Of occasional Sraddhas, or obsequial ceremonies; when most efficacious, and at what places - Verse 16
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 3 · Verse 14.16
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Sanskrit Original
काले धनिष्ठा यदि नाम तस्मिन भवन्ति भूपाल तदा पितृभ्यः दत्तं जलान्नं प्रददाति तृप्तिं वर्षायुतं तत्कुलजैर मनुष्यैः ।।
kāle dhaniṣṭhā yadi nāma tasmin bhavanti bhūpāla tadā pitṛbhyaḥ dattaṃ jalānnaṃ pradadāti tṛptiṃ varṣāyutaṃ tatkulajair manuṣyaiḥ ||
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When the star Dhaniṣṭhā is present at the right time, O king, it provides water and food to the ancestors, giving them satisfaction for a hundred years, through the descendants.