By performing the Shraddha under the constellation of the prior Bhadrapada, one acquires many goats and sheep: while by doing it under the later Bhadrapada, one acquires thousands of kine.
पूर्वप्रोष्ठपदाः कुर्वन् बहून् विन्दत्यजाविकान्। उत्तरासु प्रकुर्वाणो विन्दते गाः सहस्रशः॥