History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.357.2

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but he enjoined on them not to beg or accept gifts from others, but they being greedy officiated at a sacrifice of Dharma and begged of him fees whereupon Brahmā cursed them and deprived them of everything and when they bewailed he pitied them and told them to maintain themselves at Gayātīrtha 55, 579, 657, by performing śrāddha and offering piṇḍas on Viṣṇupada pilgrim saves one thousand families and takes them and himself to the world of Viṣṇu 665, comprehended, when Buddhism waned, all the tract from Pretaśilā to Mahābodhi tree 650, conduct of modern Gayā brāhmaṇas 405, description of rites performed for seven days after entering Gayā 662-668, Dhāmins are a special but lower class of priests at, 668; Dharmāraṇya was founded by Asūrtarayas, says Rāmāyaṇa 653n, enumeration of the principal holy rivers, peaks and hills, bathing places, sacred sites and trees in G. 660-664, expenses on Gayāśrāddha to be on a profuse scale 404-405, full pilgrimage at Gayā lasts for seven days 662; Gadālola, why so called, 665n; Gadālola, śrāddha at 676, Gaya is not a demon in Ṛgveda 59n, G.