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    Śrāddha

    event · 5 works · 19 mentions · 48 anchored passages

    also in the atlas: Śraddhā the deity

    śrāddha · ekoddiṣṭa · ancestral rite · śrāddhas · ekoddiṣṭa śrāddha · pārvaṇa · pārvaṇa śrāddha · rite for the ancestors · sapiṇḍīkaraṇa · Anvaharya

    in the texts

    VīramitrodayaAncient · Sanskrit

    The ancestral memorial rite, whose potential same-day conflict with Ekādaśī fasting is resolved through a prescribed procedure.

    > When a *śrāddha* is performed on a Vyatīpāta, a householder with a son should not fast.
    chapter 1
    > On whichever day the *śrāddha* of one's father or mother falls, O Guha, and on that same day, O Tāta, the Ekādaśī vow falls, // > or any other vow, O Skanda, what should be done then, listen to that.
    chapter 1
    And as for the prohibition of a fast on the day of a *śrāddha* by the verse:
    chapter 1

    Āṅgirasa SmṛtiAncient · Sanskrit

    The ancestral memorial rite performed for deceased parents/ancestors, with detailed procedural rules.

    A man, even in distress, should always perform the death anniversary *śrāddha* for his parents with cooked food, never with uncooked grain.
    chapter 1
    Having performed the *śrāddha* for a specific occasion even with uncooked food on that day, one should perform it again properly with cooked food, and not otherwise.
    chapter 1
    **The Śrāddha for Mother and Father on the Same Day with Cooked Food**
    chapter 1

    ManusmṛtiAncient · Sanskrit

    The periodic offering rite to the ancestors, extensively regulated as to timing, food, and eligible participants.

    The wise know the monthly *śrāddha* for the ancestors as Anvaharya, and it should be performed diligently with praiseworthy meat.
    chapter 4
    Having performed the sacrifice to the ancestors, a Brāhmaṇa who maintains the sacred fire should, at the dark of the moon, perform the *śrāddha* called Pindanvaharyaka, month by month.
    chapter 4
    A twice-born who has been invited to a rite for the ancestors should always be self-controlled, and he should not study the Vedas, nor should the one for whom the *śrāddha* is being performed.
    chapter 4

    Viṣṇu SmṛtiAncient · Sanskrit

    The ancestral memorial rite performed monthly and annually for the deceased, culminating in the sapiṇḍīkaraṇa that joins the deceased with the ancestors.

    The *sapiṇḍīkaraṇa* may be performed on the thirteenth day, after having performed the twelve monthly *śrāddhas* in the form of a twelve-day rite.
    chapter 21
    And one should perform the *śrāddha* (ancestral rite) every year for as long as one lives.
    chapter 21
    If there is an intercalary month within the year, he shall add one day for the monthly rites.
    chapter 21

    Yājñavalkya SmṛtiAncient · Sanskrit

    The ancestral offering ritual (śrāddha), described in extensive procedural detail including its timing, materials, mantras, variant forms, and rewards.

    This is the `*sapiṇḍīkaraṇa*` (the rite of uniting the deceased with the ancestors);
    chapter 1
    The Vasus, Rudras, and sons of Aditi are the deities of the `*śrāddha*`;
    chapter 1
    The `*ekoddiṣṭa*` rite (for a single deceased person) is without the rite to the gods, has one Arghya offering and one Pavitraka, and is without the invocation and the oblation into the fire, and is performed with the sacred thread over the right shoulder.
    chapter 1