History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.536
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.536
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v5.c71.s1.536
*PĀDONAKṚCCHRA*—This lasts for nine days³²⁹ only instead of the 12 days of the Prājāpatya and in it one eats by day only for three days, eats food once only for three days without asking for it from any one and observes a complete fast for three days (i. e. three days when food is eaten by night only are omitted here).