhādyairbhūṣaṇairapi| pūjayitvā mātṛgaṇaṃ kūryācchrāddhatrayaṃ budhaḥ||
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If a son is born out of the semen virile without the sanction of Niyoga, the son should offer Pindas to the progenitor. However, he may perform Sraddha to the K;etrin (mother’s husband).