The Benefit of Sraddha Performance - Verse 11

He who performs a Sraddha on the second day of the lunar fortnight, becomes the lord of bipeds. The third day (is to be selected for Sraddha) by one who seeks excellent things, (for) Trtiya (third day) is destructive of sins. 1. Verses JO-19 state the benefit accruing from performance of Sraddha on different Tithis from the 1st to the 15th. Apastamba Dh. S. II. 7.16-22, Mbh. AnuSasana 87, Bd. P. 2.3.9-20, BMP. 220.15-21. KP.II. 20.17.22 state the reward a man gets for performance of Sraddha on these Tithis. But there is difference of opinion among these about the benefits. For example, see the comparative table of rewards of Tithis. The Tithi Reward as per our Text