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(called the Sraddha) according to rites laid down in the ordinance.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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The next must be known as 'Sraddha' describing the funeral rites performed for the slain Kauravas.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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That Sraddha which is performed without sesame seeds, or that which is done by a person in anger, has its Havi robbed by
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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The next must be known as 'Sraddha' describing the funeral rites performed for the slain Kauravas.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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That Sraddha which is censurable, consumeth the performer thereof like fire consuming fuel.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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7 See references to "Sraddha" in index to Vishnu Purana.
The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life William Rounseville Alger 1863
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The Pitris of that man who recites even a small portion of this history at a Sraddha, obtain inexhaustible food and drink.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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There is a special ordinance, however, which lays down that the Sraddha should be performed on the afternoon of the day of the new moon.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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The sense, as explained by the commentator, is this: the Brahmana who becomes the Ritwik and eats at a Sraddha becomes a Pitri of the person performing the Sraddha.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Sraddha or a Puja (worship of the deities) without obtaining in the first instance the permission of the landlord.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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