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## Trivarna Rituals
**195.** After going to the courtyard of the house, offer a bali (offering) on the middle platform for the peace of the gods and the presiding deity of that day.
**196.** A dvija (twice-born) should not keep the bali in the house for a long time, nor should he pick it up and bring it back himself. If he picks it up and brings it back to the house out of ignorance, his existing Lakshmi (wealth) will be destroyed.
**197.** One should not offer bali to Chandals (outcastes), Patitas (fallen ones), Pitr-jaata (those born from ancestors), or crows on the ground at night.
**198.** One should offer water to all beings, and offer water to the ancestors in the ten directions with the Trivarna (three-fold) ritual.
**199.** A wise person should offer bali in a vessel, reciting the mantra "These beings are moving." A dvija should perform these rituals day and night.
**117, 199.** One should not offer bali to Chandals, Patitas, Pitr-jaata, or crows on the ground at night. One should offer water to all beings, and offer water to the ancestors in the ten directions with the Trivarna ritual. A wise person should offer bali in a vessel, reciting the mantra "These beings are moving." A dvija should perform these rituals day and night.
**Duties of Women**
**200.** The duties of a housewife are as follows: When her husband has worshipped the gods, she should offer tarpan (libations) to the household deities.
**Four Types of Deities**
**201.** Deities are of four types: Satya-devata (true deities), Kula-devata (family deities), Kriya-devata (deities of action), and Vesma-devata (household deities).