And if the hired person was not able to do the needful the...

And if the hired person was not able to do the needful the contract is void for the balance amount of prayers after the deathofthe hired person, and the hirer can take back the balance of the settled amount, or can cancel the contract for the past acts, and give the proportionate wages. And if it was not settled that the hired person would offer the prayers himself, his heirs should hire a person out of his property to offer the balance prayers.

In case, however, he has not left any property nothing is obligatory for his heirs. 1558. If the hired person dies before offering all the lapsed prayers of the dead person and he himself too had to offer some lapsed prayers and if after acting according to the orders contained in the foregoing article something remains out of his property (i.e.

the property of the hired person who is dead) and in case he has made a will and his heirs permit theta person should be hired for all his prayers and if they do not permit, one third of his property should be spent for all his prayers. Previous…