History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c72.81

v5.c72.81

⁴⁷⁵ X. 18. 10. Vide the passage from Āśv. Śr. S. where this and the following three verses are stated to be among the 24 verses to be recited on the death of a dīkṣita The Āśv gr 4. 5. 5 employs this as a mantra to be recited at the time of depositing in a pit the jar containing the burnt bones of the dead. The बृहद्देवता (VII. 17-18) says that X. 18. 10-13 are employed in the rite of collecting the bones.