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History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c49.s5: Kāmyeṣṭi

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c49.s5

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Kāmyeṣṭi

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In the Śrauta sūtras there are rules for the performance of several iṣṭis on the occurrence of certain events or for the purpose of securing some desired object. Āśv. II. 10-14, Āp. XIX. 18-27 and others mention several such iṣṭis, viz., the āyuṣkāmeṣṭi (for one desirous of long life), the svastyayanī (for safe journey), the putrakāmeṣṭi²⁴⁷⁸ (for one desirous of a son or one adopting a son, Āśv. II. 10. 8-9), Lokeṣṭi, Mahāvairājī (Āśv. II. 11. 1-4) or *Mitravindā* (Kāt. V. 12, for one who is desirous of prosperity, territory, friends and long life, addressed to ten deities), *Saṁjñānī* (for the reconciliation of those who have fallen out), *Kārīriṣṭi*²⁴⁷⁹ (for one who desires rain, Āśv. II. 13. 1-13, Āp. XIX. 25. 16 ff), *Turāyaṇa* (Āśv. II. 14. 4-6), Dākṣāyaṇa²⁴⁸⁰ (Āśv. II. 14. 7-10). These and other iṣṭis though very interesting from several points of view have to be passed over for want of space.

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²⁴⁷⁸ The Kālikāpurāṇa quoted in the Vyavahāramayūkha (p. 114 text) prescribes that on adopting a son who is about five years old (or more) the adopter should perform the putreṣṭi.

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²⁴⁷⁹ In the Kārīriṣṭi the sacrificer had to wear a dark garment having dark hem. Tai. S. (II. 4. 7-10) deals with this iṣṭi.

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²⁴⁸⁰ For the Mitravindā vide Śat. Br. XI. 4. 3; for the Dākṣāyaṇa vide Śat. Br. II. 4. 4 and Śat. Br. XI. 1. 2. 13 (S. B. E. vol. 44 p. 5), which says that the Dākṣāyaṇa need be performed only for 15 years, since therein two new moon and two full moon offerings are performed every month.

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