Of Sraddhas, or rites in honour of ancestors, to be performed on occasions of rejoicing - Verse 19
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 3 · Verse 13.19
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Sanskrit Original
विप्रस्यैतद द्वादशाहं राजन्यस्याप्य अशौचकम अर्धमासं तु वैश्यस्य मासं शूद्रस्य शुद्धये ।।
viprasyaitad dvādaśāhaṃ rājanyasyāpy aśaucakam ardhamāsaṃ tu vaiśyasya māsaṃ śūdrasya śuddhaye ||
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For a Brahmin, this lasts for twelve days; for a Kshatriya, it is also impure for half a month; for a Vaishya, it is a month; and for a Shudra, it is for purification.