History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t2.297

v5.c74.t2.297

Then Raghunandana briefly touches upon the śrāddhas to be performed at the several padas and remarks that the last śrāddha at the *padas* is that at Kaśyapapada. He prescribes Vāyu 111. 76 as the mantra for bath in Gadālola-tīrtha. Then he states that the śrāddha at the Akṣayavaṭa is to be performed on the north side of the Vaṭa near its bottom. He prescribes Vāyu 111. 82-83 (ekārṇave &c ) as the mantras for bowing to the Akṣayavaṭa Further, he speaks of śrāddhas to be performed at several sub-tīrthas, such as Gāyatrī, Sarasvatī, Viśālā, the hermitage of Bharata, Muṇḍapṛṣṭha. Then he prescribes that the pilgrim should cross the Vaitaraṇī (situated to the east of the Devanadī which is near Bhasmakūṭa) with the mantra (Vāyu 105. 44, yāsau Vaitaraṇī nāma &c ). After referring to several other tīrthas such as Gopracāra, Ghṛtakulyā, Madhu-kulyā, Raghunandana recommends that the pilgrim should visit Pāṇḍuśīlā (which is in Campakavana near Pitāmaha) and perform śrāddha there He notes that the four rivers and streams called Ghṛtakulyā, Madhukulyā, Devikā and Mahānadī¹⁵³¹ (Phalgu) are called Madhusravā when they meet the Śīlā (Vāyu 112.30) and a bath, tarpaṇa and śrāddha thereon yield immense results. Then are mentioned several other tīrthas such as Daśāśvamedha, Mataṅgapada, Makha-kuṇḍa (near Udyanta parvata), Gayākūṭa. Raghunandana winds up by providing that on Bhasmakūṭa the pilgrim should place with his right hand in the hand of Janārdana a piṇḍa mixed with curds (but without sesame) and on doing so recite five verses (Vāyu 108. 86-90,¹⁵³² 'eṣa piṇḍo mayā' &c.). Then Raghunandana quotes 'sixteen verses about Mātṛṣoḍaśī (which do not occur in Vāyupurāṇa and are passed over here).