Manusmriti
दैवकार्याद् द्विजातीनां पितृकार्यं विशिष्यते । दैवं हि पितृकार्यस्य पूर्वमाप्यायनं स्मृतम् ॥ २०३ ॥
For twice-born men the rite in honour of the manes is more important than the rite in honour of the gods; for the offering to the gods which precedes (the Sraddhas), has been declared to be a means of fortifying (the latter).
english translation
daivakAryAd dvijAtInAM pitRkAryaM viziSyate । daivaM hi pitRkAryasya pUrvamApyAyanaM smRtam ॥ 203 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदैवकार्याद् द्विजातीनां पितृकार्यं विशिष्यते । दैवं हि पितृकार्यस्य पूर्वमाप्यायनं स्मृतम् ॥ २०३ ॥
For twice-born men the rite in honour of the manes is more important than the rite in honour of the gods; for the offering to the gods which precedes (the Sraddhas), has been declared to be a means of fortifying (the latter).
english translation
daivakAryAd dvijAtInAM pitRkAryaM viziSyate । daivaM hi pitRkAryasya pUrvamApyAyanaM smRtam ॥ 203 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript