History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c24.s1.181
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c24.s1.181
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v2.c24.s1.181
*Mārjana* is performed by means of kuśa grass dipped in water kept in a vessel of copper or udumbara wood or earthenware and while doing so one is to repeat 'om,' the vyāhṛtis, Gāyatrī and the three verses 'āpo hi ṣṭhā' (Ṛg. X. 9. 1-3). Baud. Dh. S. II. 4. 2 adds more Vedic mantras for mārjana.⁷⁵⁵ Mānava gṛ. I. 1. 24, Yāj. I. 22 and others prescribe mārjana only with the three verses 'āpo hi ṣṭhā' (Ṛg. X. 9. 1-3).
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- Baudhāyanadharmasūtra — Baudhāyana, Sanskrit
- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit
- Mānavagṛhyasūtra — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitā — Sanskrit