History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1025
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1025
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*Acalāsaptamī*—M śu 7; worship of the sun, ekabhakta on 6th, on 7th upavāsa, at end of night on 7th standing water to be stirred after placing a lamp on one's head, HV I. 643-648 (from Bhav U.) where Kṛṣṇa tells Yudhiṣṭhira the story of a penitent prostitute Indumatī who performed it, Vratārka folio 120^b-122^a, VR. 253-255, NA. 53 (says it is also called Jayantī); Bhāskaradhyāna on this day.
Cites (4)
- Bhaviṣyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Harivaṃśa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vratarāja (Viśvanātha Saṅgameśvara) — Viśvanātha Saṅgameśvara 1712, Sanskrit
- Nirṇayāmṛta — Allāḍa nāthasūri, Sanskrit