History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c51.61

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c51.61

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v3.c51.61

²⁵⁷³ Water which was to be employed next day in extracting soma juice is called वसतीवरी. The word probably means 'desirable for abode or dwellers' (as the Śat. Br. III. 9. 2. 16 seems to suggest). Those waters are carried round for protection and for repelling evil spirits.

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Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit