द्वौ दैवे पितृकार्ये त्रीनेकैकमुभयत्र वा । भोजयेत्सुसमृद्धोऽपि श्राद्धे कुर्यान्न विस्तरम् ॥ ३ ॥
dvau daive pitr-karye trin ekaikam ubhayatra va bhojayet susamrddho ’pi sraddhe kuryan na vistaram
- dvau
- two
- daive
- during the period when oblations are offered to the demigods
- pitr-karye
- in the sraddha ceremony, in which oblations are offered to the forefathers
- trin
- three
- eka
- one
- ekam
- one
- ubhayatra
- for both occasions
- va
- either
- bhojayet
- one should feed
- su-samrddhah api
- even though one is very rich
- sraddhe
- when offering oblations to the forefathers
- kuryat
- one should do
- na
- not
- vistaram
- very expensive arrangements
During the period for offering oblations to the demigods, one should invite only two brahmanas, and while offering oblations to the forefathers, one may invite three brahmanas. Or, in either case, only one brahmana will suffice. Even though one is very opulent, he should not endeavor to invite more brahmanas or make various expensive arrangements on those occasions.