Manu Smriti - Hindu Online

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3.118. He who prepares food for himself (alone), eats nothing but sin; for it is ordained that the food which
remains after (the performance of) the sacrifices shall be the meal of virtuous men.
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3.119. Let him honour with the honey-mixture a king, an officiating priest, a Snataka, the teacher, a son-in-law,
a father-in-law, and a maternal uncle, (if they come) again after a full year (has elapsed since their last visit).
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3.120. A king and a Srotriya, who come on the performance of a sacrifice, must be honoured with the honeymixture,
but not if no sacrifice is being performed; that is a settled rule.
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3.121. But the wife shall offer in the evening (a portion) of the dressed food as a Bali-oblation, without (the
recitation of) sacred formulas; for that (rite which is called the) Vaisvadeva is prescribed both for the morning
and the evening.
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3.122. After performing the Pitriyagna, a Brahmana who keeps a sacred fire shall offer, month by month, on the
new-moon day, the funeral sacrifice (Sraddha, called) Pindanvaharyaka.
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3.123. The wise call the monthly funeral offering to the manes Anvaharya (to be offered after the cakes), and
that must be carefully performed with the approved (sorts of) flesh (mentioned below).
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3.124. I will fully declare what and how many (Brahmanas) must be fed on that (occasion), who must be
avoided, and on what kinds of food (they shall dine).
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3.125. One must feed two (Brahmanas) at the offering to the gods, and three at the offering to the manes, or one
only on either occasion; even a very wealthy man shall not be anxious (to entertain) a large company.
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3.126. A large company destroys these five (advantages) the respectful treatment (of the invited, the propriety
of) place and time, purity and (the selection of) virtuous Brahmana (guests); he therefore shall not seek (to
entertain) a large company.
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3.127. Famed is this rite for the dead, called (the sacrifice sacred to the manes (and performed) on the newmoon
day; if a man is diligent in (performing) that, (the reward of) the rite for the dead, which is performed
according to Smarta rules, reaches him constantly.