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3.278. As the second half of the month is preferable to the first half, even so the afternoon is better for (the
performance of) a funeral sacrifice than the forenoon.
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3.279. Let him, untired, duly perform the (rites) in honour of the manes in accordance with the prescribed rule,
passing the sacred thread over the right shoulder, proceeding from the left to the right (and) holding Kusa grass
in his hands, up to the end (of the ceremony).
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3.280. Let him not perform a funeral sacrifice at night, because the (night) is declared to belong to the
Rakshasas, nor in the twilight, nor when the sun has just risen.
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3.281. Let him offer here below a funeral sacrifice, according to the rule given above, (at least) thrice a year, in
winter, in summer, and in the rainy season, but that which is included among the five great sacrifices, every day.
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3.282. The burnt-oblation, offered at a sacrifice to the manes, must not be made in a common fire; a Brahmana
who keeps a sacred fire (shall) not (perform) a funeral sacrifice except on the new-moon day.
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3.283. Even when a Brahmana, after bathing, satisfies the manes with water, he obtains thereby the whole
reward for the performance of the (daily) Sraddha.
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3.284. They call (the manes of) fathers Vasus, (those of) grandfathers Rudras, and (those of) great-grandfathers
Adityas; thus (speaks) the eternal Veda.
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3.285. Let him daily partake of the vighasa and daily eat amrita (ambrosia); but vighasa is what remains from
the meal (of Brahmana guests) and the remainder of a sacrifice (is called) amrita.
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3.286. Thus all the ordinances relating to the five (daily great) sacrifices have been declared to you; hear now
the law for the manner of living fit for Brahmanas.