History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c47.s1.34
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c47.s1.34
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v3.c47.s1.34
Kāt. (IV. 10. 16) ordains that after establishing the Vedic fires the yajamāna should observe complete celibacy for 12 nights, 6 nights or at least three nights, should sleep near the fires on the ground (and not on a cot), should offer *homa* of milk to the fires. Baud. II. 20 prescribes further observances for twelve days.
Linked texts (2)
- Baudhāyanaśrautasūtra — Baudhāyana, Sanskrit
- Kātyāyanaśrautasūtra — Kātyāyana (Vājasaneyi sūtrakāra), Sanskrit