A boar makes (the rite) useless by inhaling the smell (of the offerings), a cock by the air of his wings, a dog by throwing his eye (on them), a lowcaste man by touching (them).
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To a Brāhmaṇa (householder), or to an ascetic who comes for food, he may, with the permission of (his) Brāhmaṇa (guests), show honour according to his ability.
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Let him mix all the kinds of food together, sprinkle them with water and put them, scattering them (on Kusa grass), down on the ground in front of (his guests), when they have finished their meal.
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The remnant (in the dishes), and the portion scattered on Kusa grass, shall be the share of deceased (children) who received not the sacrament (of cremation) and of those who (unjustly) forsook noble wives.
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ā.sapiṇḍakriyākarma dvijāteḥ saṃsthitasya tu | a.daivaṃ bhojayet)-śrāddhaṃ piṇḍam ekaṃ ca nirvapet) ||
But before the performance of the Sapi^ikara/za, one must feed at the funeral sacrifice in honour of a (recently-) deceased Aryan (one Brāhmaṇa) without (making an offering) to the gods, and give one cake only.
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śrāddhabhug vṛṣalītalpaṃ tad ahar yo 'adhigacchati) | tasyāḥ purīṣe taṃ māsaṃ pitaras tasya śerate) ||
If the partaker of a Śraddha(-dinner) enters on the same day the bed of a,5udra female, the manes of his (ancestors) will lie during that month in her ordure.
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Having addressed the question, ' Have you dined well V (to his guests), let him give water for sipping to them who are satisfied, and dismiss them, after they have sipped water, (with the words) ' Rest either (here or at home)! '
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pitrye svaditam ity eva vācyaṃ goṣṭhe tu suśṛtam | saṃpannam ity abhyudaye daive rucitam ity api ||[M.saṃpannam]
At a (6Yaddha) in honour of the manes one must use (in asking the guests if they are satisfied, the word) svaditam; at a Gosh/^i-^rraddha, (the word) sumitam; at a Wz'ddhi-jraddha, (the word)sampannam; and at (a rite) in honour of the gods, (the word) rii/£itam.
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The afternoon, Kuśa grass, the due preparation of the dwelling, sesamum grains, liberality, the careful preparation of the food, and (the company of) distinguished Brāhmaṇas are true riches at all funeral sacrifices.
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दर्भाः पवित्रं पूर्वाह्णो हविष्याणि च सर्वशः । पवित्रं यच् च पूर्वौक्तं विज्ञेया) हव्यसंपदः ॥
darbhāḥ pavitraṃ pūrvāhṇo haviṣyāṇi ca sarvaśaḥ | pavitraṃ yac ca pūrva.uktaṃ vijñeyā) havyasaṃpadaḥ ||
Know that Kusa. grass, purificatory (texts), the morning, sacrificial viands of all kinds, and those means of purification, mentioned above, are blessings at a sacrifice to the gods.
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The food eaten by hermits in the forest, milk, Soma-juice, meat which is not prepared (with spices), and salt unprepared by art, are called, on account of their nature, sacrificial food.
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Having dismissed the (invited) Brāhmaṇas, let him, with a concentrated mind, silent and pure, look towards the south and ask these blessings of the manes:
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Having thus offered (the cakes), let him, after (the prayer), cause a cow, a Brāhmaṇa, a goat, or the sacred fire to consume those cakes, or let him throw them into water.
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The (sacrificer's) first wife, who is faithful and intent on the worship of the manes, may eat the middle-most cake, (if she be) desirous of bearing a son.
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(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.
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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.
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uccheṣaṇaṃ tu tat tiṣṭhed) yāvad viprā visarjitāḥ) | [K:yat tiṣṭhed ] tato gṛhabaliṃ kuryād) iti dharmo vyavasthitaḥ ||
But the remnants shall be left {where they lie) until the Brāhmaṇas have been dismissed; afterwards he shall perform the (daily) domestic Balioffering; that is a settled (rule of the) sacred law.
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The ancestors of men are satisfied for one month with sesamum grains, rice, barley, masha beans, water, roots, and fruits, which have been given according to the prescribed rule,
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ṣaṇmāsāṃś chāgamāṃsena pārṣatena ca sapta vai | aṣṭāv enasya māṃsena rauraveṇa nava-eva tu || [M.aiṇeyamāṃsena ]
Six months with the flesh of kids, seven with that of spotted deer, eight with that of the black antelope, but nine with that of the (deer called) Ruru,
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The (vegetable called) Kalasaka, (the fish called) Mahasalka, the flesh of a rhinoceros and that of a red goat, and all kinds of food eaten by hermits in the forest serve for an endless time.
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यत् किं चिन् मधुना मिश्रं प्रदद्यात्) तु त्रयोदशीम् । तद् अप्य् अक्षयम् एव स्याद्) वर्षासु च मघासु च ॥
yat kiṃ cin madhunā miśraṃ pradadyāt) tu trayodaśīm | tad apy akṣayam eva syād) varṣāsu ca maghāsu ca ||
Whatever (food), mixed with honey, one gives on the thirteenth lunar day in the rainy season under the asterism of Magha^, that also procures endless (satisfaction).. ' May such a man (the manes say) be born in our family who will give us milk-rice, with honey and clarified butter, on the thirteenth lunar day (of the month of Bhadrapada) and (in the afternoon) when the shadow of an elephant falls towards the east/
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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.
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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 manes on odd (lunar days) and under odd (constellations), obtains distinguished offspring.
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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.
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Let him, untired, duly perform the (rites) in honour of the manes in accordance with the prescribed rule, passing the sacred thread over the right shoulder, proceeding from the left to the right (and) holding Kara grass in his hands, up to the end (of the ceremony).
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रात्रौ श्राद्धं न कुर्वीत) राक्षसी कीर्तिता) हि सा । संध्ययोर् उभयोश् च-एव सूर्ये च-एव-अचिरौदिते ॥
rātrau śrāddhaṃ na kurvīta) rākṣasī kīrtitā) hi sā | saṃdhyayor ubhayoś ca-eva sūrye ca-eva-acira.udite ||
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.
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न पैतृयज्ञियो होमो लौकिके ऽअग्नौ विधीयते) । न दर्शेन विना श्राद्धम् आहितअग्नेर् द्विजन्मनः ॥
na paitṛyajñiyo homo laukike 'agnau vidhīyate) | na darśena vinā śrāddham āhita.agner dvijanmanaḥ ||
The burnt-oblation, offered at a sacrifice to the manes, must not be made in a common fire; a Brāhmaṇa who keeps a sacred fire (shall) not (perform) a funeral sacrifice except on the new-moon day.
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Let him daily partake of the vighasa and daily eat amrzta (ambrosia); but vighasa is what remains from the meal (of Brāhmaṇa guests) and the remainder of a sacrifice (is called) amnta.
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Thus all the ordinances relating to the five (daily great) sacrifices have been declared to you; hear now the law for the manner of living fit for Brāhmaṇas.
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