History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s67.3

v1.c6.s67.3

The Pitṛdayitā is a work intended for the followers of the Sāmaveda. Its contents are:—the duties on rising from bed, brushing the teeth, bath, *saṁdhyā*, *tarpaṇa*, vaiśvadeva, *pārvaṇaśrāddha*, eulogy of gifts, sapiṇḍīkaraṇa and other śrāddhas, antyeṣṭi and rites during the days of mourning after death, the letting loose of a bull. The printed work appears to be the same that is described in the I. O. cat. at p. 474 as Karmopadeśinī. But the India Office Ms. appears to have certain various readings e. g. a reference to Kāmadhenu and Kalpataru at the end of the section on antyeṣṭi does not occur in the printed text.⁷⁸⁴