[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) › v3.c42.20 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c42.20 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c42.20 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c42.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c42.20) The Pār. gṛ. (II. 15) describes a rite called Indrayajña on the full moon day of Proṣṭhapada (i. e. Bhādrapada). It is briefly as follows: Having cooked pāyasa (rice cooked in milk) for Indra¹⁹⁵⁰ and cakes and having placed (four) cakes round the fire, and having offered the two ājyabhāgas he offers the milk rice to Indra; he offers the \*ājya\* oblations to Indra, Indrāṇī (Indra’s wife), Aja Ekapād, Ahirbudhnya and to the Proṣṭhapadās; he offers milk-rice to Indra; after he has eaten (a portion of the sacrificial food) he offers a bali to the Maruts; for Śruti says (Śat. Br. IV. 5. 2. 16) 'the maruts are the eaters of ahuta';¹⁹⁵¹ the bali (to Maruts) is offered on leaves of the Aśvattha tree, because there is a Vedic passage (Śat. Br. IV. 3. 3. 6) 'the Maruts stayed in the Aśvattha tree.' He offers the bali with the passage 'Śukra-jyotir' (Vāj. S. 17. 80-85) mantra by mantra and with the mantra called \*vimukha\* which latter is to be revolved in the mind only (and not to be uttered loudly), for the śruti says 'these are their names'¹⁹⁵² (Śat. Br. IX. 3. 1. 26). He repeats the mantra 'Indram daivīr' (Vāj. S. 17. 86); then follows the feeding of a brāhmaṇa. - [Previous: v3.c42.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c42.19) - [Next: v3.c42.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c42.21) - [Up: v3.c42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c42) ## Cites (3) - [Pāraskaragṛhyasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.paraskara.2.15) — Pāraskara, Sanskrit - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.4.5.2.16) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit - [Śuklayajurvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.suklayajur*vajasaneyi) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c42.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c42.20) · Pramāṇa