History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.140
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.140
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Viṣṇu Dh. S 79. 11 provides that for unguents (*anulepana*) to be applied to the bodies of the invited brāhmaṇas, sandalwood, saffron, camphor, *aguru*, *padmaka* may be used. The Brahmapurāṇa (220. 165-166) mentions kuṣṭha, jaṭā-māṁsī, nutmeg, uśīra, mustā and some others as proper perfumed articles to be used at śrāddhas.
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- Brahmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra — Viṣṇu, Sanskrit