History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.1179

v5.c75.1179

Vr̥tsotsarga (letting loose a bull) 539-542, if a bull be not available on 11th day after death an effigy of a bull made of darbhas and flour or clay may be employed 541, great importance of, 541, none for a woman, but a cow together with its calf may be donated for her benefit 542, procedure of Viṣṇudharmottara closely follows that of Viṣṇudharmasūtra 541n, procedure of, according to Viṣṇudharmasūtra 539-541, qualities of the bull to be let loose for the benefit of pitṛs 539-540, underlying idea of this rite 542