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Upon the conclusion of a Sraddha or other rites, the Brahmana who officiates at it, addresses certain other Brahmanas that are invited on the occasion and says, Do you say Punyaham The Brahmana addressed say, Om, let it be Punyaham! By Punyaham is meant sacred day. One is said to become impure when a birth or a death occurs among one's cognates of near degree.
Upon the completion of a Sraddha performed by a Vaisya, O Bharata, the words that should be uttered are Let everything become inexhaustible. Similarly, upon the conclusion of a Sraddha performed by a Sudra, the word that should be uttered is Swasti, In respect of a Brahmana, the declaration regarding Punyaham should be accompanied with the utterance of the syllable Om.
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