[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v2.c27.19 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c27.19 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c27.19 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c27.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c27.19) The Saṁ. Pr. (pp. 868-869) speaks of Aśvattha-vivāha which is like kumbha-vivāha and performed for good luck to the bride and averting widowhood. Here the Aśvattha tree is substituted for the jar and a golden image of Viṣṇu is worshipped. The image is then given to a brāhmaṇa. - [Previous: v2.c27.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c27.18) - [Next: v2.c27.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c27.20) - [Up: v2.c27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c27) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c27.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c27.19) · Pramāṇa