I shall now tell you, O son, the excellent ordinance laid down in the Shraddhas. Ordained by the SelfCreate himself, O son follow it. Listen to me first.
अथाख्यास्यामि ते पुत्र श्राद्धेयं विधिमुत्तमम्। स्वयम्भुविहितं पुत्र तत् कुरुष्व निबाध मे॥