Procedure of Performance of Sraddho} Vydsa said : - Verse 18
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 20 · Verse 18
Sanskrit Original
कन्यकां वै द्वितीयायां तृतीयायां तु वन्दिनः। पशून्क्षुद्रांश्चतुर्थ्यां तु पञ्चम्यांशोभनान सुतान।।
kanyakāṃ vai dvitīyāyāṃ tṛtīyāyāṃ tu vandinaḥ| paśūnkṣudrāṃścaturthyāṃ tu pañcamyāṃśobhanān sutān||
By performing Sraddha on Sunday, one attains health; on Monday, good fortune; on Tuesday, success every- 450 Kurma Pur ana where and by performing ^raddha on Wednesday, one attains all desires; by performing Sraddha on Friday, one attains wealth and by performing Sraddha on Saturday, one attains longevity.'^ By performing Sraddha on the Pratipat^ (i.e. first day in the lunar fortnight), one attains auspicious sons. On the second day, one begets daughters; and on the third day, one gets animals, on the fourth day, he attains small animals or things and by performing Sraddha on the fifth day, one attains splendid sons.
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