History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c53.s3.14
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c53.s3.14
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²⁶⁹¹ The tortoise was probably built up into the altar to imitate the action of Prajāpati. Prajāpati is said to have created the world after assuming the form of a tortoise. Vide note 1716 and p. 718 above. Or this may be a relic of the widespread usage of slaying an animal and burying its body under the foundation of a building, a bridge &c.