History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c72.99

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⁴⁸⁸ Here the Sat. Br. XII 5. 2. 6 and some of the sūtras (such as Kāt. Śr. 25. 7. 19, Sāṅ. Śr. IV. 14. 16–35, Sat Śr. 28. 2. 23–50, Kauśika 81. 1–19, Baud P. S I. 8–9) and smṛtis like Gobhila (III 24) add that in the seven seats of vital air viz. the mouth, the two nostrils, the two eyes and the two ears, they cast small pieces of gold. Others add that sesame wetted with ghee are also thrown on the corpse The G. P S. II. 7 12 says that it is the adhvaryu who deposits the kapālas on the head (of the dead body).