The celestials, O destroyer of Madhu, are pleased with such deeds. The householder should daily offer oblations of food and water, or of fruits, roots and water, for the satisfaction of the departed Manes, and give boiled food to the Vishvedevas, and oblations of clarified butter to Agni, Soma, and Dhanvantari.
कुर्यात् तथैव देवा वै प्रीयन्ते मधुसूदन। कुर्यादहरहः श्राद्धमन्नाद्येनोदकेन च॥ पयोमूलफलैर्वापि पितॄणां प्रीतिमाहरन्। सिद्धान्नाद् वैश्वदेवं वै कुर्यादग्नौ यथाविधि॥ अग्नीषोमं वैश्वदेवं धान्वन्तर्यमनन्तरम्। प्रजानां पतये चैव पृथग्योमो विधीयते॥