Of Sraddhas, or rites in honour of ancestors, to be performed on occasions of rejoicing - Verse 32
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 3 · Verse 13.32
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Sanskrit Original
कुलद्वये ऽपि चोच्छिन्ने स्त्रीभिः कार्याः क्रिया नृप संघातान्तर्गतैर वापि कार्याः प्रेतस्य याः क्रियाः उत्सन्नबन्धुरिक्थानां कारयेद अवनीपतिः ।।
kuladvaye 'pi cocchinne strībhiḥ kāryāḥ kriyā nṛpa saṃghātāntargatair vāpi kāryāḥ pretasya yāḥ kriyāḥ utsannabandhurikthānāṃ kārayed avanīpatiḥ ||
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Even if the family is broken, the king should perform the rites for the deceased, whether through women or through the assembled relatives.