Note 19 — Chapter IX · ANIMAL WORSHIP.
Reading edition
12. Fish:—are considered sacred because they are supposed to carry the food (pindas) to the manes offered (in water) at the shrāddha ceremony.19
Reading edition
12. Fish:—are considered sacred because they are supposed to carry the food (pindas) to the manes offered (in water) at the shrāddha ceremony.19