The institutes of Vishnu (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1880)

LXXIII, 20.

SRADDHAS.

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ones (at the offering addressed to the manes), and
offer it first to the two Brahmazzas facing the east
(who have been invited to the -Sraddha of the gods).
14. Afterwards he must offer it to the (three)
Brahmazzas facing the north (who represent his three
ancestors, addressing himself) to his father, grand-
father, and great-grandfather, (and calling out) their
name and race.
15. While the Brahmazzas are eating the food, let
him mutter (the three Mantras), ‘Whatever (trickles
down) through my fault,’ ‘ With days and nights V
and ‘ Whatever (limb) of yours, Agni.’
16. And (let him mutter) the Itihasa (Epics),
Purazza (Legends), and Dharmasastra (Institutes of
the Sacred Law).
17. Near the leavings let him deposit upon
blades of Ku;a grass with the ends turned towards
the south one ball of rice for his father, while
saying, ‘ Earth is (like) a spoon, imperishable (satis-
faction).’
18. With the Mantra, ‘Air is (like) a spoon, im-
perishable (satisfaction,’ let him deposit) a second
ball for his grandfather.
19. With the Mantra, ‘ Heaven is (like) a spoon,
imperishable (satisfaction,’ let him deposit) a third
ball for his great-grandfather.
20. With the Mantra, ‘ Those ancestors who

14. The formula of this invocation, according to Nand., is this,
c To NN., my ancestor, of the Gotra NN., who is like a Vasu,
(I offer) this food, svadha nama/h’ The use of the particle ka.,
according to the same, implies that the maternal grandfather and
the other maternal ancestors must also be addressed, as ordained
below (LXXV, 7).
15. 1 A similar Mantra is quoted, Nahkh. Ill, 13, 5.