Piṇḍa
“funerary rice-ball offering”
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piṇḍa · Piṇḍas · piṇḍadāna · piṇḍas · rice ball · the offering to the Ancestors
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Āṅgirasa Smṛti
The piṇḍa, the ball of rice/food offered to ancestors, whose precise handling, joining, and division is subject to detailed rules.
and the southern part of the *piṇḍa* (पिण्ड) in the maternal group.
When the twelfth day arrives, one should offer a single *piṇḍa* (पिण्ड) for the two.
When the twelfth day arrives, one should offer a single *piṇḍa* (पिण्ड) for the two.
Manusmṛti
Balls of ritual food offered to the ancestors during the śrāddha
214[204M] // Then, with a concentrated mind, having made three *piṇḍas* (ritual food balls for the ancestors) from the remainder of the oblation, one should offer them facing south, according to the rule for the water-libation.
Yājñavalkya Smṛti
Ritual balls of food offered to the Ancestors during the śrāddha and related rites.
In the same way, he should offer them for the maternal grandfathers;
He should give the Piṇḍas to a cow, a goat, or a Brāhmaṇa, or cast them into fire or water.
Taking all the remaining food with sesame seeds, facing south, he should offer the Piṇḍas near the leftovers, as in the Pitṛyajña.