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Matsyapurana 93.27

Matsyapurāṇa 93.27

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Sanskrit

93.27

arkaḥ palāśakhadirāv apāmārgo 'tha pippalaḥ
audumbaraḥ śamī dūrvā kuśāśca samidhaḥ kramāt //

The wood of Arka (Calotropis-gigantea), Palâśa (Buteafrondosa), Khadira (Catechu), Apâmârga (Achyranthes-spera), Aśwatha (the holy fig tree), Uḍambara (the fig tree), Śamî (Prosopis spicigera), Kusa and Durva grasses are to be used for lighting the sacrificial fire. The Homa offerings, consisting of honey, ghee and curds of milk, should be made either 101 times or only 28 times to each planet.

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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