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* What has been given to a Brahmana who lives by trade that is not (useful) in this world and the next (3.181)
 
* What has been given to a Brahmana who lives by trade that is not (useful) in this world and the next (3.181)
 
<blockquote>यत्तु वाणिजके दत्तं नेह नामुत्र तद्भवेत् । yattu vāṇijake dattaṁ neha nāmutra tadbhavet ।</blockquote>
 
<blockquote>यत्तु वाणिजके दत्तं नेह नामुत्र तद्भवेत् । yattu vāṇijake dattaṁ neha nāmutra tadbhavet ।</blockquote>
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=== श्राद्धसमयः ॥ Appropriate time for Shraddha ===
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The days of the dark half of the month, beginning with the
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tenth, but excepting the fourteenth, are recommended for a funeral sacrifice;
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(it is) not thus (with) the others. [v.3.276.]
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He who performs it on the even (lunar) days and under the
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even constellations, gains (the fulfilment of) all his wishes; he who honours
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the manes on odd (lunar days) and under odd (constellations), obtains
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distinguished offspring. [v.3.277.]
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As the second half of the month is preferable to the first
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half, even so the afternoon is better for (the performance of) a funeral
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sacrifice than the forenoon. [v.3.278.]
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Let him, untired, duly perform the (rites) in honour of the
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manes in accordance with the prescribed rule, passing the sacred thread over
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the right shoulder, proceeding from the left to the right (and) holding Kusa
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grass in his hands, up to the end (of the ceremony). [v.3.279.]
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Let him not perform a funeral sacrifice at night, because
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the (night) is declared to belong to the Rakshasas, nor in the twilight, nor
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when the sun has just risen. [v.3.280.]
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Let him offer here below a funeral sacrifice, according to
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the rule given above, (at least) thrice a year, in winter, in summer, and in
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the rainy season, but that which is included among the five great sacrifices,
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every day. [v.3.281.]
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The burnt-oblation, offered at a sacrifice to the manes,
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must not be made in a common fire; a Brahmana who keeps a sacred fire (shall)
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not (perform) a funeral sacrifice except on the new-moon day. [v.3.282.]
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Even when a Brahmana, after bathing, satisfies the manes
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with water, he obtains thereby the whole reward for the performance of the
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(daily) Sraddha. [v.3.283.]
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They call (the manes of) fathers Vasus, (those of)
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grandfathers Rudras, and (those of) great-grandfathers Adityas; thus (speaks)
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the eternal Veda. [v.3.284.]
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Let him daily partake of the vighasa and daily eat amrita
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(ambrosia); but vighasa is what remains from the meal (of Brahmana guests) and
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the remainder of a sacrifice (is called) amrita. [v.3.285.]
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Thus all the ordinances relating to the five (daily great) sacrifices have
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been declared to you; hear now the law for the manner of living fit for 
    
== श्राद्धफलम् ॥ The fruit of Shraddha ==
 
== श्राद्धफलम् ॥ The fruit of Shraddha ==

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