History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c72.434

v5.c72.434

In the Mitākṣarā, there is no homa nor bali, both of which are described in the Antyeṣṭipaddhati and the Smrtyarthasāra (pp. 85-86) copies verbatim the procedure given in the Mit. Bṛhatparāśara (V. pp. 175-176) contains the same procedure that is set out by the Mit. from the Viṣṇupurāṇa. The Nirṇayasindhu first describes Nārāyaṇabali as gathered from Hemādri and the Garuḍapurāṇa (III. 4. 113-119) It then describes Nārāyaṇabali to be performed for a deceased ascetic on the 12th day (along with Pārvanaśrāddha), following the procedure laid down by Baudhāyana. It then describes another form of Nārāyaṇabali based on Śaunaka which is meant for all those who commit suicide or who are killed by cāṇḍālas, ⁶⁸⁶ snakes, lightning, animals with fangs or who die in a distant land or for ascetics and *yogins*. The Vṛddha-Hāritasmṛti (IX. 123-143) describes another method of Nārāyaṇabali for devotees of Viṣṇu.