History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1018

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*Agastyārghyadāna*—(offering arghya to Agastya, Canopus, a star of the first magnitude) Mat chap 61 for Agastyotpatti; Gar. I. 119. 1–6; KV. 290–292. (Agastya rises and sets at different times in different countries); Agni 206. 1-2 (arghya to be offered three days and 20 ghaṭikās before Sun enters Virgo); vide RM (verses 1206-1228 in ABORI. vol. 36 pp 317-320), KKN 448-451, HV II 893-904, KR 294-299, VKK 340-343. RM (verses 1219-20) quote Ṛg I. 179 6 as mantra for arghya by *dvijas* and for others the mantra 'kāśa-puṣpapratīkāśa vahnimārutasambhava । Mitrāvaruṇayoḥ putra Kumbhayone namostu te' cited in Mat 61 50, Gar I. 119 5 SPr (folio 40 b) remarks that there are two modes, one based on Brah (where arghya is main thing), the other based on Mat (where worship is main), KSS 12 provides *arghyadāna* for three days from Bh śu 13; vide TT 146 and KT 443 For belief that the rise of Agastya made turbid waters clear, vide Raghu IV. 21.