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== श्राद्धसमयः ॥ Appropriate time for Shraddha ==

== श्राद्धसमयः ॥ Appropriate time for Shraddha ==

* The days of the dark half of the month, beginning with the tenth, but excepting the fourteenth, are recommended for a funeral sacrifice; (it is) not thus (with) the others. (3.276)

* The days of krshnapaksha beginning with the tenth until the new moon day, except the fourteenth day, are considered most pure for a funeral sacrifice; none other is as pure (Manu Smrt. 3.276).<ref name=":1" />

<blockquote>कृष्णपक्षे दशम्यादौ वर्जयित्वा चतुर्दशीम् । श्राद्धे प्रशस्तास्तिथयो यथैता न तथेतराः || ३.२७६ ||</blockquote><blockquote>kr̥ṣṇapakṣe daśamyādau varjayitvā caturdaśīm । śrāddhe praśastāstithayo yathaitā na tathetarāḥ || 3.276 ||</blockquote>

<blockquote>कृष्णपक्षे दशम्यादौ वर्जयित्वा चतुर्दशीम् । श्राद्धे प्रशस्तास्तिथयो यथैता न तथेतराः || ३.२७६ ||<ref name=":0" /></blockquote><blockquote>kr̥ṣṇapakṣe daśamyādau varjayitvā caturdaśīm । śrāddhe praśastāstithayo yathaitā na tathetarāḥ || 3.276 ||</blockquote>

* He who performs it on the even (lunar) days and under the even constellations, gains (the fulfilment of) all his wishes; he who honours the forefathers on odd (lunar days) and under odd (constellations), obtains distinguished offspring. (3.277)

* One who performs shraddha on the even days (like dvitiya or chaturthi) and under the even constellations (like bharani and rohini), gains the fulfilment of all his wishes; while the one who honours the forefathers on odd days (like pratipada and trtiya) and under odd constellations (like Ashvini and Krttika), obtains many progeny (Manu Smrt. 3.277).<ref name=":1" />

<blockquote>युक्षु कुर्वन्दिनर्क्षेषु सर्वान्कामान्समश्नुते । अयुक्षु तु पितॄन्सर्वान्प्रजां प्राप्नोति पुष्कलाम् || ३.२७७ ||</blockquote><blockquote>yukṣu kurvandinarkṣeṣu sarvānkāmānsamaśnute । ayukṣu tu pitr̥̄nsarvānprajāṁ prāpnoti puṣkalām || 3.277 ||</blockquote>

<blockquote>युक्षु कुर्वन्दिनर्क्षेषु सर्वान्कामान्समश्नुते । अयुक्षु तु पितॄन्सर्वान्प्रजां प्राप्नोति पुष्कलाम् || ३.२७७ ||<ref name=":0" /></blockquote><blockquote>yukṣu kurvandinarkṣeṣu sarvānkāmānsamaśnute । ayukṣu tu pitr̥̄nsarvānprajāṁ prāpnoti puṣkalām || 3.277 ||</blockquote>

* As the second half of the month is preferable to the first half, even so the afternoon is better for (the performance of) a funeral sacrifice than the forenoon. (3.278)

* Just as krshnapaksh is preferable than shuklapaksha for Shraddha, similarly, the afternoon is considered a better time for the performance of a funeral sacrifice than the forenoon (Manu Smrt. 3.278).<ref name=":1" />

<blockquote>यथा चैवापरः पक्षः पूर्वपक्षाद्विशिष्यते । तथा श्राद्धस्य पूर्वाह्णादपराह्णो विशिष्यते || ३.२७८ ||</blockquote><blockquote>yathā caivāparaḥ pakṣaḥ pūrvapakṣādviśiṣyate । tathā śrāddhasya pūrvāhṇādaparāhṇo viśiṣyate || 3.278 ||</blockquote>

<blockquote>यथा चैवापरः पक्षः पूर्वपक्षाद्विशिष्यते । तथा श्राद्धस्य पूर्वाह्णादपराह्णो विशिष्यते || ३.२७८ ||<ref name=":0" /></blockquote><blockquote>yathā caivāparaḥ pakṣaḥ pūrvapakṣādviśiṣyate । tathā śrāddhasya pūrvāhṇādaparāhṇo viśiṣyate || 3.278 ||</blockquote>

* Let him not perform a funeral sacrifice at night, because the (night) is declared to belong to the Rakshasas, nor in the twilight, nor when the sun has just risen. (3.280)

* One should not perform a funeral sacrifice at night, because that is the time of the Rakshasas, neither during sunrise, sunset or just after the sun has risen (Manu Smrt. 3.280).<ref name=":1" />

<blockquote>रात्रौ श्राद्धं न कुर्वीत राक्षसी कीर्तिता हि सा । संध्ययोरुभयोश्चैव सूर्ये चैवाचिरोदिते || ३.२८० ||</blockquote><blockquote>rātrau śrāddhaṁ na kurvīta rākṣasī kīrtitā hi sā । saṁdhyayorubhayoścaiva sūrye caivācirodite || 3.280 ||</blockquote>

<blockquote>रात्रौ श्राद्धं न कुर्वीत राक्षसी कीर्तिता हि सा । संध्ययोरुभयोश्चैव सूर्ये चैवाचिरोदिते || ३.२८० ||<ref name=":0" /></blockquote><blockquote>rātrau śrāddhaṁ na kurvīta rākṣasī kīrtitā hi sā । saṁdhyayorubhayoścaiva sūrye caivācirodite || 3.280 ||</blockquote>

* Let him offer here below a funeral sacrifice, according to the rule given above, (at least) thrice a year, in winter, in summer, and in the rainy season, but that which is included among the five great sacrifices, every day. (3.281)

* If one is unable to offer a funeral sacrifice every month, according to the rules given above, one may do it thrice a year - in winter, in summer and in the rainy season. However, the Pancha Mahayajnas have to be performed every day (Manu Smrt. 3.281).<ref name=":1" />

<blockquote>अनेन विधिना श्राद्धं त्रिरब्दस्येह निर्वपेत् । हेमन्तग्रीष्मवर्षासु पाञ्चयज्ञिकं अन्वहम् || ३.२८१ ||</blockquote><blockquote>anena vidhinā śrāddhaṁ trirabdasyeha nirvapet । hemantagrīṣmavarṣāsu pāñcayajñikaṁ anvaham || 3.281 ||</blockquote>

<blockquote>अनेन विधिना श्राद्धं त्रिरब्दस्येह निर्वपेत् । हेमन्तग्रीष्मवर्षासु पाञ्चयज्ञिकं अन्वहम् || ३.२८१ ||<ref name=":0" /></blockquote><blockquote>anena vidhinā śrāddhaṁ trirabdasyeha nirvapet । hemantagrīṣmavarṣāsu pāñcayajñikaṁ anvaham || 3.281 ||</blockquote>

== श्राद्धहविः ॥ The Offerings of Shraddha ==

== श्राद्धहविः ॥ The Offerings of Shraddha ==