कुर्यादपरपक्षीयं मासि प्रौष्ठपदे द्विज: । श्राद्धं पित्रोर्यथावित्तं तद्बन्धूनां च वित्तवान् ॥ १९ ॥
kuryad apara-paksiyam masi praustha-pade dvijah sraddham pitror yatha-vittam tad-bandhunam ca vittavan
- kuryat
- one should perform
- apara-paksiyam
- during the fortnight of the dark moon
- masi
- in the month of Asvina (October–November)
- praustha-pade
- in the month of Bhadra (August–September)
- dvijah
- twice-born
- sraddham
- oblations
- pitroh
- unto the forefathers
- yatha-vittam
- according to one’s means of income
- tat-bandhunam ca
- as well as relatives of forefathers
- vitta-van
- one who is sufficiently rich.
A brahmana who is sufficiently rich must offer oblations to the forefathers during the dark-moon fortnight in the latter part of the month of Bhadra. Similarly, he should offer oblations to the relatives of the forefathers during the mahalaya ceremonies in the month of Asvina.