History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c49.11

v3.c49.11

²⁴⁴⁸ When milk is drawn in the morning and heated and then the sour milk of the preceding evening is added on to it, the mixture divides itself into two portions, the solid one being called आमिक्षा and the liquid above it is called वाजिन. Note तप्ते पयसि दध्यानयति सा वैश्वदेव्या-मिक्षा वाजिभ्यो वाजिनम् । quoted by शबर on जै. II. 2. 23 and IV. 1. 22. शबर further remarks 'आमिक्षायां दधिपयसी विधीयेते न वाजिने । तत्र हि दधिपयसोः संसृष्टो रस उपलभ्यते । ... ... वाजिने तिक्तकटुको रसः।' याज्ञिकदेव on कात्या. IV. 3. 10 remarks आमिक्षा पयस्येति यानर्थान्तरम् ।. The first cāturmāsya is called Vaiśvadeva because the most characteristic offering in it is the āmikṣā to All Gods 'आमिक्षादेवतात्वेन विश्वेदेवसंबन्धात् तद्धितत्वेन पुराकल्पश्रवणाच्च प्रथमस्य पर्वणः समाख्या वैश्वदेवमिति । com. on. Āp. VIII. 1. 2.