O best of all rangers of the sky, the man who eats at a Shraddha should remain pure for that day. By acting otherwise one surely commits the sin I have indicated. It cannot be otherwise.
शुचिना तु सदा श्राद्धं भोक्तव्य खेचरोत्तम॥ ये मया कथिता दोषास्ते तथा स्युर्न चान्यथा।