History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1062

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1062

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v6.c81.1062

*Ayanavratas*—Ayana depends on the motion (apparent) of the Sun. There are two Ayanas Dakṣiṇāyana begins when the Sun enters Zodiacal sign Karkaṭaka (Cancer). KNK 14 says: 'Dakṣiṇa and Uttara ayanas respectively are appropriate to fierce and quiet rites and its com (Vivaraṇa) provides that images of the Mātṛs, Bhairava, Varāha, Narasiṃha, Vāmana and Durgā are to be established in Dakṣiṇāyana KR 218, HK 16, SM 173, SP 13.

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Kṛtyaratnākara (Caṇḍeśvara) — Caṇḍeśvara, Sanskrit