By worshipping all those gods at Shraddhas, the ancestors of the persons performing them become purged of all sins. The departed Manes referred to above as those created by the SelfCreate are seven in number.
ते श्राद्धनाच॑माना वै विमुच्यन्ते ह किल्बिषात्। सप्तकः पितृवंशस्तु पूर्वदृष्टः स्वयम्भुवा॥