Pitṛ-Śrāddha Vidhi: Rājata-dāna, Kṛṣṇājina, and Vedi/Garta Construction
Ancestral Rite Protocols
पृथङ्मातामहानां तु केचिदिच्छन्ति मानवाः / त्रीन्पिण्डानानुपूर्व्येण सांगुष्ठान्पुष्टिवर्द्धनान्
pṛthaṅmātāmahānāṃ tu kecidicchanti mānavāḥ / trīnpiṇḍānānupūrvyeṇa sāṃguṣṭhānpuṣṭivarddhanān
Some people desire separate piṇḍas for the maternal ancestors; in due order they offer three piṇḍas, thumb-sized, that increase nourishment and well-being.