History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.118
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.118
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The Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa⁹³⁶ (29.15-17), Vāyu (78.16) and Viṣṇupurāṇa (III 16 10) lay down that the water to be employed in śrāddha must not have a bad smell, must not be foamy, or taken from a puddle or a small reservoir which cannot slake the thirst of a cow, must not have been brought overnight, must not be taken from a reservoir not dedicated to all or from a trough or the like meant for beasts.
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- Vāyupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Viṣṇupurāṇa — Sanskrit
- Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit