History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.107

v5.c75.107

Aṣṭakāśrāddhas, see Anvaṣṭakā; 353-360, cow is sacrificed acc. to Khādira-gṛhya 355, days of A. were four or three or one only 354; derivation of Aṣṭakā from aṣṭan 354n; first among seven pākayajñas, acc. to Gautama and one of the 40 saṁskāras 353, five A. acc. to Bhaṭṭoji 361; flesh to be offered in all acc to some writers 354; great variations on almost all points connected with A. such as the number of days and the months in which they were to be performed, the deities to be worshipped, the offerings to be made and the procedure 353, many options are given as to offerings acc. to several gṛhya-sūtras 355, meaning of A. was 8th *tithi* in any month after full-moon day 353, not performed now 361, offerings made on the three Aṣṭakās differed in different sūtras 355, pitṛs are the deities of A according to Vārtika on Pāṇini and Kāṭhakagṛhya, but great divergence on the devatās, acc. to others, 355-56, procedure of, comprises three parts viz. *homa*, inviting brāhmaṇas for dinner and the rite called Anvaṣṭakya or Anvaṣṭakā 356; procedure of A. in several gṛhyasūtras, but the shortest is that of Āp. gṛ. which is set out 356-358, A śrāddhas known to early Vedic literature 194n, 350n, twelve A in a year 383n, were modifications (vikṛtis) of monthly śrāddha on Amāvāsyā 361-362, 434