History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c34.220

v2.c34.220

In the fourth part ¹⁶⁵⁴ of the day (i. e. before noon) one was to have the mid-day bath (with tarpaṇa) and then the mid-day saṁdhyā prayer and devapūjā &c. (Dakṣa II. 43 and Yāj. I. 100). Those who bathe twice (in the morning and at noon) will strictly follow the routine sketched above in Dakṣa, Yāj. and others. But most of the brāhmaṇas bathe only once either in the morning or before noon. The principal matters to be described in connection with the bath before noon are *tarpaṇa* of gods, sages and pitṛs; devapūjā and the five daily yajñas. These will now be described in detail.