History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s74.2

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The Ācārādarśa of Śrīdatta was printed in Benares at the Divakara Press and by the Venkateśvara Press in Bombay in *saṁvat* 1961. It is a manual of the daily religious duties of the followers of the white Yajurveda (Vājasaneyins),⁸⁶⁸ such as *ācamana*, brushing the teeth, morning bath, *saṁdhyā*, *japa*, *brahmayajña*, *tarpaṇa*, daily worship of gods, *vaiśvadeva*, feeding guests etc. Among the works and writers named are the following⁸⁶⁹:—Ācāra-cintāmaṇi, Kalpataru, Kāmadhenu, Kālikāpurāṇa, Gaṇeśamiśra, Rājā (probably Bhojadeva), Smṛtimahārṇava, Harihara and Halāyudha-nibandha. There is a commentary on this work called Ācārādarśabodhini composed by Gaurīpati or Gaurīśa, son of Dāmodara Maithila, at Benares in 1640 A. D (Dr. Bhandarkar's report, 1883-84, p. 347). In this work he uses several vernacular words; e. g. he says that ‘Śāla’ tree is known as Sagavana⁸⁷⁰ (in the vernacular).