In the sacred place set aside for honoring the ancestors, one should, as before, approach the fire ritual with a heart free from envy, reverently offering oblations with both hands. As the sacred formula 'uśantastv' is recited, darbha grass is to be offered by hand, accompanied by a variety of fine vegetables and other foods, each presented with care and devotion. Rice mixed with curd, milk, clarified butter from the cow, and sugar is said by Padmaja to delight the ancestors for an entire month. If fish meat is offered, their satisfaction endures for two months; with deer meat, for three; sheep's meat brings contentment for four months, and bird meat for five. Boar meat grants the highest satisfaction for six months, while the meat of seven-hoofed animals brings seven months of fulfillment, and goat meat, eight. The meat of the spotted deer satisfies for nine months; boar and buffalo meat, for ten. With hare and tortoise meat, satisfaction lasts eleven months, and with cow's milk or milk-rice, the ancestors are pleased for a whole year. Pork bestows contentment for fifteen months, and the rare meat of the rhinoceros brings satisfaction for twelve years. There are offerings that bring endless satisfaction: black nightshade and swordfish meat, as well as anything mixed with honey—be it cow's milk, curd, or milk-rice. The ancestors, those ancient gods, declare that such gifts, offered in this manner, are inexhaustible. Alongside these, one should ensure the recitation of the Vedas, the performance of ancestral rites, and the reading of all the Purāṇas. Hymns should be chanted in praise of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, the Sun, and Rudra, as well as Indra, Īśa, Soma, and the Pavamānas, according to one's ability. The Bṛhat and Rathantara Sāmans, the Jyeṣṭha Sāman, the Raurava, the Śānti chapter, and the Madhu Brāhmaṇa should be recited, as should the Maṇḍala Brāhmaṇa and any other text that brings satisfaction, all for the benefit of both the Brāhmaṇas and oneself. The study of the Mahābhārata, most beloved to the ancestors, should also be performed. After the Brāhmaṇas have eaten, one should offer food, water, and other items, O King. Food appropriate for all castes should be brought with due respect, and the leavings scattered on the ground before those who have eaten. Let these offerings satisfy all beings in one's lineage, whether their bodies have been purified by fire or not; may they find contentment from what is given upon the earth, and, being satisfied, attain the highest state. For those who have no mother, father, kin, friend, or sustenance, may this food, given upon the earth, bring them satisfaction and lead them to union with their proper state, wherever they may be. For those who died unsanctified, who renounced the world, who shared in the family, and those entitled to the leavings, offerings should be scattered upon darbha grass, which serves as their seat. Water should be offered for the satisfaction of the ancestors, once, at the scattering, even if the ground has been smeared with cow dung, urine, or water. With careful attention, darbha grass is to be placed with their tips to the south, and the rice balls prepared as prescribed in the ancestral rite. Before washing the hands, the performer should recite the name and family lineage, offer flowers and similar items, and then complete the final washing. Knowing what is to be placed to the left, he should circumambulate three times with the right hand. The rites for the mothers should be performed just as for the fathers, always holding darbha grass in hand. In the same manner, a lamp should be lit and flowers offered. At the end, having sipped water, he should offer water again and again. Then, flowers, rice grains, and inexhaustible water with sesame should be offered, reciting the name and lineage, and gifts given according to one's means. Cows, land, gold, garments, and fine beds should be given to the Brāhmaṇas, as desired, for the benefit of oneself and one's father. Free from miserliness, one should strive to bring satisfaction to the ancestors, recite the svadhā invocation, and offer water to the universal gods. Upon receiving blessings from the Brāhmaṇas, as is proper, he should say, "May the ancestors be gentle," and the Brāhmaṇas should respond in turn. When he says, "May the lineage increase," and they reply, "So be it," he should perform the benediction, respectfully removing the rice balls. The remnants should remain on the ground until the Brāhmaṇas are dismissed, after which the household offering is to be performed, as established by tradition. The remnants left on the ground are said to be the share of those who are honest and without deceit, and of the servant class. This nourishment, ordained by the ancestors of old, is always intended for those without vows, without sons, and even for women, O King. Then, standing before the place of offering, and having received the water vessel, he should recite "May it be well" and dismiss the offerings with the tip of the kusa grass. He should circumambulate outside, proceeding eight steps, accompanied by relatives, his son, and his wife. Returning, having bowed, he should kindle the fire with mantras, perform the Vaiśvadeva rite, and also the daily household offering. After the Vaiśvadeva, together with servants, sons, relatives, and guests, he should partake of all that was offered to the ancestors. Even one who is not initiated should perform this common śrāddha on all festival days, for it grants all desired results. Even without a wife, or while living abroad, if one is devoted, this rite should be performed. O King, even a Śūdra may perform the amāntaraka rite according to this procedure; and the third, the vṛddhi-śrāddha, is prescribed on occasions of prosperity. At festivals, joyous ceremonies, sacrifices, weddings, and auspicious events, mothers are to be worshipped first, and fathers thereafter. Then, O King, maternal grandfathers and the Viśvedevās likewise are to be worshipped, with circumambulation and offerings of curds, unbroken rice, fruits, and water. Facing east, one should offer the rice-balls to the ancestors, beginning with the earliest. When prosperity is attained, arghya should be given to each pair in turn, thus completing the sacred rites in honor of the ancestors.