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* Having thus completed the shraddha offering, one should offer the pindas to a cow, a Brahmana or a goat, or offer it to the sacred fire or water. Some make the offering of the pindas before the brahmana bhojana; some offer it for birds to eat or some leave it into fire or water (Manu Smrt. 3.260 and 261).<ref name=":1" />

* Having thus completed the shraddha offering, one should offer the pindas to a cow, a Brahmana or a goat, or offer it to the sacred fire or water. Some make the offering of the pindas before the brahmana bhojana; some offer it for birds to eat or some leave it into fire or water (Manu Smrt. 3.260 and 261).<ref name=":1" />

<blockquote>एवं निर्वपणं कृत्वा पिण्डांस्तांस्तदनन्तरम् । गां विप्रं अजं अग्निं वा प्राशयेदप्सु वा क्षिपेत् || ३.२६० || </blockquote><blockquote>पिण्डनिर्वपणं के चित्परस्तादेव कुर्वते । वयोभिः खादयन्त्यन्ये प्रक्षिपन्त्यनलेऽप्सु वा || ३.२६१ ||<ref name=":0" /></blockquote><blockquote>evaṁ nirvapaṇaṁ kr̥tvā piṇḍāṁstāṁstadanantaram । gāṁ vipraṁ ajaṁ agniṁ vā prāśayedapsu vā kṣipet || 3.260 || </blockquote><blockquote>piṇḍanirvapaṇaṁ ke citparastādeva kurvate । vayobhiḥ khādayantyanye prakṣipantyanale'psu vā || 3.261 ||</blockquote>

<blockquote>एवं निर्वपणं कृत्वा पिण्डांस्तांस्तदनन्तरम् । गां विप्रं अजं अग्निं वा प्राशयेदप्सु वा क्षिपेत् || ३.२६० || </blockquote><blockquote>पिण्डनिर्वपणं के चित्परस्तादेव कुर्वते । वयोभिः खादयन्त्यन्ये प्रक्षिपन्त्यनलेऽप्सु वा || ३.२६१ ||<ref name=":0" /></blockquote><blockquote>evaṁ nirvapaṇaṁ kr̥tvā piṇḍāṁstāṁstadanantaram । gāṁ vipraṁ ajaṁ agniṁ vā prāśayedapsu vā kṣipet || 3.260 || </blockquote><blockquote>piṇḍanirvapaṇaṁ ke citparastādeva kurvate । vayobhiḥ khādayantyanye prakṣipantyanale'psu vā || 3.261 ||</blockquote>

* The (sacrificer's) first wife, who is faithful and intent on the worship of the forefathers, may eat the middle-most cake, (if she be) desirous of bearing a son. (3.262) (Thus) she will bring forth a son who will be long-lived, famous, intelligent, rich, the father of numerous offspring, endowed with (the quality of) goodness, and righteous. (3.263)

* A faithful wife, who is desirous of bearing a son, may eat the middle pinda kept in the honour of the Grand father. By this, she will bring forth a son long-lived, successful, intelligent, wealthy, blessed with progeny and endowed with the qualities of truthfulness and righteousness. Then, having washed hands, one should serve food to one's own relations and then to others (Manu Smrt. 3.262 and 3.263).<ref name=":1" />

<blockquote>पतिव्रता धर्मपत्नी पितृपूजनतत्परा । मध्यमं तु ततः पिण्डं अद्यात्सम्यक्सुतार्थिनी || ३.२६२ ||</blockquote><blockquote>आयुष्मन्तं सुतं सूते यशोमेधासमन्वितम् । धनवन्तं प्रजावन्तं सात्त्विकं धार्मिकं तथा || ३.२६३ ||</blockquote><blockquote>pativratā dharmapatnī pitr̥pūjanatatparā । madhyamaṁ tu tataḥ piṇḍaṁ adyātsamyaksutārthinī || 3.262 ||</blockquote><blockquote>āyuṣmantaṁ sutaṁ sūte yaśomedhāsamanvitam । dhanavantaṁ prajāvantaṁ sāttvikaṁ dhārmikaṁ tathā || 3.263 ||</blockquote>

<blockquote>पतिव्रता धर्मपत्नी पितृपूजनतत्परा । मध्यमं तु ततः पिण्डं अद्यात्सम्यक्सुतार्थिनी || ३.२६२ ||</blockquote><blockquote>आयुष्मन्तं सुतं सूते यशोमेधासमन्वितम् । धनवन्तं प्रजावन्तं सात्त्विकं धार्मिकं तथा || ३.२६३ || </blockquote><blockquote>प्रक्षाल्य हस्तावाचाम्य ज्ञातिप्रायं प्रकल्पयेत् । ज्ञातिभ्यः सत्कृतं दत्त्वा बान्धवानपि भोजयेत् || ३.२६४ ||<ref name=":0" /></blockquote><blockquote>pativratā dharmapatnī pitr̥pūjanatatparā । madhyamaṁ tu tataḥ piṇḍaṁ adyātsamyaksutārthinī || 3.262 ||</blockquote><blockquote>āyuṣmantaṁ sutaṁ sūte yaśomedhāsamanvitam । dhanavantaṁ prajāvantaṁ sāttvikaṁ dhārmikaṁ tathā || 3.263 ||</blockquote><blockquote>prakṣālya hastāvācāmya jñātiprāyaṁ prakalpayet । jñātibhyaḥ satkr̥taṁ dattvā bāndhavānapi bhojayet || 3.264 ||</blockquote>

* Having washed his hands and sipped water, let him prepare (food) for his paternal relations and, after giving it to them with due respect, let him feed his maternal relatives also. (3.264) But the remnants shall be left (where they lie) until the Brahmanas have been dismissed; afterwards he shall perform the (daily) domestic Bali-offering; that is a settled (rule of the) sacred law. (3.265)

* After the Brahmanas leave, having cleared the remnants from that place; one should perform the offerings of vaishvadeva and bhuta bali. This is the regulated procedure (Manu Smrt. 3.265).<ref name=":1" />

<blockquote>प्रक्साल्य हस्तावाचाम्य ज्ञातिप्रायं प्रकल्पयेत् । ज्ञातिभ्यः सत्कृतं दत्त्वा बान्धवानपि भोजयेत् || ३.२६४ ||</blockquote><blockquote>उच्छेषणं तु तत्तिष्ठेद्यावद्विप्रा विसर्जिताः । ततो गृहबलिं कुर्यादिति धर्मो व्यवस्थितः || ३.२६५ ||</blockquote><blockquote>praksālya hastāvācāmya jñātiprāyaṁ prakalpayet । jñātibhyaḥ satkr̥taṁ dattvā bāndhavānapi bhojayet || 3.264 ||</blockquote><blockquote>uccheṣaṇaṁ tu tattiṣṭhedyāvadviprā visarjitāḥ । tato gr̥habaliṁ kuryāditi dharmo vyavasthitaḥ || 3.265 ||</blockquote>

<blockquote>उच्छेषणं तु तत्तिष्ठेद्यावद्विप्रा विसर्जिताः । ततो गृहबलिं कुर्यादिति धर्मो व्यवस्थितः || ३.२६५ ||<ref name=":0" /></blockquote><blockquote>uccheṣaṇaṁ tu tattiṣṭhedyāvadviprā visarjitāḥ । tato gr̥habaliṁ kuryāditi dharmo vyavasthitaḥ || 3.265 ||</blockquote>

* Let him, untired, duly perform the (rites) in honour of the forefathers in accordance with the prescribed rule, passing the sacred thread over the right shoulder, proceeding from the left to the right (and) holding Kusa grass in his hands, up to the end (of the ceremony). (3.279)

* It is said that, one should duly perform shraddha (the rites in honour of the forefathers), untired, holding the Kusa grass in the hands, unto death (Manu Smrt. 3.279).<ref name=":1" />

<blockquote>प्राचीनावीतिना सम्यगपसव्यं अतन्द्रिणा । पित्र्यं आ निधनात्कार्यं विधिवद्दर्भपाणिना || ३.२७९ ||</blockquote><blockquote>prācīnāvītinā samyagapasavyaṁ atandriṇā । pitryaṁ ā nidhanātkāryaṁ vidhivaddarbhapāṇinā || 3.279 ||</blockquote>

<blockquote>प्राचीनावीतिना सम्यगपसव्यं अतन्द्रिणा । पित्र्यं आ निधनात्कार्यं विधिवद्दर्भपाणिना || ३.२७९ ||<ref name=":0" /></blockquote><blockquote>prācīnāvītinā samyagapasavyaṁ atandriṇā । pitryaṁ ā nidhanātkāryaṁ vidhivaddarbhapāṇinā || 3.279 ||</blockquote>

== श्राद्धनियमाः ॥ Rules governing Shraddha ==

== श्राद्धनियमाः ॥ Rules governing Shraddha ==