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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.14.19
SYNONYMS
kuryāt — one should perform; apara-pakshīyam — during the fortnight of the dark moon; māsi — in the month of Āśvina (October-November); praushtha-pade — in the month of Bhādra (August-September); dvijah — twice-born; śrāddham — oblations; pitroh — unto the forefathers; yathā-vittam — according to one's means of income; tat-bandhūnām ca — as well as relatives of forefathers; vitta-vān — one who is sufficiently rich.
TRANSLATION
A brāhmana who is sufficiently rich must offer oblations to the forefathers during the dark-moon fortnight in the latter part of the month of Bhādra. Similarly, he should offer oblations to the relatives of the forefathers during the mahālayā ceremonies in the month of Āśvina.*
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