[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.c43.73 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c43.73 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c43.73 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c43.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43.73) ²⁰¹⁶ The formula may be described as follows; अद्य अमुके मासि अमुके पक्षे अमुकतिथौ अमुकराशिस्थे भास्करे भारतवर्षाख्यभूप्रदेशे सूर्यग्रहणादौ अमुकगोत्रः अमुकशर्मा अमुककामः अमुकगोत्राय अमुकप्रवराय अमुकशर्मणे ब्राह्मणाय इदम्-अमुकद्रव्यं अमुकदैवतं तुभ्यमहं संप्रददे इति द्विजकरमध्ये सकुशं जलं दद्यात् । ग्रहीता करमध्येन गृहीत्वा स्वस्तीति वदेत् । अद्येत्यादि० अमुककामनया कृतस्य अमुकदानकर्मणः प्रतिष्ठार्थं दक्षिणां अमुकगोत्राय अमुकशर्मणे ब्राह्मणाय तुभ्यमहं संप्रददे न मम इति दक्षिणां दद्यात् ।. Vide अग्निपुराण 209, हेमाद्रि (दानखण्ड ) pp. 506-7 and दानक्रियाकौमुदी pp. 14 ff. for the procedure. The अग्निपुराण 209. 59-61 mentions the following purposes for which gifts are usually made 'पुत्रपौत्रगृहैश्वर्यपत्नीधर्मार्थसद्गुणाः । कीर्तिविद्यामहाकाम-सौभाग्यारोग्यवृद्धये । सर्वपापोपशान्त्यर्थं स्वर्गार्थं मुक्तिमुक्तये । एतत्तुभ्यं संप्रवृद्दे प्रीयतां मे हरिः शिवः ॥ - [Previous: v3.c43.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43.72) - [Next: v3.c43.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43.74) - [Up: v3.c43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43) ## Cites (1) - [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.209) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43.73) · Pramāṇa