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VISILVU.
LXXIII, i.
LXXIII.
1. One desirous of celebrating a Xraddha must
invite the Brahmazzas on the day before (it is to take
place).
2. On the next day, in the forenoon, if it falls in
the bright half of the month, and in the afternoon,
if it falls in the dark half of the month, the Brah-
mazzas, who must have duly bathed and duly sipped
water, must be placed by him, in the order of their
seniority* 1 2 (or) of their sacred knowledge, upon seats
covered with Kusa grass.
3. (He must entertain) two (Brahmazzas) facing
the east at the Xraddha of the gods (Visvedevas),
and three facing the north at the Xraddha of the
manes;
4. Or one only at each Xraddha.
5. After having (worshipped the VBvedevas and)
offered a burnt-oblation : during the recitation of
the first Pan/£aka (pentad) at a 5raddha repast con-
LXXIII. 1-32. Ajv. II, 5, 11-14 ; IV, 7 ; Gobh. IV, 2-4 ; Par.
Ill, 10, 48-55; Xahkh. IV, 1 ; M. Ill, 125, 204-259 ; Y. I, 225-
248; Apast. II, 7, 17, n-19; Gaut. XV. Regarding the corre-
sponding section of the Ka/^aka Gn’hya-sutra, see Introduction.
This chapter opens the section on Xraddhas (funeral oblations),
which consists of thirteen chapters (LXXIII-LXXXV. Nand.)
1. The Ekoddish/a and SapiWikararca Yraddhas have been
described above, XXL The rules given in the present chapter
refer to all the remaining kinds of -Sraddhas. See 5-9, LXXIV,
LXXVI-LXXVIII.
2. 1 At the Xraddha of the manes the oldest Brahmazza repre-
sents the great-grandfather; the one next to him in age, the grand-
father ; the youngest of the three, the father of the sacrificer.
(Nand.)
5-9. The three Pan^akas referred to in Sutras 5-9 are respec-
tively vv. 1-5, 6-10, and 11-15 of Ka/^aka XXXIX, 10. (Nand.)
The great majority of the Mantras quoted in Sutras 11-26 have
VISILVU.
LXXIII, i.
LXXIII.
1. One desirous of celebrating a Xraddha must
invite the Brahmazzas on the day before (it is to take
place).
2. On the next day, in the forenoon, if it falls in
the bright half of the month, and in the afternoon,
if it falls in the dark half of the month, the Brah-
mazzas, who must have duly bathed and duly sipped
water, must be placed by him, in the order of their
seniority* 1 2 (or) of their sacred knowledge, upon seats
covered with Kusa grass.
3. (He must entertain) two (Brahmazzas) facing
the east at the Xraddha of the gods (Visvedevas),
and three facing the north at the Xraddha of the
manes;
4. Or one only at each Xraddha.
5. After having (worshipped the VBvedevas and)
offered a burnt-oblation : during the recitation of
the first Pan/£aka (pentad) at a 5raddha repast con-
LXXIII. 1-32. Ajv. II, 5, 11-14 ; IV, 7 ; Gobh. IV, 2-4 ; Par.
Ill, 10, 48-55; Xahkh. IV, 1 ; M. Ill, 125, 204-259 ; Y. I, 225-
248; Apast. II, 7, 17, n-19; Gaut. XV. Regarding the corre-
sponding section of the Ka/^aka Gn’hya-sutra, see Introduction.
This chapter opens the section on Xraddhas (funeral oblations),
which consists of thirteen chapters (LXXIII-LXXXV. Nand.)
1. The Ekoddish/a and SapiWikararca Yraddhas have been
described above, XXL The rules given in the present chapter
refer to all the remaining kinds of -Sraddhas. See 5-9, LXXIV,
LXXVI-LXXVIII.
2. 1 At the Xraddha of the manes the oldest Brahmazza repre-
sents the great-grandfather; the one next to him in age, the grand-
father ; the youngest of the three, the father of the sacrificer.
(Nand.)
5-9. The three Pan^akas referred to in Sutras 5-9 are respec-
tively vv. 1-5, 6-10, and 11-15 of Ka/^aka XXXIX, 10. (Nand.)
The great majority of the Mantras quoted in Sutras 11-26 have