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Ancestral Rite Protocols
सदा सर्पिस्तिलैर्युक्तांस्त्रीन्पिण्डान्निर्वपेद्भुवि / जानु कृत्वा तथा सव्यं भूमौ पितृपरायणः
sadā sarpistilairyuktāṃstrīnpiṇḍānnirvapedbhuvi / jānu kṛtvā tathā savyaṃ bhūmau pitṛparāyaṇaḥ
Devoted to the pitṛs, one should always place upon the ground three piṇḍas mixed with ghee and sesame. Then, kneeling and in the savya manner, one should perform the rite upon the earth.