History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c23.145

v2.c23.145

⁵¹¹ Nārāyaṇa says that in this rite one has to perform at first the sthālīpāka intended for Prajāpati up to the offering of the two ājyabhāgas and then one should perform what is specially prescribed here. He further notes that the curds may be of a cow the calf of which is of a different colour, if one of the same colour could not be had. The curds are to be poured from the vessel of curds on to the woman's band thrice, she is to lick the curds every time with two beans and a grain of barley; the beans and barley grain are suggestive. This is made clear by Āp. gṛ. 14. 10 न्यग्रोधस्य या प्राच्युदीची वा शाखा ततः सवृषणां शुङ्गामाहृत्य; वैखानस III. 11 also has 'अग्रेरपरस्यामासीनाया वृषोऽसीति सर्षपमिश्रितान्यवान्धौ स्थ इति दृष्ट्वाद्वौ लाभे माषधान्यौ प्रतिनिधी स्याताम्.'