The Procedure Regarding Performance of Sr&ddha - Verse 41-42

The devotee attached to Pitrs should sprinkle the ground and scrub it at the outset. Then he should scatter (auspicious materials) in accordance with the injunctions. He shall request the excellent Brahmanas to chant the Svadha mantra and offer them plenty of Dak§inas. He shall get the permission from them (as to what should be done with) the remnants of the food. With palms joined in reverence, he shall follow them after honouring them duly. He should then bid farewell. •As there is no 'Lunar procedure’ herein, this should be taken as vocative case, * Saumya’ ‘O gentle one’, instead of the accusative as in the 596