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History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.200

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.200

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⁹⁸⁴ For विष्टर (in या I 229), a seat made with 25 darbhas, vide H. of of Dh. vol. II p. 543 n. 1259. The मिता says that in addition to the vedic verse, a smārta verse should be recited for invoking the विश्वेदेवा. viz. 'आगच्छन्तु महाभागा विश्वेदेवा महाबला । ये यत्र विहिता. श्राद्धे सावधाना भवन्तु ते॥'. This verse is स्कन्दपुराण VII 1. 217. 32-33 and गरुडपुराण I 218.7. On p. 478 अपरार्क attributes this स्मार्तमन्त्र to बृहस्पति and to the ब्रह्मपुराण on p. 481. The (*Continued from last page*) कल्पतरु (on श्रा pp. 142, 151) also attributes it to both. हेमाद्रि (on श्रा. p. 1226) quotes it from the ब्रह्मपुराण, while the मद् पा p. 574 quotes it as बृहस्पति's. The मिता notes that this and the following items up to (including) the gift of perfumes and four other things should be done by the performer being यज्ञोपवीती and having his right side towards the brāhmaṇas "एतच्च यज्ञोपवीतिना प्रदक्षिणं च कार्यं 'अपसव्यं ततः कृत्वा पितॄणामप्रदक्षिणम्' इति पित्र्ये विशेषस्मरणात् ।." अपसव्यं ततः कृत्वा—is या. I. 232 latter half. हेमाद्रि (on श्रा pp 1257-58) explains 'प्रदक्षिणादन्यदप्रदक्षिणम् । प्रदक्षिणं नामाभिमुखपुरुषवामाङ्गोपलक्षितं प्रदेशं प्रति कर्मणो निर्वहणं यथा पूर्वाभिमुखोपविष्टदैविकपङ्क्तिमूर्धन्यद्विजादारभ्य तत् पश्चििमरमद्विजापवर्गता '

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