Śrāddha-kalpa: Dāna-phala, Medhya/Amedhya Dravya, and Uparāga
Eclipse) Observances (श्राद्धकल्पः—दानफल-मेध्यामेध्य-उपरागविधिः
प्रोक्षणं ह्युपलेपश्च भूमेश्चैवावलेखनम् / निषेको गोक्रमो दाहः खननं शुद्धिरिष्यते
prokṣaṇaṃ hyupalepaśca bhūmeścaivāvalekhanam / niṣeko gokramo dāhaḥ khananaṃ śuddhiriṣyate
Sprinkling, smearing, scraping the ground, pouring water, the passing of a cow’s footsteps (gokrama), burning, and digging—these are accepted as means of purification.