Mātṛ

Mātṛ · mātṛ, “the Mothers”

Grammar: feminine noun; here in the plural, the Mātṛs.

Meaning: the Mothers, who receive pūjā before the vṛddhi-śrāddha.

In the scriptures: in the rite of the tulasī, the Madhyama Parva says to do the vṛddhi-śrāddha preceded by Mātṛ-pūjā (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 3, Chapters 14–17).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 3, Chapters 14–17